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    describing how some states have consolidated the county and city functions into a single entity, and my opinion on whether or not Texas would be better maintaining its several distinct types or consolidating them into a single larger entity. The commissioner’s court has several roles such as taxes, discretion in administering state programs, determine how much state funding is provided to each special area (medical, supplemental food, etc.), upkeep and new county jails, all while providing health and safety

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    Dowagiac Michigan History I choose to do my local history project on Dowagiac, Michigan which is a part of Cass County. I visited Dowagiac History Museum that has three floors to venture in and 6,000 square feet of exhibits of Dowagiac, Cass County, and Sister Lakes. The price was free admission, and I got lost in history for well over an hour. I learned a great deal about the geography, the original settlers, economic factors, religion, ethnicity, and other interesting facts. I did conduct additional

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    Just like on television, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dominated the discussion among a handful of voters scattered around Wayne County Tuesday. All said this election was an important one and a big one which could change the direction the country is headed and change how elections are done in the future. For some, like Jennifer Gunnoe, who lives overseas in Tbilisi, Georgia, Trump was among the motivating factors in getting out to vote. “I have pretty serious concerns about Donald

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    celebrates and marks the passage into death, along with a belief story that brings meaning to a culture similarly to other cultures world wide. The Chippewa (Ojibwe) culture focuses on these two traits, a life cycle ritual that celebrates and marks the passage into death, along with a belief story that brings meaning to the Chippewa Culture.     The Chippewa Tribe is a very historic and well known culture that works hard and respects everyone while holding everyone as well to a very high regard. They

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    The Carolinians, Dakota and Ojibwe all used the stars/ constellations to navigate through the waters, there were also many other functions the starts served to indigenous people and each had their own way of interpreting the usage and purpose of the stars. They played a very important role in their lives, they were used in practical ways to locate and travel, quick discussions of metaphorical storytelling “nape,” and philosophical teachings. The stars were very useful and without them indigenous

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    parks and recreation to be ever increasing in both the public and private sector. To accomplish my goals in the future I must first be able to get my foot in the door, Internships with Miami-Dade County assistant director's office or the operations office seem to be the best way to get into a job with the county government. Nevertheless, there are skills that I must be proficient before attempting to continue

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    out the schedule for any local city council or county commission public meeting and attend either in person or online to observe the deliberations. This observation paper is of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for Broward County. The meeting was held on March 28, 2017 at 10:08 a.m. The Broward County Charter requires a division among the legislative and administrative functions of government and the BOCC is the legislative branch of the county government (Borward.org. 2017. para. 1). The BOCC

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    William Faulkner is an American novelist whose major work is As I Lay Dying. Faulkner gave each of his characters traits that are expressed throughout the story.  The reader is introduced to each character through their detailed and descriptive character traits.  We are able to delve into the character's mind and see their personal and distinct traits. He did not tell us anything about the characters, but he takes us into the mind of each character to analyze what we see there. Even though these

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    Light in August - Hightower's Epiphany           Most criticism concerning Faulkner's novel, Light in August, usually considers the character of Joe Christmas. Christmas certainly deserves the attention paid to him, but too often this attention obscures other noteworthy elements of the complex novel. Often lost in the shuffle is another character, the Reverend Gail Hightower, who deserves greater scrutiny. A closer examination of Hightower reveals Faulkner's deep concern for the South and

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    MEMO To: Dr. Michael A.Grego, Supertiendent of Pinellas County Schools From: Michelle Kinyungu, Educator Date: October 17, 2015 Subject: A Framework for Low Performing Schools in Pinellas County Schools Attached is my proposal for a framework for the low-performing schools in the Southern Area of the district. Pinellas County schools has several A+rating schools within the district. However, the South Area has had an F rating for the last five years consecutively with little improvements

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