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    1985 World Series

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    Jane Zuroweste Ms. Davis College Prep English G2 18 April 2017 The 1985 World Series It was an abnormally warm October day, October twenty-sixth, 1985 to be exact. Two Missouri teams are practicing for World Series Game Six, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. It was the second time in history that two Missouri teams faced each other in the World Series. The Cardinals were up in the series three-two, they just had to win that night’s game and they would become the 1985 World Series champions. This series will become known for having one of the worst calls in sports history. The Cardinals manager was Whitey Herzog and the Royals was Dick Howser (baseball-almanac.com). “Whitey was a great manager. Probably the best at the…

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    Enrique Camarena, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent was abducted on February 7, 1985 near the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico and shortly after that, Capt. Alfredo Zavala, a DEA source, was abducted from a car near the Guadalajara Airport. They were tortured for over 30 hours and died. The two abductions would be one of the largest investigations ever conducted by the DEA. The case would involve major forensic problems. Many suspects were arrested and tried for 8 weeks in…

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    What was Julia Gillard’s early life like? Julia Gillard was born in Barry, Wales. Her date of birth is September 29, 1961. Her parent’s names were John and Moira. Julia had a sister named Allison, and when Julia turned five years old, her family moved to Adelaide. This is where Julia Gillard spent her childhood. The reason they moved to Australia is because Julia had bronchopneumonia, which affects the lungs with fluid. Julia’s parents were told that if they moved to a warmer country,…

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    Communication has changed greatly in since 1985. How people talk to each other has changed by instead of going out to talk to friends/family or sending letters to using a cell phone, texting, social media, tablets, game consoles and much more. It is quite sad on how people communicate to others, since many people use technology to talk to each other in the same room, but not only that they are changing on how talk to one…

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    Chris’ Story Kids all over the world have life-threatening conditions, like different types of cancer and heart diseases. There are so many conditions and diseases that could kill a kid. Those kids inspired Make a Wish foundation. Chris Greicius was a seven year old boy who had a dream of becoming a police officer so he could “catch the bad guys”. But, at the age six he learned that he was not going to live long enough to pursue his dream. But, that did not stop Chris from becoming a little…

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    be considered the Queen of the Kings (Samson 1985:103). She had the title of a Pharaoh, but not the blood of an Egyptian as she was a Greek (Samson 1985:103). Cleopatra was not only a great beauty, but possessed charm, determination and great intelligence which contributed to her strength as a ruler (Samson 1985:103). The Egyptians seemed to have no problem being ruled by a woman as Cleopatra was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Ptolemaic period (Ashton 2008:72). She was politically opposed and…

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    Her throat was slashed. Murder, Burglary. • March 17, 1985 Dayle Okazaki, 34, and Maria Hernandez, 20, Rosemead. Dayle was shot to death. Murder, attempted murder, robbery. • March 17, 1985 Veronica Yu, 30, Monterey Park. Drug from her car and shot. Murder. • March 27, 1985 Vincent Zazzara, 64 and his wife Macine, 44, Whittier. Stabbed and mutilated. Two counts of murder, sexual charges. • May 14, 1985 Bill Doi, 66, Monterey Park. Shot to death. Murder, robbery, sexual charges. • May 30, 1985…

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    Nurse Practice Act

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    specialty area in which the nurse is certified by the board (The Professional Nursing Law, 1951/1985).” No specialty areas could be located within the document. The board does elaborate upon the role, stating that CRNP’s, in collaboration with a physician, are permitted to perform medical diagnosis. Provided they act in accordance with all rules and regulations, CRNP’s may also prescribe medical therapeutic or corrective measures, home health, hospice care, durable medical equipment, and…

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    Portes, A., & Stepick, A. (1985). Unwelcome immigrants: The labor market experiences of 1980 (Mariel) Cuban and Haitian refugees in South Florida. American Sociological Review, 493-514. The article, “Unwelcome Immigrants: The labor market experiences of 1980 (Mariel) Cuban and Haitian Refugees in South Florida”, by Alejandro Portes, and Alex Stepick, gives an in depth perspective of the struggles of Cuban, and Haitian refugee who immigrated to America in 1980. The article focuses on…

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    generation. In order to ensure a society’s survival, it “must recruit new members as the older generation dies out,” (Blackledge & Hunt, 1985, p. 64). It is important that there are mechanisms in place to ensure that the younger generation acquires the language and the values of the society. In the functionalist theory, these mechanisms…

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