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    after record and took on tasks that were life threatening. She was determined to make a difference in the lives of women. Amelia Earhart is a hero for women because she proved that they can do the same things that men can do. Amelia’s mother is Amy Otis. She was also a very honorable woman and had many achievements throughout her life (Randolph 12). Amelia’s father is Edwin Stanton Earhart who attended law school at the University of Kansas and was a hard working man (Randolph 12-13). Amelia’s parents

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    Etta James

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    Hawkins‚ started singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5 in Los Angeles‚ CA. She moved to San Francisco‚ CA at the age of 12‚ where she was a part of a trio. In 1954‚ she moved back to Los Angeles to record “The Wallflower” with the Otis band. This same year‚ she shortened her first name to Etta James and began her solo career shortly after. In the 1960’s and early 1970’s‚ James made plenty of hits after signing to Chess Records in Chicago. Although‚ she had some heroin problems

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    her happiness and going back home to where she does not feel comfortable. Kidd finds other characters to make lily feel at home. Lily finds comfort and love in other people. On Mary day Lily finds herself in the Honey House with zach‚ Rosaleen‚ Neil‚ Otis‚ And all the daughters of Mary. She looks around and thinks‚ “I love this place with my whole heart.”(225). She feels at home and at peace here. Lily feels the love that is surrounding her. She realizes this is her family. Lily looks back to the day

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    the small Idaho reservation‚ and in 1873 a federal order to remove white settlers and let his people remain in the Wallowa Valley made it appear that he might be successful. But the federal government soon reversed itself‚ and in 1877 General Oliver Otis Howard threatened an attack to force Joseph’s tribe onto the reservation. Believing military resistance futile‚ Joseph reluctantly led his people towards Idaho. Unfortunately‚ they could never travel there. About 20 Nez Perce warriors‚ enraged at the

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    next generation of leaders. The cultural aspect comes from many writers that created literal works changing the culture within the history of America. Many literary works include the [“History of the Revolution”] (Brinkly‚ 2012) written by Mercy Otis Warren. His three volumes of his book vastly changed the culture with his works that are still known today.

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    Essay On Myringotomy

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    When I was a child‚ I had a myringotomy. I distinctly remember having to be sedated and needing to wear ear plugs whenever I went swimming. I had never thought much about the surgery until I attended college and one of my professor stated that the surgery has some controversy surrounding it. I became increasingly intrigued and desired to know more than solely the function of the eustachian tubes. The most common treatment for acute-middle ear infections are myringotomy and antibiotics. However

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    Dylan sanders JS 143 Professor Peterson August 26th‚ 2013 Brief #1 McDonald vs. City of Chicago 1) CITATION: McDonald V. City of Chicago‚ III.‚ 130 S. Ct. 3020- Supreme Court 2010 2) Facts: Otis McDonald‚ a Chicago resident‚ tried to purchase a handgun for the purpose of protecting his home and body but was denied due to a Chicago city ordinance that banned the possession of personal handguns. McDonald filed suit against the city of Chicago under the claim that the 2nd amendment of the U

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    the life of the real Israel Potter‚ but in an interpretation that he calls his own‚ and in which he writes about history‚ in a fictional twist. Melville begins the story by telling where Israel Potter lives and explain his first place of travel‚ from Otis to somewhere near Windsor. Later‚ when traveling‚ he meets a girl‚ who he thought was pretty‚ but then he found out that she was less than he expected her to be‚ because she was raised under a household who did not have much money as he did. Going

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    should inspire originality and bring about new types of music for people to listen to. Elvis really made himself famous by covering songs originally performed by black artists. Songs such as Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton and All Shook Up composed by Otis Blackwell. These and many other songs show how black music was stolen and used to propel the success of Elvis Presley at the expense of the recognition of the black artists who

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    providing quick CPR. This May help victim stay alive until proper medical care to take over. The history of CPR dates back to the 17th century. It was later on promoted to the public to learn the basic rescue breathing and chest compression. James Otis Elam and Peter Safar is the two researchers who contributed significantly to the development and understanding cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR. Together Elam and Safar developed mouth-to-mouth breathing which is now known as mouth-to-mask ventilation

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