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    Apartment Living in Palm Springs, CA Overview Palm Springs is a beautiful resort town in Coachella Valley in Southern California. Its unique architecture and frequent visits from Hollywood stars have brought it global attention, making Palm Springs an exciting place to live. Its reliance on tourism ensures that there is always something going on in Palm Springs—you’ll never get bored here! Palm Springs: A Brief History Palm Springs began as Mexican land that was ceded to the US in 1848. Native…

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    unemployed. The only place in the United States where prostitution is currently legalized is in the state of Nevada in certain cities and counties. In an article written by Annie Lowrey, she explained that, “one Lyon County official, for instance, told an NBC affiliate the county raises $300,000 to $500,000 per year from the local brothels” (2-3). This data collected from one county in Nevada demonstrates that money made from legal prostitution is significant. This information only applies to…

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    The Mojave Desert is located about 212 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California, near the border of California and Nevada. Death Valley is located in the eastern part of the Mojave Desert, in California, which is located in the United States of America. Death Valley is 150 miles long and twenty miles wide, mountain ranges can be up to 11,000 feet tall, and areas are…

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    Dear Principal Dr. Anthony Davis, How are you doing today? I have a serious question to ask you. Would you please allow us to go on a field trip to Lava Beds National Monument. This trip would be amazingly exciting. Lava Beds National Monument is located in the state of California. California calls the monument their "best-kept secret." This is because not everyone knows about this beautiful sighting park. The park was formed when it was uncovered by lava and many active volcanoes were erupting.…

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    The national park, Death Valley is located in California and is 5,262 square miles. It’s a desert terrain that can have temperatures greater than 120 degrees fahrenheit in the summer. The highest temperature ever recorded was 134 degrees during 1913. The average rainfall is about 2 inches, which is much less than most deserts get in the summer time, hence why it’s called Death Valley. In the winter time, Death Valley has mild temperature in the day time and at night, the temperature can get to…

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    revealed. On one return trip to the East, Siegel drove through the small town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Legend has it that Siegel suddenly had a vision of turning Las Vegas into a gambling mecca. Others said he had merely stopped there for a call of nature. According to popular myth, Bugsy envisioned building a large casino and hotel to which gamblers would flock. His vision was fueled by the fact that Nevada had legalized gambling in 1931. In Las Vegas, gambling was concentrated in downtown…

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    Satire On Yoga

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    Hi! It’s Penny here, and I hope you are excited to learn more about me! I like to think I am one of the sexiest blonde escorts Vegas has, but you are really the only one who can decide that! A bit about me…I am 24 years old, I have lived here for a number of years, and these green eyes have a super solid history of melting hearts! I work in a Vegas yoga studio part time because it is a passion of mine, and I have recently started to lead classes. Hot yoga in Las Vegas is becoming more trendy,…

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    Becoming A Mentor

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    A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained. It is easy to give up on a goal that is challenging and uncommon. My past struggles with self-acceptance and depression is the driving force behind all of my goals. “Lead by Example: Mentoring is a Priority” serves to bring awareness to impact mentoring has on our youth in schools, communities, and households. It strives to give our youth the tools to success and confidence to break down all barriers of…

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    Peter Ediger was important to the Nevada test site because he was one of the founding committee members of the Pace e Bene which was a nonviolence service. His committee was in charge of fighting against the test site to try and stop the bombing going on. Ediger and three other people, Louis Vitale, Alain Richard, and Julia Occhiogrosso, started the committee in the mid-eighties and got groups of people together to shut down the Nevada test site. Ediger is a religious man, which many people were…

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    Area 51 is 100 miles outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, It is a detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, tucked between the air base and an abandoned nuclear testing range. The exact location is 37°14’06”N, 115°48’40”W. Everyone has different theories about what has went on at Area 51. This paper will reveal the truth. Area 51 was hiding extraterrestrial technology and other discoveries. Robert Scott Lazar, Bob, contacted Las Vegas TV station with an unbelievable story. He made claims that he worked at…

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