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    Humor: Our capability to maintain social notoriety Humor‚ as it is used today‚ is a generally positive connotation for anything that people do or say that evokes mirth and laughter out of others. This general concept of humor has developed only recently in modern day society. Interestingly enough this word has developed over centuries and has completely changed in meaning with new connotations for invoking laughter. Humor initially began as a Latin word (humorem) meaning fluid or liquid. As of

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    Kitsap County is located on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington State’s northwest region. Just east of Seattle‚ the county is surrounded on three sides by the Puget Sound‚ a large inlet of salt water that enters the region through the Straits of Juan De Fuca. There are multiple modes of transportation used to access the region including ferryboats‚ bridges and highways. Kitsap County is known for its beauty in scenery. Population and Economics: The population in Kitsap County totals 245‚500

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    Harlan County U.S.A. was evaluated as one of the top 20 documentary films ever by some media‚ and it won the Oscar documentary film in 1976. The director of this movie is Barbara Kopple‚ who had advocated for worker’s rights for her whole life. And she also directed another movie named American dream which also won the Oscar documentary film for her in 1991. In this movie‚ Barbara displayed the great tenacity and unyielding of the miners and their families by the realistic pictures‚ which moved and

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    County Automated Parking System (CAPS) IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR A DEGREE IN BSC.COMPUTER SCIENCE SUBMITTED TO: MR. ANIL KUMAR BY Kenneth Limo SUBMITTED ON: TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i APPROVAL ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv ABSTRACT v CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT 3 1.2 EXISTING SYSTEM 1.3 THE PROPOSED SYSTEM Advantages 1.4 Feasibility Study………………………………………………………………………………………. 1.5 MODULES OF THE SYSTEM/SUB SYSTEM 1.7 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM

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    Anoka County used three strategies to involve as many as well as a variety of residents in the process. A major effort was made using community surveys. The survey was available in three languages including English‚ Spanish and Hmong. The surveys were made available to Anoka County residents and workers in churches‚ schools‚ libraries‚ city hall‚ dental and doctor’s offices‚ government centers‚ food selves‚ etc. There were also multiple press releases made to the media informing Anoka County residents

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    Faith Johnson is the first African-American female to serve as the District Attorney of Dallas County. She was also the first African-American female to attain the highly regarded status of Chief Felony Prosecutor during her time in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Ms. Johnson received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in community counseling from Georgia State University‚ and a law degree from

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    ALICIA M. BOYD CHAPTER 4 CURRENT EVENTS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY BUS115 November 9‚ 2010 Gwinnett County Schools eliminates 150 teaching jobs the district alleges these non-renewal agreements were based on performance and not budget cuts this was a 163 percent increase over the previous year when only 55 teachers’ agreements were not renewed. Thirteen teachers filed a complaint against Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks in September alleging their jobs were eliminated for reasons

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    The Voyage of the Frog By Gary Paulsen “A learning time. Another thought from the night before‚ one that must have come while he was sleeping. He had to know more or he wouldn’t make it. He should try to learn each day. It was like Owen had said – he wanted to know everything. David felt that now‚ felt that he had to know things‚ know all things‚ but there wasn’t a way to learn on the boat‚ not a way to study and gain knowledge. There were no books‚ no radio. Just me‚ he thought

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    four times. The most recent time in 2006‚ was signed into law by President George W. Bush‚ and renewed the Act for twenty-five more years. Soon to be heard before the United States Supreme Court‚ is the court case Shelby County‚ Alabama v. Holder‚ Attorney General‚ et al. Shelby County argues that with an African American president elected twice‚ the VRA of 1965 has outlived its necessity. However‚ the tactics used to discriminate racially against the African American vote and the civil rights of United

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    Emergency Response: Disaster in Franklin County Katherine Helm Western Governor’s University May 2013 Role of the Major Public Health Personnel In the event of a disaster‚ the community relies upon the public health personnel to evaluate the needs of the community‚ assess the available resources‚ provide reliable information‚ and coordinate health activities. It is essential that local health workers are trained professionals who are reassuring and organized to address health‚ social‚ cultural

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