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    David Alexander Robertson is a Canadian writer who works alongside Scott B. Henderson‚ an illustrator‚ to create graphic novels about Residential Schools and Aboriginal history and culture. He comes from a mix of European and Cree heritage‚ and he has worked as an advocate for Aboriginal youth (Robertson‚ n.d.). Robertson and his works are respected and valued by prestigious members of the Aboriginal community. In Robertson’s biography‚ Justice Murray Sinclair is quoted saying‚ “Dave Robertson’s

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    One thing that the U.S. Constitution could not run without is Federalism. Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington founded Federalism “divides sovereignty between a centralized state and regional or local states” (Miskelly and Noce‚ page 114). It was the subject of intense debate during the drafting of the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington founded Federalism by carefully dividing the powers between federal and state government. These men were

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    Alexander Hamilton was a very bright man of his time. He lived from 1755-1804‚ and had a large impact on the country. Lots of his influences are still relevant to this day. Not only was he in the artillery at the outbreak of war‚ but he created the Bank of America. Over all of that‚ he was also highly favored by the people and even the president. No one can deny that the banking system is huge and very important to our country. Hamilton initially established the proposal for a Bank of America

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    to be reflecting the weather. The only sounds are of the soft plops of oars in the waters of the Hudson and the occasional sounds of exertion from the rowers. Aaron Burr’s face is set in a frown and his boat full of men is riddled with tension. Alexander Hamilton is going to die today. Once Burr’s boat is docked on the shore of the Heights of Weehawken‚ the set duelling ground‚ they sit and wait. Hamilton’s boat arrives just before seven‚ the rays of the sun following his back as his crew docks

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    incorporated into our system. Thus changing how we are governed today. Two of the most famous political stances in our history had very different views on how our government should be established and how it should forever be ran. Alexander Hamilton has always been remembered for his strong

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    day” (www.ufoevidence.org). Considering the wheel had not been invented until late 3500 BC‚ it is very unlikely that there were silver flying shields that could spit fire during this time. Therefore‚ the only reasonable explanation would be that Alexander the Great had been the first to witness a UFO. While there were most likely hundreds of alien witnesses between these times‚ the next recorded UFO sighting was on October 11‚ 1492. It occurred when Christopher Columbus and Pedro Gutierrez were on

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    treaty that would grant the Creek Nation the land they inherently deserved and to end the bloody war on the Southwestern Frontier. Seemingly leading the chiefs to New York City was the Native American version of George Washington‚ and his name was Alexander McGillivray. The McGillivray Moment was a point in time that we know very little about‚ for the official negotiations between the Creek Chiefs and our then loose federal government was oddly never recorded‚ so we can only speculate the topics they

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    Based on Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 short story‚ Tchaikovsky’s penultimate operatic work is a musically idiosyncratic mixture of his recognizable orchestral style with elements of pastiche. Not renowned as a composer of opera‚ Tchaikovsky had hit a bullseye with a previous Pushkin adaptation‚ Eugene Onegin in 1879. Admitting an irresistible attraction to operatic form in spite of his inability to master it‚ the maestro used the folk origins of Pushkin’s verse novel to present a series of interlinked

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    Federalism was born in 1787‚ when Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison wrote 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers. These political documents encouraged Americans to adopt the newly-written Constitution and its stronger central government. Hamilton along with his friends believed in ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They wanted a stronger national government‚ a national bank‚ no Bill of Rights‚ no state governments‚ and a strong executive branch. Alex grew up in South Carolina

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    I am profiling Ronald Alexander McDougall‚ Chairman and CEO of Brinker International. 1. Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) is the parent company of eight casual dining concepts: Chili’s‚ Macaroni Grill‚ On the Border‚ Maggiano’s‚ Cozymel’s‚ Corner Bakery‚ Rockfish and Big Bowl. Brinker International was established in 1991 to expand Chili’s Inc.‚ and to develop and acquire additional concepts. As of March 26‚ 2003‚ Brinker International had 1118 company owned units and 252 franchise owned units

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