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    ADVANTAGES OF SETTLING DOWN IN UTAH Utah is a state made up of two popular cities which include Provo and Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is quite wealthy and is even among the wealthiest regions of all the 50 states. There are so many advantages present that will make you fall in love and settle in Utah. We can discuss some of these advantages below. Low Rate of Crime In terms of security, Utah boasts of being one of the safest places you will live in. Security is a very important aspect of…

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    increased in population while population growth in counties in the Midwest and Northeast have remained steady or declined. According to the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2016, five of the top ten fastest growing counties in America are in Texas and Utah. Real estate is one of the key reasons why people decide to live in an area. Hudspeth County, Texas was the fastest growing county in America from 2015-2016 with a growth rate of 18.34%. Hudspeth County is a rural west Texas county east of El…

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    In 1965, the Heaton family was a typical family in Provo, Utah. Howard was a new professor at Brigham Young University. He, his wife Carolyn, and three children and just moved into their new home. The Grandparents lived an hour away in Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah. In fact, the following quote well describes this family. The idealized, nostalgic portrait of the American nuclear family depicts a carefree, white family with a suburban residence, sole-provider father in a 9 – 5 job, and a…

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    Halvorsen was the tremendous ¨Berlin Candy Bomber¨ he was born on October 10, 1920 Salt Lake City, UT he was a colonel in the Royal Air Force, he later on returned to the Army Air Corps and was assigned flight duties. Gail grew up on a small farm in Utah and Idaho, he graduated Bear River High School. Gail Halvorsen was married to Alta Jolley in 1949-1999 then they got into a divorce, and later on he married Lorraine Pace. in 1939. Gail earned a private pilot licence under the non-collage…

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    So how does it affect us personally? As we live in these situations, the people directly inhale the bad air and our health is affected in a negative way. PM 2.5 pose a threat to our health because they can pass through are nose and throat, and they lodge deep in our lungs into our cardiovascular system. PM 2.5 aggravate diseases like asthma and bronchitis, and increasing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath (SLC, 2015). PM 2.5 also can aggravate heart problems, like congestive heart…

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    practice, Mr. Driggs serves approximately 100 clients with over $22 million in assets. Ben’s 401(k) practice serves approximately thirty clients with over $71 million in retirement assets. Ben graduated with his Bachelor's degree from the University of Utah as Salutatorian with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He then went on to The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, the oldest most distinguished graduate school of international relations in the country, where he earned his…

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    A Jensen: A Short Story

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    I knew it wasn’t right, that I never had the same family more than 4-5 months. I, Ella Jensen live in Provo, Utah. My parents supposedly live in Nevada, sadly I never see them, because they left me as a child, but I’m not sure why. I am now 20 and I’m in college learning to do what I do best. I never saw my parents except for a couple of days when I was born, but now I am gonna travel the world to find them! I am going to find them I told myself. My plan is to find them in the first three days…

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    Thomas knew that it would take forever to find the exit to a maze the size of New York City, but he still had hope. Thomas was a boy that had just woken up, with no memory, and no idea where he was. There were unknown boys surrounding him when he first opened his eyes. He soon realized that everyone had gone through the same process; waking up with no memory in a place you have never been to. The area where he was, looked like an old mill town, except it was surrounded by a maze that stretched…

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    I would like to apply for this scholarship to help me progress past high school and seek out my career goals in college. I have a very special experience that has impacted my life and future decisions in a pretty hefty way. It began with a very interesting story my dad told me which took place awhile back. It was a story about how he attained his job and how going on his mission trip, helped him complete the interview process of his current job and step up to where he is now. This has influenced…

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    John White Dr. Mills English 121-117 5 October 2015 Drinking Poison? I remember when I first heard about it. I was living in Provo Utah at the time and I had seen several picket signs that had been thrust into the lawn outside of Utah Valley University. Each sign painted an eerie picture as it contained an image of a skull and crossbones within a water droplet leaking out of a water faucet. Beneath the haunting image was a caption that read, “We are drinking poison!” There was a small group…

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