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Gas Prices In The Bay Area
Number of Words: 424 / Number of Pages: 2
... Tosco blew up and polluted the air and got people sick and killed another man.
People having to suffer from the careless mistakes and the improper procedures taken by the people who run the refineries. Not only are we devastated by what’s happening at the refineries but we, as drivers, are devastated by the prices that we have to pay just for one gallon of gas. One gallon of unleaded fuel that is actually cheap since the gas inflation is, $1.45. Before any of the inflation happened, one gallon of unleaded fuel cost, $1.05. Man, I know people miss that huh.
I was speaking to A BART representative, ...
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The Many Faces Of A Criminal
Number of Words: 572 / Number of Pages: 3
... and unwise trait is one of the things that distinguish law-abiding citizens from criminals.
Another definite indication of a criminal is that they perpetrate wrongdoings that negatively impact onto society. To put it into a clear and concise way, criminals are society‘s diseases. Their crooked and corrupt actions see no light at the end of the tunnel. To imagine a bloodthirsty murderer, morbid enough to enjoy the slaughtering of a school bus full of children is just intolerable and horrendous. To be able to stomach such a massacre requires the strength of a lunatic. And what about the thieves a ...
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Credit Cards
Number of Words: 2269 / Number of Pages: 9
... than ever, exceeding $1,300 on average in 1995, up $700 from 1983.
The reason these credit card companies are focusing on the low-income people is that once they are in debt, they can only afford to make the minimum payment and therefor can never pay off the balance of the credit card. For example, it would take 34 years to pay off a $2500 balance if a person just paid the banks suggested minimum payment. The middle class is also going further into debt. Credit card debt rose 23.5% from January 1997 to March 1998. Sixty three percent of all U.S. households now owe money on their , and last year they s ...
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The Chrysanthemums
Number of Words: 1087 / Number of Pages: 4
... was really happy when she left with her husband to go to town. This didn\'t last very long. Her whole attitude changed when she saw what the man had done with the chrysanthemum seeds. They had all been thrown on the side of the road. The man just
left with the flower pot. Elisa had felt really hurt when she saw the seeds on the side of
the road. were something Elisa planted all her life. When she saw them on the ground she felt like her Fe was just thrown away.
In the story Elsia ...
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The Oldsmobile Cuttlass
Number of Words: 592 / Number of Pages: 3
... luxury to power, and it had its fair share of both still, this car was a beast. From the 455 rocket engine uder the hood to the rear end and torque on the rear, the car had it all. Highest torque and horsepower of all muscle cars. it was awesome, they also released a special version of the Cuttlass called the 4-4-2, and the H/O (hurst/olds) they were both feared automobiles. The 4-4-2 and H/O were both in high reign until the muscle car era faded due to emissions control. in that same year they changed the car a little bit, but still having great looks to it. After the era was far behind so ...
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Copyrights And Patents
Number of Words: 966 / Number of Pages: 4
... developed a new beer with a label similar to Annheuser Busch’s, who is currently the number one brewer in America. The “new brew” was aimed at taking away sales from “the King of Beers.” (Melcher 37)
Logos are also often copied. A logo is defined as an advertising symbol or message that represents a product or a service. In one case, OJ Simpson has agreed to share marketing rights with the Florida Department of Citrus to use his initial in connection with orange juice. (Wells 1)
Materials can be illegally duplicated in many different ways. This includes everything sharing software, to copying CD ...
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Annexation In Texas - The Basi
Number of Words: 600 / Number of Pages: 3
... inasmuch as he discussed Veritatis Splendor Aterna Infernum, meaning the splendor of truth is an eternal hell. The truth being that the residents of Bellaire did not really have any coinciding choice in the matter, and thence having to live through the hell of Houston politics as an example of Texas annexation. The ending outcome for this meant for them that their police department, waste disposal, and fire departments would now be governed by Houston as a whole.
In the 1970’s the Texas laws changed yet again, not allowing anyone to annex larger amounts of land and thus throwing the governing bodi ...
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Gilgamesh
Number of Words: 1156 / Number of Pages: 5
... this violence was to drown everyone but the chosen few. These chosen few were hand-picked by God as good people to start a new, more wholesome and obedient civilization. ’s story says the reason for the flood was the volume the people created. The noise was intolerable and the gods insisted on ending the racket at once, (Duiker, 20).
The singular reason was spared is that he was informed of the flood by Ea, the water god, through a dream. Ea was one of many gods in this time. He told him to build a boat of equal width and length. He was to tear down his house for wood and tell the curious ...
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Heroes 2
Number of Words: 2336 / Number of Pages: 9
... procession, Colonel Risner arrived at what was to be his home for the next five, grueling years. He had all of the comforts home: a bed to sleep in, meals, and medical care. Well, not exactly the way we think of home, however.
His bed consisted of a concrete slab with a one-half inch bamboo mat for a mattress. The stocks on one end of the mat are used regularly. Every night, to be exact! His meals consisted mainly a soup made from a boiled pumpkin type vegetable called manyok, with only the liquid portion given to him, most times, only once a day! He estimates, in The Passing of the Night, hi ...
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Extraordinary Means Of Treatme
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... it may not be worth trying to save or preserve the life of the patient. Sometimes you may need to take the individual’s opinion on the treatments advice. If they are able to give a competent decision shouldn’t it be used to determine whether or not to go on further with the treatment.
If extraordinary means are not offered and the patient slowly dies, can the doctor just sit and watch and not try and save the patient. Is it not the doctor’s duty to try and save that patient? When a doctor graduates from medical school they take an oath, in this oath they state to preserve ...
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