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    This has allowed other countries throughout the world to surpass the United States. According to a graph made by the Washington Post, the 32 sessions of congress from 1947-2012 show that the amount of laws passed session over the 32 sessions has dropped by nearly 750 and fifty laws. While this does not directly apply to why other countries are better than the United States, it does suggest that we are not the country we us to be, the country that was once the most successful…

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    Even when there is not war, there is a constant battle happening within the United States. Due to different opinions of states and federal law, conflicts about specific subjects, such as the legalization or marijuana, have been debated for years. The plant used to grow what we know as marijuana today, was not used for medicinal reasons or recreational uses in the beginning. The production of the hemp plant was started when the only colony in the US at the time was ordered to grow hemp plants for…

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    Yasuni National Park

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    e crux of the issue began in 1986 when then, Conoco Inc. entered into an agreement with the government of Ecuador to explore for oil in Block 16. Block 16 was a 500,000-acre area of untouched rainforest in the Amazon Forest (Wasserstrom, R., & Reider, S., 1997, August 18). Conoco’s plan included prospecting for oil and if oil was found to build two more tributary pipelines to tie into the already existing Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE). Their plans also included a 120 km road that was…

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    My Vision for America My vision for America to have higher morals, higher goals, and more respect. America is the land of the free, home of the brave. However, if we do not hold the very fabric of progression within ourselves, then how can we have a vision for our country? Every day there is more violence, more failure, and less reverence in and toward this great nation. If we work toward bettering ourselves, we can make America’s future brighter and beneficial to all. Every day in America…

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    of Tennessee’s House of Representatives, as a judge of Tennessee’s Supreme Court, and as a governor of the Mississippi Territory. Claiborne can, therefore, be referred to as a Founding Father of the states of Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Claiborne had met and befriended the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, while he worked as a clerk for Congress. In fact, when Jefferson competed against Aaron Burr in the presidential election of 1800, Claiborne helped Jefferson win the election…

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    What FreeDom Means To You. Patriots pen What does freedom mean to you? Most people think of freedom as you can do anything you want to do but it actually means you get different freedoms than you do in any other countries like in china and many other countries. Well when I think of freedom I think of you can go fishin and huntin whenever you have the season or time of year. When you have ` any religion you want but can't do…

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    The Bakken: A Short Story

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    the flare pits in which excess gas is burned from fracking stations spread across the area. Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota, the Bakken, is where you can watch these flares burn. This is an area of one of the biggest oil booms in the United States. Seeking the high paying jobs and the possibility of getting ahead after being hit by the recession people from all over the country come to work. My father, Robert, is one of those people. During the fall he took a job in Williston, North…

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    Living in the “land of opportunity” allows you to control your life and became the success you to control your life and become the success you have always wanted to be. The american dream incorporates everything from freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available for every american. Through the use of the american education system, the rights given to us from the Declaration of Independence, and the motivation for success, anyone in america can reach the american dream.…

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    Desus Economic Analysis

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    The city and Island of Desus was founded on December 14, 2015 by Dayton Hicks and Jesus Cortes in the country of the United States. Desus is an island that is laid out on flat lands and with no real main formations. In summer Desus is mainly mild with some rain, and has cool, breezy, and rainy winters. The island of Desus has two small police stations, and one large police station. Two crimes have been committed and one person has been arrested. Our effect is five stars for all the small police…

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    As the United States was emerging out of the Great Depression and celebrating victory in World War II, brands that produced combat materials had to find a way to stay in business. (???) There has always been a push for international travel, but it is also important for Americans to explore their own country. These themes from the time period are exemplified by an advertisement for the Lockheed Constellation named “The Leader to Paris- the Leader at Home,” published in the New Yorker in September…

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