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    I’ve been involved with a organization called Klothe-a-Kid since 7th grade. It’s main purpose is to provide supplies to those in need in rural parts of Kentucky. Through it‚ I’ve been fortunate enough to work organizing and passing out clothes‚ school supplies‚ food‚ and more to my surrounding neighborhoods and counties. Since Klothe-a-Kid is a Christian-based service‚ I’ve also been fortunate enough to introduce several new people to my faith while meeting them through the monthly events KAK holds

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    Abraham Lincoln

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    1809 DEATH DATE: April 15‚ 1865 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hodgenville‚ Kentucky BEST KNOWN FOR: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves. CHILDHOOD Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Due to a land dispute‚ the Lincolns were forced to move from Kentucky to Perry County‚ Indiana in 1817‚ where the family “squatted”

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    1. The work of this brilliant African American chemist changed the entire meat packing industry.  Ans. It is the work of this brilliant African American chemist  named Lloyd Augustus Hall that         changed the entire meat packing industry.                   Lloyd Augustus Hall was born in Elgin‚ Illinois on June 20‚ 1894. He was an African  American chemist first known for his work in food chemistry. Both of his parents‚ Augustus and  Isabel were graduate in high school. Hall moved to Aurora Illinois and raised there by his parents

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    The Man on the Penny The man on the penny was definitely had a lot more worth than just one cent. Born on February 12‚ 1809 Abraham Lincoln came into this world‚ but little did he know he would make a difference. Abraham was a wise man or as some may call him “Honest Abe.” He was the 16th president of the United States and he was known for strengthening federal government‚ and modernizing the economy. Not only was he just the man on the penny and the president he also was a self taught Illinois

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    Hemp‚ or marijuana‚ Bales.) Battle of Liberty - September 17 - Missouri - Confederate victory. Battle of Barbourville - September 19 - Kentucky - Confederate victory. Battle of Greenbrier River - October 3 - West Virginia (then Virginia) -Inconclusive. Battle of Santa Rosa Island - October 9 - Florida - Union victory. Battle of Camp Wildcat - October 21 - Kentucky - Union victory. Battle of Fredericktown - October 21 -

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    Identification: Corn snakes are a relatively small and slender species. Corn snakes have a very vibrant colouration consisting of bright oranges‚ orangey-reds and reddish-browns. Their base colour is usually an orange to reddish-brown colour with a variety of different patters across the entirety of its body. Herpetologists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences‚ described corn snakes scale and colour patterns as "dark-margined red or brown mid-dorsal blotches and smaller lateral blotches

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    the position finishing third on the team with 59 tackles. Burks was second on the team with nine passes defended who earned Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the win over Kentucky. Burks made two outstanding plays in the victory over Kentucky in 2015. The first came at the 0:50 mark when cornerback Torren McGaster tips a pass to keep it inbounds before Burks dives on it for an interception. This kind of heads up play making ability is part of the reason

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    Pluralism is "A condition of society in which numerous distinct ethnic‚ religious‚ or cultural groups coexist within one nation"(sociologydictionary.org); it’s basically saying that all of the different religions‚ cultures‚ and ethnicities are equally true and valid. Tolerance is being able to say that another persons beliefs‚ culture‚ and ethnicity are wrong‚ and that they have a right to be wrong. Pluralism suggests that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to ethnicity‚ religion and culture;

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    Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice Volume 1 | Issue 2 Article 7 7-23-2012 THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Retta Guy Tennessee State University‚ rguy@tnstate.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp Part of the Communication Technology and New Media Commons‚ Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons‚ and the Instructional Media Design Commons Recommended Citation Guy‚ Retta (2012) "THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR

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    as foreign policy‚ the strength of federal government‚ and states’ rights. These debates defined the effort to decide our country’s future. Examples of the differences between Federalist and Democratic Republican views are the French Revolution‚ Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions‚ and the XYZ Affair. These events all resulted in conflicts of the late 1790’s. This decade was a time of international crisis and discord. The Federalists opposed the Democratic Republicans’ attachment to France. Alexander

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