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    offender. The reasons they would be considered disorganized is because the crime scene was sloppy‚ he did not have a weapon‚ he came into the house careless and upon entering the house wounded himself by getting cut on some broken glass which left behind his blood for a DNA analysis. Furthermore‚ the arson did not work out and he left a number of valuable things behind. There is also the fact that what he did take was not that valuable because all of the valuable things she had were still at the home

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    AP American History   The Myth and Reality of the American West We have all heard the stories about the old west.  There are the infamous gunfights‚ the cowboys that steal all of the women’s hearts‚ and the many stagecoach robberies.  But how can we tell fact from fiction?  Where is the line drawn between the reality of the American west and the myth portrayed in the numerous books and movies?  Everything may not have been as adventurous as we believe‚ or as glamorous.  But the real question is:

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    structure. When it comes to a narrative‚ there are a few specific parts of the structure that are more essential compared to others. Farther Along‚ a short story from Off Main Street by Michael Perry shows the elements of a short story and makes meaning through its structure. Narrative structure includes the content of a story and how the story is told. In Farther Along the story is narrated by Michael‚ a volunteer fireman. The way the narration is presented to the readers is important to a story

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    politically as we have been successful in battles and wars. Our motives for invading and expanding are examined as we examine our successes throughout the New Era and the World Wars. America had wanted to expand outward and was imperializing surrounding countries for economic and political domination. There were three major terms of U.S. foreign relations. The first is the Monroe Doctrine of 1823‚ which expanded hemispheric relations and created an agreement of not invading European countries as long

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    forward defence technique. The pressure and increasing fear of communism amongst the Australian public would have also influenced parliament. Although faced with opposition‚ the proposition advanced‚ and later that year‚ the first 800 Australian troops were dispatched to Vietnam. One of Menzies’ arguments was that Australia’s allies‚ specifically America‚ would require our help in the fight against communism in South Vietnam. At the start of the conflict‚ America had appealed towards its allies for

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    could give a person the inner unity necessary for strength of character". This was in unison combined with is attitude towards hard work. Romulus maintained that one could not achieve great work without rigorous honesty. He tells Raimond that there were "few things more important than a good name" and did not allow himself ...help raise Raimond‚ but allow them to gain respect among their community. Among their values‚ the most central of them is shown to be "character". Character stood above everything

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    The West Memphis Three were guilty. That’s the truth. On May 5‚ 1993‚ Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley (ages 18‚ 16 & 17 at the time) killed Michael Moore‚ Steve Branch and Christopher Byers (all age 8). They beat them with fists‚ then beat them sticks‚ hogtied them‚ sexually assaulted them‚ tortured Branch and Byers with a knife‚ cut off Byers’ genitals‚ then dumped their bodies in a ditch. The killers were arrested a month later and convicted in early 1994. Thousands of people

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    Not Wanted on the Voyage – Discussion Director Science is the product of freedom of thought and freedom of speech. The ideal world that God had created was for humans to solely follow and believe in Him without any questions or doubts. In the novel Not Wanted on the Voyage‚ Timothy Findley shows how Science and Religion cannot coexist. Through wisely chosen characters and events that symbolizes science and religion‚ Findley was able to show how they cannot co-exist without harm done. First‚ science

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    Native Americans before colonization had rich and diverse cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. If I was a Native American during European colonization‚ I would feel threatened by the settlers. The new settlers are a different skin color‚ have different animals‚ different beliefs‚ and different weapons. Moreover‚ humans naturally fear what is different. I know that if I was an Indian and saw these strange colored men riding these never before seen animals I would be weary. Native Americans had to deal

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    experience‚ as the lifestyle of African Americans varied depending upon the circumstances of which they were under. At this time‚ black people were commonly mistreated by white Americans. There was a portion of African Americans who were enslaved and a portion of them that were free. Given that those that were enslaved were to be considered the property of their white slave owners‚ slaves were subjected to much harsher conditions by them. Enslaved African Americans would have to endure both physiological

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