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    and ranked the “third coastal monolith in the world”. Some other interesting coastal towns are: Seaside, Gleneden, Depoe Bay, Florence, Reedsport, North bend, Coos Bay, Brandon, Gold Beach, Bookings, Rockaway Beach, and Lincoln City. Newport The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is where “Keiko” the famous whale who starred in the hit movie Free Willy live. This aquarium houses sharks, sea lions, sea otters, octopuses, and pelicans. Visitors can interact with these animals safely while watching the

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    groups, and so were the churches and recreational facilities. Because of this, African Americans were able to form several organizations that helped them protect and expand their rights (citation). Several organizations came to prominence in the Portland area during the war time. Several of the groups that came of age were the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), The Urban League, the Office of Vocational Opportunity and the Committee on the Inter-Racial Principles

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    Introduction Former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber severed in the state house and senate before becoming governor in 1994. After serving two terms, he chose not to run again and decided to live a private life again. It was during this time that he met Cylvia Hayes, a consultant that specialized in renewable energy programs and other green initiatives. Ms. Hayes had developed contacts with local and state authorities and would work to steer contracts to companies she was aligned with. This is

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    Jack Frost's Deception

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    responsibilities, a break from reality, a break from life. As he passed by the graveyard, noting that it was unusually full, he wondered if he would ever be successful. X had been struggling for a while now. Just laid-off from his job as a journalist for a the Portland Tribune, because millennials don’t like reading the news; he didn’t have enough experience with computers, apparently. His long-term relationship, who he still

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    to the change in climate. The contrast between north and south almost creates a split in the state. In 1941, the proposal of a new state, named the State of Jefferson would take the very upper most part of California and the southern most part of Oregon to create a 51st state. Today, that proposal has

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    receive treatments (some experimental) or wait for natural death. The third option on the other hand, exists in only five states. For dying patients in Montana, Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and California, they have the option for a physician assisted suicide (PAS). California recently passed the End of Life Option Act, thereby joining Oregon, Washington, and Vermont when it comes to legalizing PAS via legislation. For Montana, PAS is neither legal nor illegal according to a court decision. Judging

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    Assistive suicide, also known as euthanasia, “is suicide committed by someone with assistance from others, typically to end suffering from a severe physical illness” (American Heritage Dictionary, 615). This action is most commonly committed between doctor and patient interactions. This controversial issue depicts suicides as a helpful solution to personally benefit terminally ill patients, as opposed to a forbidden social issue. Assistive suicide has become a major debate of legalization. “This

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    "Los Venditos," which signifies "the sold out ones," is a play that was correlated by Luis Valdez and created by the Farm Workers Theater of Atzlan. They have built their theater society with respect to the old show clubs that were common in the striker 's groups of the sixties and seventies. In these groups, performing artists and performers would assume parts that would ridicule certain gatherings or people that they were opposing. Case in point, if the produce pickers were striking against a cultivator

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    “In 1845, John L. O 'Sullivan, a newspaper reporter in New York City, coined the phrase "manifest destiny." O 'Sullivan claimed that it was the God-given destiny of the United States of America to spread over North America. O ' Sullivan summarized his view this way: And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted

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    Nike Pestle Analysis

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    Nike is a US-based company that sells sports apparel for men, women, and children and is a major competitor in the industry, In this paper, we’ll be discussing Nike’s standings by using a PESTLE analysis, which looks at the political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors that affect an organization (A Pestle analysis, 2017). The first trend is political find this company in a similar arena as most corporations since the topic effect the management of the company and

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