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    Equal Protection Clause

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    The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution attempted to guarantee “equal protection of the laws” to all people in the jurisdiction of the United States. This means that no person shall be discriminated under the law. This Equal Protection clause does not require identical treatment in all circumstances. Equal protection of the laws, like due process, is a constitutional guarantee of fair treatment for all persons, regardless of sex, race, national origin, religion, or political views.

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    Olympics Research Paper

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    000 spectators, and 43 events, to 206 countries 11, 237 athletes, 2.3 billion viewers, and 306 events the olympics have changed greatly. Since 1896, the changing of the world has influenced the events, places, and arenas in the games. The history of the Olympics is fascinating and unlike than the current olympics. The modern olympics can be traced back to 1896. These first Olympics were held in Athens, Greece and welcomed 12 nations, 206 athletes (all male), and featured 43 events.

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    I. Topic Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) principle mission is the education of Black Americans (Redd, 1998). The first historically black colleges and universities were founded in the pre-Civil War years (mid-and-late-1800s). Cheyney Statae University (originally called The Institute for Colored Youth) was founded in Pennsylvania in 1837. This university was founded as a normal school by Pennsylvania Quakers. The first two post-secondary institutions specifically for Blacks

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    Olympic Medal History

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    is the best, a sliver which is next best tand runner, and bronze which is third. Metals designed have changed since the first olympic games in 1896. There is much more behind olympic medals than just a award. Many wonder if olympic medals are made out of pure gold? Did you know they did not start rewarding metals at the olympics until 1896? Before they award medals at the olympics they gave out olive wreaths at the Ancient Olympic Games. It was an olive branch, off the wild-olive tree

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    The Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world. What is the history of the organization? Dr. George S. Ryerson started the the Canadian Red Cross in 1896. It was during the Battle of Batoche that Dr. Ryerson made this flag to identify where his medical tent was and

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    period, the upper class was the important class and the lower class had no rights. Anton Chekhov is the author of “The Bet”, “The Lottery Ticket”, and “Oh! The Public”. Anton was from Russia and in the three stories he represents Russia from 1881 to 1896. He also slides in his life experiences and things that had to do with him in his stories. The theme, class structure, is shown in the stories “Oh! The Public, The Bet, and The Lottery

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    the world and different inventions. (41)Learns Latin and French (42)Attends a special school for the deaf to teach speech.(43)Attended this school in New York for two years.(44)Close friend dies, Mr.John P. Spaulding [February 1896].(45)All happens between the years 1894-1896 [age

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    Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she fell ill and was hit blind, deaf, and mute. Helen Keller is an admirable woman in history because she helped other people with similar diseases and was the co-founder for the American the Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Meanwhile, Anne Sullivan helped her with her life, education, and social activism. As Keller grew up in her childhood she had a companion, Martha Washington, who helped her develop a limited method of

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    that it is actually an ardent parable supporting the early 20th century movement of Populism. During the peak of this “people’s movement,” the Populist and Democratic Parties jointly nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate in 1896. The platform of his campaign rested in part on replacing the gold standard with free silver, which was one of the most hotly debated topics at the time, as well as uplifting the average farmer. Henry M. Littlefield makes a compelling argument in

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    attend or compete , woman was not allowed to attend the Olympics if they were married. The ancient Olympic nearly continued for 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius banned the games in 393 A.D. The first modern Olympics started on the 6th of April 1896, it was held in Athens 1,500 after being banned by the Emperor Theodosius. In this Olympics the King Gorgois invited 13 nations to the international

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