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    Violent Video Games

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    Constructing the Con Speech I. Introduction • In 2011‚ the Supreme Court rightfully ruled against a law that wanted to make it illegal for minors to purchase violent video games on the claims that these types of game cause violent behavior. • The court over ruled it stating that it was unconstitutional violating both the 1st and the 14th amendments. My opponent wants to take this law even further by banning the use of these games to any minor under the age of 18‚ however I believe

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    How Was Sparta Governed?

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    How was Sparta governed? The Spartan Government Ancient Spartan government was a complex system of intertwined elements‚ which affected the power control. In many ways‚ ancient Sparta was a communist state‚ with the lack of luxuries‚ other Grecian states enjoyed and the strict control for equality but was complicated with the almost religious need for a democratic vote. Sparta had three levels of government; the Kings’‚ the Gerousia‚ the Ephors and the Ekklesia‚ each having their own requirements

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    every person being equal in God’s eyes‚ and other religious ideologies. From the years 1000 to 1750 C.E.‚ Islam most influenced West Africa‚ South Asia‚ and Europe‚ having both changes throughout the regions‚ as well as continuities. West Africa was introduced to Islam through merchants who traded in the Trans-Saharan Trade. Before Islam‚ West African tradition and culture was

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    The emergence of Islam in South Asia‚ West Africa‚ and Europe between 1000 and 1750 CE changed the way these regions developed. It affected them culturally‚ economically‚ and politically and many different ways. During this time period‚ Europe changed in their forms of architecture‚ trading‚ and rulers into more Islamic ways. They also saw many new inventions. However they never changed the way they practiced Catholicism. In West Africa‚ they improved trade and made new trading centers but stayed

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    The Decline of the West

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    The Decline of the West Analysis and interpretation In the year 2008 a huge and comprehensive financial crisis began. For some people it had almost invisible consequences‚ and for others it transformed their everyday life completely. Being used to making and spending money without having to worry about one’s economics‚ a firing can put the world upside down and force a family into a less materialistic life‚ which they are not at all comfortable with. That’s exactly what the protagonist‚ Mike

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    settlement of the west

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    "Buffalo" Bill Cody : a successful show that popularized Wild West shows‚ it consisted of a former Pony Express rider and Indian fighter‚ and the hero of popular dime novels for children. This show romanticized the West and the life of the cowboy. :"Buffalo Bill;" Killed over 4000 buffalo in 18 months while employed by the Kansas Pacific. The Great Plains : Runs from Northern Texas all the way up to Canada. The plains was a strip of flat land with poor dry earth. There were not a lot of

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    Transforming the West

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    Transforming the West -West is the supplier and place where all the raw material comes from -Main supplier of the East CONTENT: Transcontinental Railroad -Completed in the 1870’s‚ over 2 mountain ranges 1 company owned primarily by people who made money as storekeepers -Government Project‚ but owned privately -Land grant railroads -Opened up the west‚ tied California and the East together Indian Affairs -Government took on Indian policy that wanted to get them out of the way Western

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    The Decline of the West

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    The Decline of the West “The world of the post 9/11 era‚ used interminably by politicians and psychologists‚ was “security”‚ and the more the country had appeared to be policed by men in fluorescent jackets with “Security” stamped on the back‚ the more afraid Mike felt. “ 1 and this development is not only on that turf‚ Couse the post 2000s has provided us whit gang violence on the street‚ kids playing games that can disturb there sense of reality and much more. Mike lives in the upper-class

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    Confucianism and the West

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    (particularly the nineteenth century) China initially resisted the acceptance of Western influence in order to maintain its high level of uniqueness‚ isolation‚ and Confucianism which has bred its prosperity and demise. From its early to modern societies it was abundantly clear that China would be a largely Confucian-based society. Confucianism is a major system of thought in China. Developed from the teachings of Confucius and his disciples‚ their ideals centered on concern with the principles of good conduct

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    Wild West

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    5.07A Wild West Brainstorming: When I hear the word “cowboy” I think of.. 1. a tall slender man 2. boots 3. wrangler jeans 4. rural and southern accents 5. hats 6. fishing 7. respectful 8. flannel 9. guns 10. mudding 11. hunting 12. has manners‚ ex. Yes ma’am‚ Yes sir. 13. whiskey 14. leather 15. cows 16. poker 17. tobacco Outlaw: Black Bart Known as the master outlaw of his time. He had become the master at stealing from stagecoaches. He believed

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