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    One of the ways to toll the statute of limitations for legal malpractice actions is that the attorney(s) against whom the claim(s) is alleged serve as counsel for the plaintiff on the same subject matter within which the wrongful act or omission occurred. This would seem to require privity between plaintiff and the attorney(s). However‚ this is not the case when it comes to trustees who are represented in their capacity as fiduciaries. FACTS In 1999‚ Beverly Clark (Beverly) established a trust

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    www.GoodReads.com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families‚ businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world‚ such as became the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In February 1960 the SCLC

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    The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great accomplishments among African Americans. Mary works of art‚ poetry‚ and music during this time became notable even to today. Two very inspiring people of this time period were John Birks Gillespie and Selma Burke. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born on October 21‚ 1917 in Cheraw‚ South Carolina. He was the youngest of nine children. His father‚ James Gillespie‚ was a bricklayer and a musician on the side. His mother‚ Lottie Powe Gillespie‚ was a house

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    the deprived people of the United States show that King is a courageous and skillful leader. Throughout his lifetime Martin Luther King Jr. staged many movements to gain rights for the black community of America. One of these campaigns was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott started

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    Lucy Rosentreter Mr. Whitsit US History 19 April 2024 How the Montgomery Bus Boycott Sparked the Civil Rights Movement “One person can change the world” (Rosa Parks). Needing transportation‚ civilians of different races rode on the same bus to get to and from work. Segregation caused African Americans to be forced to the back of the bus‚ while whites got to enjoy the luxury of sitting in the front. This continued until an African American woman‚ Rosa Parks‚ refused to give up her seat at the front

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    the external constraints framed not just by the legal system but by the deeply rooted social customs of the Deep South ‘cramping’ the mobility of Black and other colored minorities” (Luthi‚ 390). The alternative transportation established in the Montgomery Bus Boycott was more to allow the boycott to continue for an extended period‚ while the purpose of this protest is to show off the desegregation of the buses entering the South. The Boycott sought to force desegregation through loss of business

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    Regan Montgomery Thaddeus Stevens Reflection. Thaddeus Stevens was not in favor of an easy re-entry into the Union for former Confederate states. He was in favor of punitive action against the South because he believed it was necessary to ensure justice and protect the rights of freed slaves. Stevens also thought that without consequences‚ the former Confederate states might revert to their old ways and continue to oppress the newly freed African Americans. Without violence involving punishment

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    movement and the achievements. The boycott began on the 1st December 1955 with Rosa Parks in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ with Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on demand. She was arrested and imprisoned for violating the law. This was the beginning of the campaign of non-violence. In protest to Parks’ arrest‚ the African American community‚ who comprised 75% of bus users in Montgomery‚ began

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    nowadays‚ car‚ bike‚ bus‚ train‚ flying‚ etc. Everyone is different in their opinion on which form of transportation is their favorite. All of the different kinds of transportation provide a whole different experience than the others. Coming to Montgomery County Community College‚ I have used three different forms of transportation to come to school. All three vary in many ways‚ but at the end of the day‚ they all got me to where I had to be. One form of transportation I use to get to school is

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    In Martin Luther King Junior’s “Speech Ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott”‚ he describes the actions and protest that the citizens of Montgomery participated to create the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott began when Rosa Parks sat in the front of a bus after a long day of work and was ordered to yield her seat to a white citizen. She respectfully refused and was then arrested do to the unjust laws about segregation on public transportation. In response to her arrest‚ citizens of the black community

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