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    Jimmy Carter and the Energy Crisis of the 1970’s In the speech that President Jimmy Carter preached he regarded plenty of important things‚ but one of the main ones was the issue with the energy. 0n his speech he says that one thing he has been asking himself is “why hasn’t the nation been able to resolve the serious energy problem?” (109) The whole nation is responsible for this issue and just like the President addressed saying that” it wasn’t only the gasoline lines or energy shortages‚ deeper

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    Obinna Anene 2/5/2013 English 2111 1:00-1:50 Bio Paper Dr. Carter G. Woodson Who is Dr. Carter G. Woodson? Dr. Woodson‚ Known formally as “The Father of Black History”‚ was the first son out of nine children born to former slaves‚ Anna Eliza & James Woodson in 1875 in New Canton‚ Virginia. At a young age‚ Dr. Woodson would work as a sharecropper and a miner just so that he could help provide for his family. He attended High School in West Virginia in his late teen years at the age of 20

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    Carter Administration The first critical piece of foreign policy done by the Carter administration was the passing of the SALT II treaty later in the administration. It was the first treaty that successfully passed after these talks‚ and it stated‚ “Declaring their intention to undertake in the near future negotiations further to limit and further to reduce strategic offensive arms.” (The Government of the United States) The treaty was explicit in demanding the reduction of all aspects of the Soviet

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    Carter began to run for presidency after the democratic national convention in 1972. His chief motto was to tell the people the truth and give them the best. He believed that why hide it from the public‚ who gives you their faith. His decision about running presidency was influenced when he stared meeting the president like Truman and Nixon. During the convention in 1972 he began to assess his strength and weakness‚ which was first serious step towards running for presidency. He laid out some

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    physical performance. It would involve explaining and predicting attitudes‚ feelings‚ and behaviors in an attempt to improve performances. I chose the film on Coach Carter directed by Thomas Carter‚ sports psychology can be used effectively to improve performances of the high school team. This movie is about a man named Coach Carter who takes on a coaching position at a high school that is run down and these boys have no discipline. In order to be on the basketball team the players would have to

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    character of Rubin Carter‚ in The Hurricane‚ directed by Norman Jewison‚ represents many values such as freedom and justice. Rubin an‚ African American‚ is also wrongly convicted of murder. The film traces his unjust and unequal treatment throughout his life. Both feature films use characterisation and film language in presenting the central characters either negatively or positively. This in turn‚ assists in the acceptance or rejection of values put forward by the characters. Both Andy and Rubin are characters

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    minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans. Hades then sends his minions to Kidnap Hercules and turn him into a demigod where

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    Easter As with almost all "Christian" holidays‚ Easter has a secular side as well. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols‚ however‚ is not necessarily a modern fabrication. Easter has always had its non-religious side. In fact‚ Easter was originally a pagan festival. It was co-opted by Christian missionaries starting in the second century CE. Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. The Lenten Season Lent is the forty-six day period just prior

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    People have told me all my life that going back to school was a waste of time. These same people would also say your mom and dad did not go to college‚ so why would you? Influenced by the negativity of those same people‚ I chose not to return to school for some time. However‚ after a lot of research‚ and a lot of soul searching‚ I decided to return to school. I found that most of the careers that I was interested in you had to have a degree to get. The benefits outweighed all of the cons‚ and I would

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    Coach Carter is based on a true-life story of a coach who tries to teach his team that there is more to life than just playing basketball‚ and it is brought to screen in a sports based drama. Thomas Carter directed this movie and it was released in 2005. This film is about Coach Ken Carter‚ who takes the job of coaching the Oilers basketball team at Richmond high school‚ where he was from and was once a champion athlete for 2 straight years. When Coach Carter began training his players‚ he was disheartened

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