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    History Penny Lane was founded by Ivelise Markovits in 1969. While attending high school in her native place Puerto Rico, her family moved to Southern California and settled down. After Graduating college, Ivelise began working within her career field as a placement officer for the Los Angeles County probation department. One of Ivelise job duties required her to find residential treatment centers for females in the ward courts. However, in a short time Ivelise became disappointed with the type

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    "In the Strawberry Fields" Rhetorical Analysis From the beginning, all lives are built on the aspirations of our parents; the ideal image of success and prosperity in adult life. Whether it is given to us on a silver platter or strived for, it is the understanding of how we got there that matters. Take into consideration how the strawberries got to the grocery stores. Someone had to put them there, and those people are the immigrants working, trying to get by. Knowing this, Eric Schlosser establishes

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    exacts because, after all, sex is in fact for reproduction. This type tactic to evade responsibility is portrayed best in the documentary “Abortion Diaries” by Penny Lane. This documentary is surprisingly facetious and acts as if the people interviewed did no wrong to get into the situation in the first place. In this documentary, Penny Lane interviewed several women who had gotten an abortion due to an unwanted pregnancy, and most of their stories, unfortunately, revealed their immaturity. Many of

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    Pennies are one of America's oldest treasures, but what is ironic about this specific treasure, is that it has no wealth. America’s classic coin the penny, is beginning to prove to be a second-rate coin when it comes to its use. And though many already cherish the coin for its history, the penny proves to be completely counterproductive in today’s society. After debating of whether or not the penny should be extinguished, there is no doubt that the penny is worthless, easily replaceable, and a waste

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    make than they’re economically worth! Due to this, many believe the penny should be out of production, as should the nickel, potentially. Others believe that the coin’s historical value, with it being similar to a heirloom in terms of age and personal value, should be enough to keep it in production. However, when considering how expensive manufacturing can get and how often the penny is used, it’s obvious getting rid of the penny is the best choice. It’s a strange thought; how money costs money

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    Pennies existence makes cents! Have you ever thought about getting rid of the penny? If we get rid of the penny, the cash register, bank, computers would have to be restarted. It also means forgetting Abraham Lincoln. The National Treasury Department, the president, and other people who think the penny is useless but is not. So we should do everything to save the penny! According to Greg Peck, in his article he stated that Barack Obama said, “We have been trying to eliminate the penny,” shows that

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    decided to have the surface side of the penny being heads or tails as our variable that we control and change. My partner and I both had the hypothesis that the side of the penny being heads or tails wouldn’t change the number of drops that were able to be dropped on the penny. The surface tension on both sides of the penny are very similar. The only difference that is stated according to (Daily mail: December 2, 2012) is that the head’s side of the penny is slightly heavier because of the portrait

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    The Price Of The Penny

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    world where the penny is abolished, when a person walks up to the checkout line to pay for a chocolate candy bar the smallest denomination coin in their pocket is a nickel. The price of the transaction could be one dollar and five cents without tax, but if the tax is included it would round to one dollar and ten cents. Customers would have replaced their pockets filled of pennies with pockets of nickels wondering if they could grow accustomed to life without the other coin. The penny, our lowest denomination

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    Why Keep Pennies

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    Kase Givinsky Stay Penny Stay! A penny saved is a penny earned! That is a famous quote by a man named Benjamin Franklin.That’s a famous quote because people in America like pennies and appreciate them for their value.Pennies have been around for over two-hundred years and have made american history.Pennies have invented all sorts of idioms and have shaped the currency of America.If you don’t believe this and you are one of those people who want to get rid of the penny,stay and read and maybe this

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    The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory is for everybody. For intelligent people, every joke they laugh about gives them a break from their busy schedule. Although the show does not show us about average people, two sides are depicted—the intelligent and the moronic. The group of four guys show how scientists can be very smart but at the same time, extremely antisocial, awkward, and very big nerds. Their nerd way of life comes with arguing with each other and they love it. The legendary characters

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