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    the most basic of human rights. This came apparent to one young black boy, Cassius Marcellus Clay. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA in a small bungalow, Clay had firsthand experience of racial prejudice and discrimination. During his adolescents years Clay had his bike stolen and reportedly told a police officer he would thump the thief. The police officer coincidentally trained young boxers at the local gym and Cassius was excited at the prospect. His boxing career quickly got underway and began

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    Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. was born to Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. He wouldn’t become Muhammad Ali until 1964, when he announced his involvement with the Nation of Islam after defeating Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title. Before becoming the most recognizable boxer of all-time, Ali was just an average 12-year old boy who had just got his bike stolen. Ali asked his father for advice and his father told him to file a police report

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    Cassius Clay, was not just an athlete who personified the times he lived. He molded them. From birth to death he was always someone you could look up to. Lets take a look into the life of Cassius Clay, or Muhammad Ali. A hero of Social Justice who also had a unique personality, based on strong self beliefs and strong religious and political convictions. From the Olympian to a crippling disease, you could take something from any point of his life and really make it a learning experience. Here's what

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    ​Cassius Clay Jr. was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was raised in the segregated south of Kentucky by two middle class parents. Clay began his journey as a boxer when he was 12 and somebody stole his bike. In 1962, Clay joined the nation of Islam and changed his name into an Arabian name of Muhammad Ali. In 1966, Ali took a stand against the government by resisting the draft to the Vietnam War because of his religious beliefs, Islam, which strictly prohibits the slaughtering

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    On January 17, 1942, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky. When Cassius was 12 years old, a Louisville police officer encouraged him to take up boxing after he told the officer that he wanted to beat up the thief who stole his bike. Cassius made his amateur boxing debut in 1954, and over the next six years, he won several state and national Gold Glove titles and the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome. Muhammad Ali Cassius joined the Nation of

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    Muhammad Ali, born January 17, 1942, given the name ‘Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.,’ died June 3, 2016, leaving an amazing life, legacy, and family behind. He was married four times and had seven daughters and two sons. Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer, and he has come to be known as the most famous boxer of his time. He was a controversial figure, known for his outspokenness on racism, religion, and politics. (History.com) Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he started learning to dodge punches at

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    A Study On Expansive Soil

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    are made up of clay particles that result from the alteration of parent materials. Alteration takes place by several processes: weathering, diagenesis, hydrothermal action, neo formation, and post depositional alteration. Most clay minerals are transported by air or water to areas of accumulation. Once deposited, the materials are subjected to the local conditions of accumulation (overburden) 1nd erosion which make up the geologic stress history of the materials. Thus, the existing clay soil at a site

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    it, I decided to surround myself with those with similar interests. While I continued through my high school education I continued taking ceramics classes, learning how to hand build, throw, and various other techniques. Being able to take a lump of clay and throwing it on a wheel to evolve into a beautiful work of art satisfied my desire to morph myself into something more than what I was. Over four years my skills built up to amassing a collection of pieces I was very proud of. The only looming issue

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    Radiometric Dating Essay

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    Issues with dating techniques Most experts cannot agree as to when exactly Sahul was colonized. Most of this debate stems from how accurate the various dating methods are, when aging archaeological evidence. One method that proves beneficial to items such as pottery is known as thermoluminescence. This is a type of procedure is used when determining the age of sedimentary crystals (Webb, 1998:749). Another technique for dating is known as radiometric dating, or 14C. Unfortunately, this technique

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    tile was established in the country of Denmark back in the 1920’s. Clay and concrete tile, though, has been used way before that. The Chinese seemed to have come up with it first thousands of years ago. Ancient data indicates that it was actually between 4,000 and 5,000 years back that they started using it to top off their homes. They got really creative in those times as well, making lots of different patterns and styles with the clay tiles. The information the records give isn’t that far-fetched from

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