Cook County’s First African-American Guardian is Stepping Down Robert F. Harris‚ the first African-American public guardian in Cook County is finally stepping down after 26 years. He has been taking care of the residents for almost 14 years. Harris is saying goodbye to his old post to make way for his new career as a court judge in Cook County. Harris will serve his old position until September 20 and will be sworn into his new office in September 21. According to Harris‚ he loved every minute
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There has been a great deal of controversy over whether or not the the death penalty should be abolished. There had been many supreme cases involving the death penalty. people view the death penalty as cruel because it seems excessive or as in inescapable consequence of death. There’s also the belief that the death penalty defers murder because people fear death. Society has developed more humane ways of carried out capital punishment. Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia are two significant cases
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5. What contribution did Thurgood Marshall‚ Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ SNCC‚ CORE and the SCLC make to civil rights? The contribution that Thurgood Marshall made on civil rights was a significant one. Marshall First was a legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People also known as the NAACP. He directed the lawsuit that demolished the legal foundations of the Jim Crow segregation. As well as this‚ Marshall as an associate justice of the Supreme Court and
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In June 5th‚ 1947‚ Marshall declared a famous speech in Harvard University. The idea of providing economic aid to the all Europe came on the scene. Between 1948 and the end of 1951‚ United States channeled $12.3 billion aid to Western Europe including grants‚ loans and in-kind transfer. The effects of Marshall Plan are all-encompassing‚ for example‚ contributing to the cold war‚ helping the recovery of European economy and European integration. Someone called in question about its necessity‚ someone
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Word Count: 1‚138 The Marshall University Plane Crash of 1970 Marshall University is an accredited college located in Huntington‚ West Virginia. Many significant events may have happened in the past that shaped the school and made it known for what it is‚ but one event is looked at as the most memorable and life-changing event today. The plane crash of November 14‚ 1970 involving the lives of seventy-five people‚ including the death of thirty-seven members of the Marshall Football team‚ along
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could change after their team lost friends and family in a plane crash? The movie “We Are Marshall” claims to be a true story and is about the 19701971 Marshall University football team suffering a plane crash on the way back from a road game. I think “We Are Marshall” should be considered nonfiction because a lot of the events that happened in the movie actually happened in real life. The Marshall University football team was in a plane crash on November 14‚ 1970 coming back from a game at East Carolina
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Does Your Diet Speak Marshallese? An essay about nutrition in the Marshall Islands English 12 May 3‚ 2013 Asia Chong-Gum Introduction Far into the waters of the Pacific Ocean‚ lies a strip of land which holds within it a unique and fascinating culture. Sadly‚ that island’s culture is slowly being undermined by Western culture. The Marshall Islands has been suffering several epidemics such as diabetes and other non-communicable diseases due to unhealthy diet and lack of proper nutrition
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WAS THE MARSHALL PLAN THE REASON FOR WESTERN EUROPE TO STAND ON ITS OWN FEET? The Marshall Plan was introduced by George Catlett Marshall‚ Chief of Staff of the Army and Secretary of State of the United States of America to Harvard University students on June 5‚ 1947. Its theme was to state that the European economy was destroyed as all its sources had been redirected to the efforts of the war and now people didn’t have money even to buy food from farmers (Sanchez‚ 2011). The aim of the plan was
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“My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge...”- “Criminal”‚ from “The Marshall Mathers LP” An average rap artist wouldn’t be able to grace the covers of VIBE‚ Rolling Stone‚ Entertainment Weekly‚ and Spin while on a national tour months before their major debut album is released. An average rapper couldn’t say that he’s collaborated with Dr. Dre‚ Elton John‚ and Dido‚ all in the same year. Then again‚ Marshall Mathers III‚ better known as Eminem isn’t your average rapper. No other artist
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Summary: Thurgood Marshall High School Case (Harvard Business School case) presents an interesting “house system” concept. According to the case description‚ the Marshall High’s organization was broken down into four “houses”‚ each of each contained 300 students‚ a faculty of 18‚ and a housemaster. Each house was in a separate building and had its own entrance‚ classrooms‚ toilets‚ conference rooms‚ and housemaster’s office. The 4 houses were connected by an enclosed outside passageway and shared
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