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    “Something the matter?” “Nothing, other than the fact that you know where my brother is and won’t tell me.” Darlene says, turning, trying to keep her face straight. The question is, who has the gun now? Not Elliot. Someone from the party? Could Trenton or Mosley or Romero have come across it and kept it, and not said anything? And yet, at the same time, it doesn’t matter who has it. It isn’t here when she needs it: that’s the important thing. She hands over the popcorn. Joanna accepts it, then…

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    Ethics Of The Use Of Force

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    and Assembly Bill (A3852) S2518 in the Senate and A3852 in the Assembly — expands on the dash-cam law by requiring all police officers who are "primarily assigned to patrol duty" to wear a mobile video recording system. The bill was introduced in Trenton by State Sen. Donald Norcross (D-5, of Camden) and Assemblyman Paul Moriaty (D-4, of Washington Township). The two stated their intentions behind drafting the legislations and had previously stated their intentions on drafting such legislation…

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    1776 is a book written by David McCullough in 2005. The book was written from a third person point of view. It is a narrative about the writing of the Declaration of Independence and what the people from both America and Britain went through in the making of the new country. The book starts out with King George III traveling to the Parliament to deliver a message of the American rebellion. There was a debate in the House of Commons about the decision, but later voted in favor of the King.…

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    superintendent of U.S. Army nurses Dix trained many women, including Louisa May Alcott. After the war Dix continued where she had left off. At the age of seventy-nine, Dix took her final tour in New England and New York and after it was over she retired in Trenton, New Jersey. Five years later Dorothea died. Dorothea Dix never married. She was a caretaker for her family, a school teacher to girls, and an advocate and reformer for the mentally ill (DesRochers). During a time when women had no…

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    happens in many families all over the world, however, in Paul Fisher’s world it’s on a level of abuse that’s seen by his parents, but not controlled by them. These events unfold in the book Tangerine written by Edward Bloor. Edward Bloor lived in Trenton, New Jersey before attending Fordham University in New York now resides in Florida. He had penned books titled: Crusaders, Story Time, Soccer,…

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    Welcome to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. It is the winter of 1777. The Continental Army has set up shop in the small village, ready to brace through the harsh winter before fighting the British Army next spring. Up until then, the Patriots have gained little confidence through the way of militaristic gains, losing the cities of Boston, New York City, and most recently Philadelphia to the Redcoats. Because of these hardships on the battlefield, the Continental Army had trouble keeping its soldiers…

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    accomplished. What’s interesting is that if Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison hadn’t reached a compromise, the Residence Act, then Washington DC may not have ever existed. Prior to this act the US capitol moved from Annapolis(Maryland), Trenton(New Jersey), and even another city on this list New York. Just imagine what would have been with Washington DC as the nation’s…

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    Short Essay On Tangerine

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    Middle gets the win. Who knew from changing schools, to a new soccer team can lead to numerous deaths. In Tangerine By: Edward Bloor, Paul Fisher knows, when a deadly disaster occurs at Lake Windsor everything changes. Author Edward Bloor lived in Trenton, New Jersey before attending Fordham University in New York, and now resides in Florida. He has penned books titled: Crusaders, StoryTime, and Soccer, Tangerine, and Me, which are all fiction novels. He was nominated for Best Young Adult…

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    Powerless Women

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    As a child, my mother always raised me to speak up. She told me when you see something that you believe is wrong you should say something. As a young child, disciple would happen if you spoke up about something, even if you weren 't at fault. In high school, our opinions were silenced amongst adults and peers didn’t care much to respect others thoughts. You were always told to keep quiet and do as people tell you. This is when people gave up and stop speaking up. My mother always encouraged me…

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    going toe to toe with the dominate force. It “Instilled the colonists with confidence.” Sureness changed the attitude of the Americans and made it possible for them to compete in this war. Even though America would continue to lose battles, Trenton-Princeton added victories to the American side. Mentioned by Ferling, these battles, “Restored American Morale.” This morale allowed the underdog to continue to fight. In fact, Ferling explained the battle got the attention of France, and…

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