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    Common Wealth of Pennsylvania v. Taylor Edsel is a controversial case involving arson. Taylor Edsel is being accused of intentionally setting fire to Nash Flash Electromotive due to her suspicious presence in the scene, her relation with the company, and her prominent record as an arsonist. The burning of the facility caused a commotion because the head of the company was a successful story of redemption, and a man a few steps away from revolutionizing the car industry with the Nash Flash, an electric

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    common artillery weapon, previously used in World War II, was the 105mm howitzer, which could be towed behind a truck or carried by helicopter and dropped into position. Another tank, the M67A1 had a flamethrower attached to it which they call the “Zippo.” Although when they were used, they were very important, they were not very many tank versus tank battles. The tanks were not used as much as the guns and helicopters due to the wet and soggy area, but they were still a very big part of the war. I

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    United States' Involvement in South Vietnam It is apparent from source A that America was involved in Vietnam to maintain capitalism and to suppress communism. The writer of the source, John F Kennedy, had a high position in the US government and he makes the point that the Americans did not like communism and wanted to stop it spreading. "If the red tide of communism overflowed into Vietnam, then Burma, Thailand…and Cambodia would be threatened." This shows the

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    pass, and I still have not received a reply from the organization. I am currently dealing with less than acceptable customer service; shoesbon.com is currently withholding my funds, money that can be utilized somewhere else. If I had known about the Zippos organization and its phenomenal service I would not be in this predicament. According to Zappos.com, “refund will be processed and automatically applied to your credit card or original method of payment within 2 days.” It is almost four days, and

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    I often wonder if I have a soul, and if I don't, could that be the reason why lost ones seek me out? I wake up to a bedside low lit lamb and a woman who I do not know sleeping next to me. Her breathing is calm and genital, like a feather on baby's skin. We lay in the spooning position. I gently remove my arm from her head and pillow so as not to wake her. Her hair smells like jasmine, and reminds me of one of the memories I experienced from one of the lost. While freeing my arm I can't help but

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    are no communication laws and have a victim in Michigan where there are laws concerning the online communication between juveniles and offenders. This could allow Michigan to create charges as the target was from that state, which according to the Zippo test, may give Michigan jurisdiction of the case over

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    During the war in Vietnam, between the United States and the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese, the tactics and strategies used by the two sides were very unalike. In the end, the methods used by the Viet Cong and the NVA enabled their success in the war, because their techniques were meticulous and unexpected, which the US was not ready for and lead to their defeat. The first, most remarkable strategy that the VC/NVA used was guerrilla warfare. To prepare and organize their forces, the Viet Cong created

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    Color acts as ongoing symbolic foundation for the film. The film mainly employs monochromatic, muted colors, focusing on warm reds, browns, and yellows in which Wall-E’s world comes to life. Against this backdrop, the Earth setting is translated as a massive garbage dump while the signs of life, real life, like the bright green of the seedling instantly seize the viewer’s eyeline. The audience is visually magnetized to these small glimpses because the contrast is so sharp and captivating. While

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    Victoria Valean Professor William Mack U.S. History 2 16 April 2015 Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a damaging conflict that left deep scars on all the people and countries that were involved. About 60,000 American lives were taken and an estimated 2,000,000 Vietnamese were killed or wounded. That is about 10 percent of Vietnam’s population. Many bombs, weapons, and chemical warfare destroyed Vietnam’s infrastructure and land. Not only did this war bring destruction to Vietnam’s physical country

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    V.Q. looked out the window emotionless. His body locked in a state of suspended animation. Ryan continued to fire at the zombies from the bridge. The sound of the shotguns blasting beginning to shake V.Q. out of the somnambulist trance. He looked for the truck’s keys which Johnny had thrown to him before slamming the door shut. Peering around he found them lying on the floor. V.Q. snatched them up as quickly as he could and then struggled to find the ignition key. An infected man started

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