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    The Dangers of Revolution

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    THE DANGERS OF REVOLUTION: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE 2011 MIDDLE EAST UPRISINGS ON REGIONAL STABILITY Joseph W. Mulcahy NSEC 613 Current and Emerging Threats to National Security American Public University Summer 2011 1 Introduction In the waning weeks of 2010‚ a twenty-six year old Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi “opted not to pay off yet another official—and instead set himself on fire at the governor’s office in Sidi Bouzid.”1 The fatal act of civil disobedience

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    DAZZLE AND DANGER 1 Dazzle and danger Mikayla English 102 Mr. Maxfield February 21‚ 2014 DAZZLE AND DANGER 2 Abstract Cheerleading is a dangerous activity. The main objective is for young girls not go into a competitive squad because they could get very hurt and have no time to themselves. Cheerleaders from 1A universities and competition squads have done surveys and tests to see basic information such as how much time is used for practices

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    understandable by its intended recipient. Otherwise the communication is wasted and a business could suffer. The best channels than can be used to have an efficient and effective business in this case are face-to-face communication‚ teleconferencing and written communication. Firstly‚ face-to-face communication can enhance effectiveness of meetings. When there’s an issue that requires a decision‚ you’re able to reach a consensus more quickly. Also‚ when there are many people in a meeting‚ there’s

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    America was surely not a walk in the park for the early settlers; they were faced with many hardships. Of course they faced trials while there were in Britain‚ but none of them were prepared for what they were to encounter in the new world. It must have been extremely difficult for the settlers to leave their families‚ friends‚ and homes‚ to a land they knew almost nothing about‚ with no direct supply of fresh water or food. When the settlers set off to the new world‚ they left their families‚ friends

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    Settlement of the West

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    Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚

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    The Dangers of the Internet By: Mia Bloomer The Internet can be a place to learn‚ to express yourself‚ or to just have fun. But‚ the Internet can also be a very dangerous place. As teenagers we tend to ignore the warnings our parents give us‚ and act as though nothing bad will ever happen to us. But‚ the truth of the matter is that bad things happen to ordinary people- especially when we look for it. In the May 22‚2002‚ issue of the New York Times‚ reporter Corey Kilgannon wrote: By day

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    Jaikissoon Mrs. Hartz Honors English 11-3 12.Dec.2011 Persuasive Essay In the year 2006‚ a girl named Megan Meier committed suicide because she was cyber bullied. She met a boy under the name Josh Evans through the Internet and developed what she thought to be a strong friendship. One day the boy sent her an insulting message‚ resulting in Meier experiencing depression. Megan Meier hung herself because she felt she wasn’t good enough for anybody. It turns out‚ a girl named Lori Drew created

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    A. Fatal attraction is a real danger online… Yes‚ the stalking and erotimania behaviors seen in the classic movie‚ Fatal Attraction‚ or the new version‚ Obsessed‚ are real and on the increase. Cyber-stalking makes it easier to harass from a distance or to get information on where stalkers can locate victims at almost any hour of the day. For college students‚ stalkers get a bonus; just keep up with information on Twitter‚ MySpace or Facebook. Social networking sites offer privacy options that few

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    fraction of what it is back home. The now deceased president Lincoln also made it possible for me to own land for free. All I have to do is find me a good wife‚ farm the land for five years‚ live in it half a year every year‚ and build a house on it. I am not sure weather I want to reach California or just find another mining spot in the Kansas or Colorado territories. They say that there is gold to be found "everywhere you stick your shovel." These are strong incentives for me to move out west like I

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    Land was very important to the Europeans. And especially the European settlers coming to the new land. In England land meant that you were very wealthy. If you owned large amounts of land you also could have been someone with a lot of political power. The majority of the settlers could never have owned land in Europe because they were very poor. They were just lucky that they got a spot on the ship. They also belonged to religious groups that didn’t have a lot of power. In the new world no one owned

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