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    Guantánamo Bay detention camp Legal assignment Guantanamo bay detention centre a. Identify and describe a contemporary human rights issue The Guantanamo Bay detention camp (also known as GITMO), is a US detention facility located on the coast of Guantanamo Bay in south-eastern Cuba, on the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. It was built in 2002 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent military operations in Afghanistan. The detention centre was used to house Muslim militants and…

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    creation of Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo Bay is a detention camp located in Cuba that hold suspected terrorists and is used to extract critical information. There have been proposed plans to close or replace Guantanamo Bay due to moral and cost-wise reasons. However, it should remain open because the detainees are too dangerous to move to another prison, crucial information is extracted, and the U.S. Constitution and the Geneva Convention are not violated. The detainees in Guantanamo Bay are not…

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    Kingsford officially became recognised as a suburb on 25 June 1936. Prior to becoming its own suburb, it was mostly undeveloped land and was known as South Kensington. The suburb is mainly residential with a population of 14,100. It has a large commercial area where the markets, restaurants, hotels, and bars are found. Kingsford is surrounded by other eastern suburbs, making it close to Sydney, beaches, and other recreational areas. Housing The housing situation in Kingsford consists of…

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    Sudden Oak Death

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    For this experiment we collected Umbellaria californica or in other words California bay laurels in Pepperwood Preserve for the experiment. We collected samples from the same meadow in Pepperwood to dish out any uncertainties or error in our results. After that we placed them in water and put them in their specified light treatment which consisted…

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    society and her own family. Blanche DuBois travels to New Orleans to live with her sister, to run away from all the rumours and her past life back in Laurel. One night, Blanche questions Stella by asking and admitting, “Stella! What have you heard about me?... You haven’t heard any unkind gossip about me?... Honey, there was a good deal of talk in Laurel” (Williams 78).” Due to the fact that Blanche brought up this question, proves that there is something that she is hiding, and she is not as…

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    Aromatherapy Benefits

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    very high potency, can be used in very small percentages in relation to other oils. Tea Tree is the most widely studied of the antibacterial and antiviral oils, and the only essential oil thus far shown to specifically eradicate H1N1 influenza. Bay Laurel -- or "laurus nobilis" has been shown to have direct action against against a highly infectious virus causing severe respiratory ailments. Narrow-leaf Eucalyptus has both antiviral and proven immune-modulating actions. There are several other…

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    Gatsby makes his decisions fully aware the negative consequences, whereas Blanche is destroyed by factors around her that are out of her control. Jay Gatsby purposely moves across the bay from the love of his life, but also the person who creates his heartache. While being blurred by his love for Daisy, he makes the choice to protect her and take the blame for the killing of Myrtle, which indirectly leads to his own death. In contrast…

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    the Dominican Republic coat of arms. The Dominican Republic coat of arms features a shield and has similar colors as the flag, supported by two leafs; the leaf on the right side is called the palm frond and the leaf on the left side is called the bay laurel branch. In the center of the shield shows six spears. The front four hold up the national flag. Also the center of the shield has a bible reading “ conoceran la verdad, y los hará libres.” but in english it means “know the truth and the truth…

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    The Tide Rises Analysis

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    Andrew’s inability to properly cope with the guilt from his family’s death is the second step that leads to his complete madness, and in due course his demise. Drinking used to be his escape – from the war, and from the reality of Dolores’s breakdown. “[It allowed him to] ignore all the signs/ ignore [the concerns everyone] told him” (Lehane 118). After the catastrophic event, he gives up drinking perhaps to honour his wife. This leaves his mind clear and able to comprehend his role in their…

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    already being used in European folk medicine. They would have used Lavender to wash and bathe with, olive-oil with herb-infusions like chamomile to soothe, and render their skin supple, more beautiful and they would have taken advantage of the humble bay-laurel as an astringent, to aid digestion and soothe general stomach disorders. Plants like Malva silvestris had been used since the 8th century for its strong anti-inflammatory and pain-killing properties, a plant which was still used for…

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