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    Bufalo Bill

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    Nickname and work[edit] William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4‚280 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months‚ (1867–1868).[1] Cody and William Comstock competed in a buffalo-shooting match over the exclusive right to use the name‚ which Cody won by killing 68 bison to Comstock’s 48.[2] Cody had documented service

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    Bill Cosby

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    BILL COSBY William Henry "Bill" Cosby‚ Jr. (born July 12‚ 1937) is an American comedian‚ actor‚ author‚ television producer‚ educator‚ musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer‚ he got his start at various clubs‚ and then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show‚ I Spy. He later starred in his own series‚ the situation comedy The Bill Cosby Show‚ in 1969. He was one of the major characters on the children’s television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons‚ and created

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    Bill of Rights A brief history on how the Bill of Rights came forth. Back in the late 1700’s‚ several states were called for a constitution to protect individual’s rights from the government. Through these calls‚ James Madison came forth and put together the Amendments‚ which was later signed in 1791(1). What started off as 17 Amendments was trimmed down to 10 main one’s which is where we stand now with the Bill of Rights. There are several key Amendments that tie into criminal law. Those amendments

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    Bill Clinton

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    Jefferson Blythe was born on August 19‚ 1946 in Hope‚ Arkansas‚ to Virginia Blythe and named after his father‚ who had recently died in an auto accident. He took his stepfather’s last name Clinton‚ after the birth of a stepbrother. After high school Bill went to Georgetown University‚ University of Oxford‚ and Yale University Law School where he met his future wife Hillary Rodham. Clinton then became a law professor at the University of Arkansas. In 1976 he was elected state attorney general; while

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    Bill Ryan

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    Racquel Campbell Nine Factors of Bill Ryan Job Week 3 Case Assignment Factor 1‚ Knowledge Required by the Position Level 1-7 1250 points . Knowledge of a wide range of concepts‚ principles and practices of a professional or administrative occupation‚ such as would be gained through extended study or experience‚ and skill in applying this knowledge to difficult or complex work assignment. The reason why I picked Level 1-7 is because Mr. Ryans must know a wide range of information for his job

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    What is nurture vs. nature? According to dictionary.com the definition of nurture is to support and encourage‚ as during the period of training or development; foster; and nature means the material world‚ especially as surrounding humankinds and existing independently of human activities. When you first hear the word nurture what’s the first thing that comes to mind? This word can mean a lot of things when you observe the definition of this word. While reading different articles they all seem to

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    The US Bill of Rights‚ written in 1791‚ was to further explain what the relationship between the people and their government should be. This in return extended the policy of due process of law which was crucial to have a fair relationship between government and the people. Due process of law takes power away from the government by making them go through a process to proceed with certain actions. The government’s limitations are written in the excerpts in the document. One excerpt from the US Bill

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    Nature and the wilderness has a major effect on our everyday life that most people do not notice. The Home Place explored the true meaning and use of the wilderness. With the narrator J. Drew Lanham growing up with an immediately interest and passion for nature you get a deeper look into the wild. The journey between J. Drew’s siblings‚ parents and even grandparent shows the importance of nature and the Home Place to their family. When J. Drew’s grandfather or “Daddy Joe” returned from war he was

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    The Nature

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    The English term "natural history" is a translation of the Latin historia naturalis. Its meaning has narrowed progressively with time‚ while the meaning of the related term "nature" has widened (see also History below). In antiquity‚ it covered essentially anything connected with nature or which used materials drawn from nature. For example‚ Pliny the Elder’s encyclopedia of this title‚ published circa 77 to 79 AD‚ covers astronomy‚ geography‚ man and his technology‚ medicine and superstition as well

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    Bill of Rights

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    Today marks the 300th anniversary of the ratification Constitution and the bill of rights. To celebrate this day we are going to look through the years on how these documents helped create the identity of America. National governments and the state of the specific duties and powers as well as sharing the same laws‚ not laws adopted in accordance with the Constitution‚ the supreme law of the country. Creating three distinct branches; the legislative‚ executive and judicial. Each branch has specific

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