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… expels a projectile. In most cases the projectile is a gyroscopically stabilized bullet which can accurately travel a large distance. Most guns burn solid propellants to produce high-pressure gas, which drives the projectile through the barrel. Guns…

… main goal? To promote safe driving by discouraging driving under the influence of alcohol. Thousands of Canadians lose their family members or friends to drunk driving each year. Accidents on the road due to drunk driving is a plague that is roaming…

… families are unique, and they can range anywhere from single parent families to extended families. Most importantly though, it is in the family where the next generation is being built. Parents must provide security and support for their children,…

… Army Corps in 1942, women have held an ever-increasing role in the military. Although primarily assigned to administrative tasks at home, they also served as nurses on hospital transport aircraft carrying wounded soldiers back from the front and in…

… a parasite. I am continuously latching on and feeding off that which surrounds me. When my available resources have been used up, I move on--alike most of the members of today's Western society. I mean this in such context of my mothers' breast, which…

… two sequences that were of significance were the opening and closing sequences. The opening sequence is important as it foreshadows how the main characters will develop throughout the film. In the closing sequence, the full development of characters…

… had existed in society for a long time in history, although not as big a problem in history as in the 20th century, when greater emphasis was put on sanitation and children stopped getting the disease as babies. The effects of this disease on society…

… thing to strictly define. Such a large variety of societal aspects fall under its realm, that it's sometimes complicated to draw a line between what is part of a culture and what is not. To put it in extremely vague terms, culture is a way of life.…

… as you and many others wished, I'm sure that Saddam would have never ever dreamed of doing another Halabja, right?" Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, said this sarcastically. Halabja is an Iraqi city in which the Iraqi regime committed…

… For some people instead of having a destructive marriage, it is better to stay single. Today modern life is complicated already and it is hard to predict what could happen tomorrow. And maybe staying single could prevent certain issues,…