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    Africa has had some atrocities occur in its history. One of those was the tyranny of King Leopold. In order to gain control of Congo King Leopold would use violent force and control economic monopolies. His violence was fairly unknown by the rest of the world until some missionaries and other Europeans came into Africa and witnessed the horrors. The missionaries would go on to write about what they experienced and spread the word to inform society of what is occurring. Most of the violence done

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    the ever popular and movie producing, “Tommy,” audiences have been singing their songs with quiet determination and revelry. This band did not stick to one style, as they grew older, their music evolved. At the age of 70, both Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry are still rocking out to thousands. Though the band went through break ups and loss of members, they will always be known as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. In 1967 Pete became a follower of the Indian avatar Meher Baba which inspired

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    Truth behind Concussions It happens so quickly that you can’t even comprehend it, it’s a quick flash and then it’s like your whole world got turned upside down. Some people call it “seeing stars” or “blacking out.” A temporary blow to the head that causes unconsciousness is called a concussion, and they are becoming a serious issue in sports. The term “Concussion” was used pretty loosely back in the 1950’s. This became a serious issue around the early 1990’s and is now one of the most serious issues

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    Batman is one of the most famous and celebrated fictional characters to ever exist. From his inception in the May 1939 issue of Detective Comics to his recent silver screen features, the character of Batman has persisted over time and evolved. Fans and critics often praise Tim Burton’s Batman and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight as the best Batman films, both of which do utilize aesthetics of film very well, but were limited by their live-action filming. Burton got around this in his film by blending

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    Moving the NFL to Europe Max Price California Lutheran University ABSTRACT This paper will touch on the topic of the NFL moving to Europe, more specifically full time. There will be numerous implications of moving a team to London to compete, and with that comes many risks and difficulties to overcome. More specifically, The NFL would have to figure out a completely new scheduling system in order to give fair opportunity to all teams in the NFL. Furthermore there are complications of sending

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    Anne Hutchinson was a religious leader who was born in England in 1951. She was killed in 1643 in an Indian raid killing in the state of New York which wss in the colony of Mid-Atlantic. Anne Hutchinson fought for women’s rights and she gave many girls and women hope that they might have rights again as shown by this quote, “ From the early Christian era, female activism in religious life gave some women high visibility, thus preserving their voices in the historical record. The splintering of the

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    people in attendance (36-37). Among these people were Francis Vane, an Antinomian who would replace Winthrop as colonial governor temporarily; John Wheelwright, another Antinomian that would be banished from the colony for his radical sermons; and Roger Williams, a friend of John Winthrop that was banished for his extreme religious beliefs (37-54). John Winthrop and other political leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony became increasingly distressed with Hutchinson’s meetings because of some of

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    the audience is getting information thrown at them, but it is confusing and mysterious. It invites the viewer to ask more questions rather than answer questions. Nolan does this intentionally, so that the audience relates to Leonard’s jumbled life. Roger Ebert, a well-known film reviewer, wrote “One striking element of the film is a series of flashbacks that illuminate, or confuse, the

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    into the new game of American Football.” -Birth of Pro Football Player safety has been the catalyst for football evolution. A fact currently supported by the NFL’s 1st and Future initiative dealing with this very topic and others. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell @nflcommish gets booed often but, in my opinion, he was right to legislate the violent hits out of the NFL. The wave of change has now begun and history seems to be repeating itself. “Former NFL players’ settled a 1 billion dollar lawsuit

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    Rogerian Theory

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    significant and establishing theorists of the humanistic force was Carl Rogers, as he developed the Person-Centered Theory. Over the years, his theory has deeply expanded and influenced the knowledge of many mental health professions. Early life of Theorist Carl Ransom Rogers was the fourth of six children, in which five were boys. He was born on January 8, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois. His parents, Walter and Julia Cushing Rogers were “devoted and loving parents, giving a great deal of time and energy

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