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Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday
1,806 words... ge coach for Denver, Colorado. Along the way, he stopped at Fort Griffin which, at the time, was the center of a flourishing cattle industry. Approximately two thousand hunters and cowboys annually visited Ft. Griffin. Their money and existence attracted gamblers and prostitutes alike, quickly giving Ft. Griffin the reputation as the craziest town in Texas. Docs stay was cut short when he was again arrested for gambling which was more than likely, a sign of showing a newcomer unwelcome ness ...
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Hoover Dam Las Vegas
1,231 wordsThe construction of Hoover Dam is considered to be one of Americas finest engineering achievements. However the dam that rose from the floor of Black Canyon was not only a structural accomplishment, it was a proposition firmly rooted in practicalities. The necessity of such a dam had been obvious for more than two decades. The Colorado Rivers cycles of drought and flood in the American southwest incapacitated the growth of the agricultural industry. It was felt that a dam that could control the ...
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Legalized Gambling Las Vegas
1,161 wordsHave you ever wagered on a game? If so you were gambling and should have been fined. Gambling should be legalized in the state of Florida. The lawmakers, who have decided that it is evil for you and me to gamble, have justified it as a means to scam billions from citizens in order to compensate for their mismanagement of tax money. First they waste what they collect in taxes and then recover the wasted billions with gambling scams to get more, much more. Adding insult to injury, they pass laws t...
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Las Vegas Educational Programs
1,042 wordsThe Alabama Lottery is a much-debated issue. The lottery is a proven historical income producing system. While we do not entertain a state lottery, our Alabama money flows to those states embracing one. Most states enjoying a lottery system fuel their educational programs from revenue created by their lottery. Alabama cannot afford to upgrade their current educational system, although rated among the worst in the nation. Many refute adoption of a state lottery because it is gambling yet embrace ...
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Rock And Roll Elvis Presley
1,465 wordsElvis Aaron Presley was born into a poverty stricken family on January 8, 1935. He and his twin brother (Jessie Garon who died at birth) were the sons of Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith Presley. Gladys Smith gave birth in two-room house built by her husband and her brother - in -law. His way of life was rough in Tupelo, Mississippi where he was born. He was born during the Great Depression. Elvis and his parents attended the Assembly of God Church; the music and preaching registered v...
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Fear And In Las Vegas
1,226 wordsAfter both reading and watching Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, I have come to realize that the story follows the mythic journey. The mythic journey is the basis for nearly every story ever told. The mythic or heroes journey usually begins in the heros ordinary world. Next comes the call to adventure. The third step is when the hero refuses the call to adventure. Before leaving to go on a journey the hero meets with a mentor. Now the hero must cross the first threshold, thi...
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Las Vegas Million People
446 wordsI always love to go on vacation to different places. Some people prefer to stay at home or go to beach. However, I like to travel very much. When I travel I feel I learn a lot about cultures, traditions, customs and more. If you like to spend your vacation with freinds, you will probably go to Las Vegas or other entertaining places. The most unusual please that I have ever visited are Moscow, London and Las Vegas. First, I like to visit Moscow. Moscow is the capital of Russia. It is one of the l...
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Chelsea House Publishers Loathing In Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Casinos Oceans Eleven Time
467 wordsOceans Eleven, a showcase for the tough-guy shenanigans of that glitzy showbiz gang known as the Rat Pack -- Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and, of course, Frank Sinatra. Booze flows and wisecracks fly when eleven army buddies are reunited; only this time they " re not trading war stories. They " re planning to rob five Las Vegas casinos of several million dollars -- assuming they can steer clear of the big-time racketeer who's gotten wind of their scheme (Video flick...
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Mother And Father Ed Sullivan
1,304 wordsIt was at last the young man's turn. Ms. Keisker went to the back of the studio to get everything setup and decided to stay back and listen to him sing. For his first number, he chose "My Happiness, " a popular song sung by the Ink spots, and for the his second number, "That's When your Heart Ache Begins. " On both songs he accompanied himself on guitar. While performing his first number Ms Keisker was very impressed and secretly recorded the last part of the first song and all of the second son...
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Freedom Of Speech Pentagon Papers
1,524 wordsSpeaking Freely Chapter 1 In this chapter Floyd Abrams discusses the Pentagon Papers Case that starts a series of trial narratives. In 1971 Nixon administration tried The York Times Co. (New York Times Co. v. United States case). The New York Times Co. was represented by the legal scholar Alexander Bickel and Floyd Abrams. Floyd Abrams recalls the events of that case when Attorney General John N. Mitchell used Section 793 of the Espionage Act to sue the newspapers for publication of stories rela...
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Loathing In Las Vegas Fear And Loathing In Las
970 wordsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter Thompson The American Dream speaks of a promise of wealth, prosperity and a life that is well-lived. It is a long-standing ideal that ensures success in life as long as one is willing to work extremely hard in whatever way possible. The American dream is defined here as the motivating force for the millions of immigrants that flock to the Land of the Free because poverty has become so rampant and extensive in their countries that the only option that is v...
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State And Local Legalized Gambling
1,807 wordsMany factors have influenced the rising crime rate, some being, increasing use of drugs, increasing population, and decreasing morals. America must find ways to decrease the crime rate legally. One question often going hand in hand with decreasing crime rate is would legalized gambling decrease the crime rate? During the late 1980 s and early 1990 s slow economic growth, cuts in federal funding, and growing public needs forced state and local governments to seek additional sources of revenue. Mo...
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Secret Society Las Vegas
1,428 wordsHistory of the Mafia The origins of the secret society known as the Mafia are believed to be as old as the 9 th century. During that period the island of Sicily was occupied by Arab forces. The original inhabitants were oppressed, and needed places of refuge to escape to. The word Mafia means refuge in Arabic. When the Normans invaded Sicily in the 11 th century, the native tribes were once again oppressed and forced into labor on the large estates their rulers created. Once again, the only way ...
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20 Th Century Attention To Detail
4,026 wordsThe Life and Legend of Howard Hughes Throughout the 20 th century, it has been the media? s job to pinpoint what events and people would prove to be an effective story. This was certainly the case for Howard R. Hughes. Son to the wealthy Howard Hughes Sr. , Howard became the interest of the American people and newspapers for most of his life. Being deemed one of the most famous men of the mid- 20 th century was greatly attributed to Hughes? s skills as an industrialist, aviator, and motion-pictu...
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Legalized Gambling Las Vegas
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Billion Dollar Industry Legalized Gambling
2,131 wordsLegalization of Gambling in Ohio The words Casinos and Gambling are often associated with gangsters, prostitution, murderers, and all the illegal operations one could think of. Those kinds of stereotypes are picked up in movies like Casino and the countless other gangster and casino related movies that are based in the 50 s, 60 s, and 70 s, but that was then and this is now. While there may be some vestigial ties between organized crime and casinos, gambling is now big business (Weissman 1). The...
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Dick And Perry Truman Capote
2,094 wordsIn Cold Blood is a novel written by Truman Capote in 1966. In Cold Blood is a true account of a multiple murder case that took place in Kansas in the 1950 s. The book outlines a brutal murder case, but it shows the story from many perspectives, not just that of the law. Capote introduces you to the Clutter family, a well known, very hard working and loyal family to the community. The town of Holcomb is a small farming town. There is not much excitement in the town, and that is the way the people...
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Emotional Responses Las Vegas
992 wordsMarrying Absurd and The Night the Bed Fell: More different than similar Although comedy and satire are similar literary styles, they sharply contrast in a few fundamental areas. These fundamental differences are clear in a comparison of the comedic short story The Night the Bed Fell, by James Thurber, and the satiric Marrying Absurd, by Joan Didion. Broadly defined, a comedy can be is a work depicting the uphill struggle and eventual success of a sympathetic hero; usually about ordinary people i...
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Victimless Crime Violent Crimes
1,335 wordsWhat is prostitution? Prostitution is the After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. This is from section one of the eighteenth amendment of the constitution, making alcohol illegal in the United States. To this day it is still the only am...
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