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    Viewers are loving the show Billion Dollar Wreck on History. Now everyone is curious about the fact that Martin Bayerle actually spent time in jail for manslaughter. This was years ago before the show, but Martin's past is coming up now that he has joined a new reality show. He is the lead of the show and Martin is trying to find treasure that he believes could be worth billions. Starcasm shared details about Martin Bayerle's time in jail and what landed the treasure seeker behind bars over 10 years

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    Wither if someone is a child, student or an adult they have been put into small groups at one point in their lives. For most students, like myself, it is for group projects or classroom activities. DeVito defines a small group as,” a collection of individuals who are connected to one another by some common purpose, are interdependent, have some degree of organization among them, and see themselves as a group (pg. 211).” Being a part of a small group involves a great amount of communication to make

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    Eulogy For Lamson

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    I strive to be as generous and diligent as my great-grandfather, Alfred Lamson. Lamson came from humble and challenging beginnings. He was born in Lawtell, Louisiana to a farmer-turned-banker father and a german-immigrant mother in 1917. At the age of one, his mother died; and at the age of twelve, the Great Depression started. Through these trying times, Lamson found comfort in Boy Scouts. Striving to be the outstanding in scouts, Lamson attained the rank of Eagle Scout and the Distinguished Eagle

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    Mississippi Essay

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    Mississippi is a strategic location for the defense industry and military operations. Mississippi has had a presence in the defense industry since World War I, and has kept its heavy pro-military presence in the state since. Mississippi provides the defense industry with various military testing, training, and weapon manufacturing. Ingalls Shipyard, Camp Shelby, and Stennis Space Center are just a sample of what Mississippi has to offer. After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957, President

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    Introduction In October 2000, Mississippi Development Authority contracted the Institute of Higher Learning to conduct an impact study for the Nissan Project. State Economic Development Authorities wanted to determine whether the Nissan project initially worth $930 million in investments will generate substantial economic and fiscal benefits. Key findings of the study were also meant to serve as a blueprint to estimate financial incentives deemed appropriate to support Nissan. And attract the attention

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    changed within my mind-set. Today, I still dream of working in the fashion industry, but more importantly, making a difference in the world. In the process of making my fashion dreams become a reality, at seventeen, I secured enrollment at Northeast Mississippi Community College majoring in fashion merchandising. My first two years at junior college were wonderful, and I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the arts, being the Captain of the Tiger Dancers and Pom Squad, playing as a member of the tennis

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    So I ended up coming back home and once I made it back to Mississippi I had a lot of my old friends calling me to go and hangout, but I told them that I couldn’t because i knew what they were going to do and i told myself that I wouldn’t go back to that lifestyle because i had a whole life ahead of me to do whatever

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    was born at Standing Pine Mississippi on January 22, 1898. Ross Robert Barnett was the youngest of ten (10) kids (his brothers and sisters). His parents were John William Barnett and Virginia Ann Chadwick. In 1926 Barnett graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School. Barnett also opened a law practice in Jackson in 1926. Then in 1929, Ross Robert Barnett married Mary Pearl Crawford. Governor Ross Barnett was elected president of the Mississippi Bar Association in 1943

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    Analyzing how Parchman reflects the intertwined themes of reform and race, we must look back into the history of the state, to see what caused the instability that led to reform and the role that citizens played. The Civil War is just ending and the South lost not only did they lose the battle , but they also lost their family members, homes, land and most of all for some they lost their slaves. During the war Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in territories

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    from New York that come from two different backgrounds, but they end up taking an unexpected journey to Mississippi. While in Mississippi, the two leave a nightclub, and come across a dead body. Ray and Claude were falsely sentenced to life in a Mississippi penitentiary. Their lives are like my writing. Everything starts out fine, but something unexpected always pushes me away from my state of well-being. I enjoy writing with a passion; however, my passion doesn’t enjoy me. No matter how good my

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