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    Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse and The Bataan Death March are two comparative events in US history. The Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse was a series of human rights violations against prisoners in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq, which began in March of 2003. The Bataan Death March was the relocation by foot of American Prisoners from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O, Donnel a prisoner camp of the Japanese during World War 2. While both Abu Ghraib and The Bataan Death March are a result of…

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    Sarah: Ready for the defendant, your honor. Judge: Will the clerk swear the jury in? Clerk: (speaks to the jury) Please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear to well and truly interpret these proceedings, so help you God? Please say I do. (Jury says I do) You may be seated. John: Your honor and ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defendant that is before you has been charged with dui, theft, and destruction…

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    month requirement, you can still qualify for health care through the VA. You may also qualify for an enhanced eligibility status if you meet certain criteria. Enhanced eligibility includes former prisoners of war, Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor winners or you served in Vietnam or the Persian Gulf…

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    Across the world, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Purim this year from the eve of March 11 through March 12 with much fanfare and excitement. Families will go from door to door sporting costumes while delivering candy and other foods, and sit down to a lavish meal with friends and relatives later in the day to celebrate the holiday. But far beyond the food and costumes, Purim has a much deeper purpose to it, a lesson applicable to each and every one of our lives. Purim, one of the most…

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    multiple organizations, I have had to hone excellent time management skills. By doing so, I am able to maintain an exceptional academic standing within my high school. As a result of this, I was recently inducted into the Sanger Chapter of the National Honor Society this past October. Throughout my years at the New Hartford Central Schools, I have developed good problem- solving skills and an analytical mind, which has led me to choose my major, forensic accounting. I believe that this is a good…

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    frequently interceded on behalf of her Christian brethren and asked him to spare them in his 1258 attack on Baghdad (Waterson, 2006). To honor her request, Hulagu ordered Christians and the Shi’a to remain in a church, set off-limits to his Mongol soldiers, and supplied guards for others. Fortunately, this meant those who shared space with those offered a guard were also spared torture, death, and extortion, but the favor shown to Nestorians and the Shi’a would act as a point of contention in…

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    by cutting his throat in a holy place, the church. Also, his madness of rage kicks in when he was describing the way he wants Hamlet to die. Near the end of the play, the final battle between Laertes and Hamlet, Laertes states that he will lose his honor…

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    On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the US. It was a category 3 storm and caused more than $100 billion worth of damage. The storm started in the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and eventually came to the US. The coast guard had to rescue more than 34,000 people. It killed nearly 2,000 people and affected 90,000 square miles of the USA. Today 10 years after the tragic event people who were affected were able to rebuild their lives and let everything return to normal.…

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    to endure something as traumatic as war, the traits needed are, courageousness, faithful, insightful, and open-mindedness. Each of these traits are essential to successfully entering this type of position. Being in the military, air force, or coast guard takes a lot, and this task can only be taken on by certain people. However, fun time can also be had even when it seems like things should be falling apart. Tim O’Brien uses great imagery to help the readers to visualize the war and what it was…

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    Against Gun Control

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    professor gives the student a bad grade on a test, then the student can walk in the school with a gun and shoot the teacher or professor and nobody would stop him because carrying a gun in school would be accepted. In May of 2000 a thirteen year old honors student shot his teacher on the last day of classes at Lake Worth Community Middle School. Another reason teachers or students carrying weapons in schools is an issue is students can feel uncomfortable if a students or teacher carries a…

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