The Real World: Las Vegas

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    Legalizing prostitution would not indeed benefit these young women because it would only make it acceptable. Instead, the young ladies need to be taught on having social values and also the need for doing real jobs that can instead sustain them. Most of these young girls do not have a better means of living which makes prostitution the better option (Aikin, 2012). Besides, prostitution seems to pay them well, and this makes them believe that they would also

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    Lope de Vega

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    LOPE DE VEGA Lope de Vega (full name Félix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio) was well known throughout the world as The Phoenix of Spain. He lived his life to become one of the most important playwrights and poets of the Spanish Golden Century Baroque. Born in Madrid on November 25th 1562, he started showing his enormous talent for writing at an early age. During his lifetime he wrote over 1800 comedia pieces and hundreds shorter dramatic pieces of which around 500 were published. Lope de Vega transformed

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    water your plants or lawn, or use their showers and toilets. But did you know that Las Vegas has hard water problems? Learn here how this reality is being made a thing of the past. The unfruitful past efforts for real water problems For decades, there have been effort to solve the hard water issue in Las Vegas in different ways. They have been using bottled water since the '80s, importing water from across the world, and sometimes

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    Las Vegas is spending tons of money to build an arena. The plan is for the venue to host numerous events including Hockey. People in the sports world have overhyped it. Personally I could care less about the Vegas team. I disagree with the people who support the club. The NHL is a complete joke. Vegas is and always will be sin city. Local fans won't support hockey and the team will struggle. Here are three more reasons why you shouldn't care; about Vegas hockey. 3.The ownership cares more about

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    United States uses fossil fuels for 81 percent of its the total energy. It is estimated that the world will use all of the fossil fuels sometime in the next 50-100 years. Either we need to find a way of slowing down the use of fossil fuels or we need to convert to a new source of energy. Renewable energy is the most viable option because we cannot run out of renewable energy. The convergence of Las Vegas and Google are examples of why, as a country, we need to use more renewable energy. The United

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    UNLV Reflection Essay

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    As UNLV Graduates its 2016 Spring class, its commencements speakers offer words of community and impact The city of Las Vegas is full of excitement and wonder—kind of like exiting the doors of your final lecture as a senior in college. College can be a difficult transition for many; and it’s easy to get caught up in the social pressures while trying to find your place. As we try and find ways of connecting with one another, UNLV’s 2016 Spring graduation commencement speakers Daniel Waquar (under)

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    Book Report Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster Deluxe: How luxury lost its luster, by Dana Thomas, brings a hard hitting, raw look at the world of luxury and the mass demand of luxury that has occurred. The book was published by the Penguin Group in 2007. Luxury is defined by Thomas as truly special, and was only available to the aristocratic world of wealth and old money in western culture. Luxury signified an experience and lifestyle that denotes royalty, fame, and fortune. However, with

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    Mgm Mirage Case Study

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    MGM Mirage Introduction of the Company MGM Mirage is one of the largest gaming industries in the United States and specifically Las Vegas, Nevada. The two people responsible for the start of this empire are Kirk Kerkorian and Steven Wynn. Kirk Kerkorian opened up the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Steven Wynn moved to Las Vegas in 1967 and after investing in land on the strip he later opened up the Mirage, followed by Treasure Island and the Bellagio. The MGM Mirage was created

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    In the city of Las Vegas, people go through the daily trails and tribulations that the city has to offer. People constantly on the go, worried about the collection of money, pollution filling our lungs and tackled with the constant worries of reality. Being in the city, it seems as there is no escape from the madness that is being offered. Surrounded by the man made building and artificial light that illuminates the struggle of these streets. Although, there is a place that offers freedom about fifteen

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    to Nowhere The novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson, tells a story of two gentlemen who take a drug filled trip to Las Vegas. First and foremost, this novel was written to entertain the audience, but upon the application of critical thinking, persuasion begins to become a purpose. Throughout the novel, the irrational lifestyle of a drug binge is often glamourized. Thompson also uses his descriptive choice of words to express his world view of society, during the sixties. The reader

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