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Prior to my new dog’s adoption, my sister and I would often go and visit the animals that were crated outside Petco and up for adoption by their foster families. The past three weekends of April we had gone to look around and tease ourselves with the thought of a new dog, we had met a sweet Jack Russell. Now, sweet she was affectionate, well-tempered, and lovely, but as we say in my house, she was a “hot mess”. This dog had vampiric teeth that stuck out from under her top lip accenting her white…

I am very aware of the popular belief out there that, we live in a time of sharply decreasing faith in the criminal justice system. The historic mistreatment of African-Americans at the hands of the criminal justice system is widely acknowledged, and no one would agree that the vestiges of those tragic practices have all been removed. But no doubt in my mind that progress has been recorded. Americans have tried to address these problems over the years by requiring objective, race-neutral…

Food industries should have more respect when sending out food that could vastly affect a person’s life, such as meat recalls which may be the cause to 9,000 deaths a year in the United States due to foodborne illnesses.(McGrath) Cancer is another get cause of death leaving 595,690 people in the United States.(Cancer Facts and Figures) How is cancer related to meat recalls? Studies show a strong relationship between red meat consumed and cancer in people. But why? Red meat contains some…

Burris MTAC: Quality Battlefield Optic on a Budget My own experience with Burris began last year when I purchased Rock River Arms’ excellent LAR-15 Predator Pursuit with the intention of setting it up as a semiautomatic precision rifle (SAPR) capable of engaging targets in close quarters (CQB) out to 600 yards with the 5.56 cartridge, not an easy task. I needed an optic that allowed me to keep both eyes open like an EOTech, Aimpoint, or Trijicon reflex sight, but also allowed for reasonably…

According to The Foundation for a Drug-Free World, the risk of death due to a vehicle accident is 11 times higher when a driver is under the influence of alcohol. On average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime. In America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash every 51 minutes. In addition, someone is injured in a drunk driving crash every two minutes. On average, eight teenagers a day die as a result of crashes that involve DUI’s. Although the…

economic level. Firstly, from the account of this treaty it is understood that the citizens of Najran must pay a tax consisting of “two thousand robes – one thousand in Safar and one thousand in Rajab – each one of which should have the value of one ounce, the ounce weighing 40 dirhams…And whatever weapons, horses, camels or other goods they offered, should be accepted instead of instead of the robes, if they are the same value.” And in return the denizens of Najran shall receive “Allah’s…

As the sun began to rise, on the morning of November 9, 2016, most Californians awoke with a new profound sense of freedom to get high. For the simple reason that, the day before, most citizens throughout California voted yes on Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. However, I voted no to legalize recreational marijuana. This was due to my values and faith, but most importantly for the simple reason that, it will negatively impact law…

Columbus called Indios, would give him and his crew whatever they asked for. In the Letter from Columbus’s First Voyage (1493) Columbus himself clearly states, “The Indians would give whatever the seller required: as, for instance, an ounce and a half or two ounces of gold, or thirty or forty pounds of cotton,” and then later on he stated, “cotton and gold for the price of fragments of bows, glass, bottles, and jars;”. Columbus was unfair and unjust with the Natives, trading and practically…

Nutrition is a subject that tends to interests everyone; each person has their own points of view and eating styles. "Nutrition is the study of nutrients and the processes by which they are used by the body (Grodner et AI., 20 12)." Nutrients are substances in food needed by the body for energy, growth, repair and maintenance. Nonetheless, there are some nutrients that are required and cannot be made by the human body. The body can obtain these nutrients through various foods. Nutrition is the…

Plastics are a material currently being used all around the world. As the production of this synthetic polymer has increased, it has become almost impossible to completely avoid interaction with a plastic material. With the discovery of this practical material, positives and negatives were discovered too. Plastics have a strong effect on the environment and human health. During manufacturing, additives are put in that can be harmful to each of these important aspects. Due to their synthetic…