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    to Garrett, “That’s him!” “Quickly as possible I drew my revolver and fired, threw my body aside, and fired again” claimed Garrett.(p.3) The Kid was dead. Pat Garrett was with John Poe, Thomas McKinney, and Pete Maxwell when he shot Billy the Kid. Problems with the Conspiracy Although there are alternate theories or conspiracies on Billy the Kid, the main theory accepted by conspirators is that ‘Brushy Bill’ is Billy the Kid. This conspiracy is false, and is not the version I accept as the truth

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    Billy the Kid      Billy the Kid is one of the most famous outlaws in American history. He has been a widely told figure in American history as well as folklore. The have made movies from his history and have also wrote many books on him. Most of Billy the Kids life remains a heated controversy throughout America.      Billy the Kid was born in New York City on November 23, 1859 to William and Kathleen McCarty Bonney and given the name William H.

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    The Wild West lasted throughout the 1800’s. It is what most people think about when they think of American. Many famous people came out of the Wild West. Most of them were outlaws. The infamous outlaw of the west known as Billy the Kid was born in a poor Irish neighborhood on New York City’s East side (A). Before he died at the age of 21, he killed 27 people (A). Billy’s original name was Henry McCarty (A). At about 1865, Billy and his brother traveled to Indiana with their mother and step-father

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    Billy the Kid was born William Henry McCarty Junior. on November 13, 1859 in New York, New York. William was a healthy baby with a happy life for a short period of time. It is thought that when William was very, very young his father, William Henry McCarty either died or left William and his Mom. A few years later, William’s mom, Catherine McCarty married Williams stepfather, William Antrim. Billy the Kid had a brother, Joseph McCarty, who went with Jo for short, but it is unknown whether he was

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    Billy the Kid was killed at 21, and his killer was Sheriff Pat Garrett. Some people think Sheriff Garrett either helped Billy escape or some people thought he killed the wrong person. Some people think Billy lived a long life known as “Brushy Bill.” In Texas, he apparently lived and right before his death, of old age, Brushy Bill claimed

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    Jr., also known as "Pat" is a Caucasian male in his 30’s. He was a former teacher who was married to Nikki, also a teacher. Pat’s living situation changed when he catches his wife in the shower with another man, the history teacher, while his wedding song was playing. This situation caused Pat to instantly have a violent outburst and hurt the teacher to the point of almost killing him. In result of the altercation, Pat recently divorced Nikki and has a restraining order. Pat was also mandated by

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    independent living units 120 licensed nursing card beds, 30 assisted living beds and 20 studio units. The management team at GSV is very conservative, they nervous to make changes or adapt to some new ideas. Key players The key player in the case is Pat Evans, became Director of Health Services for six months at GSV, and he noticed two main issues at GSV, 1) most of the decisions for levels of care are economic driven; 2) weak correlation between each department. Therefore, he promotes his idea about

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    At several points throughout someone’s life, it is guaranteed that accusations will be made against them. Some may be true, others may be false, but when they are made it is up to the accused to prove themselves innocent. Within the past ten years, former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, and Head Coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick faced adversity which came along with accusations made against them. With the use of ethos, pathos, and logos, otherwise known as the three rhetorical

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    Pat Conroy’s memoir, “The Water is Wide,” is about his life on Daufuskie Island, also known as Yamacraw Island in the book. Conroy spent a year teaching on the island in a little two room schoolhouse. The Yamacrawans were rural African-American people that by leaving on the island had basically no knowledge of anything beyond the island. Conroy tells of all the troubles he faced while teaching on the island and all the struggles he faced with outside forces. Conroy uses the setting, the title of

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    Even though Pat Tillman was an ideal citizen and soldier, always putting the other person first, he was killed by friendly fire, one of the most degrading ways of death, making him an absurd hero. Pat Tillman was by no means an ordinary person. He exerted his whole being into everything he did both on and off the field. Growing up Tillman and his brothers were instructed by his father “to tell the truth, respect their elders, and to stand up for the vulnerable”(20) even when doing those things

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