up his studies with perfect scores in artillery‚ infantry and cavalry. After graduating from West Point‚ Lee met and married Mary Custis‚ the great-granddaughter of George and Mary Washington. Together‚ they had seven children: three sons (Custis‚ Rooney and Rob) and four daughters (Mary‚ Annie‚ Agnes and Mildred). Early Military Career But while Mary and the children spent their lives on Mary’s father’s plantation‚ Lee stayed committed to his military obligations. His Army loyalties moved him around
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Reverse discrimination is defined as “discrimination in hiring‚ college admissions‚ etc. directed against members of certain social or racial groups‚ as white males‚ thought of as being dominant or having benefited from past discrimination against minority groups who are now favored‚ often as a result of affirmative action” (yourdictionary.com) Affirmative action was created as a remedy for racial discrimination. Its intent was to help people who were victims of discrimination (i.e.: family heritage
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Conrad Hall was born on June 21st‚ 1926 in Papeete‚ Tahiti‚ and French Polynesia. His father‚ James Norman Hall‚ author of “Mutiny on the Bounty”‚ named him after two writers‚ Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn. (1) Conrad Hall went to The University of South Carolina (USC)‚ where he studied filmmaking. Along with two classmates‚ he formed a production company in which they produced and sold a project to a local television station. Their company moved into making commercials for television‚ industrial
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Weezy F. Baby‚ otherwise known as Lil Wayne‚ was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in New Orleans‚ LA‚ on the 27th of September in 1982. He is also known by the monikers Birdman Junior‚ Raw Tune‚ Weezy or simply Dwayne Carter. He has been a resident of New Orleans until August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf states and caused widespread damage. He has since relocated to Miami‚ FL. Lil Wayne claims to be "the best rapper alive since the best rapper retired." Lil Wayne’s musical career began
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Constantakis."Overview: ’Résumé ’." Poetry for Students. Ed. Vol. 43. Detroit: Gale‚ 2013. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. Overview: “Résumé”." Gale Online Encyclopedia. Detroit: Gale‚ 2015. Literature Resource Center. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. Rooney‚ Kathleen. "Resumé." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation‚ n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. Snodgrass‚ Mary Ellen. "Parker‚ Dorothy." Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature. New York: Facts On File‚ Inc.‚ 2006. Bloom ’s Literature. Facts On File‚ Inc. Web. 5
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for what a bad childhood can do to you. Millionaire Bruce Wayne was just a kid when he watched his parents get gunned down during a mugging in Gotham City. The crime would define his life‚ as he dedicated himself to becoming the world’s greatest weapon against crime—the Batman. In his secret identity‚ Batman is Bruce Wayne‚ a wealthy businessman who lives in Gotham City. To the world at large‚ Bruce Wayne is often seen as an irresponsible‚
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Dialect Behavioral Therapy A worldwide epidemic that is affecting our society today is mental illness. It is prevalent in many countries such as China‚ Russia‚ Africa‚ South America‚ and the United States. Mental illness is influencing the lives of men‚ women‚ and children. Although there are many victims across the world‚ people do not truly yet understand many of these disorders that fall under the umbrella of mental illness. Amongst these individual’s there is a desperate need and yearning to
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Gross Domestic Product‚ or GDP‚ is the value of all final goods or services produced in an economy in a given year. It is split into four different components: consumption‚ investment‚ government spending‚ and net exports. Consumption is 66% of GDP‚ and is divided into three separate parts: durable goods‚ nondurable goods‚ and services. Investment is 17% of GDP‚ and is divided into four separate parts: residential construction‚ nonresidential construction‚ purchase of capital equipment‚ and
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concert in Lexington Kentucky. Rascal Flatts is an American country band who has been together since the year of 2000 over a decade ago. The group is composed of Gary LeVox (lead vocals)‚ Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar‚ keyboard‚ piano and vocals) and Joe Rooney (lead guitar and vocals). LeVox and DeMarcus are second cousins. The band has had many albums over the 12 years; Rascal Flatts (2000)‚ Melt (2002)‚ Feels Like Today (2004)‚ Me and My Gang (2006)‚ Stills Feels Good (2007)‚ Greatest Hits Volume 1(2008)
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state of Ohio. Major General Anthony Wayne was encamped with a military force of 3‚700 men‚ 2‚000 of whom were part of the regular United States Army. The rest were Kentucky mounted militia. Fighting the Americans were some 2‚000 hostile Indians. The Indians were allies of the British and the British had just recently built Fort Miamis. This fort was deep in American Territory‚ and stopped the Americans from further westward expansion. The tribes facing Wayne and his army were the Miamis‚ under Chief
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