Ronald Wayne Burkle was born on November 12‚ 1952 to Betty and Joseph Burkle in Pomona‚ California. Burkle’s net worth is estimated at $1.63 billion. He was ranked #1198 on Forbes‘ list of “The Richest People on the Planet 2015.” Ronald’s father‚ Joseph‚ was managing a Stater. grocery store in Pomona and investing his savings in apartment buildings. Ronald starting working in Pomona stocking shelves in his father’s store with bread and collecting loose shopping carts. By age 13‚ Burkle had joined
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The American Revolution was a war for consolidation. Prior to gaining independence from Britain‚ the American colonies were under different social classes. This brought distress amongst the poor because they were the ones who suffered the most. To counter that‚ many groups combined to form unification to break their alliance from Britain. In chapter 4 of Tyranny is Tyranny‚ he states‚ “In North Carolina‚ a “regulator Movement” of white farmers was organized against wealthy and corrupt officials in
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Boston‚ Massachusetts. She was the daughter of nightclub impresario Lou Walters (owner of New York ’s swanky Latin Quarter) and his wife‚ Dena. In 1937‚ Lou Walters expanded his business‚ which caused his family to adopt an itinerant lifestyle‚ moving from Boston to New York to Miami Beach. Walters attended the all-female Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville‚ New York‚ graduating in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in English. Her first job was as the assistant to the publicity director of WRCA-TV (a local
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The First Amendment is thought by many to be the most important of the Amendments. Under the First Amendment freedom various types of expression are protected. Just like a house of cards will topple if a card is removed‚ if one right of the amendment is removed‚ other rights will soon topple. For this reason many believe all parts of the First Amendment must be protect at all costs. In this essay‚ several different ideas will be discussed concerning the First Amendment. The first paragraph will
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Micaela Bataclan Social Studies April 9‚ 2013 Chapter 5 Outline #4 Big Ideas – (3) Section 1 The U.S. Constitution balances the powers of the federal government among the legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial branches. (pgs.144) Section 2 The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to define clearly the rights and freedoms of citizens. (p.178) Section 3 American citizenship involves great privileges and serious responsibilities. (p.184) Main Topics – (11) Section 1 (p
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McKenna Miller Easton 10/25/13 American Government Section 2 Project: 1. I am affiliated with the Democratic Party. Like many Democrats‚ I believe that the government is responsible for taking care of all American citizens‚ and aim to direct my votes towards bills and laws with this kind of ideology. The Democratic Party can help me get elected by first nominating me‚ informing the public and activating their interest and participation in public affairs. They can also hold Democratic Party fundraisers
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“My fellow Americans‚ I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” Ronald Reagan during a microphone check‚ unaware that he was on air. (NPR Audio‚ NPR.org) The Russians were not pleased‚ to say the least. In some of the darkest days of the Cold War‚ in 1984‚ no world leader was smiling. The world was on the brink nuclear annihilation. To show humor was a sign of weakness. However‚ in all the darkness that surrounded
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Chapter 1: Introducing Me Ji Eun’s POV Damn‚ it just had to happen all over again‚ this time not without getting all the attention from whoever that was there outside the main gate‚ which is a lot. Now I’m stuck between two men in full black suits in this white limousine driving down the road to who knows where. With the help of Hyuna‚ Nicole and Lizzy‚ I tried to escape using the short-cut alley on the other side of the streets before they could grab hold of me while they distracted the men by
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This article talks about Ronald Edmunds‚ and some others‚ approach to learning. They say to be an effective school you need these five characteristics: strong leadership‚ a good emphasis on learning‚ a friendly school atmosphere‚ keeping a good eye on students as they progress‚ and having good expectations for their students and staff members. However‚ other successful school movements have made new philosophical and political drift along a common ground: that all students learning can improve.
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Chapter Six: The Duel for North America Coureus des bois French- Canadian fur trappers‚ "runners of the woods" Edict of Nantes - Issued in 1598 by the crown of France‚ it granted limited religious freedom to the French Protestants‚ and stopped religious wars between the Protestants and the Catholics. Quebec - Established by France in 1608 (Catholic) with large help of Samuel de Champlain‚ "Father of New France" Tried to convert Indians to Christianity and to save them from the fur trappers
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