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    Winston-Salem State University is a public institution that became a State Normal School in 1892. Nevertheless, WSSU carries about 1,340 men and 3,453 women. It is a historically black public research University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has a certified Educational School board offering baccalaureate and graduate programs to a diverse population of students. When applying to Winston Salem State University one should consider the admissions criteria

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    Rachel Louise Carson Research Paper

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    earth that she cherished so fondly. Just 10 years before, she had made an attempt to warn the nation of the dangers of DDT in an article she wrote to Reader’s Digest. The magazine rejected her proposal and it was not until Carson received an alarming letter from Olga Owens Huckins in the fall of 1957 that she began extensive research on DDT. She would spend the rest of her life writing about the grave perils surrounding the overuse of pesticides. Carson’s relationship with government scientists and

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    he 's died, then maybe he was a great man.” James Dean probably did not know he would be a man that would qualify for this statement at the time it was said, but there is no doubt that he lived to achieve it (Howlett 1). James Dean is an important American figure because he represented a powerful character to many people, was a very popular and successful actor, and he was able to encourage a new way of thought among a not-so-expressive society. Today we remember Mr.Dean as the spontaneous character

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    Non Profit Analysis Essay

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    Georgia Ensemble Theatre captures the attention of adults who enjoy the theatre and also nurtures the interest of our youth to keep the love of theatre alive for the future generations. Georgia Ensemble Theatre operates all year at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. Theatre classes and productions are offered on a continuing basis. GET produces such plays as The Diary of Anne Frank, Of Mice and Men, The Miracle Worker and To Kill a Mockingbird during the school year so that schools, both public and private

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    life or his medical condition. Our attempts to find pertinent medical records in the Methodist Hospital were unsuccessful ------- Life and Career of Dr. Levi Jay Hammond The biographical data of Dr. Levi Jay Hammond, prominent member of medical society of Philadelphia, are quite limited.12,13 He was born on January 25,1863 to Methodist-Episcopal minister, the Reverend William Hammond and Sarah Almira Dukes on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay, an area known as the Eastern Shore

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    Essay John Kenneth Galbraith

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    Through 1937 to 1938, he was had postgraduate work at Princeton university, and in the same year, 1937, he became an American citizen and married Catherine Atwater. In 1938, he traveled to Europe for several months, were he developed his ideas of economic standings while attending the international economic conference. In 1930, Galbraith was appointed as the assistant professor

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    Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known famously by her stage name, Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter and performance actress. Active since 2001, Gaga achieved international fame upon the release of her first album The Fame in 2008 featuring hits including Just Dance, Paparazzi and Poker Face. Her subsequent albums The Fame Monster (2009), Born This Way (2011), Artpop (2013) and Cheek to Cheek (2014) helped secure her foothold as an eccentric and versatile pop star selling a combined

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    Great Gatsby Influences

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    Sayre, whom at the time was eighteen years old. She was the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court Judge, it was through his romance, the idea of being accomplished through his writings became increasingly more important to him. His second letter of rejection came around the time the War ended. Therefore, he traveled back to New York, after his discharge in 1919 to seek out a fortune, to be able to marry Zelda. Reluctantly, Zelda broke off their engagement, because she was not willing to

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    be nowhere near as compelling as it is. What shines through in the work of any artist is emotion; if art was without emotion it’s pretty inevitable that it would not draw so large an audience. In fact, without emotion or influence, art would have an almost scientific feel to it. It is because of the individual influences on the artists life that we as humans are so attracted to various forms of art. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896, named after

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    The Life of Shirley Temple “As long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be alright.” -President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Shirley Temple was a child actress during the Great Depression. Her works brought a sense of hope, and lightened the nation. Her bubbly personality and curly blonde hair grasped the attention of many souls. Shirley is not only remembered for her works as an actress, but also for her diplomatic achievements. Shirley is remembered as a breast cancer survivor, and a pioneer

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