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    manager in CW WA. As mentioned before, we do not have authority so oversee Child Welfare workers in WA. We also recommend you to continue working with the ombudsman in WA. 2. Regarding the information you have requested to your case manager here in Oregon, I asked the CW Dallas Supervisor, Mark Walsh, if there is any information pending to be sent, and here is his response: “We have passed along every reported concern against the grandmother, to the State of Washington Protective Services.”…

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    Abstract The Twenty-Sixth Amendment has the right to be repealed by Congress.During the time period of the Vietnam War of the Cold War, where the United States had conscripted their men into soldiers to fight against the communists in Vietnam. The main reason for the men to be drafted is to protect the South Vietnam from being taken over by the North Vietnam. As the American men were being drafted into the war, they were recently a few number of men who burned their draft cards in as an…

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    History of Brazil’s Government After gaining independence on September 7th, 1822, Brazil became a Federal Republic (University of Oregon, 1995). When under Portugese rule, Brazil’s capital was Salvador, but after gaining independence from its king, son of a Portugese monarch, Brazil’s capital went inland to Brasilia (Gale Sites) (Pimlott, 1988). Today, a female president governs Brazil, her name is Dilma Rousseff. Economy Brazil has an extended amount of exports due natural features in the north…

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    to Maine. They are not native to Pacific Northwest but by the 1990s Barred owls have started moving towards Washington and Oregon. Reason is again the loss of habitat. Barred owls are large in size and far more aggressive than spotted owls. They have started taking over spotted owl nest sites (habitat) and prey in Washington and Oregon. Habitat loss due to logging and fire, coupled with competition from Barred owls, are the primary threats to Spotted owls…

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    throughout the nation. Vernonia v. Acton is a landmark court case; therefore, it is important to understand the history, background, constitutional issues, and the current impact of the case. The story of Vernonia v. Acton starts before 1995. In Vernonia, Oregon, the school administration noticed an exponential increase in drug use by the students during the 1980s. The “Student Athlete Drug Policy” was added repsonsively. The policy applied to all athletes. The athletes were randomly selected to…

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    rise, and not the good kind. Although crime has been and continues to decrease, a contagion is occuring when it comes to mass murders, and specifically mass shootings in schools. Christopher Harper-Mercer, 26, opened fire at his school in Roseburg, Oregon killing 10 people including himself. This paper will examine the details of this mass murder case and Harper-Mercer’s life leading up to the shooting and his death. The issues that will be discussed include Harper-Mercer’s childhood,…

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    In 1997, Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives. Many patients traveled to Oregon due to this law, because they had terminal illnesses, and knew that their quality of life would only deteriorate. Since then, six other states have followed Oregon by passing similar acts; however, the majority of states still refuse to offer assisted suicide. Along with these states, there are less that a dozen other countries that allow any form of assisted…

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    Westward expansion is an integral part of the American story. It brought enormous economic output, and new political ideas. But not all were winners during the expansion, the First Nations Peoples were slaughtered and removed from their tribal homelands. The following will describe the expansion of the United States from before the Revolutionary war until the Civil War. The journey of explaining western expansion can only begin with the Revolutionary War and its conclusion. Before the…

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    “Additionally, in Oregon and Washington people with diabetes, hepatitis, and HIV are getting lethal drugs because they technically fit into the shockingly broad definition of “terminal illness” (National Right to Life News, 2016). Since there is no outline to determine whether not the patient has a true terminal illness, it can become scary. If someone was determined mentally ill and unable to live they could possibly commit this act even though mental illnesses like depression are curable.…

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    How A Ring Got Into The Kelly Pond -Gabriel’s Fiance- Elizabeth was a modern woman. She and her fiance, Gabriel, had been dating for five years when he had decided to propose. She went to get a wedding ring for him at the jewelry store. She had it engraved with his initials and had it in a small black box then she began to walk home. About half way there, she wanted to make sure it was perfect so she pulled it out of his pocket. Unfortunately, a raven screeched at the same moment which…

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