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    Final Research Paper Today high school graduates should have an opportunity to go to college for free, so they can look forward to a bigger future and better job opportunities in life. Having free college can be beneficial by bringing in even more young adults who are interested to further their education more and to help the lower class have their higher education too. Free college may be beneficial but it also come with problems or even alternatives. But that doesn 't mean we should stop this…

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    Since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was signed into law in 1992, sports betting has been illegal in all but four of the fifty U.S. states: Nevada, Oregon, Montana, and Delaware. Nevada could offer single game sports betting, while the others were limited to betting on multiple games simultaneous through a sports parlay lottery. Introducing the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) posed unprecedented challenges to the U.S. betting market. Yet, consumers' and…

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    was not involved in that fashionable wave, but the center of the reasons that I moved to the United States was also for my child, who has dual citizenship Japan and the United States, to establish his identity as a Japanese American. Of course, I couldn’t miss an opportunity to learn English in the United States, so I planned to go to school as my second purpose. Although I came to the United States as a chaperon for my child, the result that I came across a good college and considerate people…

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    The progressives became successful in their goals in many ways. The Progressive Era was an effort to get rid of the political, social, and economic problems during the Industrial Revolution. It took place from 1900 to 1917. The year 1917 was a significant end date for the Progressive Era because that was when World War I started. The idea of ¨social darwinism¨ had a big impact on these problems. The theory of Social Darwinism basically stated that the wealthy would grow in power, while the poor…

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    strial workforce began to become transparent, leading to a push for reforms to fix injustices and restore the economy. The progressives of the early twentieth century took many of the earlier reformer's ideologies, and they transformed these political ideologies into actions. The programs that emerged from the philosophies of the late nineteenth century reformers were the social reform for maltreated populations, the political opposition to big businesses, and the policies implemented for the…

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    hold. Seattle's climate and location made it an obvious transportation and supply center for those heading to and from the gold. Into the 20th century, Boeing, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, and the largest exporter in the United States, started its foundations in Seattle. William Boeing, the company's founder, had started in the timber industry that had previously dominated the city. His knowledge of timber allowed him to begin designing planes and eventually, he founded the…

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    United States for the last decade regarding physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, many believe having a Doctor prescribe a self-administered lethal drug to a patient is diminishing the value of life. While others believe this method should be the patients’ right to choice when the pain and suffering from a life threatening illness should cease. II. Main Point # 1 - Will Physician- Assisted Suicide, also known as the “Death by Dignity Act” be legalized in the remaining states?…

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    The Progressive Era was a much needed time of change and reform. Between 1880 and 1920, the Progressive Era reformed current practices and laws for ethical reasons and to appease certain unions creating noise and pressure about controversial issues. During the late 19th early 20th century, there were many civil, political, and health hazardous issues occurring. Many freed slaves at the time were being discriminated against, making life in the south. African Americans, now being considered…

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    Progressive Era reformers and the federal government were able to bring a significant amount of reform during the years of 1900 to 1920. Although mostly conservative, the reforms made during this time period paved the way for future development. The federal government mainly worked on reforms for trusts and child labor laws, while Progressive reformers focused on the rights of the people, specifically women and African Americans. The reforms that were made did not hold a great impact in society,…

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    United states. They had telephones they did not have cell phones at that time, and they did not have telephones in Camboldia just in the United states. That’s why she got a letter in the mail telling Sundara that her sister was safe,Sundara did not here from her parents in that letter. Culture:Hot in Camboldia, Cold in Oregon Sundara Spoke Khmer,Sundara had to learn a new language that must have been hard to learn a new language ,and leaving her parents and sister in Camboldia,to go to oregon…

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