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    Having no rules barely ever works. Without rules the success of the people is based on their integrity. In the United States there are some who do not find using welfare money for unnecessary wants as a dishonest act. This disrupts the well-being of those who are truly in need, and it is the reason the United States should regulate government welfare by drug testing and monitoring purchases. Government funds, which include the taxpayers’ money, are being used to support those in need. Typically,…

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    Australian families face solidarity and Division: Numbers of sole parent households are increasing, with predictions of a 65% increase within Australia by 2036. Although financial assistance is provided by the welfare system, families continue to experience financial hardship. Recent statistics suggests, that sole parent families are at the highest risk of experiencing disadvantage. Why are so many Australian sole parent families living so close to or below the calculated poverty line?…

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    Trapshooting improves lifelong skills Trapshooting can improve skills ranging from mental skills to eyesight. Trapshooting is good for many of lifelong skills due to the concentration involved in the process of shooting a clay. First trapshooting improves your eyesight because while you are actively looking down the rib of the shotgun searching for the target, your eyes are developing concentration which improves the way you see the target (Tomas, profession in Ophthalmology). Furthermore…

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    geochronology to determine the age of rocks on the so called deccan traps. To evaluate whether the extinction happened before or after the volcanic eruptions. The researchers collected more than 50 samples of rocks from that certain region in india to record data, Fortunately, samples from both the bottom and top of this volcanic layer contained zircon, allowing the team to pinpoint the timing of the beginning and end of the Deccan Traps eruptions. During the time of the volcanos erupting,…

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    Military Jobs Essay

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    Jaime: 10 Highest-Paying Jobs After Military Service Serving in the military is a rewarding, but challenging experience. Research by a well-known private think tank reveals that many employers fail to hire veterans because they cannot understand and translate military skills into civilian terms. Veterans are more than qualified for most positions because they receive specialized training through advanced military education programs. What follows are 10 of the highest-paying jobs for veterans…

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    land because of the North Vietnamese’s unique defense war tactics. They set up many booby traps that were not seen in wars at that time. One of the many booby traps the Northern Vietnamese used was the punji sticks. This is a trap made with sharpened bamboo stakes. The stakes would usually be be covered in urine, feces, or another substance that would cause an infection in the victim that was stabbed with it. This trap would go in a hole they dug out then cover it with a thin frame. Since they…

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    This battle was a communist victory from its very beginning. (N.A. “The Battle at Ap Bac Changed America’s View of the Vietnam War.”) The Viet Cong won the war by playing it safe and fighting from the shadows, taking out enemy troops via sabotage, booby traps, sneak attack, hit-and-runs and even fighting the enemy in psychological warfare. All of this together was enough for the Viet Cong to win the war and allow for their…

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    The Loyal Samurai

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    Have you ever thought of how life would be for a Samurai? The Loyal Samurai is about a samurai named, Kusunoki Masashige who always obeyed his master, no matter what. This demonstrates a real samurai. The Lives of the Samurai is about samurai’s daily lives and how they should be loyal and brave. This demonstrates a perfect samurai. The Lives of the Samurai and The Loyal Samurai are both different and similar in some ways. The Loyal Samurai demonstrates that a samurai should be compassionate,…

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    The Vietnam Tunnels

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    Malaria was the second largest cause of death next to battle wounds.” U.S. and south Vietnamese forces trained soldiers known as “tunnel rats” to navigate the tunnels in order to detect booby traps and enemy troop presence.” NVA troops set up ambushes then escape into the tunnels. They also set up booby traps the hid in the tunnels. Battles in the tunnels usually were a fight to the death, They were very traumatizing experiences. Some other uses for the tunnels were wedding halls, underground…

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    Tim Obrien Response

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    The story is about how Mark Fossy brought his girlfriend to Vietnam. It really turns out that his girlfriend, was very different there. Tim Obrien says that how see was always wanting to know everything like an AK-47 and different kinds of booby traps and wanting to explore everything. What ends up happing is that Mark Fossys girlfriend turns out to be what they called the Greenies, which were the crazy ones like not literally crazy but the nasty unscarred people that aren’t afraid. They would…

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