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    180-day feast in Susa (Shoushan). While in "high spirits" from the wine, he ordered his queen, Vashti, to appear before him and his guests to display her beauty. But when the attendants delivered the king's command to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. Furious at her refusal to obey, the king asked his wise men what should be done. One of them said that all the women in the empire would hear that "The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not." Then…

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    War on Drugs The war on drugs it a constant battle that we have going on in America. We are going to look at where it all started, what our government has done to stop it, what are the out come of drugs in the us, and last what are alternative solutions to help. These are going to help us get a better understanding of how the war on drugs became a priority, who put it into place, and how it is going so far for the American people. Drugs were intro discovered to the united states in the 1800’s.…

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    Lifeguard Narrative

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    that I had cast out on my little brother, Aaron who would not leave me alone. A car full of girls would be very hard to manage when they are constantly bickering, but with that being said at least we could all agree on a place to eat, In n’ Out. This fast food place is widely known for their delicious food only served in certain places, and California was one of them. As soon as all of us, scarfed down our delicious animal style burgers we piled in the van for another couple hours/days to go…

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    of Public Affairs at UCLA; according to Mark Kleiman the US criminal-justice system “ punishes criminals too randomly and also severely.”Mark Kleiman strongly believes the changes should be made to the criminal-justice system; Kleiman thinks that fast punishments which are less severe should be placed in motions. Mark believes that if the criminal-justice system allowed swift and certain punishments, it would discourage criminals and soon lower crime rates. Mark Kleiman says he’s “ angry about…

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    innocent Albatross. Albatross is symbolize for hope and good luck. Albatross also has a strong Christian symbol: a white bird like The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit opens the path to salvation. He kills the bird for no reason. At first, the crew is furious at the Mariner for killing their good luck; however, when the Albatross dies, the fog goes away. This makes the crew think that Albatross…

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    Americans to picture these people as such? Americans love tv. As of 2015 40 million Americans had a subscription to Netflix according to expandedramblings.com. That being said we learn how to interact with others from what we see. If we are watching Fast & Furious 7 we see that the arabs are rich partiers with expensive cars. This is a classic example where Americans get the “billionaire” stereotype. Another popular movie that shows an example of the “bombers” stereotype is Iron Man.…

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    All he really wanted was to gain their trust and then strike for the jackpot and this was the perfect opportunity when suddenly the chiefs daughter came out of her tipi and asked him what he was doing. He had to think of something fast so he wouldn’t get caught, so he just said he had to go to the lou and she believed him. Now he could get what he really wanted, so he crept into the night and stole a few of the furs. All he wanted was to hitch a ride to the island which he has already…

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    Australian Outback

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    ignited the bush, fires raged, vegetation burned, animals and people perished and the clouds drifted off in search of greener pastures. Everyone and everything moved slowly. Except the flies. Those lords of the plains lived their short, fast lives in furious pursuit of blood, sweat and dung. For millennia bush flies survived on the droppings of native wildlife but no fly ever grew fat on pebbles of bandicoot crap. The arrival of stock herds brought feast days. The happy flies banqueted on…

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    Personal Narrative

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    ointo the water. I was mortified byof the thought of jumping into the water from that height. Everyone called me chicken for not jumping. The thought of being more chicken than my big brother, who is, by the way 15 seconds older than me, made me so furious. I decided that I would show them who’s chicken by jumping off of the cliff. I pulled myself onto the edge where the grass and water met. I struggled to lunge myself onto the first open foot -space that was high up. The thought of jumping…

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    Mobility Scooter Driver

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    According to the news story on NBC News titled, “Not Fast, But Furious: Freeway Cop Stops Scooter Driver, 89” there was an elderly woman (age 89) driving her mobility scooter on the Austrian autobahns that has a speed limit of 81 miles per hour. This occurred in Mainz, Germany on a Sunday afternoon. However, after seeing cars coming in the opposite direction, she turned around and drove in the emergency lane at a maximum speed of six miles per hour in the right direction for two miles. Luckily,…

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