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Bleeding Ireland And Black America

Fall Road is deserted. Only a few dirt-caked, barefoot, Irishmen can be seen shivering in the adjacent park. We walk past the Catholic neighborhoods knowing, at any moment, buildings might explode and automatic weapon fire could lacerate the air on every side of us. Belfast is charming, apart ...

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The Paparazzi And The Legislat

The paparazzi - a fusion of the Italian words papatacci, meaning gnat and razzi meaning the popping of flashbulbs. It is also known as aggressive photography. The word paparazzo was coined by Federico Fellini, the name he gave to a prying society cameraman in his 1959 film "La Dolce Vita". ...

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Ebola 3

Ebola-Pronunciation: E-'bO-l&, i-, e- Etymology: Ebola River, Zaire, site of an outbreak of the virus in 1976 : An RNA-containing virus of African origin that causes an often fatal Hemorrhagic fever -- called also Ebola. Zaire, 1976 A strange virus kills 340 of Zaire's natives. This virus has ...

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Filling In The Gaps: Ideology In Faulkner’s “Dry September”

The story “Dry September”, by William Faulkner is at its core, a story about ideology. Ideology, being defined as the “system of interlinked ideas, symbols, and beliefs by which a culture seeks to justify and perpetuate itself,”(Bercovitch 635) is the impetus behind all the action in “Dry ...

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Marijuana

Morality of Advanced Directives This paper presents an in-depth discussion about the issues involved in honoring a patient's advance directive. Ethical considerations surrounding the issue as they relate to the nursing profession are addressed. The purpose of the paper is to express an ...

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Steps Towards An Ecosociety: Dealing With Air Pollution

For: Dr. Rao Course: Poli 385/2 This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution facing humanity today. It will also propose one of the first ideas which could more effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen as one of the first steps in the ...

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Iran Contra Hidden Policy

In 1922 President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the “Good Neighbor” Policy. This policy was created to keep the United States from getting involved in problems that could and would occur in Central America. This policy, however, did not stop many government agencies from interfering and creating ...

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Pen Pals: Based On X-Files Characters

Forward: This story was written based on the X-Files characters created by Chris Carter and Ten Thirteen productions. In no way this story is being used to infringe or defame these characters or the X-Files television series. The story is based on my speculation of what happened to Agent Fox ...

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China: The World's Next Superpower?

China: The World's Next Superpower? Ancient China was a world leader in arts and sciences, but encountered civil unrest and military defeat, famine, and foreign occupation during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally ruled under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty in 221 B.C., the Dynasty was ...

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Gun Control

Government 2301 02 November 1996 A Well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms , shall not be infringed. Amendment II, Bill of Rights ...

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Is Government Dominated By Business

Special interest groups have dominated government since the advent of America's political system. Special interest groups or lobbies are collections of individuals who join together to pursue common interests and to influence the decisions on public policies. Many people view special interest ...

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Luis Gutierrez

The Fourth District of Chicago is rather new to the Chicago land made up largely of Hispanics and Latinos. This District like many others face major problems of crime, health care and education. Democratic representative Luis V. Gutierrez represents the answer to these and other problems. Who is ...

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Police Corruption

is a complex phenomenon, which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all, whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Since its beginnings, may aspects of policing have changed; however, one aspect that has remained ...

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Analysis Of Police Corruption

Police corruption is a complex phenomenon, which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all, whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Since its beginnings, may aspects of policing have changed; however, one aspect that has ...

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Polygamy

1835 August 17, Article on Marriage. "According to the custom of all civilized nations, marriage is regulated by laws and ceremonies; therefore we believe that all marriages in this Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints should be solemnized in a public meeting or feast prepared for that purpose, ...

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Discrimination on American LGBT Community: Mental Disorder or Social Construct?

Discrimination on American LGBT Community: Mental Disorder or Social Construct? Cartez A. Horton University of South Alabama Discrimination against sexual minorities have been present for centuries and it is often against the lesbian, gay, ...

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Cuban Missle Crisis

Many agree that the Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war; but exactly how close did it come? The Crisis was ultimately a showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union from October 16 to October 28, 1962. During those thirteen stressful days, the world’s ...

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John Wilkes Booth

( A man with a mission) is known as killing one of our U . S presidents, Abraham Lincoln. How did he do it when did he do it and where did he do it at? Lincoln helping abolish slavery state by state to try to stop the civil war. as he was known as a professional actor before the assassination ...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

, lawyer, educator, and civil rights activist was born in Washington, DC on June 13, 1937. After graduating from Dunbar Senior High School, she received a BA from Antioch College. Norton then went on to attend Yale’s Graduate School and School of Law to receive a MA and a LLB simultaneously in ...

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Gays: A Struggle For Acceptance

"When the dust settles and the pages of history are written, it will not be the angry defenders of intolerance who have made the difference, that reward will go to those who dared to step outside the safety of their privacy in order to expose and rout the prevailing prejudice." - John Shelby ...

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