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    from learning about sex and birth control, but due to the lack of resources that were accessible, it was especially hard. In 1913 in Chicago, the first ever US sex education program began for high school students. In this program created by Dr. Ella Flagg Young, students learned sexual hygiene, sex instincts, and diseases acquired by sex. For women who participated in the program, they said they had learned more than from their own parents. Prior to attending the lessons, all three of these young women

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    A Time for Change William G. Pollard, a physicists, had once said,”Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement…” (Pollard). Throughout history most of the great periods of change can be traced back to an event or discovery. In early man, man hunted for food with his hands until he acquired the technology necessary to make weapons. During this period, man hunted and gathered food as they walked through the vast earth. This was until the discovery of agriculture

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    Entry #2 We are off on the oregon trail, the Swansons kept their promise and asked the clines if we could join, after some negotiation and the conformation of me being a blacksmith, they said we could tag along, once we had left I thought all of our problems were over but I was wrong after a while we had reached a hill, and our oxen couldn't pull all of our supplies, we had to get rid of the piano my wife, that was enough for the oxen to slowly pull the wagon up and over the hill. We have reached

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    Gothic, Art Deco

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    Victorian setting. In spite of the current look and soul of the tall working when the new century rolled over, society was not prepared to acknowledge any structure without remnants of customary ornamentation, and amid the early years of the twentieth century, Gothic, Art Deco and a variety of different styles praised new statures. This diversity, additionally depicted as a come back to style, has been viewed subsequently of the moderate impact of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. For reasons

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    Homophobia is a historic institution that has impacted the experience of many educators over the years. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans* (hereinafter referred to as queer and trans*) educators, administrators, students, and staff have always been a part of shaping America's schools; however, they have often learned creative strategies for remaining in the closet in order to protect themselves from “ostracism, parental outrage, punishment, and even dismissal” (Blount, 2005, p. 1). Riling against

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    Frances E. W. Harper and James Whitfield

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    Frances E.W. Harper and James Whitfield are two of the most influential anti-slavery poets of all time. Both individuals use poetry as a form of resistance and as a way to express themselves during a time of great racial tension. Their poems reach out to many different audiences, shedding light on racial injustices that were present in America. Harper’s and Whitfield’s poetry, like many other works that were written during this time, help us to better comprehend the effects of slavery on African

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    6 Jasmine Simmons MGT 425: Organizational Behavior & Culture October 25, 2015 Professor: John Murphy ?CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE? TABLE OF CONTENTS I. TITLE PAGE ?.1 II. TABLE OF CONTENTS ?.2 III. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ?.3-4 IV. INTRODUCTION ?. 4-5 V. BODY ?. A. Importance of Challenges of Diversity In The Workplace 5-6 B. Benefits of Challenges of Diversity In The Workplace??6-8 C. Challenges of Diversity In the Workplace???????..8-9

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    Uncle Sam, a nickname gave by the U.S. government. Many people say this was first used during the war of 1812. Samuel Wilson or many people may so “Uncle Sam”, was the man behind this name that many American people look up to. This name was a name of brave, hardworking and courage. Samuel Wilson was born September 13, 1766 in Menotomy Massachusetts. Wilson was the seventh of thirteen kids. Wilson grows up on a farm close to Mason New Hampshire, also the place he moved when he was about

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    Captain Ahab’s eulogy of whiteness shows that the word “white” implies more than a chromatic description. “White” is an untenable perfection that has haunted the American psyche since colonial times. The idea of “white spiritual superiority” can only be enforce by a terrorist politico-legal system, based on brutalizing the non-whites and creating a national fantasy. A national fantasy defined by Lauren Berlant as the means “to designate how national culture becomes local through the images, narratives

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    Dear Senator Nelson, My name is John Brentwood. I am a 56-year-old retired individual who is currently not receiving health insurance as I fall into what, post ACA, is labeled the “coverage gap.” By detailing my life story and discussing the Supreme Court’s decision to make Medicaid expansion voluntary, I hope to convince you to consider finding a way to reinstate Medicaid expansion for all states. When the Affordable Care Act was first enacted, the main purpose was to reduce the number of individuals

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