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    enforcement officials that by late 1932 included the F.B.I‚ the infamous couple managed to elude authorities and avoid capture for nearly two years‚ becoming the most well-known outlaws.”(Blatty 9) Known enough to bring the Texas Ranger Captain‚ Frank Hamer out of retirement one last time. Taking cover in bushes along a country road on the outside of Sailes Louisiana was the ideal place for the ambush soon to occur. Only knowing the path because a gang members father wants a pardon for his son. Accordingly

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    “I hate myself for loving you. Can’t break free from the things that you do. I want to walk but I run back to you‚ that’s why I hate myself for loving you” (Joan Jett). This song is one of the many references towards the notorious couple Bonnie and Clyde who met through a mutual friend in the 1930s. When they started dating in the late 1930s Clyde was sentenced to prison on counts of burglary. He was then set out on parole and rekindle things with Bonnie in 1932. They started the life of crime together

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    father and mother are not making enough money to feed them self’s and protects was not enforced‚ was an all to common situation for blacks. In horrific situations are when leaders‚ such as Fannie Lou Hamer‚ rise up and speak. Despite the obstacles of physical and emotional attacks‚ Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer was able to make major contribution to American politics‚ society‚ and culture. On October 6‚ 1917‚ the 20th child of Jim and Ella Townsend was born. Fannie Lou would become her name and with her

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    fight for her right to not only vote‚ but also be treated as an active and equal citizen of the United States. Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer‚ née Townsend‚ was born to loving‚ sharecropping parents in 1917. She had nineteen siblings and grew up in Missouri‚ where she picked cotton‚ cut corn‚ and was only able to attend school until she reached the sixth grade. She married Perry Hamer‚ also a sharecropper‚ and the couple worked on a cotton

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    Words: 636 Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer‚ known as Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer was born on the date of October 6‚ 1917 Montgomery County on a plantation‚ Mississippi and during the time she has lived she has accomplished many beneficial things for the black African American ethnic group in America. Due to heart failure Hamer died at Mound Bayou Hospital‚ Mississippi March 14‚ 1997‚ at the age of 59. Fannie Lou Hamer was later buried in her hometown Ruleville‚ Mississippi. Hamer the youngest of the

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    Cases Precision Concepts Corp v. General Employment &Triad Personnel Services -The facts: General employment contacted precision regarding a job opening and sent a potential employee‚ Tavery Tan‚ for an interview. Precision hired her but refused to pay GE for procuring the employee. Precision filed a complaint that there was no contract and the court rendered judgment to GE on a counterclaim. Precision appealed. -The Issue: were all the elements of a contract present to make the contract

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    fill in the missing terms to provide the necessary definiteness? No I don’t think that the court should fill in the missing terms because it should be up to the both parties to make sure contract terms are clear and agreeable for both parties. Hamer v. Sidway Case Brief: Facts: William E. Story had promised his nephew‚ William E. Story II‚ $5‚000 if his nephew would abstain from drinking alcohol‚ using tobacco‚ swearing‚ and playing cards or billiards for money until the nephew reached 21 years of

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    Waller Business Law Writing Assignment 3 Spring 2014 3-19-14 Chapter 13: Nebraska Beef‚ Ltd. V. Wells Fargo Business Credit‚ Inc. Case Concept Review: 1. How did the court determine that the offer was sufficiently definite? The offer of the Wells Fargo Business Credit‚ Inc. was submitted to Nebraska Beef in the form of a letter. When Nebraska Beef engaged in accepting a line of credit from Wells Fargo

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    party enter in to their agreement/promises? Benefit/Detriment Test: - Is one party to the K receiving a benefit while the other is suffering a detriment? If so = K. - If the promisor has a goal in mind‚ there is consideration. - i.e. Hamer v. Sidway: Uncle promised newphew $5000 to quit smoking/gambling. The ‘detriment’ was the nephew giving up legal rights to smoke/gamble – benefit: Uncle had peace of mind knowing his nephew wasn’t doing that = enforceable. - A promise not to do something

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    Maytha Alhassen After Fannie Lou Hamer met with members of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) when she was forty-four‚ her life experienced a drastic change. (Lee 23). In this organization‚ Hamer helped black people to register to vote. In order to participate in the state Democratic Party‚ Fannie Lou Hamer helped start Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) and was elected Vice-Chair of this party. By pursuing rights for black people‚ Hamer devoted her whole life‚ and she is

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