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    Immigration is one of many issues that are going on in the United States. Most people from Mexico cross the border to seek a better life. Others to provide opportunities for their families. Some immigrants,however,smuggle drugs through the borders of the United States. That´s why I believe that immigration laws should be strict. Likewise, Mexico is run by drug cartels. The New York Times states that, a ¨...kilo sells for upwards of 100,000-more than its weight in gold.¨"meaning they earn…

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    Zacatecas Research Paper

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    lucrative silver mines, the cathedral’s interior was originally embellished with silver and gold leaf. Unfortunately, little of the interior’s beauty remains, but this architectural masterpiece still attracts many visitors. Another landmark is Mina El Edén, an important landmark in Zacatecas’ history, is a major area attraction. Once a thriving silver mine with seven levels, the facilities have been redesigned so that visitors can take a train inside for guided tours. Visitors are able to…

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    which resulted in lots of loot for me and my colonists. All of these attempts ended in failure, but I still wanted to explore. My desire never dimmed. In 1595, I set out to search for the golden city of El Dorado. There was said to be lots of gold mines in this city. Even though I did not find El Dorado, I do still believe that there are large amounts of gold out there waiting to be discovered. While I was out here I had promised that I wouldn’t have any interaction with the Spanish, so I…

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    Gender Roles In Candide

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    Voltaire was a talented writer and a lifelong social critic and satirist. He was against social injustice, and one of his incredible works was “Candide”, which was written in 1759. Which he had bitter criticism at Church, and nobility, “Enlightenment” philosophy, and human cruelty an exchanging legacy. Voltaire had different point of views how mankind should be operated among the community. His opinions states in his novels how to overcome social injustice conditions and that he didn’t support…

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    Violence In Candide

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    kind of love Candide feels towards Cunegonde is unrequited, then the outcome of what Candide would do to himself would be unpredictable. His love for Cunegonde takes him around the world, fleeing certain countries like Portugal, France, Brazil, and El Dorado. On the same note, I discovered it really neat that every person that Candide has killed has been connected to CUnegonde in some way or another that led Candide to go astray. While still not finished with the book, I believe that Candide has…

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    In Both Tartuffe and Candide, authors Voltaire and Moliere write in their own opinions on the corruption of institutional religion. Their opinions differ however in the fact that Moliere still accepts institutional religion, but wants the readers to be conscious of who they choose to be their religious leader. Voltaire on the other hand inserts certain characters and scenes that demonstrate his view that institutional religion is corrupt. Moliere did not appear to truly change institutional…

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    Zebra Mussels Essay

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    Great Lakes. Within the last century, Zebra Mussels are believed to have worked their way through our rivers and have been transported from those rivers by unknowing boaters to our local lakes. Zebra mussels were first found in Kansas in 2003 at El Dorado Reservoir. So far Zebra Mussels have been found in at least eleven Kansas lakes and many other rivers and water ways. Zebra Mussels attach…

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    In this context, for example, appeared the legend of El Dorado, which produced a considerable amount of travels of the colonizers through the Colombian territory. In relation to the political reasons of the colonization we can count the necessity of establish a solid system of control of the Caribbean coast…

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    In psychology we learn about many disorders such as Bipolar disorder, OCD, and Schizophrenia. The disorder that really caught my attention was Psychopathic disorder, a disorder in when one is suffering from or constituting a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. Many adults and possibly children too suffer from this disorder, children are more to develop symptoms once they become a little older. It is estimated that 1% of the general population meet criteria for the…

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    Why Is Yuma Important

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    Yuma Irrigation Irrigation has been very significant in the Yuma county for decades, irrigation is the reason why Yuma has one of the best soil to develop and grow crops in. Yuma depends on irrigation to get the sources it needs, from growing perfect crops to making great profit. Without all the irrigation systems like dams and canals and successful ideas by representatives Yuma wouldn’t be the town we all know it by and that’s why irrigation is so important in Yuma county, because without it…

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