At the age of twenty three‚ Ron Howard had one of the most recognized faces in America. His year’s starring in "The Griffith Show" and "Happy Days" made him familiar to many American’s. Howard has become very successful from starring in shows to actually producing them. Howard’s movies became quickly recognized due to the diversity of the movies that he produced. Howard generated spooky sensations in "The Missing"‚ gave the audience an idea of what it would be like in "Apollo 13"‚ and covey’s the
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mapping and scientific expedition to the far Northwest‚ beyond the Mississippi‚ which was foreign territory. In May‚ 1804‚ Jefferson assigned as commanders‚ Meriwether Lewis his personal secretary and William Clark‚ to set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. Lewis and Clark succeeded in many areas: Opened the U.S. from the Missouri River north to the Pacific Ocean‚ mapped and described the areas in detail‚ discovered many previously unknown species of fauna and established
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Spirit Mound 6 miles north of the river. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours north of the river. Their goal was to investigate an isolated hill on the prairie rumored to be inhabited by fierce spirit people who were 18 inches tall. They had remarkably large heads and could through shafts across a great distance to kill. Lewis and Clark took several men and hiked a few hours to get there The land also had
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Mamie Phipps Clark Mamie Phipps Clark started her college career in 1934. She began going to college at Howard University as a math major which she graduated magna cum laude in 1938 but when she went back she changed her major to psychology after her husband Kenneth Clark persuaded her to do so. He told her that there would not be that many job opportunities for her and thought it would be better if she got a degree in psychology. When she entered the master’s program‚ she started on her thesis
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CEO Ron Johnson came into the company with retailers like Macy’s and Kohl’s overcoming his company in sales and profits. “Competitive rivalry is a force examined how intense the competition currently is in the marketplace‚ which is determined by the number of existing competitors and what each is capable of doing”‚says Business Dailynews.com (Arline‚2015) Ron had to determine what he could do in order to turn the business around and put JCPenney back on top and in the race for sales.. The company
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In 1804‚ two men‚ Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The two men were to determine if the new territory actually had something that could contribute to America‚ or if there was nothing new or of importance. They were told to study the plant life‚ animals‚ and the geography of the region‚ to map out the borders of the land. In addition‚ they were to discover if the area had any natural resources which could
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When the students of Lewis & Clark were commonly describing the student body as alternative‚ socially conscious‚ and creative‚ I knew I would fit in. I’m interested in attending Lewis & Clark College because the college and student body’s values of social responsibility are the same values that I hold throughout my daily life. Beyond the high quality and personable teaching I can receive in classes‚ the things I can learn from the students are invaluable. I would receive so much insight from the
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1) B. The portage around the Great Falls (June 4th – July 4th‚ 1805) 2) a. The people involved in this event: Person: Personality Traits: Lewis Bold‚ Curious‚ Historian Clark Optimistic‚ Grateful Charbonneau Timid‚ Intelligent‚ Helpful Sacagawea (including her baby) Courageous‚ Brave‚ Clever‚ Helpful Small Advance Party Unspecified Seaman (dog) Protective b. This event took place from June 4th‚ 1805 to July 4th‚ 1805. June 13th was the date in which Lewis and
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Clark that I’m taking Jerry with me‚ as she handed me the adoption papers‚ Jerry grinds at me. As we left hand-by-hand the car we noticed the beauty of the pink and purple sky. As we reached the car Pat licked Jerry’s face. On our way I thought to myself‚ I should be thanking Pat and Miss. Clark for getting Jerry and I together. As I turned to see Pat and Jerry‚ I see that they both we looking at
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In Ron Rash’s short story “The Ascent” a boy named Jared goes through a complicated home life. It was written in 2009 during the spring. Jared is being neglected by his parents‚ who are drug addicts‚ and that’s part of the problem. Jared is great and never takes anything for granted. The theme of “The Ascent” is don’t take anything for granted because you never know what can happen to you and it can be all gone. Ron Rash uses various symbols such as jewelry‚ red pipe‚ and airplane to represent the
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