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    “they” are, but “they” seem to be vaguely arrogant, entirely omnipotent and the enforcers of way too many rules. That being said, the truth does not exist. Each person’s perspective of a situation is in and of itself a unique truth. My truth of that night is different than my mother’s. I will get to those truths, but first here is the beginning. Anxiety holds my hand while 3 a.m. holds my secrets. It has been this way since before I could remember. I would obsesses over my fears to the point…

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    reason at all. He also used the S.S. (shooting squad). These were Hitler’s personal army that started of as Hitler’s bodyguard,s but he expanded them so that they could wipe out the brown shirts they wiped them out in just one night this night was called “night of the long knives.” People knew that if they foul-mouthed Hitler they would either end up dead or in a concentration camp (which was meant you were as good as dead). The first concentration camp that was first set up was called Dachaw…

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    Stand Your Ground

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    serious injury or death and killing your attacker is necessary to save yourself from that danger, stand your ground accepts that as long as you are not doing anything unlawful, are in a place where you have the right, and are met with danger or the threat of death, you may fight back with force. It does not matter whether you had the possibility to retreat or not, so long as it is reasonable to consider the situation a hazard to your life or a threat of great bodily harm. I think it is entirely…

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    requirements for a hunter safety certification. People can even take it online if they do not have time during the day. Hunters these days grow food plots and all the food that hunters feed the wildlife help be more healthy. For the wildlife back a long time ago it was hard for animals to be healthy and that's why there wasn't as many as there is today. With all the nutrients and minerals that the deer eat today it helping them grow bigger and healthy and strong to fight off diseases which…

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    The green sea turtle is an ancient and unique creature that swims all over the world to share its beauty. The green sea turtle has been around for over one hundred million years. Not only is this creature beautiful, but also has many other outstanding features to share with the world. These reptiles are remarkable for their strong sense of navigation and direction and can come back to the same beach that they nested months, even years ago, to lay more eggs. Green sea turtles travel numerous…

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    version of Cinderella has long-lasting educational and therapeutic value through teaching children the influence people can have on others, the transformative nature of words, and, as Arthur Schlesinger is quoted as…

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    though, with time and the knowledge that Andrew was there to anchor him when he managed to force himself to return to consciousness. Of course, Andrew was no stranger to nightmares, either. On his worst nights, he sat on the roof with a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Some nights Neil joined him; other nights he sat in bed and waited for Andrew to return. It depended on how much space Andrew needed after reliving who knew what in the hellscape of his nightmares. Andrew’s eidetic memory couldn’t…

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    are chatting. “Man, just our luck to live near that old insane asylum!” “Ahh, it’s nothing to worry about, it's been abandoned for over 20 years” said a boy about 13 years of age, who goes by Joe. “Well, if it's so abandoned, how about you spend the night in there.” “No, are you kidding, why would I do that.” “C’mon do it, or you’re a chicken.” It was those words that finally made Joe crack. “Fine, but I get to take one friend.¨ The effect was instantaneous.…

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    finished it in two. Talk, talk, talk. Did you ever hear so much talk about nothing?”. Then juror #2 responds, “TWO (nervously laughing). Well … I guess … they’re entitled”. This boy’s life is in jeopardy and these men are joking about why the case took so long. the most noted argument in my mind was after every single juror voted guilty in the first vote except for juror #8 who voted not guilty. This wasn 't because he definitely thought the boy was not guilty, he said he didn 't know whether he…

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    In Eliezer Wiesel’s, Night, he recaptures the harmful technology used on them during the holocaust. The Nazi’s used gas chambers, guns, hangings, and medical experiments to cause harm towards the civilians. Wiesel explains, “We had already lived through a lot that night. We thought nothing could frighten us anymore. But his harsh words sent shivers through us. The word "chimney" here was not an…

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