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    NSA: National Security or National Stalkers? In 2010‚ it became legal for the National Security Agency (NSA) to access private email logs‚ social media accounts and other internet databases (Risen & Poitras‚ "N.S.A. Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens). Risen and Poitras (2013) explain that the intention of this change was to help protect the United States (U.S.) from future terrorist attacks and was for the general purpose of national safety. It is unclear how many terrorist attacks

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    Tim Winton Biography

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    Biography Tim Winton began his first novel‚ An Open Swimmer (1982)‚ at the age of 19‚ while on a Creative Writing course at Curtin University‚ Perth. It won the Australian/Vogel National Literary Award‚ and he has since made his living as a full-time writer. Born in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ in 1960‚ he is the author of several novels for adults‚ including Shallows (1986)‚ a novel set in a whaling town‚ and Cloudstreet (1991)‚ the tale of two working-class families rebuilding their lives‚

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    heartbreak‚ first kiss? First lakwatsa‚ gimmick or outing with friends‚ first crush‚ or the first time of having guts to say I love you to someone. or maybe finding your 1st true friends. wow... I attended my Secondary Education in San Jacinto National High School. There were lots of memories and I could not tell you much of it that would take me 3 hours or more to tell you the experiences I’ve been.  I thought High school would be same as when I was in Elementary. Me and my friends used to play

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    Henry Heimlich Biography

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    (Henry Heimlich Biography). Used widely by the military during the Vietnam War‚ the device allowed soldiers who were shot in the chest a good chance to Henry 3 survive for the first time in history. (Henry Heimlich Biography). More than four million Heimlich Chest Drain valves have been sold since that time. (Henry Heimlich Biography). In the early 1970’s‚ after learning that nearly 4‚000 Americans die each year from choking

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    Brenda Hermosillo Lesbian Callahan‚ Joan‚ (2009) Same-Sex Marriage. Why it Matters-At least for now. Hypatia Winter2009‚ Vol. 24 Issue 1‚ p70-80‚ 11p. This article was very interesting. Same-Sex marriage in this country is a big issue still to this day. This article explains same-sex marriage and why it matters. People just want to be with the person they love its hard in some states still. Texas being a republican state may never make same-sex marriage legal. This article explains what the lesbian

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    students write a biography of one older person (one-to-two pages). Describe this person’s life in terms work‚ social relationships (family‚ spouse‚ friends)‚ and community ties. Share the biographies with the class. (3-4 pages long‚ font size 12‚ double-spaced) Arnold Schwarzenegger Have you ever met someone with unwavering determination? Someone so determined that you wouldn’t dare doubt him or her. This actor‚ model‚ producer‚ director‚ activist‚ businessman‚ investor‚ writer‚ philanthropist

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    Herman Melville Biography

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    refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable disposition”. (Melville Biography p.1 ) After the collapse of the family business‚ the oldest brother took over his fathers business. In 1839 after his brother declared the family business to be bankrupt‚ he arranged for Herman to ship out as a cabin boy on the St. Lawrence‚

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    Biography of Allan Pinkerton Mona London CJS/250 Introduction Security 05/26/2013 In this paper‚ we will examine the life of Allan Pinkerton. We will examine how his history with law enforcement influenced the major events that involve the Pinkerton Detective Agency during his life. The last topic of discussion will cover the impact of the agencies innovations on law enforcement and the private security industry. Allan Pinkerton was born August 25‚ 1819 in Glasgow‚ Scotland. He began working

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    Pen Biography

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    The Pen Mortality is a fact of life for everyone and has been since Creation. As humans‚ we have the intelligence to realize and understand this because we possess the ability to reason and to learn. This ability‚ when combined with the presence of Life that keeps us in existence‚ beckons us to secure the future in some way and for some reason(s). We need not only the chance at life beyond our own which comes with the birth of our children‚ but also to leave our own names‚ our own ideas and beliefs

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    The Character Larry LaSalle in the book Heroes In the book Heroes by Robert Cormier Larry LaSalle is a mysterious and shady character who often controls the others in the book even when it would seem he was in a hopelessly weak position. However he is popular and stands out from the crowd and ran a popular youth club for teens. He was also a decorated war hero‚ who‚ like Francis Joseph Cassavant‚ had won a Silver Star medal for bravery. However little is known about his previous life (lives?)

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