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    S. Truett Cathy founded Chick-fil-A in 1967. Cathy is the founder‚ chairman‚ and CEO of Chick-fil-A. The first Chick-fil-A restaurant was opened in Atlanta’s Greenbriar Shopping Center. In 2005‚ Chick-fil-A had sales of $1.975 billion‚ which landed them as being the “second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the United States” (Perreault‚ Cannon‚ & McCarthy‚ 2012‚ p. 529). Throughout 37 states and Washington‚ D.C.‚ there are 1‚250+ Chick-fil-A restaurants. Due to Cathy’s religious

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    Tragedies & Music When a tragedy caused by a minor occurs‚ it is not uncommon for people to analyze the music that minor was listening to prior to the event. Who is responsible for this influence? The musician(s)? The parent(s)? The minor? The record label? Should we even bother to look at the music or should we look elsewhere for an explanation? “Music is intended to bring people together for socialization and friendships‚” says Hast‚ Scott‚ and Cowdery. Music has the power to do many

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    Music expresses and affects emotion; it has the power to move a grown man to tears‚ to trigger thoughts‚ to invoke joy‚ sorrow‚ anger or love. Music can manipulate the emotions and incite immoral thoughts or actions. By nature‚ music is morally neutral and a good. Over time however‚ immorality has seeped into the music industry‚ leading to music which is immoral. Music has begun to glorify sex and to embrace immorality as a good. Hundreds of new songs and genres are contain lyrics and rhythm which

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    I will be writing about Olaf Torvik from the story. Some background information about Olaf is that his wife‚ Inge‚ recently passed away. Inge was from Germany and wasn’t treated with very much respect in Minnesota. Olaf wants his wife to be buried on his farm and he is set on doing that but‚ he has some conflicts with the law. In Hubbard County‚ Minnesota where he lives‚ the law forbids that Inge should be buried on his farm. The story starts off with Olaf argueing with the sheriff about burying

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    of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) The three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are Adaptations of Classics‚ Arrangements of tunes‚ and newly composed music. In most cases‚ adaptation of classics involves action and dramatic scenes. It is borrowing a large amount of an already existing composition for use in film score. In The Birth of a Nation‚ Mozart’s music was

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    Mariachi music originated in Jalisco‚ Mexico. It is said it began in the town of Cocula. It is a version of theatrical orchestra‚ it includes violins‚ harp and guitars which developed in and around Jalisco. It began in the 19th century‚ and is still popular today. The Violin is apart of a Mariachi ensemble‚ it is a string instrument. It is 4 stringed and the smallest‚ highest-pitched member of the string family. The purpose of the violin in mariachi music is to complement trumpet melodies. The

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    Disaster in Franklin County Western Governors University-Washington Community Health Nursing Subdomain 725.8.8 Disaster in Franklin County Section A. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has a large Chain of command. At the head is the EOC Commander‚ who receives information from the other parts of the chain‚ and is responsible for relaying that information to other agencies‚ and also the Homeland Security agency (formerly Federal Emergency Management Agency). The Safety Officer is

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    "There’s not a lot of opportunity in Scott County. The poverty‚ lack of education‚ jobs — it all ties together. A lot of people think they’re sort of stuck here. They feel hopeless‚" according to Chris Albertson‚ a Scott County council member. Scottsburg is a city of boredom‚ drugs‚ and trouble. The way to fix most of these problems is to give kids something to do that is not drugs or troublemaking. While there is not enough money in Scottsburg to be able to build entertainment for kids‚ there need

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    Pop Music 73% of teens in America listen to popular music‚ which is also known as ‘pop’ music (Murray). There are so many different music genres in the world and it’s amazing how pop music can capture 73 percent of the teen’s attention. Pop music offers an endless variety of styles and meanings to the listening audience. Although I listen to many other music genres‚ I listen to pop music a lot more often. And there are reasons why 73 percent of other teens do too. Pop music is such a diverse genre

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    “You should try cross country.” My mom said to me one day while I was in sixth grade. We had been talking about what I sports I should do during my seventh grade year of school. I was confused so I asked her‚ “What is cross county?” My mom explained to me that it was kind of like track. The only differences are that it’s only running for miles and instead of running on a track‚ you run on golf fields. Of course at that time I thought that I hated running and that I would never like it. I had a million

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