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Compulsive Gamblers Legalized Gambling
1,612 words... to support the riverboat gambling industry, (Eckert, 1991). He also believes after all 10 boats authorized under the law are operating Illinois will receive $ 40 million in additional revenues, (Eckert, 1991). This is bound to please Illinois' taxpayers. Yet with all its promises it would seem governments are promoting gambling in order to pay a insignificant portion of the bills. Iowa expects to generate $ 10. 8 million from all her riverboat casinos this year. But that is a rather small sh...
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John Wayne Gacy Father In Law
1,778 wordsJohn Wayne Gacy, Jr. was the second of three children. His older sister Joanne was born two years before him and two years later came his youngest sister Karen. All of the Gacy children were raised Catholic and all three attended Catholic schools where they lived on the northern side of Chicago. When Gacy was eleven years old he was playing by a swing set when he was hit in the head by one of the swings. The accident caused a blood clot in the brain. However, the blood clot was not discovered un...
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Iowa Falls Rugby Loose Head Prop Ball
1,493 wordsRugby Football is the father of what we Americans know as Football. Basketball founder James Naismith declared his first love the game of rugby. Pope John Paul played rugby for Poland Actor Boris Karloff founded the Southern California Rugby Football Union. The United States won the Gold medal in the last two olympic games in which rugby was played, 1920 and 1924. William Webb Ellis was the inventor of rugby in 1823, according to legend, on the playing fields of Rugby in England. The game is sai...
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George Washington Carver Group Of People
1,769 wordsGeorge Washington Carver was a African American scientist who showed many intriguing thoughts of nature throughout his life span of being one of the most dedicated scientist. George was born in Diamond Missouri, but his exact date of birth is not known by people. Never the less, one of the most remarkable inventors was born. Many people speculate that he was born sometime in January in 1964, while others believe he was born in June. George was born as a small and weak baby, and he had his first ...
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U S Supreme Court U S Court
2,809 wordsBusiness Law and The Legal Environment Court if Appeals may review orders from certain administrative agencies. The function of this court is to examine the record of a case on appeal and to determine whether the trial court committed prejudicial error. The court can either reverse or modify the judgment. The court may also send it back to the lower court or if there is no prejudicial error, uphold the lower courts judgment. The Supreme Courts the nations highest court whose principal function i...
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Second World War First World War
4,692 wordsIn the second and third decades of this century, a new kind of artistic movement swept Europe and America. Its very name, Dada two identical syllables without the obligatory -ism distinguished it from the long line of avant-garde's which have determined the history of the arts in the last 200 years. Its proponents came from all parts of Europe and the United States at a time when their native countries were battling one another in the deadliest war ever known. They did not restrict themselves to...
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U S History Sports Illustrated
770 wordsDan Gable is recognized many as the greatest amateur wrestler in U. S. history. He is known by many to be a good coach, wrestler, and friend. He was regarded as the nations most successful wrestling coach. Gable is a brilliant wrestler (Garlits 34 and Lippy 161). Dan Gable was born on October 25, 1948 in Waterloo, Iowa. He started his wrestling career in junior high school. He then attended West High School. While at West High School Gable went on to improve his wrestling skills by winning three...
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George Washington Carver Tuskegee Alabama
1,438 wordsGeorge Washington Carver It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success. George Washington Carver (McMurray, vii) It is rare to find a man of the caliber of George Washington Carver. A man who would decline an invitation to work for a salary of more than $ 100, 000 a year (almost a million today) to continue his research on behalf of his c...
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George Washington Carver Group Of People
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Iowa An American Portrait Iowa An American Land
461 wordsIowa- An American Portrait The film Iowa- An American Portrait was narrated by Tom Brokaw. It described the land, people, education, work, religion, and family life of Iowa. One of the main topics of the film was the general view of Iowa- the Farm State. Iowa has more than two- hundred- thousand farms; ninety- eight percent of Iowa s total land is used for production; with ninety percent of total land being used for the production of food. Reverence for the great land and rich soil of Iowa began...
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John Wayne Gacy Rest Of His Life
2,020 wordsOne of the most horrendous serial killers in modern history would have to be John Wayne Gacy, Jr. He was the second of three children and born in 1942. He lived in Chicago and attended catholic schools, and wasnt a very popular boy in school. Gacy seemed to live a very normal childhood, with exception to his relationship with his father, and series of accidents that effected him. No one could have known what the future held for John, not even his father. When Gacy was eleven years old, he was pl...
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Jerry Seinfeld Lifetime Achievement
2,958 wordsJohnny Carson was born on October 23, 1925, in Corning, Iowa. He was raised in Norfolk, Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska. The actor / comedian was the host of Nbc's Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992 and, though he inherited the hosting duties of the program from Jack Parr, defined the show and became the icon for late night television. For those thirty years, Johnny Carson was arguably the most popular entertainer in the country and Americas most identifiable celebrity on television...
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Law Enforcement Officers Police Officers
3,734 wordsPolice Officers Overstep Their Rights When Searching People One of the main powers law enforcement officers carry is the authority to make citizens involuntarily give up their rights. Most people when confronted by police get mild to moderate panic reaction, can become nervous or anxious, and do as much as possible to limit the time spent with the officer. Due to the difference in power between a citizen and a police officer, citizens often unknowingly, give up their constitutional rights when a...
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