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    the farm system, baseball clubs saved money while still having valuable players. The farm system was prosperous, and many teams began to have success from implementing the farm system. For example, the White Sox’s team was composed of many players who came from their farm system. Because the White Sox did not trade or purchase players during this time, they saved a lot of money. There are many more examples of the farm system’s success, and it is still used today.

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    A Time of Grieving With its increase in organized crime, notorious icons, and unhealthy lifestyle, the Era of Prohibition represented the Roaring Twenties which F. Scott Fitzgerald vividly portrayed in The Great Gatsby. Alcoholic beverages were illegal in the Roaring Twenties, which caused many Americans to develop hidden bars or speakeasies to drink their alcoholic beverages. The number of speakeasies increased tremendously when the Prohibition Act was established. The high number of speakeasies

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    Emmett Till Thesis

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    Bryant and his half-brother, two white Americans, after flirting with Roy’s wife, Carolyn, and later the brothers were ruled innocent by an all-white jury which did not allow any blacks on it, proving that this is a big social injustice which sparked the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s until now. (Crowe) (Smith) Emmett Till was born on the 25th of July, 1941. He lived his early life in Argo, Illinois. Argo is about 10mi southwest of Chicago. Living in Chicago, life as an African

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    outcome of a game by paying money to players, referees, or anyone that can change the outcome. For example, in the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series, the Chicago White Sox lost against the Cincinnati Reds in a scandal that is considered the “…most famous fix of all” (Abram and Davies 6). In the fix “… eight members of the Chicago White Sox lost the World Series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds for a payoff of about $10,000 each” (6). Today, professional

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    department work together in order to keep the media and the fans happy as well as informed. Street Smarts and quick reaction time are not the only two requirements to manage the Public Relations for an Athletics organization. Doris Acosta of the Chicago Cubs believes, “It is a tense job requiring a lot of

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    helped him gain national attention at a much faster rate than if he only played in one state. He grew up in Alabama and played for Auburn, which is also located in Alabama. Then, he went on to play for the L.A. Raiders, Kansas City Royals, and Chicago White Sox. At the time, there was a lot of media outlets that were just getting started, but not at the numbers that we have them today. By traveling to many different states through playing with three different teams, Bo let everyone know who he was,

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    The Roaring Twenties There are many factors that led to the Roaring Twenties, also known as the Jazz Age. In beginning of the Jazz Age, the United States had just ended World War I. After the war, many Americans had confidence in themselves, leading to economic growth. They used the war technology to their businesses. In addition, Americans wanted to prosper differently than their ancestors and parents. They did not want to save up money but just live life to the fullest. Soldiers also were very

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    A season ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers put together a dominating regular season, winning the National League West. At the 2015 All-Star break, the Giants were the closest competitor to the division-leading Dodgers, trailing Los Angeles by 3.5 games. By the end of the season, however, the Dodgers won the division by eight games over second place San Francisco. Los Angeles Dodgers Under new general manager Farhan Zaidi, the Dodgers underwent a dramatic overhaul in the 2014-2015 offseason. Most notably

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    more popular now, forms of apologia have been involved in sports ever since sports became popular. The earliest major form of athletic apologia was the Black Sox scandal. The Black Sox Scandal has become huge deal in Baseball and all of the major sports. Allegedly, the World Series of 1919 were fixed by the players of the Chicago White Sox. This was a huge insult to all of those involved in the

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    The Judicial Branch was created by Article III of the Constitution. Article III of the Constitution defines the 3rd branch of our divided government, empowering the courts to chose cases and also limit them to the exercise of a kind of authority. The Judicial Branch's job is to explain the laws of our country under the Constitution. They should decide if the laws are constitutional and do not go against the Constitution. The Judicial Branch is set on by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. President. Congress

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