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    Gun Laws Research Paper

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    A hot-button topic in the world of U.S. politics today is the controversy over whether or not new gun laws need to be instituted to keep Americans safe. We are a nation that believes in the Second Amendment, and one that sticks to traditional values. With this, comes a great deal of incongruity, which makes for a very sensitive debate on gun control. On one side of the spectrum, we have those who take a more liberal stance; while they do in fact support the second amendment, there is no doubt that

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    Hooded Men Script

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    INT. LAND CRUISER JOSTLING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN - DAY Three Hooded Men guarded by East European Militia. A third Militia drives. Next to him is a nervous, bespectacled man. EXT. AIRSTRIP, EASTERN EUROPE - DAY An airstrip overlooking a grey city rocked by artillery fire. A bland CIA Operative, flanked by Special Forces Men, stands in front of a commuter plane. CIA Man watches the Land Cruiser pull up, hard. The Militia Men jump out of the vehicle. The Driver shoves the bespectacled man in front of

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    1.) General Considerations: A.) The physical setting was on the second floor in the Rogue Community College library in study room number 235. The window shades were drawn up so the window had light coming into it. We arranged the room so that the clock was behind the person being interviewed. We put the clock on top of a garbage can about one and a half feet up off the floor. We placed all small objects in the room out of sight of the camera except for a lamp with a green cover on it. We sat against

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    Spent, the Master suggested that they all go over to the other side. There, he and his faithful twelve could rest up before traveling to the next township. It was late in the day. The temperature was steadily dropping. They wanted to reach the shoreline across the way before the morning. So without too many interruptions from the spiritually hungry crowd, the men loaded up one by one on the fishing boat. He quickly settled himself beneath a large burlap satchel Simeon-Peter brought along to hold

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    Gun Control Policy Essay

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    It is essential that the United States government implement the following three policies to protect the lives of its citizens: mandate a gun amnesty program, require owners to pass tests and insure their weapons, as well as prevent persons lacking mental capacity from possessing such deadly weapons. Gun control is a means of restricting the types of firearms sold, and controlling who can purchase them. Too many innocent lives are affected by persons who use weapons for the wrong reasons

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    Gun Control Guns have been apart of the human race for centuries now. They provide a means of survival and furthermore, protection. Though, some may disagree with that and I think otherwise. If we could live in a world without guns or weapons of mass destruction, I think everything would be a tad bit more at ease. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that way and it probably won’t be that way for a while. However, that doesn’t dismiss the fact that the crime rate is higher in states that have strict gun

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    Elaine sulked in her bed. She stared at her bound foot sadly. Her eyes watered. I thought they wanted to include me. Why did they meet without me? She sipped on some water in a goblet before setting it back on her table beside the bed. She had ideas and suggestions. From how the new Queen had talked, she had thought she mattered. Guess it’s more of the same. Maybe Father wasn’t so unusual after all. She folded her arms wondering what would happen next. Maybe they’ll force me into some marriage for

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    Oseidon Research Paper

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    Poseidon, the god of the sea who resides in the bottom of the sea in the Greek mythology, sails on a bountiful boat made up of seashells. He always carry a trident, a spear of three points, wherever he go. When he gets angry, he lashes at the sea, which make the sea violent, disturbing the fishermen and the people living near the sea. Therefore, the accent people whose livelihood depended on the sea worshiped the Poseidon. In the modern world, no one believed on the existence of a sea god, but we

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    congratulate the Open University of Hong Kong and its Centre for Research in Distance and Adult Learning (CRIDAL) for this endeavour. I am told that the conference will focus primarily on Asia, but the participants, over 100, have come from all over the world --- the subject is surely of global importance. Let me therefore add a word of welcome to the overseas participants. I wish you a pleasant stay in Hong Kong and fruitful deliberations at the conference. The operating environment for open and distance

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    The Open Boat Essay

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    “The Open Boat,” by Stephen Crane, tells of four men that are battling the sea to reach land. Throughout the short story, Crane uses the literary device of theme to express an important message to the reader. Crane reveals the theme through the thoughts of one of the main characters. The theme that is clearly represented by the character’s thoughts is brotherhood. Therefore, the correspondent’s awareness of the brotherhood between the men, the idea of universal brotherhood, and the idea of human

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