It is around 8:15 pm November 6, 2012, about forty-five minutes before the presidential election polls close and the next president of the United States is announced. The parking lot of the old Holiday Inn on Vista Ave is packed with cars and it is very difficult to find an open space. After 10 minutes of circling the perimeter of the hotel, a parking spot opens up. A secure resting spot for my car is obtained. The car is locked and I approach the entrance to the hotel. Many of the cars antennas
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Capitalism: A Love Story is a movie made by Michael Moore in 2009. The film starts off with a man reading off of a screen not seen by the camera. He urges that people who have a heart condition or who get upset easily, not to watch the upcoming film. I think this is a little over exaggeration, saying that the government and politics are so ridiculous that they will make you feel so fired up while watching. After the little advisory, there are various clips of robberies and burglaries that were
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competes based on delivering the latest technology, Nintendo’s newly promoted president, Satoru Iwata, took the company in a new strategic direction to restore the company’s former glory. Challenging the long-time video game market of boys, young men, and “serious gamers,” Nintendo decided to change their strategy and target those outside their traditional demographic: women, seniors, and families (MaRS, 2010). Rather than focus on the latest graphics processors, hardware design, or engine speed
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Eddie Adams from Torrance: Finding Family in P. T. Anderson's Boogie Nights All human beings at some point believe they are extraordinary or at least special in their own way. Often, individuals do nothing with these special abilities or talents, leaving those opportunities from being pursued. But there are others who are so bold as to take a chance and see where this talent might take them. Eddie Adams was one of the latter. He took the bus from Torrance, California to work in Reseda as
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Conduct Disorder Samantha Nitcher Pittsburg State University Conduct Disorder Description and Behaviors of the Disorder Conduct disorder is described as a child or adolescent who has experienced abuse in the past or is presently experiencing it and is starting to show one or all of the following behaviors: impetuous behavior, drug use, and criminal activity (A.D.A.M., 2011). Other behaviors that might start to show include: aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness
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scholarly background... I have no formal prophetic training or education of any kind. Still, the Lord has commanded me to prophesy!” (Amos 7:14,15) The “Equippers” Mandate “And He gave some to be prophets—for the equipping of the saints” (Eph. 4:12). The Greek word for equipping implies: A recovered wholeness, as when a broken limb is set and mends. A discovered function, as when a physical member is properly operating. The task of the gifted leader is to cultivate the individual and corporate
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When American schoolchildren are educated about Europe between the years 1936 through 1975, they are taught about the aftereffects of World War I and about World War II. Europe, in high school history classes, ceases to exist after 1945 and the close of World War II unless, of course, one is learning about the Cold War and the Berlin Wall may be mentioned. They do not learn, however, that World War II era Spain—because Spain was neither an ally or a foe during the war—went through enormous conflict
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PRISON STAFF MISCONDUCT Payton Geeting May 4, 2015 Through the correctional system there are many positive and negative aspects within criminal justice. The focus of this paper will be on how violence within the walls of prisons has gotten out of hand, especially in the hands of the officers behind the badge. There have been lots cases where police officers misuse their power and authority, some more extreme than others. The power given to police officers, correctional officers, and even
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poverty, injustice and a host of other ills. Why can///'///t men live in peace and enjoy the good things in this earth? The Bible (God///'///s book to mankind) gives us the answer to these questions and tells us how to be born again and what that means. He tells us in His Book that all the troubles in the world are due to either my sin or someone else///'///s. All of mankind is sinful, thus separated from the holiness of God. The Bible says that men and women can only find salvation in Christ Jesus. "For
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