Butler`s kinsman Preston Smith Brooks‚ representative from South Carolina‚ offended by Sumner`s speech‚ he considered the speech as “libel on South Carolina‚ and Mr. Butler”. First He thought of challenging Sumner to a duel but he did not believe Sumner to be a gentleman and decided to discipline Sumner with public beating. On May 22‚ 1856‚ Brooks waited in Senate Chamber for ladies to leave. While Sumner was seated at his desk‚ the Chamber was clear of ladies‚ Brooks walked up to Sumner`s desk and
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with the Cold War‚ Coach Herb Brooks has goals for the team that seem to be set a little too high. The film is pretty easy to follow and has many breathtaking moments‚ as long as you enjoy sports. When the US hockey program is failing to be at its best‚ Coach Herb Brooks is brought in to give the team some direction. Coach Brooks lost his shot at beating the number one team in the world before‚ and he knows that this could be his last chance. When Coach Brooks chooses his perfect team of hockey
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(Find topic sentence). Gwendolyn Rodger’s contribution to That Summer brought forward additional lessons that were then taught to Haven McPhail. Her few appearances may have been brief‚ but carried much weight that was needed to bring the story along. Taller than Haven McPhail‚ Gwendolyn was a worldwide famous model who‚ too‚ once lived in Lakeview. Her secrets that she had hid from the public eye‚ yet seen by Haven‚ allowed McPhail to realize that even the most flawless people‚ do have their own
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simultaneously. In 1841 the brook farm was established by George and Sophia Ripley in West Roxbury‚ Massachusetts. The Brook Farm became one of the most famous attempts at Utopian living. It was closely affiliated with the Transcendentalist movement‚ these farmer-intellectuals tried to hew a modest living out of the wilderness. This community also collapsed within a few years‚ just as New Harmony did. Unlike the other attempts at a Utopian society such as New Harmony and the Brook Farm the Oneida Community
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mark for the first time. Twenty five years after opening its first store‚ Rite Aid had acquired 420 stores. Rite Aid has been pinnacle in acquisitions throughout its history. Thrifty PayLess Holdings‚ Incorporated‚ K&B‚ PCS Health Systems‚ and Brooks Eckerd are all companies that have been a part of the plethora of Rite Aid acquisitions. “In January 1999‚ Rite Aid formed a strategic partnership with General Nutrition Companies‚ Incorporated‚ the largest specialty retailer of vitamins‚ mineral
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The Most Disappointing Experience In our world‚ everyone has had a disappointing experience at some point. I have felt disappointed after I graduated from high school. Everyone has a dream in his/her life‚ and he/she will fight to reach that dream. I always dreamed of being a student at a business school because I really like to study business. I loved this major because I have gone to my grandfather’s company‚ and I liked how he was handling his business. At school‚ I decided to study
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Gwendolyn Bennett Gwendolyn Bennett was born on July 8th‚ 1902 and was born in Giddings Texas. She was a well known poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Her parents were Mayme Frank and Joshua Robin Bennett. She spent most of her time in Wadsworth‚ Nevada. Her parents taught at the Paiute Indian Reservation but relocated to Washington D.C. in 1906 so her father to obtain his law degree. In 1910 her mother filed for divorce and won sole custody but her father later kidnapped her and
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Brooks Brothers is almost 200-year-old American clothing brand. It was open with a mission statement “To make and deal only in merchandise of the finest body‚ to sell it at a fair profit‚ and to deal with people who seek and appreciate such merchandise”. I think the store on Broadway could bring us back in time and fill with the spirit of history. A lot of wood‚ stairs‚ books and pictures on the walls‚ muted imposing music‚ well dressed and groomed sales associates‚ couches‚ colorful furniture‚
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amongst many‚ most notably Butler’s nephew‚ Preston S. Brooks‚ a fiery South Carolina Congressman. Knowing that Sumner would refuse a challenge to a duel‚ he finally confronted Sumner at his Senate desk on May 22‚ accused him of libel against South Carolina and Butler‚ and began beating him about the head with a cane while stunned senators looked on. Sumner‚ struggled to rise‚ wrenched the desk from the floor and collapsed. A gloating Brooks reported: ’Towards the last he bellowed like a calf’‚ and
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desk by the window after a chamber meeting to write letter and read various documents. Suddenly‚ the light was blocked out by South Carolina senator‚ Preston Brooks. Brooks who entered the chamber “well protected by friends at hand” walked up to Sumner holding a Guttarpecha walking cane. As he viciously held his walking cane senator Brooks said‚ “Mr. Sumner‚ I have read your speech twice over carefully. It is a libel on South Carolina and Mr. Butler‚ who is a relative of mine.” 12 The inspiration
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