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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 words
The 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 words
Have 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 words
The 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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Cinco De Mayo Puerto Rico
898 words
You are home alone. Silence does not match your
personality so you decide to turn on a music
station. You are listening to Latin music and you
move to the rhythm. You cannot avoid it. You are
dancing! The music has body and soul and it has
taken over you. You close your eyes and feel the
music that has moved your senses. While you listen
to the sounds you recognize some musical
instruments, but there is one unusual, and
splendid sound unknown to you. The sound is
vibrant and captivating. The ins...
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Legitimate Businesses Mafia Organization People
1,190 words
The Mafia started early in the 9 th century. This
was the period in which the Arab forces occupied
Sicily. Sicilians needed a place to escape to. The
word Mafia means refuge in Arab language. The
Normans invaded a Sicily in the 11 th century.
Once again they were forced to work for these
invaders as slaves. The only way to escape this
was to hide in the hills of the island. When
Sicily was invaded the refuges were pursued just
as every time that they had been invaded before.
These people in the ...
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Baby Jesus Wise Men
530 words
Christmas festivities begin with Las Posadas, nine
consecutive days of can delight processions and
lively parties starting December 16. Throughout
Mexico kids get together each afternoon to reenact
the holy family's journey for a place to stay in
Bethlehem. The procession is headed by a small
Virgen Mara, often perched on a live burro, led by
a equally tiny San Jos. They are followed by other
children protruding angels, the Santos Reyes, and
a host of pastore's y pastorelas, all usually
decked o...
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Las Vegas Baseball Games
934 words
It was late in the evening. There was a man
sitting in a chair and flipping channels eagerly
between two baseball games on TV. The man's name
was Les Sutton. He was a towering man standing 6 '
3 ." He was built, worked out a lot and looked
like someone not to meet in a dark alley. Les was
a detective. His skills of deduction were
brilliant. He also had an assistant. Les's long
time pal and partner's name was Jason Mesh. Jason
was also very tall but he was more lanky, built
more like a basketball...
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Chelsea House Publishers Loathing In Las Vegas
2,986 words
... you see that Alex is not content to have
control over his own life but he must have
authority over others. He beats his "drugs" into
submission and makes himself once more dictator
over his small dominion. A key to his behavior is
found in his name. Alex is named after Alexander
the Great, the famous general who conquered the
world but took his greatest solace in intellectual
pursuits such as philosophy, which he was trained
in by Aristotle. The name Alex, means, depending
on which source on...
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Las Vegas Casinos Oceans Eleven Time
467 words
Oceans 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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Freedom Of Speech Pentagon Papers
1,524 words
Speaking 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 words
Fear 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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God And Jesus Grapes Of Wrath
2,450 words
John Steinbeck passionately describes a time of
unfair poverty, unity, and the human spirit in the
classic, The Grapes of Wrath. The novel tells of
real, diverse characters who experience growth
through turmoil and hardship. Jim Casy- a personal
favorite character- is an ex-preacher that meets
up with a former worshiper, Tom God. Casy
continues a relationship with Tom and the rest of
the Joad's as they embark on a journey to
California in the hopes of prosperity and possibly
excess. Casy represe...
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God And Jesus Grapes Of Wrath
2,480 words
The novel tells of real, diverse characters who
experience growth through turmoil and hardship.
Jim Casy- a personal favorite character- is an
ex-preacher that meets up with a former worshiper,
Tom God. Casy continues a relationship with Tom
and the rest of the Joad's as they embark on a
journey to California in the hopes of prosperity
and possibly excess. Casy represents how the many
situations in life impact the ever-changing souls
of human- beings and the search within to discover
ones true i...
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Legalized Gambling Las Vegas
1,172 words
Have 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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Pol Tica Es Muy
437 words
La Vida de Fernando Botero Fernando Botero llevado
en Colombia en 1932. En 1951, ? l view? a Bogot? ,
donde? l ten? a su primera exposing? n individual
en la games? a de Matiz. ? l estudio? en Madrid en
la academia del San Fernando y en Florencia,
donde? l appendix? las t? chicks del fresco de los
italiano's. En 1956? l tribal? en la escuela de
los artes fino's de la universidad en Bogot? y
view? a Ciudad de M? xi para estudios el trabajo
de Rivera y de Orozco. Durante los a? os sevenths
en Nuev...
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Billion Dollar Industry Legalized Gambling
2,131 words
Legalization 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 words
In 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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Chiquit N Porque Los Deals De Pumba
340 words
Hab? a una mujer muy chiquita que se llama
Chiquit? n. Chiquit? n viv? a abajo de una calle.
La calle estate en una ciudad ar? back, Mustafa.
En Mustafa hab? a mucho sol, y era muy caliente.
Hab? an muchas personas en Mustafa que post? an
hacer juegos malabar es con espana. Tab? n hab? an
otras que post? an hacer lo con antorchas.
Chiquit? n no ten? a ning? n centavo, y necesita
ba road comida cada d? a. Era muy f? cil para
Chiquit? n porque ella era muy baja, y las
personas no post? an very cua...
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Red October Olympic Games
969 words
It Red October Red October It was Wednesday,
October 2 nd, 1968 in Mexico City, a few weeks
away from the Mexico 68 Summer Olympic Games
Opening Ceremony. For the last three months, the
city had been facing an intensive and stressful
situation with the national university students on
strike. This strike was initiated at the National
Autonomous University of Mexico, from and for the
students sake against its Governing Board.
Suddenly, the students ideals were mixed with a
politic radical stream t...
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