to do with that right is up to them. However‚ one should not use the second amendment to put others in danger like Chris Mercer‚ the shooter at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. The second amendment justifies individual liberties for people to protect themselves in all cases. From the shooting that occurred at an Oregon community college‚ the nation’s second amendment has been the topic of debate.
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knows all‚ therefore‚ when one commits a good deed‚ the Lord alone will see it. In relation to today’s contemporary world all three of these underlying themes can be applied to today’s recession and all of the complications it has brought forward. In Oregon today‚ 13.1% of households are food insufficient and are in dire need of help from their communities. With the help of almsgiving and prayer‚ themes we can see portrayed in Matthews Gospel‚ it is important to help those who are less fortunate than
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lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician (medicinenet.com). Physician-assisted suicide is often abbreviated PAS. In the U.S.‚ only the States of Montana‚ Washington and Oregon allows physician-assisted suicide. Known as the Oregon Death with Dignity Act‚ in Oregon‚ competent terminally ill state residents‚ likely to die within 6 months can receive prescriptions for self-administered lethal medications from their physicians. This act does not permit euthanasia‚ in
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field coach at the University of Oregon‚ who was constantly seeking ways to give his athletes a competitive advantage. He experimented with different track surfaces‚ re-hydration drinks and – most importantly – innovations in running shoes. But the established footwear manufacturers of the 1950s ignored the ideas he tried to offer them‚ so Bowerman began cobbling shoes for his runners. Phil Knight was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland‚ who enrolled at Oregon in the fall of 1955 and competed
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Manifest Destiny The expansion of the United States from its thirteen original colonies to the nation it is today was a very extensive process‚ involving numerous wars and treaties. The greatest one of these expansion periods occurred from the 1830s to the 1860s‚ largely due to the idea of Manifest Destiny‚ the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent to the Pacific coast. This development played a major role in dividing the North and the South by contributing
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Junyu Yang‚ Period 3 Robinson Question: Analyze major changes and continuities in American attitudes towards land expansion in the period 1800-1848. Document 1 Source: “Polk’s Dream”‚ Edward Williams Clay‚ 1846 Document 2 Source: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Robert Livingston‚ October 2‚ 1801 To Robert R. Livingston‚ Greeting: -‚ Reposing especial trust and confidence in your integrity‚ prudence and ability‚ I have nominated and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate‚ do appoint you
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personality‚ intelligence‚ and moral behavior. That society frequently chooses to ignore these scientific facts‚ creates races‚ and endows them with pseudo-permanent characteristics.” It’s worth noting the researchers responsible for the study in Oregon came to recognize that they might have unintentionally taken part in the vicious cycle of the privileged and the oppressed. They also grew in awareness to the fact that as they read‚ studied‚ and worked towards
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out their cherished liberties‚ the Texans rebelled. After the Battle of San Jacinto‚ Sam Houston was able to make Santa Anna surrender and Texas would become independent. Now the only controversy was to annex it or not. Oregon With four countries having made claims to Oregon territory‚ it remained pretty much untouched due to the joint occupation treaty. But when missionaries under the idea of Manifest destiny began to come over a try to convert Indians‚ it sparked much resistance. Americans clamored
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Indian Wars By Diana Chavez There were many Indiana wars in the 17th century‚ 18th century‚ but mainly in the 19th century. Etheir involving Indian slavery or mainly the English‚ colonists‚ Spanish‚ or the U.S army trying to take over their land. Wars in the 17th century were the Powhatan Confederacy‚ Pequot war‚ King Philip’s war‚ Pueblo revolt‚ and French and Indian war. The Powhatan Confederacy began 1622 and ended 1644 in Jamestown Virginia. The war was made because when the colonists
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didn’t exactly greet the newlyweds with all of the glory and happiness a young couple deserves. A few months into settling in‚ MaryAnn received word that her dad had suddenly passed away of a massive heart attack. She immediately flew black out to Oregon to make arrangements and also stay with her mom for several months. In 1953‚ Bill was transferred to Denver‚ Colorado and the two were reunited. On April 20th of 1954‚ the two had their first child‚ a girl whom they named Susan. That same year Bill
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