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    Once she understood the business Blanco and her second husband to decide to move to New York‚ to live the American Dream. By 1970 Blanco and Bravo became the power couple. It is estimated that within months of being in the United States they was already millionaires with Colombia cocaine. They even control the mafia families‚ blacks‚ and other families was running a drug organization. Blanco and Bravo operations was so successful that they was moving a ton of cocaine

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    business? Well‚ Griselda Blanco (The Godmother) and Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) are both known for transporting drugs and money. They also do different procedures of running their businesses and they also have similarities. Griselda started in the Medellin Cartel in the mid-1970’s in her 30’s. Joaquin started his cartel called the Sinaloa Cartel in 1989. Griselda Blanco and Joaquin Guzman have the comparison and are individuals that have committed similar crimes. Griselda Blanco was born on February

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    The Civilization of the Goddess Marija Gimbutas was born in 1921‚ in Vilnius the capital city of Lithuania‚ situated in the southeast of the country. She maintained a lifelong interest in the culture and customs of her homeland. She came to the United States as an immigrant from the Soviet government in 1949 after earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in archaeology in 1946 at Tubingen University in Germany. Her background included linguistics‚ ethnology‚ and the history of religions‚ which was

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    Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales tells of several women. Two are among the travelers on the pilgrimage to Canterbury and the others are characters in numerous tales during the journey. The wife of Bath‚ the old women in the Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ and Griselda‚ a character in the Clerk’s Tale‚ each exemplify the divergent role of women in fourteenth century. These women are true examples of women of the past‚ and on the contrast can also be examples of women of nowdays because although lifestyles may change

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    example of how bad a natural disaster can affect a single state. Louisiana was in a state of emergency and the state elected officials held all the power to assist in the palm of their hands. At the time of this state’s crises‚ Governor Kathleen Blanco was charged with this responsibility. Each state’s governor has the authority to enact Posse Comitatus. Whenever they feel that their state is in an unruly state and Marshall Law is needed. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 outlines the right of

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    Hurricane Katrina; the Polarity of Leadership Timothy C. Wozny Trine University Table Of Contents Abstract 3 Michael Brown…………………………………………………………………………………….4 Admiral Thad Allen……………………………………………………………………………….6 Governor Kathleen Blanco………………………………………………………………………..8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….…10 References………………………………………………………………………………………..12 Abstract Hurricane Katrina remains one of the most prominent natural disasters to afflict the United States in decades. Its damage is estimated

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    properness plan. Mayor Nagin ordered police around 7pm to stop rescue efforts of victims and have rescue officials focus more towards the looting that was occurring. Martial Law was declared. Governor Kathleen Blanco seemed less worried and did not feel the catastrophe was as severe. Governor Blanco phoned the President that evacuation of Louisiana and the order of National Guard was not necessary (Starling‚ 2010). With massive flooding within less than two hours of the storm hitting and causing water

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    On August 28‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico were it was a category 5 storm and winds estimated up to 175 miles per hour. At 7:10 am on August 29 hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish‚ Louisiana. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane and maximum winds up to 135 miles per hour. The hurricane caused a total of 1‚833 fatalities. And the damage cost of this hurricane was $ 108 billion dollars. On October 27‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Hurricane

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    The Latin American culture‚ including music bands‚ has been always representing a lifestyle of a party‚ a festival of human emotions‚ passionate movements expressing intensity‚ rhythms of joy‚ and endless flow of energy. The Fondo Blanco Latin Band is a representative of this culture. It is interesting to figure out which musical‚ emotional‚ behavioral‚ rhythmical aspects help to involve the non-Latin American visitors to this culture and dive into this world of endless fun for many years. The background

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    Antonio Blanco (1829 – 1899) Blanco was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who ruled as dictator of Venezuela from 1870 to 1888. He was a flamboyant leader. He surrounded himself with sycophants and ostentatious wealth while the people of Venezuela suffered. His corruption was legendary. He took a personal slice off the top of every governmental project. He enjoyed traveling abroad and was eventually deposed in absentia by irate Venezuelans while visiting Paris in 1888. Blanco was the son of

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