National Park After the dramatic battle of the Civil War‚ Pea Ridge National Military Park (PRNMP) was established in honor to those that fought in 1862. With just 4‚300 acres where this significant battlefield takes place‚ people can visit this enormous park that is open every day. PRNMP has beautiful features where visitors can enjoy and have a pleasant visit because this park still preserves some of the things that were actually used in battle like cannons and rifles. The park also serves as
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Closed for the Season by‚ Anonymous Closed For the Season‚ written by Mary Downing Hahn‚ is a realistic fiction‚ and a mysterious adventures book. The story takes place in the present and in a small town called Bealesville. Arthur and Logan are the protagonists because they are the main characters in the story and they’re the one who solved the mysterious person who killed Myrtle Donaldson and what happened to the money. Richard Disilvio is the antagonist because Mr. Disilvio (the name
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National Accounts • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the final value of all goods and services that are produced within a country in a given time period. • There are 4 types of expenditure: 1. 2. 3. 4. Consumption: expenditure by domestic residents Investment: expenditure by firms on plants & equipment Government purchases: expenditure by governments on goods and services Net exports (exports minus imports): net expenditure by foreigners on domestic goods and services 1 GDP
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those torn by mutual disruptive tendencies among various sections of the society have always been short lived and become non- existent. The national integration is the process of uniting different people from all walks of life into a single whole. The most serious problem being faced by India in present circumstances is how to develop an atmosphere of national consciousness among so varied a people. Indians already have suffered for long periods‚ the pangs of enslavement and servitude. It is India
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Tragedy In September 11th- A National Tragedy‚ James Peck writes about how the tragic event‚ September 11th has affected our world today. Peck states that tragedy is a word that has commonly been overused by Americans throughout news articles and magazines when a significant event happens. When referring to September 11th‚ the crashing of the twin towers‚ this is a tragic event. Peck states‚ “I do know life is life and theatre is theatre” (735)‚ but we as Americans immediately turn life events
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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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The Problem of National Integration | | | National integration means the unity of the nation. It has been rightly said “United we stand but divided we fall”. A nation which is not united falls like a house of cards. India is a country where persons of different castes‚ colors and creeds live together. Narrow considerations like communalism‚ regionalism‚ casteism and linguism seem to rule the country. National integration‚ therefore‚ has become the most urgent need of the hour. There are
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returned to selling textbooks‚ notebooks‚ pad paper‚ and pencils‚ the sales being good at the time as they had little competition. National Book Store was strategically opened in time to welcome school year 1946–1947. After a typhoon in 1948 destroyed the store and damaged all the merchandise in 1948‚ the Ramos family decided to rebuild again‚ sleeping for only three hours a day after work. They eventually constructed a two-story building with a mezzanine‚ which was to become their retail store for many
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U.S. National Debt In 2012‚ reelection polls show that the biggest concern expressed by the voters was the economy and national debt. Many economists‚ political leaders‚ and citizens are under the impression that America’s rising debt and purchasing of national debt bonds by the foreign countries will lead America to its inevitable bankruptcy. Some speculators predict that one day China will realize that the dollar is no longer valuable to hold because of its devaluation; therefore‚ Chinese will
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Shannon Hernandez English 2 Ms. Williams 25 July 2011 Lower the Minimum Legal Drinking Age to 18 Lowering the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21 to 18 is a heavily debated topic in the US. Currently‚ the MLDA is widely believed to save lives by reducing traffic fatalities among underage drivers. Further‚ the federal Uniform Drinking Age Act (FUDAA)‚ which pressured all states to adopt an MLDA of 21‚ is regarded as having contributed enormously to this life saving effect. It is also believed
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