In the March 27th viewing of “Chasing the Dragon” with guest speaker Neil Morgenstern‚ retired DEA agent. In the showing of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict‚” many stories where shared from first person addicts and family members of addicts. Before the screening of the film‚ Morgenstern shared some interesting facts on the first lady‚ Nancy Reagan‚ and her support to end drug addiction. Through her support of the cause‚ the phrase “just say no” was created and implemented. Following
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"Which were the more typical of 1920s America: prohibition and intolerance or the Jazz Age and increasing social freedom? The Roaring 20s The 1920s are most commonly known as the roaring 20s due to the many changes and revolutions during this decade. Women were issued the right to vote at the end of the previous decade and there was a strong resurgence of nativism that led to progressivism and social freedom. HOWEVER‚ AMERICA IN THE 1920s WAS MOST TYPICALLY CHARACTERIZED BY PROHIBITION AND INTOLERANCE
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The Leafy Sea Dragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae‚ which includes the seahorses. The name comes from the long leaf-like growths on its body. Sea dragons are some of the most-well camouflaged creatures on the planet. They blend perfectly with the seaweed and kelp that they live in. Leafy sea dragons don’t live on tropical reefs‚ but in the cooler rocky reefs off the southern coast of Australia. Despite their name‚ seadragons don’t have any teeth. They suck their food with their long
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being anything but unique. One dreary night in the city of Avalon; a mama dragon was giving birth to a baby dragon. She was so excited to be having her own baby who would fly around with her and who she could teach all the things she has learned to. A couple hours later... The baby dragon was born and mama dragon named him Danny. Mama dragon immediately realized instead of having the nice dark color scales all dragons have‚ Danny was born with bright purple scales. She decided that maybe it was
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Dragon fruit Production in Palawan: An Assessment of Its Potential for Agricultural Production in Palawan Background Dragon fruit is the fruit of several cactus species. These fruit are also known as pitaya‚ native to Mexico and Central America; Growing Dragon fruit commercially is common in places like Thailand and Vietnam where the climate makes the dragon fruit conditions just right for growing dragon fruit cactus all the way successfully to fruit. There are most commonly cultivated
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Eastern dragon restaurant and Tian Lai seafood restaurant.After comparing and contrast between the two restaurant I decided to choose Eastern Dragon seafood restaurant.First and foremost‚I would like to talk about the similarity of the two restaurant that I chosen.The first similarity is both also are seafood restaurant and the food are served in between 15 to 30 minutes.The second similarity is a lot of there will be a lot of people on weekends.This are the similarities between Eastern Dragon seafood
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The dragons were the protectors of the region and people known as light. The surviving dragon’s life energy travels to another to insure the life force of all dragons at their death‚ to sustain their kind. The creator wrote across the heavens of our universe their history predefined. Darkness feared the dragons‚ for them knew they kept careful watch on them. Darkness had tried to rise before to take the light‚ but they had halted them. Darkness felt whoever could control the dragons‚ would
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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Main Point:The 1920s or The Roaring Twenties were an era of social and political change. Examples/Details/Explanations: a. The dramatic change was a lot such many Americans lived in cities rather on the farm ‚ the country wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929. b. After the World War one in 1918 ‚ American had a massive economic boost with plenty of jobs with new manufacturing plants and built things aside from the airplane engine‚ but household item such has TV ‚ cars‚ refrigerator ‚ radio
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Being strong‚ that is the only goal for any dragon living in Nupreytania. Well‚ that’s not the case for Jessie. Jessie is the smallest dragon in town. Always being bullied and looked down upon by his siblings and friends‚ he strives to become the toughest dragon in town. There is only one thing standing in the way of him becoming the strongest dragon in town‚ him. Jessie is too humble too become what he is expected to be by society. As intelligent as he may be‚ he will never be able to succeed
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