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    Born James Clayton Vaughn, Jr. on April 13, 1950. An American serial killer who was motivated to kill due to his hatred towards African Americans and Jews. He was the second of four siblings, he was physically and psychologically abused by both parents. James Clayton Vaughn Jr, was an average student in school and the highest grade he got to was tenth grade. Born in Mobile, Alabama to a poor family, changed his name to Joseph Paul Franklin in order to be accepted into National Socialist White People’s

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    Community Organizations Abstract This research paper evaluates the services provided by community agencies and multinationals and the manner in which they discharge their duties within the community. The research will mainly dwell on the American Red Cross, a community agency based in the U.S., Coca Cola and The Salvation Army. The paper will give a short overview of the 3 organizations that will touch on Evaluation of the organizations' involvement and responsibility to the community, give summary

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    of Sentiments” as a sign for equal rights for women."In every soul there is bound up some truth and some error, and each gives to the world of thought what no other one possesses."—Cousin. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown New York. She was eight of eleven children, six of her siblings died. Her father was a Federalist attorney. Her father introduced her to law which later on grew into her legal and social activism. “Cady 's father 's profession also led her to embrace

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    becoming the nation’s deadliest natural disaster still to this day. About six to eight thousand people lost their lives out of about thirty-six thousand total on the island. (about 20%) In comparison these deaths were greater than the combined of the Johnstown Flood and San Francisco Earthquake. Bussert 3 Galveston was only eight to nine feet above sea level and as the waters began rising nobody payed

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    Many people don 't know where Croton Ohio is because it is a small village and not much happens there, once a year the small town that I grew up in is heavily traveled by fair goers. Croton is better known as Hartford, because the Hartford fair is located there, Hartford is the name of the township in which it is located in the North West corner of Licking County. The township i grew up in was the one neighboring to the East. Here unlike large cities, such as Newark, Columbus, and Cincinnati, everyone

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    Throughout the United States of America many historical landmarks are important to teach, show, and preserve history. In Pennsylvania, many of these landmarks come from a time in which the small nation was just starting. Many similarities of these different site coincide to make up the history of our nation, while the portrayal at these sites differ from time to time. National and State Historical sites are important to show the history of our great nation in a personal connection. A National Historic

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    Virginia Singleton Honors American History I Block 2 July.22.2015 McCullough, David G. 1776. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. Print. The author of 1776 is David McCullough. It was published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY in the year of 2005. With his diploma from Yale, he jumped right into writing at Sports Illustrated in New York. While at American Heritage, he built a reputation of documenting accurate and real scenarios of how our history was made. Mr. McCullough then became enthralled

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    This biographical sketch will explore Mike Tyson’s life of victories, personal, and professional losses. Mike Tyson, born Michael Gerard Tyson, was born June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York to Jimmy Kirkpatrick and Lorna Tyson. Jimmy abandoned the family in 1968, when Mike was two years old, leaving Lorna to care for Mike and his two siblings, Rodney and Denise. My selection of Mike Tyson for a case study was based a several intriguing factors about him that gained my attention. Any documentary

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    Equality has always been an issue. Many people today are being discriminated, disrespected, and disregarded for their race, culture, age, gender, and more. Yes, even today, people are being harassed because of their gender and how they perceive others, which in turn is giving some people more opportunities than others. The equality that men and women currently share has not been around for eternity. In fact, men have always been considered superior. It was a typical stereotype to see women as housewives;

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    that changed history and how it still affects us today in 2011. I will also express my individual satisfaction with what this incredible woman has done for women everywhere. On November 12, 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born to the Cady family in Johnstown, New York (Gordon, 2009). She was born into a high-class, conservative,

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