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    event created this hole in me; and I think from then on I've been trying to fill it through my work." Valdez's experience in a farm worker family provided much encouragement and drive when he founded El Teatro Campesino. In 1965, Valdez left the San Francisco Mime Troupe to join Cesar Chavez in organizing farmworkers in Delano, Calif. Valdez organized the workers into El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworkers Theater) in an effort to popularize and raise funds for the grape boycott and farmworker strike

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    battle of San Juan Hill, Roosevelt was given notification that there might be orders to fall back. After seeing his men fight, he told General Joseph Wheeler that he did not know if he could follow those orders. Roosevelt and his men were often told that the battles would take place at night and it so happened that one Saturday morning there were shots fired and by morning there was artillery being fired at the regiment. (Roosevelt)      After the battle at San Juan Hill, the

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    Pablo Casals: Internationally Renowned Cellist Pablo Casals (sometimes called his original name Pau Carlos Salvidor Defillo De Casals) was one of, if not, the greatest cellists in history. Casals is easily recognized as one of the master soloists of classical music and he has many accomplishments in his many years as a public figure that have made him internationally renowned. Casals was born in Vendrell, Spain on December 29, 1876. He received his very first music lessons

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    One of the lasting impacts of the Spanish-American War was the influence of new mass media on the conflict and the rhetoric utilized to rouse support for the war. Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders cavalry regiment serve as a model for how public perception of the war was shaped by Rough Riders that was purported to represent American ideals. Christine Bold argues that popular culture and appeals to national identity allowed the Rough Rider ideal to serve as a justification for the conflict, while

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    The Bermuda Triangle is also commonly called The Devil’s Triangle. It has been called this for many years because of the many sudden disappearances of planes, ships, and people. The area of the Bermuda Triangle lies between Bermuda, Miami, San Juan, and Puerto Rico (Ratner, 2016,p.1). There are many legends and mysteries behind the story of the Bermuda Triangle. For many decades the Bermuda Triangle has been a source of paranormal activity and mysterious disappearances. Some of the most famous of

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    people, this is all they will learn about the missions unless they visit one. While each mission is unique, most of what you learn in one is the same. My first visit to a mission was as a child with my grandmother. We visited San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo and San Juan Bautista. Both were presented as old churches that the Indians and Mexicans came to practice at and lived in. I looked through the glass cases and saw the tools and pictures and copies of the Bible. The placards described what the

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    That event created this hole in me; and I think from then on I’ve been trying to fill it through my work.” Valdez’s experience in a farm worker family provided much encouragement and drive when he founded El Teatro Campesino. In 1965, Valdez left the San Francisco Mime Troupe to join Cesar Chavez in organizing farmworkers in Delano, Calif. Valdez

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    The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle is considered to be one of the largest unsolved mysteries of time. There have been numerous studies that resulted in the emergence of the unusual theories known today. Some people often believe that supernatural forces caused the incidents that have happened in the triangle. Others believe that humans are the main driving force for these occurrences. The beliefs in the unusual disappearances, methane gas pockets, and weather patterns that occur in the Bermuda

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    Health Nursing Community Description and Interpretation of Data America’s Finest City, San Diego, California is located in the southern most county in California, San Diego County. “San Diego is the second largest city in California”, (Wikipedia, 2013). Bordered by Orange and Riverside Counties to the north, Imperial County to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Baja California, Mexico to the south. San Diego is known for it’s mild but, diverse climate. “Average temperatures are 60-80 degrees

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    Winding along Highway 41 bound West, I anticipate the crackling of the radio about to take place. As I approach the blind corner near the Cerro Alto National Park sign off to the left shoulder of the highway, the first crackling interludes my favorite station as if the radio is more of a popcorn machine than a wireless receiver. No more than a gentle pressure on the steering-wheel is necessary as I carefully glide my vehicle along the undulating roads toward my destination. Morro Bay, my favorite

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