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    Well, not really. I love my brother, I do. But, we just happen to have very different views on education. My brother did not attend a four-year university nor did he continue his community college education. He dropped out after one year at Glendale Community College. He was never keen on pursuing his academics because it was “boring” and “a waste of time.” He was rejected by all of the private high schools he applied to and thus, he settled for a local public school. Throughout his…

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    Richard Ramirez known as “The Night Stalker” was an American serial killer, rapist and burglar. He was one of the most horrendous serial killers who terrorized California in the 1980’s. Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 29, 1960. He was the youngest of Julian and Mercedes Ramirez's five children. During his childhood, Ramirez lived with an abusive father who often relieved his anger towards him. Throughout his early years, he suffered two major head injuries that later affected the…

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    With the world around us growing at a rapid pace, it is no surprise that most jobs will require post-secondary education before too long. A high school diploma is no longer going to suffice if one wishes to attain a job that pays enough to support themselves and perhaps even a family. So with most prison inmates not even having the credentials to receive a high school diploma, they are almost destined to fail and return to prison within three years (Altschuler and Skorton. 2013). With it being…

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    Gangs And Crime

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    7.1- Rank the following acts on whether you believe they are a crime or not. Rank from most serious to least serious using the following scale: very serious (VS), serious(S), undecided(U), less serious (LS), and not serious (NS). Also not if you think an act should not be a crime (NAC). Give reasons for your decisions. l.Pat gets drunk and hits a child, injuring her severely, while speeding through a school zone. -VS Pat not only is driving under the influence, which puts countless lives in…

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    his retirement Harold served as a consultant to the Senate and the Senate Judiciary Committee for a whole year. He then started the Harold Hughes Foundation and also opened the Harold Hughes Center for Alcoholism. While in a retirement community in Glendale, Arizona, he passed away at age 74 and was cremated by his family. His remains were then transported to Iowa and buried in the Ida Grove Cemetery. In conclusion, Harold Everett Hughes fought for the treatment of alcoholism, even while being…

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    Murder: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another; also the subject of an commonly banned book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Banned in some schools -such as Glendale (CA) Unified School District in 2012- for its gruesome details of violence, accounts of rape, and profanity, In Cold Blood depicts the murder of a family. Perry Edward Smith and Richard (Dick) Eugene Hickock, the killers, were hoping to gain wealth and fortune but ended up on Death Row a few years later.…

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    For as long as I can remember I have been terrified of horses. If I hear a horse noise, I freak out and get as far away as possible. If I see a horse, I run and hide. Even if there is a horse trail sign, I convince my family to take the other path. This whole fear, according to my mom, happened when I was seven years old. I was at my best friend's birthday which was a horseback riding party. Finally, it was my turn. I jumped on the horse, all was smooth until a few minutes into the ride, when…

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    Tichenor Case Summary

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    In Tichenor, the court found substantial harm. Id. at 178. In Tichenor, the plaintiff’s were unable to perform yard work, plant flowers or enjoy their porch because of the volume of the dogs’ barks. Id. at 175. The court reasoned the volume of the noise was more than a slight inconvenience because a normal person should be able to use their property at will without being interrupted by a neighbor. Id. In Tichenor, the barking dogs would prevent the plaintiff’s from falling asleep, and staying…

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    western. The addition of the team in Vegas helps with numbers by making the league have sixteen teams in the east and fifteen teams in the west. Also, Montreal is only 158.7 miles (255.4 km) away from Quebec City, whereas the distance from Vegas to Glendale, Arizona, is 279.7 miles (450.1 km). When talking distance from Seattle to a nearby team, the Vancouver Canucks are only 142.4 miles (229.2 km) away. The team in Vegas helps fill a gap in the southwest where there is no…

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    here at Combs High School. The whole year was amazing, but the thing that was most important was band. I was in the Marching Coyote Regiment, the pride of the school because the football team sucked. We took fourth place at the state championship at Glendale Community College, and we had the best music performance of the division three bands. We were sophisticated and competitive. We even won the Esprit de’ Corps for being a good audience and not participating in the frequent attempts at doing…

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