known for his amazing success on and off of the baseball diamond. He is my role model because through all of the hard places he has come from and the small town of Madras‚ Oregon he still achieved the American dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player. Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury was born on September 11‚ 1983 in Madras‚ Oregon. His mother was a Native American and his dad is a silversmith‚ He lived on the warm springs Indian Reservation until he began school. In High school he was an amazing athlete
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Linus Carl Pauling was born in Portland‚ Oregon‚ on 28th February‚ 1901‚ the son of a druggist‚ Herman Henry William Pauling‚ and his wife‚ Lucy Isabelle Darling. Linus attended the public elementary and high schools in the town of Condon and the city of Portland‚ Oregon. When he was 15 he was a senior and had enough credits to attend Oregon State College (OSC) but did not have enough for two American History courses required for his high school diploma. In June 1916‚ he left high school without
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At the WSGA tournament in Oregon I mentioned in the previous paragraph‚ there were thirty-five junior golfers between the western states who were nominated for the “Outstanding Citizenship of the Year” award. A male and female were selected from each state. I was chosen to represent Nevada along with a female participant I grew up with in the same golf program‚ The First Tee‚ mentioned before. (h) When we arrived in Oregon‚ we hounded by reporters asking questions about our
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Territorial Expansion DBQ Chart – FINAL EXAM Doc: | What it says: | What it means: | Outside Info: | How it will be used: | A | -Federalists argue that the Constitution does not touch on territorial expansion at all.-The issue therefore‚ should not be touched onit will just stir the pot unnecessarily-If issue is dealt with‚ a war (standing army) will undoubtedly come about.-Since treaty is unconstitutional‚ territorial expansion is unconstitutional.-Acquiring land requires an army because Louisiana
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monopolies. This was followed by the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890‚ workers compensation in 1902‚ and the formation of the National Child Labor Committee showcasing the horrors of child labor in 1904. Keating-Owen Act of 1916‚ Bunting vs Oregon and Muller vs Oregon in 1917‚ were all cases that
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: Is Legalization the Right Path? Paul committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. He saw no future for himself and chose to end his life. Just like that. It was a violent and lonely end. Paul is a fictional character in the story titled “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather. Paul was a young man who was unhappy with his life and felt he was on the outside looking in at people living the life he wanted. He stole money and sneaked away to New York City to live the life to
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to do with that right is up to them. However‚ one should not use the second amendment to put others in danger like Chris Mercer‚ the shooter at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. The second amendment justifies individual liberties for people to protect themselves in all cases. From the shooting that occurred at an Oregon community college‚ the nation’s second amendment has been the topic of debate.
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knows all‚ therefore‚ when one commits a good deed‚ the Lord alone will see it. In relation to today’s contemporary world all three of these underlying themes can be applied to today’s recession and all of the complications it has brought forward. In Oregon today‚ 13.1% of households are food insufficient and are in dire need of help from their communities. With the help of almsgiving and prayer‚ themes we can see portrayed in Matthews Gospel‚ it is important to help those who are less fortunate than
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lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician (medicinenet.com). Physician-assisted suicide is often abbreviated PAS. In the U.S.‚ only the States of Montana‚ Washington and Oregon allows physician-assisted suicide. Known as the Oregon Death with Dignity Act‚ in Oregon‚ competent terminally ill state residents‚ likely to die within 6 months can receive prescriptions for self-administered lethal medications from their physicians. This act does not permit euthanasia‚ in
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field coach at the University of Oregon‚ who was constantly seeking ways to give his athletes a competitive advantage. He experimented with different track surfaces‚ re-hydration drinks and – most importantly – innovations in running shoes. But the established footwear manufacturers of the 1950s ignored the ideas he tried to offer them‚ so Bowerman began cobbling shoes for his runners. Phil Knight was a talented middle-distance runner from Portland‚ who enrolled at Oregon in the fall of 1955 and competed
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