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    AFL which was a rival football league completely merged to create a 26 team league (Football History 1967 and 1970). In 1980‚ the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl‚ the Oakland Raider won it in 1981‚ and the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl in 1982(The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 6). Also in 1982 the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles (Relocation of Professional Sports Teams 1.2.3). In 1983‚ the playoffs in 16 teams instead of the normal 12 teams because the regular season was

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    The overbearing presence of police and probation officers throughout the lives of young men in Oakland creates a net-widening effect whereby juveniles are at an increased risk of arrest through the sanctions imposed for non-criminal behavior in schools and the presumed criminality of these youths by the police‚ schools‚ and community members. Rios’

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    and reliable information‚ this site provides pictures and examples of books and playground equipment young children may have read and used during the 1930 ’s. Lay‚ Elizabeth ‚ and Joel Wing . "Depression Era: 1930s: Education." Oakland Museum of California. Oakland Museum of California ‚ n.d. Web. 9 May 2013. . Composed for the research of teachers and students‚ this library website has much useful information about life and education in the 1930 ’s. By no means was there equality in education

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    II. Walmart is good A. Walmart can be good. Opening stores where there’s nothing can help a town. An example is Oakland; this town was on its edge of becoming a ghost town‚ until Walmart came to town. “I think this is a benefit because there was nothing out here‚” (Mike Breuner‚ of Oakland.) Robert Turner‚ from Oakland agreed. “I think this is just great‚ out here‚ where people are struggling to find work‚ a job at walmart is better than no job at all. In an area

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    History of Huey Newton

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    many other civil rights leaders who were religious Southerners‚ from middle class and well-educated families‚ Huey P. Newton was a working class man from a poor urban black neighborhood. Born February 17‚ 1942‚ in Oak Grove Louisiana‚ Huey moved to Oakland‚ California when he was just two years old. During childhood‚ remarkable quick wit and strength earned him the respect of his peers and the reputation of being a tough guy (Seale 40). Upon his enrollment at Merrit College

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    is where the real discussion should begin. That question is: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball‚ the Oakland Athletics‚ win so many games? This question can lead into a series of discussions regarding strategy or luck‚ but the real answers can be found in the leadership of the organization. This leadership is found in the form of Billy Beane‚ the general manager of the Oakland A’s. The analysis of Billy Beane will look to explore his underlying values‚ traits‚ and visions that may have

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    D. Heffner 7 December 2012 A Day in Criminal Court This week I had the opportunity to sit in on criminal court proceedings. I chose to visit the Oakland County Court House for the day and noticed quite a few things through out the whole experience. I have been to a few courts in the past‚ criminal‚ traffic‚ and family‚ but never in the Oakland County building. There were many details of the proceedings‚ the image‚ and even the conditions of everything from the building itself to the people involved

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    decent housing‚ proper housing‚ an end to police brutality‚ and fair trials for black prisoners. While these demands are made in reference to the Black community as a whole—not specifically to Black men—the actions of the newly formed party in Oakland suggested an almost regressive view towards women’s roles in the party and in the sought after self-determined Black communities. In its inception‚ the Black Panther Party was a male-only organization‚ one that advocated the supporting role of women

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    Conor Unruh Geography 108 The Effects of Natural Disasters Natural disasters have been shaping and reshaping our planet since the beginning of time. These natural disasters have had a devastating effect on communities all around the world. No matter how far societies have come throughout history‚ natural disasters humble mankind with their disrupting nature. Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Earthquakes can rip apart the earth and destroy infrastructure along the way. Hurricanes

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