The Lewis and Clark expeditions was a historical turning point in American history. It expanded our current knowledge of what used to be the Louisiana territory by leaps and bounds. When thinking of this expeditions‚ most people forget many people accompanied Lewis and Clark. Each member had important jobs and roles in order to push the gain of knowledge along‚ and there were even cases of incredulous misbehavior with appropriate punishments‚ and of course‚ along the way death had occurred. Without
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a lot of money‚ but give it all away for love. Jimmy valentine was a criminal and was sentenced to four years in prison‚ but got out on good behavior in four months. He was very good at robbing banks and could almost crack any safe‚ but he got tired of this life and moved to Elmore to start a new life.Jimmy Valentine wanted to change his morals by becoming more respectful‚ he tried to be honest to everyone‚ and tried to be more compassionate. Jimmy wanted to change his morals by becoming more respectful
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Alex Wallace Cari Brooks English 101 4 October 2011 Coach Carter Review “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light‚ not our darkness‚ that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights
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Elliott Carter is among the most celebrated American composers of the 20th century. Until his death in 2012‚ Carter was a renowned ace in composing contemporary classical music. His success during his career spanning eight decades can well be manifested by the numerous accolades he gained including the most coveted Pulitzer Prize. Elliot Cook Carter‚ Jr. was born in New York City in 1908 and died in 2012. His interest in music began while he was in high school. Carter’s music career was instigated
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Continuing Case #1: Carter Cleaning Company 1. Jennifer asks that you make a list of five specific HR problems you think Carter Cleaning will have to grapple with. 1. High Turnover. Carter Cleaning Company will more than likely face the HR issue of high turnover because of the nature of the business. Most service industry/retail jobs result in high turnover rates due to the demanding workload and hours in return for little compensation. Since the laundromat/ dry cleaning business does not
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Brittany marsh April 16‚ 2008 Coach Carter I felt that this movie had a true meaning. It’s a true story about a well educated man named Ken Carter. He’s an advocate for Richmond’s youth and participates in his community. He came to Richmond High School to help not just with the team but to talk to the team about working together. To give them advice on being better students‚ with that he helped them to be very successful in life. He gave the guys strKen Carter fought with getting the parents to
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Jimmy Hoffa Activist‚ James Riddle “Jimmy” Hoffa was born on February 14‚ 1913 and is believed to have been murdered in 1975. Hoffa was one of the most famous labor leaders in American history. He was an important figure with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)‚ he played a key role in forging the first national freight-hauling agreement‚ and he became involved with organized crime. He definitely lived a busy life. Hoffa was born in Brazil‚ Indiana‚ on February 14‚ 1913. His father
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A Turning Point in America The Ratification of the 19th Amendment Before the 1900s The women’s suffrage movement or what some people consider "1st wave feminism" originally began in the mid-1800s. In 1984‚ the revolutionary movement started. This movement’s purpose was to give women the rights that they deserved and to make them equal to men. This movement’s focus was on giving women the right to vote. It officially started at the Seneca Falls Convention. Three women were at the forefront
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After Gerald R. Ford’s short presidency‚ Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976. Carter followed Humanitarian Diplomacy‚ which focuses closely on human rights and interests of the people. Carter was very set on making peace with the Middle East after the Yom Kippur War. He focused on peace for the whole world. The Camp David Accords were signed and to establish peace between the Middle East. Carter also pushed to make things right between China and resolve the problems to have peace. He wanted to
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In 1994 Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography thanks to a photograph that he took in the village of Ayod in Sudan of a child crawling towards a feeding center. Whether it was morally right for him to have captured that moment instead of helping the child is a debate with many people. Some people believe that it was right because it helped stop the famine in Africa‚ others believe it was wrong because he did not aid the child after taking the picture. It is understood that there was
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