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    St. Louis, Missouri is famous for the Gateway Arch and the Zoo; however, the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is something that can't be overlooked. At a recent trip, I found a landscape painting that shows the true meaning of human interaction. This panting is called Extensive Landscape With Travellers on a Country Road and was painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder around 1608 to 1610. Some background information about the infamous painter Jan Brueghel is that he was born in 1568 in Brussels, Belgium

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    Asian History: Review

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    Chapter 13 Review Chapter Review: A. Describe the influence of Chinese culture on Heian Japan. In the Taika and Nara, Japanese peaked in their selective borrowing from Chinese culture. In 646, the Japanese tried to introduce the Taika Reforms, to change the imperial administration to resemble the Chinese(thought it had little effect in Heian Period).Previously, Japanese scholars tried mastering Chinese characters and wrote dynastic histories like those used by emperors in China. In the

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    field. Sally Rides monumental flight took place on June 18th, 1983, when she was the mission specialist for the STS-7 space shuttle mission. During this mission she and the other crew flew on The Challenger from Kennedy Space Center to Edwards Air Force Base while deploying satellites and conducting experiments with new technology. She flew again as a mission specialist in 1984 on the STS 41-G, on which they also dealt with

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    A Day at the Crocker Art Museum Having lived in the Sacramento area for the last 10 years, last weekend was my first trip to the Crocker Art Museum. The museum was slow when we first got there around 10:00 am, but within an hour it started to pick up. I did not expect much from a museum in Sacramento, I was thinking more like gold rush memorabilia or Sutter household items. In short, I love the place. It is so much bigger and with more art than I imagined. My favorite part of the museum was the

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    An example of a “Renaissance man” is Leonardo da Vinci, he was an artist, inventor, and scholar. In this time period, there are still many of these well-rounded individuals who live multi-tasking lives. The criteria for a current “Renaissance man” would be they have excelled at more than one thing in their lifetime. They would also have to be good at things that are not in the same category, for example if you can direct, star, and do the lighting for a play, then you should not be considered a “Renaissance

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    on a collision course. Frost is training his pro-Southern state militia at Camp Jackson over which the Confederate flag is flying. Lyon believes that waiting any longer without action would be dangerous to the cause of the Union and the security of St. Louis. (L174) (L204) (L272) On Friday, May 10, 1861, Johann Voss drills with the rest of his 2nd Regiment on the grounds of the Marine Hospital. This is their usual practice in the morning. They drill for two hours under the watchful eye of their

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    President, Ronald W. Reagan, in his speech, “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger Address to the Nation,” Reagan expresses the grief and loss due to the tragedy that has occurred to the Challenger. Regan’s purpose was to acknowledge the terrible explosion of the Challenger, witnessed by majority of the people including children and killed all seven crew members: Michael Smith, Dick, Scobee, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, and Christa MC Auliffe; although despite

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    Question 1 The Saint Louis County emergency Operations plan has the fundamental mission of establishing the emergency guidelines for the County and other offices to follow during a major incident or disaster situation ("St Louis County BEOP," 2013). It includes all requirements for request for assistance and informs at all levels what their responsibilities are during a response incident. The plan was designed to address all hazards that affect the county and everyone that lives in it. This is

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    INTRODUCTION Background On July 4th, 2014, American Apparel experienced a crisis on its Tumblr account. An international social media employee accidentally posted an offensive photo of the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster. This resulted in negative feedback from the online community, which caused the photo to be immediately removed. A quick apology was provided on behalf of American Apparel to maintain public relations; however, the company’s reputation still needs to be assessed. Purpose The

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    business solutions to today’s high-tech challenges. Her experience in account management, recruiting, sales, business management and human resources, helps support NextGen’s history of success in maintaining long standing client relationships. A native of St. Louis and having “grown up” in the industry, Lori, brings to every business experience, a strong understanding of technology and the marketplace. Foremost, she is responsible to her team for whom she has

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