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    to keep track of your receipts and disbursements. Steven Kerbel, a Colorado Springs man who ended his in March, knows about this During his year-long campaign, Kerbel, a Libertarian who now works for Gary Johnson’s campaign, knew it was a “crazy longshot” he got elected. Despite that, he says people were willing to donate to his cause because people were able to connect with his

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    Four Brothers John Singleton Four Brothers is a film directed by John Singleton. It is about four brothers who grew up in Detroit, Michigan. These four brothers were played by Mark Wahlberg (Bobby), Tyrese Gibson (Angel), Andre Benjamin (Jeremiah), and Garrett Hedlund (Jack). They’re all returning home to Detroit for their adopted mother’s funeral. She went by the name of Evelyn Mercer, and had adopted them as troublesome kids. She was murdered in cold blood during a local grocery store hold up

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    What is Chasing Awol? The song Sail by AWOLNATION written and produced by the group’s lead Aaron Bruno in 2011, later becoming a sleeper hit, peaking at 17th on the billboard hot 100 chart in 2012. Cameron Duddy, who is a close friend of Bruno’s, directed the music video portion. A supernatural force tries to abduct Bruno throughout the video. This force is linked to aliens and the illuminati using visuals and props. A close analysis of the music video reveals the message that you can try to run

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    In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is seen as a true piece of American Literature that presents itself at the core of McCarthyism in the bitter wake of Communists spies inside the United States. In many cases the main character of Abigail Williams is considered secondary to that of John Proctor. However, many years later, Miller writes a screenplay for the 1996 film adaptation starring Hollywood heavyweights like Winona Ryder; who’s portrayal seems to allow the character of Abigail have more

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    Space Debris In 1957, the first artificial earth satellite Sputnik 1 was launch into space [1]. Humans entered the space age. With the development of the space industry, more and more orbital debris is produced. It is becoming a potential hazard now. Increasing amount of space debris attracts each country’s attention. Space experts are trying to find the way to reduce and eliminate the amount of orbital debris. This paper first illustrates what space debris is, the size and the amount of space debris

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    Introduction: Why do people commit suicide? I believe people that commit suicide feel hopeless. They suffer and hurt so bad, they just want the pain to end. They don’t try getting help because they just don’t see any end to it. That person is convinced that the pain will never go away. The people who think about suicide and come to this feeling of sorrow and pain are the people think killing themselves would benefit others. In other words having depression. This study is significant because people

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    to distort the original intent Congress had when Section 7704 was added to the Internal Revenue Code. PART II B. THE INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT, THE PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT AND THE YIELDCO. The yieldco has evolved as an effective means for producers of renewable energy to raise public capital in a world where the MLP structure is unavailable due to the current definition of qualifying income.82 Essentially looking to create a synthetic MLP, the producers of the wind or solar energy producing assets

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    Nicholas Spangler Ms. Thalheimer English 12 17 November, 2017 Organ Donation Should be Mandatory Organ harvesting is a surgical procedure that involves removing the organs from a brain-dead victim. Whereas, an organ transplantation is a surgical procedure that removes old defective organs, and replaces them with the new organs from the organ harvesting. Both of these two terms make up the total process of organ donation. Organ Donation carries various pros and cons in the short term and long term

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    No longer are there bustling sidewalks filled with people on their way to work, ready for a day out. The buzz of talking amongst themselves has died down and the screams of children playing has disappeared. Smoke weaves its way through streets, making sight and smell become a thing of the past. The sky is blackened in a coat of pollution, while the buildings struggle not to collapse and blood is drawn in hopes of power and leadership. Bodies of those who could not run fast enough liter the streets

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    There are some people in life, that inspire you, while others can make it more exciting. But, there are a few that can do both. Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. The people you meet or see in life that can do both seem to influence your very own decisions. They produce unwavering emotions and never seem to concede. These people are the true exemplars of the aphorism, “You only live once.” These people know how to

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