(1799-1831) 1. Jedediah Strong Smith born on January 6‚ 1799 in Bainbridge‚ New York. 2. He was thought to have died on May 27‚ 1831 in Ulysses‚ Kansas. 3. He was a Mountain man‚ explorer‚ and trail blazer. 4. Jedediah Smith was leading a dozen men across the plains south of the Yellowstone River to open new trapping grounds but before they reach the area he was mauled by a grizzly bear. He survived but was scarred for life and wore his hair long to hide the scars. 5. He was quoted as saying
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MONKEY VS MOSES Dayton‚ Tennessee. High school football coach and substitute science teacher‚ John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating the Butler Act. The jury did not hear the defense testimony‚ as the judge declared that all of the defense testimony on the Bible was irrelevant‚ and the jury should not be allowed to hear it. The judge declared that the Bible in question was the official Bible of the State of Tennessee‚ and that this was the King James Version. The defense attorney‚ Clarence
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Introduction This piece of eassy will contain two sections. In this part of the eassy I will discuss the meaning and importance of equity in taxation since Adam Smith included it as one of the Canons of taxation. Equity is defined as “redistributive taxation induces allocative distortions by driving a wedge between the price the consumer pays and the price the producer receives” (Begg et al. 2005‚ p.219). There are two types of equity to be considered: the horizontal equity‚ and vertical equity
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modest main characters. The protagonists Sam Lowry and Winston Smith both do not effectively fit into the classic ‘Hero’ type of behaviours‚ but are closer to an ordinary‚ or even sub-ordinary people which we can easily relate to. As both Nineteen-Eighty Four and Brazil mock the same obstinate government with the latter being a clear reference and a parody to the former‚ the two main central characters share similar
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Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models (Including Basic‚ Issue-Based‚ Alignment‚ Scenario and Organic) Written by Carter McNamara‚ MBA‚ PhD‚ Authenticity Consulting‚ LLC. Copyright 1997-2006. Adapted from the Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation. There is no one perfect strategic planning model for each organization. Each organization ends up developing its own nature and model of strategic planning‚ often by selecting a model and modifying it as they
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William James: Father of Psychology The father of psychology is a topic of great debate as there have been several individuals who have had a large influence on psychology. One of these individuals who made a large contribution to psychology and how we study it today is William James. He lived from 1842 to 1910 and in his life he accomplished a lot in the field of psychology and he dominated American psychology with his functionalist theories. James’ (1890) biggest influence in psychology leading
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By most accounts‚ Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also one of the greatest Blues singers of the 1920s. The road that took her to the title “Empress of the Blues” was not an easy one. It was certainly not one of the romantic "rags to riches" tales that Horatio Alger made popular during her time. For a young black woman from the South the journey was anything but easy‚ and it would require a special kind of person‚ and Bessie Smith was definitely that. She was a woman who fought
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Will Smith is a very inspiring young man. Smith is one person today that many kids should idol for coming from nothing he has made himself into a well known person with two Oscar nominations and four Golden Globe nominations and has also made many attempts into making this world a better place. Born and raised in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania Will Smith was the second child of two middle-class parents‚ his father owned a refrigerator company and his mother was part of the school board(biography). Smith
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AP Literature 30 August Character Analysis of Winston Smith from 1984 Winston Smith‚ George Orwell’s main character from 1984‚ contributes greatly to the novel in many ways. While he is presented to be a simple man‚ Winston adds many complex ideas to the classic piece of literature. Orwell uses internal and external characteristics‚ symbols‚ and significant quotes to develop Winston’s role in 1984. Internal Characteristics are a big part of the development of a main character and ideas relating
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In the opening scene of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‚ reporters frantically go around telling and calling people that a Senator has passed away. With the death of the Senator‚ Taylor -who runs the state‚ needs to have Hopper elect a new senator. Not just any fill in senator‚ but a senator who an amateur and that will not go against Taylor. That is how Mr. Smith‚ leader of the state’s Boy Rangers group‚ is appointed senator. When Smith arrives in Washington‚ he does not get off on the right foot and
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