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    In this report I am going to be writing about George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver was born on either 1861 or 1864 in january according to “(www.biography.com)”. He was born into slavery. George Washington Carver was born in Diamond‚ Missouri. George Washington Carver’s parents were Mary Carver and Giles Carver. A week after George was born he was kidnapped along with his sister and mother by raiders from Arkansas. Eventually George was located by an agent sent by Moses Carver and brought

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    ii. Hypothetical 2: Accident at the gun range—P v. DC Shooting Range FACTS: Plaintiff sues DC Shooting range‚ where he is a regular‚ for its failure to prevent X‚ a high-ranking member of the gun-owner’s association affiliated with DC Shooting‚ from entering the range with a gun despite under the influence of alcohol‚ causing him to carelessly handle his weapon and accidentally shooting Plaintiff’s arm. Plaintiff built his prima facie case by alleging that on the day of the incident‚ defendant’s

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    Washington lobbying runs the gambit from well-funded‚ multi-faceted campaigns to low-cost‚ narrowly targeted efforts. Congress • Mark-up sessions provide lobbyists the best opportunity to influence legislation. • Lobbyists attempt to cultivate good relationships with committee staff who are able to insert language into draft legislation. This is not to imply that staff deviates from the general policy preferences of legislators for whom they work. • It is not unusual for lobbyists to assist in

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    It was half past 11 as Ms. Luella Bates Washington Jones was walking down the abandoned streets of St. Louis. As she was humming her favorite song‚ she heard a cracking noise from behind a dumpster. She froze mid-step‚ shrugged and continued on walking. This time she heard someone behind the dumpster moving and turned around. “Who be there‚” Ms. Jones asked. She placed her hands on her hips and sass penetrated off of her words. Out of the shadows a frail man crept. His pants were torn and

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    To most people having a giant monument dedicated to someone who believed that they were superior to other human beings sounds wrong. So‚ if that is the case why do we still have monuments dedicated to Confederate Soldiers? Right now‚ the biggest argument against the removal of these monuments is that they preserve our history but‚ it is important to remember that they foster a culture of discrimination and represent white supremacy. Controversy has surrounded this topic since the early 1900s and

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    George Washington Carver was a world-famous chemist who overcame great obstacles. He made many important agricultural discoveries and inventions. His research on peanuts‚ sweet potatoes‚ and other products helped poor southern farmers vary their crops and improve their diets. He himself being raised as a slave‚ and conquering such tasks‚ raised his name as one for many others alike to look up to. George Washington Carver was born on a farm near Diamond‚ Missouri‚ in Newton County about 1865. Moses

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    president‚ George Washington. Before George Washington’s death‚ he was able to put together a will to make sure all of his family and possessions would be taken care of. In George Washington’s Will he left all of his estate‚ real and personal‚ to his wife Martha Washington for the rest of her natural life‚ and to be passed on or destroyed at her discursion while living or left in her will. He also stated that the few debts he had throughout his life would be speedily paid off. George Washington did leave

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    that George Washington was the very first President of the United States. On the contrary to that belief I feel inclined to inform you‚ that George Washington was definitely not the first President of America. During the American Revolution the U.S Congress appointed Peyton Randolph to be President over America at that time‚ and we all know that George Washington was serving as a Major General. Regarding this information‚ Mathew Santoro sheds some light on the topic: "He [George Washington] became America’s

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    The Role of Local Site Conditions in The Seismic Assessment of Historical Monuments J. Cvetanovska‚ V. Sesov‚ I. Gjorgiev & K. Edip University Ss. Cyril and Methodius‚ Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology-Skopje‚ Macedonia SUMMARY: Presented in this paper are the investigations related to the local site conditions in the seismic assessment of two historical structures in Macedonia: the church of The Holy Mother of God Peribleptos‚ from the 13th century‚ located in the

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    was George Washington. Firstly and foremost‚ George Washington was the commander in chief during the Revolutionary war‚ so his role was crucial to it’s victory for America. Secondly‚ George Washington had served as head of the militia forces during the Whiskey Rebellion to save America when it was still considered young. Finally‚ Washington had facilitated the Jay treaty‚ preventing the still young America from a war with Britain‚ which it wasn’t prepared for. Firstly‚ George Washington was commander

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