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    Swamp Drainer Ethics

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    Code of Ethics for the Department of Swamp Drainers The United States Department of Swamp Drainers (USDSD)‚ also known as the Swamp Drainers‚ is a newly created federal agency‚ responsible for developing and executing federal laws by eradicating fake news; fact checking alternative facts and uncorroborated allegations; eliminate unclassified twitter accounts; guarantee candor and honesty; certify when false narratives deflect from the truth; eradicate false allegations and character assassinations

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    The Louisiana Purchase

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    1. Describe the events leading to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803. Discuss the terms of the treaty and how Jefferson reconciled his strict interpretation of the Constitution with the acquisition of the territory. Before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ the entire Louisiana territory covered what is today known as the Midwest. The purchase of the land was a monumental step in the expansion of the United States. Thomas Jefferson became the 2nd president of the United States

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    Louisiana Constitution

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    Louisiana Constitution and Systems of the State Ed Calvin POL/215 February 27‚ 2013 Dr. D. Bryant III Louisiana Constitution and Systems of the State The Louisiana Constitution in 1812 used the U.S. Constitution as a guideline to write its contents. After receiving authorization from the U.S. Congress the delegates developed the constitution and on January 22‚ 1812 the state first constitution was signed. The state’s current constitution was adopted by constitutional convention in 1974

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    Recidivism In Louisiana

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    000 state offenders are released from prison each year in Louisiana (Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ 2013). Within five years‚ nearly half will find themselves back behind bars. As Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world‚ this State is faced with serious challenges in handling its prison population. The recidivism rate is reasonably high‚ and the costs for taxpayers are billions of dollars; reducing recidivism in Louisiana is one of the first objectives of the current administration

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    Louisiana Creole

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    Introduction In this essay we attempt to describe the Louisiana Creole according to its history or origin‚ its speech community‚ its geographical location and the reasons why it is considered a Creole and not a language. Pidgin and Creole We can start this assignment by defining what a Creole is. However‚ in order to do this‚ we also have to define what a Pidgin is. Let us begin in that way. A Pidgin is a language with no native speakers; it is a contact language. In fact‚ the term pidgin

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    beneficial to the country or harmful‚ but it is true‚ without a doubt‚ that it had an enormous impact on the Southern states. Both Gilles Vandal and Horace Bond in their articles discuss the impact that Reconstruction had on the southern states of Louisiana and Alabama‚ respectively. Both authors view Reconstruction through the same lenses of social and economic impact‚ but they approach the issues from different directions. It is important

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    Okefenokee Swamp Analysis

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    both authors write about the Okefenokee Swamp‚ they seem to express different attitudes and ideas toward the Okefenokee through their use of imagery and other literary devices‚ such as personification and colloquialism. The author of the first passage seems to be writing in an almost lighthearted tone. The author’s use of literary devices‚ such as imagery‚ exhibits perfect examples of this tone‚ as well as establishes a seemingly positive view on the swamp. For instance‚ the author provides vivid

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    Freedom In Louisiana

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    to be involved in politics. Being able to be apart of the country in which they live in‚ African-Americans were content. Many joined government bodies. The new Louisiana constitution that was rewritten under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 salutes many of the blacks‚ most of them freeborn‚ who formed a majority of delegates at the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1868. The many others who were did not physically a part of government exercised their rights to vote with the rest of the eligible

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    Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: Restore or Retreat Imagine returning to your Hometown 30 to 40 years from now to find it completely replaced by wetlands. This is the reality that many Louisiana natives living along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico will have to face if coastal erosion continues at the pace it is going. Costello proclaims‚ “Since 1932‚ when the Department of Natural Resources began keeping thorough‚ accurate records‚ Louisiana has lost over 1‚900 square miles or 1.2 million acres of

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    geographical imagery help forge the analytical style‚ describing certain traits of the Okefenokee swamp. Passage 2‚ through descriptive diction and the usage of figurative language‚ the passage exemplifies the species contained in the swamp and their contribution towards it. Moreover‚ through the descriptors listed above‚ the purpose for passage 2 consists on the certain life forms to roam the swamp. For passage 1‚ the intent reasons the characteristics of the swampland and its sustainability of

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