In 2003‚ the city of Bridgeport‚ CT was in for a big shock. The fourth largest city in the state of Connecticut just had its mayor‚ Joe Ganim‚ convicted of several crimes. He was considered a local hero‚ a man who helped raise the city out of poverty. Ganim decided to run for Mayor of Bridgeport in 1991‚ and ended up winning. According to Johnson‚ when Ganim was running in 1991‚ the city was in shambles; it had its financing being overseen by a state board‚ and the crime rate was on the rise (1991)
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what they really think? A comedy show called Jane the Virgin is about Jane Villanueva ‚ a virgin‚ who gets accidentally inseminated by her Ob gyn who happens to be the sister of the owner of the sperm and the owner of the hotel where Jane works at. Around this time‚ Jane is in a relationship with a detective named Michael who happens to be investigating Rafael’s hotel. The show is based on Janes life and her career on wanting to become a serious writer‚
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Luke Nyman Modern History Mrs. Mason April 11‚ 2008 JOE McCARTHY From 1950 to 1954‚ Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the most heard of and talked about figures in a time of many important political happenings. He was held in a complete and immortal infamy for creating a terrible “Red Scare” and smearing numerous innocent victims. McCarthy was branded so completely a demagogue‚ a bully‚ and a liar‚ so that even more than 50 years later his name remains fully associated with witch-hunts
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All of these forms of alternative language used in “Joe Metro” can all be summed up into one concept: counter-publicity. American critical theorist Nancy Fraser developed the concept of a “counter-public” to describe the alternative public spaces for marginalized people. Through this concept‚ Fraser argues that the so-called single “public sphere” is not in fact realistic due to the fact that is assumes a white‚ male‚ empowered subject that silences the voices of oppressed and marginalized members
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Jane Addams was an activist who changed and helped society with her persistence and dedication. She was born and raised in Cedarville‚ Illinois and went to Rockford Female Seminary in northern Illinois ("Jane Addams." Encyclopedia of World Biography). She later traveled to Europe‚ and when she was exploring to find what she was going to do for the rest of her life‚ she saw that many people were living miserable lives while she was wealthy because of her father. After she saw what was happening‚ she
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Jane Bitzi Election Anameeka Hanif University of Texas at Arlington Pols 2312 November 29‚ 2013 Introduction Election is like a race‚ one has to prepare and train for success. It’s an opportunity and political circumstances that can affect the outcomes of a political candidate. Jane Bitzi daughter of former Governor Joe‚” aka Big Daddy”. She is running for Governor
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being poisoned by foods contaminated with pesticides and other chemical fertilizers. This is not only affecting our health but it is also affecting our environment. We can benefit from organic foods. Since I have been in college I have been doing a lot of food shopping. Whenever I go to the supermarket I have noticed that fruits and vegetables are labeled as organic or conventional. The two of these look just the same but the only visual difference that I noticed was the price of the two. Organically
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“Fun with Dick and Jane” (2005) Starring: Jim Carrey‚ Tea Leoni‚ and Alec Baldwin In need of some light hearted entertainment and a good laugh‚ I chose the movie “Fun with Dick and Jane” for this assignment. “Fun with Dick and Jane” asks the common question‚ “What is the difference between a corporate crook and a bank robber?” The movie opens with Dick leaving his home in the picture perfect neighborhood in the year 2000. Dick is married to Jane and they have a son who is more or less being
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Miss Jane Pittman Ernest James Gaines was born in Oscar‚ Louisiana on a plantation in 1933. Of African American heritage‚ he was a good sport with his family and understood that hard work was a necessity in life. At the young age of only nine he aided his parents in the field working for fifty cents a day. He looked up to his handicap aunt‚ Augustine Jefferson‚ as she was his role model in his early youth. She inspired him and opened his eyes to setting a strong path for the generations to come
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Jane Adams was born on September 6‚ 1860 in Illinois in a town called Cedarville. Her father was a well known business man‚ who had a lot of influence over her. She had eight siblings in which she was the second to last born. In 1926‚ she suffered from a heart attack and seven years later on May 21‚ 1935‚ she passed away. Jane Addams had many accomplishments in her life time‚ and she influenced many people. She founded the Hull House in 1889‚ which was a place to provide services to immigrants and
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