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    Power and corruption are concepts that are difficult to fully understand. Several controversies occur within these topics. There are both conventional and unconventional ways of viewing power. In an attempt to make a claim contrary to common belief, David Brin stated, “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible.” This statement is not accurate because power is the corrupting device responsible for a plethora of downfalls leaders have experienced

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    The Count of Monte Cristo and Viva La Vida. Each paragraph will be relating diction used by both authors to prove a point. In the Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes a sailor is framed and put in jail. After many painful years he escapes to put forward his revenge plan. Viva La vida is a hit song/poem; the lyrics imply that a man once was a king, and after being used he is overthrown, and a new person is to take his spot. In Viva La Vida and

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    Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino. Inspired by the Lake Como town of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly 's Fiori

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    My primary prevention topic is sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention in Clark County, Nevada also known as Las Vegas. My target population is between the ages of 15-24 and is not gender specific. My target population includes the over 2 million residents who live within the 80,61 miles of Clark County and the 39 million yearly visitors. (Nagourney, A. 2013) The demographics of the residents are noted by the United Sates Census Bureau (2015) as White alone 71.6%, Hispanic or Latin American

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    The first round of antibiotics didn’t wipe out the E. coli so we had to call my boyfriend’s aunt. She was a kidney doctor, so I told him that if the bacteria in my urethra and bladder crawled up my ureters, he was going to have to drive me six hours north to her nephrology practice in Sacramento. The first time we spoke on the phone, she spelled out the names of a dozen different species of bacteria and together we called the urgent care center I had visited on Tuesday. After challenging the nurse’s

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    When a human life is taken unexpectedly it’s unfortunate; when 58 people are murdered and 489 others wounded then it is a cataclysmic disaster. This is exactly what happened on what was meant to be a fun filled night in Las Vegas the evening of October 1, 2017. Thousands gathered in the “Sin City” to enjoy an outdoor concert when fire opened unexpectedly on all those innocent lives. I distinctly remember waking up the following morning, turning on the news to reveal the carnage, and feeling a sense

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    “Wow, what a beautiful sunset.” everybody said, excited looking at the sunset while being devoured by the ocean. We were all sitting in the cold wet sand together enjoying the view as a whole family. “We made a great choice coming to the beach before the sun set” said my dad. We all agreed with him. After looking at the sunset we all went to go eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant because everybody was craving Mexican food. I ordered a burrito with steak and rice inside. My parents both ordered the

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    Las Vegas Stadium Tragedy

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    intangible benefits affect Las Vegas? Is Las Vegas and its growth coalition so different from other American cities and capable of negotiating a fair deal? How will intangible benefits affect Las Vegas? What are the opportunity costs for Nevada and Las Vegas to secure an NFL team? Is Las Vegas and its growth coalition so different from other American cities and capable of negotiating a fair deal? Can the Las Vegas marketplace support an NFL franchise and why is Las Vegas an optimal relocation strategy

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    My Lost Vacation

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    when I went to Las Vegas, Nevada, becuase it’s one out of the two vacations I’ve ever been on. I went on this trip with my mom and my dad. This was the first time my parents and I have been to Vegas. One of the main reasons we went to Vegas was for the Motocross Championships. We left early in the morning at 5:00 am to make out flight in Cedar Rapids. We flew to Denver, Colorado and then flew from Denver to Las Vegas arriving sometime in the middle of the day. When we got to Las Vegas we went to get

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    The City Of Las Vegas

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    Las Vegas, also known as “Sin City”, is one of the most popular tourist spots in the world that I plan to take a vacation. It is constantly one of the fastest growing cities in the United States and the population is normally over a million people. The vast number of people moving to Vegas is usually about Six thousand people every month and only one thousand people leave, giving it a net growth of approximately five thousand people a month. If you visit Las Vegas once a year, you will see huge changes

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