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    Louisiana is the home of America’s wetlands. Louisiana’s coast can be defined in multiple ways. Gay Gomez‚ a resident of Louisiana‚ describes its coast as a place of interaction among land‚ people‚ and ideas rather than “just a place on the map” (Gomez x). While some view it as a twisting line of the shore‚ others view it as a large triangular coastal zone (Gomez x). The foundation of the wetlands was formed by the Mississippi River Basin sediments clay‚ silt‚ and sand which were carried and accumulated

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    Imperialism is a both good and bad idea. What imperialism is‚ is when a nation or empire extends its rule by taking over foreign countries/taking over colonies or dependencies. When a nation imperializes another nation they can both help and hurt the other nation. They can share their technologies and economic wealth with the country and improve their living conditions in return for their help in wars and economic trade. But when most nations imperialize they strip the land of its resources and enslave

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    The English and Russian idea of good manners is different. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Prove your point of view. Good manners are important across the globe‚ but that doesn’t mean they are the same all over the world. The rules of politeness vary greatly all over the world‚ from country to country everywhere. Once we read the article about Marta Ingram‚ who was English and her Russian husband‚ Alexander. When she first met Alexander and he said to her‚ in Russian‚ "Naley mne

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    Louisiana Sheriff Elections By Norman Clark‚ M.P.A. PhD Student‚ Political Science Department Louisiana State University 307 Stubbs Hall‚ Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana 70803-5433 225.287.6547 Nclar11@LSU.edu Paper was presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Southwester Social Science Association‚ March 27- 30‚ 2013‚ New Orleans‚ Louisiana. This paper is a section of a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in the Department

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    On April 30‚ 1812 the great state Louisiana was founded‚ also known as “The Gumbo Pot”. Tourists visit Louisiana a lot based off of many thigs including; its cultures‚ food‚ and traditions. However ‚ a little known fact is that the state is being washed away by 30 football fields of land each day and soon the state is predicted to be gone‚ actions and precautions are taken we can stop the disaster from happening. Coastal erosion in Louisiana is the process of steady depletion of wetlands‚ along

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    Brown v. Louisiana During the 1960’s‚ many African-Americans believed that civil rights should become a national priority. Young civil rights activists brought their cause to the national stage and demanded the federal government assist them and help resolve the issues that plagued them. Many of them challenged segregation in the South by protesting at stores and schools that practiced segregation. Despite the efforts of these groups and Supreme Court rulings that ordered the desegregation

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    In my opinion‚ I think having a 504 plan for students is a good idea. What I like about it is that every child is getting help in a way that is best for them. The 504 plan allows students with disabilities to learn and participate in the general education curriculum. Just because a student has a disability does not mean that they should not be allowed to be in a education setting with other students who do not have a disability. One of the things that I like about the 504 plan is that the students

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    The Train was on time by Heinrich Boll: A Critical Review The train was on time is the fictionalised version of the life of a German soldier Andreas. Heinrich Böll is a German writer of fictional historical novels. His series of books are mainly set up in Nazi Germany. The book was originally written in German. It is translated into English by Leila Vennewitz. The book is set up in Nazi Germany. The book is a story about Andreas a German soldier who has been posted to the eastern front and now

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    Primary in Louisiana The Blanket Primary in Louisiana is “unique primary system”. The Blanket Primary is also known as a “Jungle” Primary in Partisan elections. The reason it’s called a blanket primary is because the party affiliation is not mentioned on the ballot. The winner of the primary is the candidate who has the majority of the vote. If two candidates have the majority of the vote‚ they run against each other in a run off regardless of their party affiliation. In Louisiana‚ there is a

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    made. Because some parents want their own kid and not a made kid by scientists. I agree that designer babies should be used so that we can save kids lives.That is all I can say about the introduction. I think that the designer babies is kinda a bad idea because babies should be born naturally and not

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