On January 25‚ 1964‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded “Blue Ribbon Sports.” Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Knight officially changed the name of their company “Blue Ribbon Sports”‚ to Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1971. It started out as the two of them selling running shoes from a Japanese manufacturer out of the back of their van. They would park their van outside of track meets and try to sell their running shoes to the athletes. Nike is now headquartered in Beaverton‚ Oregon. To think that Nike came
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Observation Assignment Name of the child/Identifier: Bryson Age: 4 Date of Observation: 02/06/2013 Time of Observation: 9:30 to 9:40 AM Place of Observation: Classroom Context of Observation: Free Time Time | Objective Reporting Section | Comments | 9:30 AM9:35 AM | Bryson hops to the play kitchen area. He says “Hi” to Angelina who is stirring in a pot.Bryson: “What you cooking?”Angelina: “Im making spaghetti.”Bryson: “Yum‚ I lo-o-ove spaghetti! Can I make some
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Famous Thinkers The two famous thinkers in the week four Electronic Reserve Readings are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Gates. Each had separate aspirations and both men contributed a significant amount of growth in the Twentieth Century. Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have gone “down in history as individuals who changed the way the world worked personally‚ socially‚ and politically”. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential civil rights activists and speaker
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The English Bill of Rights was formed in 1689‚ and almost a century later in 1787‚ the U.S. Constitution was designed. As a result‚ many of the same ideas are adapted from the English Bill of Rights and transferred to the Constitution. There are many similarities between the two documents‚ but even though they have many commonalities‚ they also have several differences. For each document it is clearly seen that each point conforms to each country. The similarities between the Constitution and the
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The bill of rights was important because it guaranteed rights for the people which made it easily excepted. the bill of rights started the amendments to the constitution which likely resulted in some of the other amendments getting added in. i cant really say it has a big impact on my life‚ because for a i can tell it doesnt. i mean most of the amendments of the bill of rights are not used seriously much today. the first amendment guarantees the freedoms of religion‚ assembly‚ petition‚ press‚ and
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The Bill of Rights In 1789‚ James Madison introduced 19 amendments to the Constitution out of which Congress adopted 12 of the amendments for ratification by the states‚ ten of which were collectively known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guaranteed citizens basic protections and limited governmental power in certain spheres‚ and became a part of the Constitution on December 10‚ 1791. For example‚ the First Amendment protects our rights as citizens to free speech and religion while the
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Prose English II 13 December 2011 Bill Clinton: Former President‚ Role Model‚ and Fallen Hero? Bill Clinton’s life changed drastically after his scandal with Monica Lewinsky. Bill Clinton was impeached from office and the people who once looked up to him‚ now looked down to him. Bill Clinton is a perfect example of a fallen hero because he gave in to his fondness for women. Bill Clinton lost his job and many other things due to his tragic flaw. Bill Clinton had accomplished many things
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To what extent can Bill Clinton be perceived as a successful president? The George Bush Sr’s presidency changed the direction of American politics from rather conservative Reagan’s philosophy to the ideas of ‘big’ government. Young‚ ambitious and exceptionally intelligent following president Bill Clinton continued Bush’s beginning. He strongly believed‚ that government intervention into economy and provision of welfare are necessary for America in 1990s. During Clinton’s presidency in was done
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Kill Bill‚ Volume 1: Purging the female stereotype in films Kill Bill‚ Volume 1 was vital in the purging‚ even eradicating the female stereotype in films. “Wiggle your big toe.” The toe doesn’t move. “Wiggle your big toe.” (Tarantino) It doesn’t move. The Bride played by actress Uma Thurman is really Beatrix Kiddo‚ but is known as Black Mamba as well as Arlene Machiavelli; her real name is bleeped out during Kill Bill‚ Volume 1 as she recounts the situation which led her to being in
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outline for the American government by the founding fathers. However‚ it can be very complicated. On many occasions‚ it has influenced the United States as well as the society of America. Two constitutional principles are the Bill of Rights and Checks and Balances. The Bill of Rights‚ are the basic rights that all Americans have. They are the first ten amendments in the Constitution and they were put into effect on December 15‚ 1791. They were written by James Madison. Checks and Balances are
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