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    Gun buyback programs have become a commonplace law enforcement practice since their creation in the 1970s. These buyback programs are a method of proactive policing against gun crime and are used as a means by law enforcement in an effort to curb gun violence. Generally, police offer incentives to community members in exchange for firearms. These incentives are most commonly money or gift certificates, but may also be merchandise. The programs rose to popularity in the 1990s due to widespread public

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    Introduction: Elderly abuse is no longer the “quite as kept” family secret. Due to the economic pressures of families reuniting to make ends-meat and the medical treatment with improved diets, which adds to the length of life contributes to family stressors. These stresses may present themselves in the form of sexual, physical, psychological, emotional and fiscal abuse. This paper will give exposure to many known causes and treatment, analyze current and past data outlining the potential rise

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    Kevin M. Lee BALA 3913 Prof. Leventhal Who are the New York Residents? I currently intern at a small tax firm filing personal and corporate tax returns using Form W-2,1099s, and Schedule K-1s. My firm has to deal with issues with Residency Rules under United States Tax Law answering questions such as “Who is and is not a New York resident?” For individuals who are located and resides in New York, residency for tax filing purposes is straightforward. The situation can get difficult such as for

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    Society and people on a whole demonstrates what a perfect woman should be like. The picture of a perfect woman in our society is demonstrated in advertisements, on different magazine covers, and for just about anything that a woman is featured in. Now my question is why the pressure is so heavily placed on females to be so perfect? Women are pressured in many aspects of their lives, like how they look, their emotions, and their role as a woman. Women in society have a certain appearance to look

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    Evan King Professor Brent Kendrick English 242 3 July 2015 John Steinbeck John Steinbeck, the author of 26 novels, was one of the most prolific and popular American writers of the twentieth century. Steinbeck was the first and only western American novelist to both win the Nobel Prize and top the bestseller list. The peak of his career came with the publication of his masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath (1939). The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and also generated controversy

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    Wiedmann, Hennigs, Siebels / Measuring Consumers‘ Luxury Value Perception: A Cross-Cultural Framework Measuring Consumers’ Luxury Value Perception: A Cross-Cultural Framework Klaus-Peter Wiedmann Institute of Marketing and Management Leibniz University of Hanover Nadine Hennigs Institute of Marketing and Management Leibniz University of Hanover Astrid Siebels Institute of Marketing and Management Leibniz University of Hanover Klaus-Peter Wiedmann is Chair of the Marketing Department and a Professor

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The French – Creole society of Louisiana 4 2.1 Cultural background 4 2.2 French-Creole women 5 3. The Role of Women 6 4.1 Edna vs. Madame Ratignolle 7 3.1.1 “A Valuable Piece of Property” 7 3.1.2 Edna – The Unusual Woman 9

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    has an impatient manner. He and his wife, Edna, and their two children are vacationing at Grand Isle for the summer. 3. What does the following quotation tell you about Léonce’s attitude toward his wife? He looked “at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage.” He considers her as property,

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    LAW4198 Australian Commercial Law Exam Notes Formation of contracts 1. Agreement Offer Offeror/promisor = person making the offer. Offeree/promisee = person to whom the offer is made. Characteristics of an offer Offer: Proposal; Invites acceptance; With a willingness to enter into a contract upon acceptance. An offeror will have made an offer where it appears to a reasonable person in the position of the offeree that an offer was intended. Subjective intentions are irrelevant. Examples

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