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    A Short Summary On Nevada

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    Home Means Nevada “All For Our Country” Nevada was the 36th state to become part of the union. It became a state on October 31, 1864. Maybe that’s where Halloween came from. The state colors are blue and silver. Nevada goes by many names, you may know it best as the Silver State, but it is also nicknamed the Sagebrush State and the Battle Born State. The state flower of Nevada is the Big Sagebrush which grows in the desert and rangelands of Nevada. Native Americans used to use Sagebrush for…

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    Las Vegas Misconceptions

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    Las Vegas, Nevada—the city known for its flamboyant nightlife and never-ending party—instills a fictional reputation for those living outside of the city. Tourists often see the beauty and elegance proudly marketed by Las Vegas; the city does what it does best—put on a show. The city does nothing more than put a façade to hide the failure to serve our community. I chose to write about Las Vegas because the misconceptions of my hometown affect how people think of me when I introduce myself.…

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    All the evidence of the benefits of legalizing gambling has been proven but, unfortunately for people who live in Hawaii, the state does not want to take a step in that direction. In multiple states like Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey where gambling has been legalized each state has witnessed the benefits. Lower or no illegal gambling crime, Money for the state, and more jobs for the citizens. There is no doubt that Hawaii has financial issues, The money that the state will get from…

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    Gambling Essay

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    Gambling has been a part of America’s history as early as the 1600’s. The Puritans, still under the influence of the crown, were allowed to participate in lotteries to help grow the colonies. “All 13 original colonies established lotteries, usually more than one, to raise revenue. Playing the lottery became a civic responsibility… Lottery funds were also used to build churches and libraries” (Dunstan, 1997). As our country expanded west, the lotteries and casinos only grew more popular. As of…

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    There are many reasons why my hometown of Carson City, Nevada is unique. The arid desert that reaches across the state and runs into the tall, beautiful terrain of the Sierra Mountains. The snowy mountains covered in trees create the almost hidden oasis of crystal water and black sand, Lake Tahoe. The cattle ranches stretching alongside the freeway through Pleasant Valley to “The Biggest Little City” of Reno. What I love most is the communities that have been created in these valleys that…

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    Water is constantly changing. According to Charles Fishman, the author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, he states, “Water is unpredictable. Water is fickle. But that is water’s nature. The fickleness, the variability, is itself predictable” (319). Fishman is explaining to the audience that no person truly understands water to its full extent. Most people only get to view one side of water and therefore, do not appreciate it for what it truly is. Water is much…

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    The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is found in Washington, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Montana, and Idaho. The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is located in a biodiversity hotspot. The biodiversity hotspot it is located in is California floristic province. The Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit occupy big sagebrush where. It lives in burrows in soft deep soils in areas such as alluvial fans. They eat fresh fruit and vegetables. One reason the Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit is endangered is because it is…

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    Seth and Wells (2011) describe a commercial services airport as, “those airports that accommodate scheduled air carrier service, provided by the world’s certificated air carriers” (pg. 12). These are the types of airports the traveling public usually thinks of when an airport is mentioned. Big name airlines fly from these airports, these types of airports are notorious for long lines, security procedures, and flight delays. The primary role of commercial services airports are to safely and…

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    The following is from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Winnemucca wrote her book Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims in 1882. Winnemucca wrote this book to help highlight stories of her people and the interactions they had with white European and American settlers. Winnemucca hoped her writings would have the desired outcome of forcing change and getting public opinion and government officials on the sides of Native American tribes. Winnemucca portrayed cross-cultural interaction as…

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    Las Vegas is best known for their casinos, 24-hour bars/convenient stores and being the city that never sleeps. But for Las Vegas residents, it’s known as a kill zone for pedestrians Las Vegas ranked 15th of 34 major U.S. cities for pedestrian deaths with 2,500 walkers killed per 100,000 residents according to the National Highway Safety Administration in a LA Times article. I want you to understand who, what, and how we are all affected by this Las Vegas issues that is increasing rapidly. On a…

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