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    Mexico is a country that is known to have an abundance it natural resources such as petroleum, gold and timber. Likewise Mexico has a rich history that ranges from the Aztecs to the major influence that Spain and other European countries had on Mexico’s social and political culture. Throughout Mexico’s existence, it has always suffered from political and economic instability due to corruption. For instance, the one party rule of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) for 71 years has…

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    SALT N PEPA When looking back through Hip-Hop culture there are a few main names that come to mind such as Kurtis Blow, Easy E, Run DMC, Eric B, and many more. However, males are not the only ones who have shaped and created this culture. When talking about female influence in Hip-Hop it all begins with Salt N’ Pepa. Salt N’ Pepa, one of the first female rap groups, changed the face of Hip-hop. They paved the way for women in this male dominant industry. Salt N’ Pepa has also influenced…

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    What is organized crime? Oxford Dictionaries says Organized crime is criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful groups and carried out on a large scale. The FBI say when you think of organized crime, you probably picture the Italian and Sicilian Mafioso of television and the silver screen. But in recent years, the face of organized crime has changed, and the threat is broader and more complex than ever. They tell us more bout this change and who they are. Like Russian…

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    The Best Tasting Burger in America Waiting in line is definitely worth the wait. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast food chain restaurant focused on serving the best hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, french fries, and milkshakes in the States. The PR Newswire reports, “The Habit whose motto is "Respect the Burger," was founded in 1969 in Santa Barbara” (PR Newswire, 2014) and is headquartered in Irvine, California. The expansion of the chain includes 109 locations. The Habit is a great place for…

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    Donald Trump’s Wall Necessary or Unnecessary Donald Trump’s immigration plan has an outrageous bill. He calls for an increase in security along the border that the United State just does not have. Donald Trump’s main point on illegal immigration is, he wants to build the wall on the border of the Texas and Mexico. The question I am posing for this paper is is Donald Trump’s wall cost effective and is it really necessary? The government is already having a monetary problem with the country…

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    Simon Bolivar was a great liberator and excellent politician in Latin American. Under his wise leadership and advanced political thoughts, the Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Panama was liberated from the Spanish colonialism rule. He is ambitious a person wants to establish a liberal and democratic country where can bring the freely and equally right to people. Also, he thinks the global affairs require consultation and cooperation among all concerned parties, then he is dreaming…

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    Sweet Child O’Mine by Guns N’ Roses The song became really popular until the current time because it has the best guitar solo of all time. This song was recorded during 1987 from the Appetite for Destruction album of the Guns N’ Roses that was released on the 17th of August the same year. Then, they made it as a single and was released on August 17, 1988, in the US, while in the UK it was released on May 29, 1989. The band who made the song was the Guns N’ Roses, they are an American rock band…

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    After years of wanting to do this, I finally get to go on tour with my favorite band Guns N’ Roses! I have always liked them and their songs. My favorite song of theirs is Mr.Brownstone. I grew up around this style of music and it is what I have always liked, 80’s rock and old country. Slash is the one that I like the most of the whole group. I like his hair, the way he looks, and the way that he plays electric guitar. Sadly, I can’t play guitar even though I have tried but I can play some of…

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    Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is a documentary that explores the use of a meditation technique named Vipassana in one of India’s most harshest prisons as a means of rehabilitation for the prisoners. The filmmakers spent a lot of time inside the Tihar Central prison in New Delhi where they interviewed the inmates and the jail officers along with the woman who introduced the Vipassana meditation technique to the prison, a woman named Kiran Bedi, a former General of Prisons in India. The film…

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    One of the strategic challenges outlined in the 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), was that of the transnational criminal organizations. “Transnational criminal organizations are increasing in strength and capability, driving risk in counterfeit goods, human trafficking, illicit drugs, and other illegal flows of people and goods.” (QHSR, 2014, p.28) Out of the various transnational criminal organizations that operate within the United States and abroad, the Mexican drug cartels…

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