2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute
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Are You Proud of Your Country? I wonder if I could walk up to a person and ask‚ “Are you Proud of Your Country?” and see what they would say. What some people don’t realize is that they are really lucky to live in a country as great as ours. The United States is a free country that is protected by laws and amendments. The laws are to ensure our safety as people‚ and the amendments are to ensure that we are treated as we should be‚ and to provide something that hasn’t been declared in the Constitution
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Discuss some issue of personal‚ local‚ national‚ or international concern and its importance to you. An issue can be of a personal‚ local‚ national or even international concern. What if the issue is of such gravity that it not only affects you as an individual person‚ a community‚ or even a nation but spells danger‚ havoc and chaos for mankind and humanity itself. Imagine what if the issue under discussion is an act of sabotage equally dangerous and destructive for countries like the United
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Advantages of Using Your Local Park for Exercise Were you aware? Insurance and health Care prices are on the rise due to obesity and physical inactivity. As obesity continues to increase‚ obesity and physical inactivity will continue to drive up the price of health care. The devastating increase of obesity may be credited to inactivity in Americans. Since some physical action is preferable to none‚ kids and adults who participate in a bit of action can get some health benefits. For significant health
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Are You Proud of Your Country In my opinion I believe we live in the greatest country to ever exist and I am thankful for our country. Even though America has plenty of faults it still is the best place in the world to live. I am very proud of America for many reasons‚ but here are my top 3. First reason is that America today can now say anyone can aspire to be president. Second reason is that we have the freedom of religion. Finally the third reason we have men and women who serve and make sacrifices
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The issue of immigration has become a major concern of many american citizens today. Some are for immigration‚ and others against it. though many have their opinions‚ I’d like to share a true story of an immigrant family‚ who lived in fear and turmoil and made it safely to the US‚ to live their own American Dream. This is the story of how my family immigrated to the United States... My Grandparents left Mexico in 1975‚ coming to America for a better life and a more peaceful environment in
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files; financial and medical records; and virtually everywhere a person has been. On Tuesday‚ the Supreme Court will consider whether law enforcement officers during an arrest may search the contents of a person’s mobile phone without a warrant. The court should recognize that new technologies do not alter basic Fourth Amendment principles‚ and should require a judicial warrant in such circumstances. The court is considering the issue in two separate cases. In one‚ Boston police officers arrested a man
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named Abigail Hernandez has gone missing from her North Conway home in New Hampshire. Her name is now known around the world‚ not for a great reason in any way‚ but it’s still known around the world. This teenage girl’s story has affected so many people‚ but she is not the only teen to have gone missing before‚ why has hers? The answer is the media‚ the media took this story and blew it up‚ focused on certain (attention grabbing) facts of the case‚ and in the process affected many people across the
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Book 1 Assessment 1 Investigate an issue or event since 1995 that has affected tourism demand in a country or region that you have studied. Overview In this assignment I will be researching the significant impact the recession had on the travel and tourism industry between 2008 and the present day. I will be looking into how domestic‚ inbound and outbound tourism was affected. I will mainly focus on the impact the recession had on the UK‚ but will need to also discuss the contributing factors
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’Maybe I should get the waxing kit from the medicine cabinet. So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those ’cold wax’ kits. No melting a clump of hot wax‚ you just rub the strips together in your hand‚ they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss‚ no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean‚ I’m not a genius‚ but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!) So I pull one of the
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