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    African –American biologist, scientist, and educator. He spent most of his adult life collecting, classifying, and caring for his marine specimens. He is a Dartmouth alumnus. He has faced racial discrimination all through his life that caused him many opportunities. Ernest study at Kimball Hall Academy in New Hampshire before he enrolled into Dartmouth College. As a freshman, Ernest had the highest grades in Greek. He was selected for a Rufus Choate Scholar for two years. In 1907 Ernest had graduated

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    Dr. Seuss Legacy

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    death of her husband in 1991 (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, 2016). She has co-produced all of the Dr.Seuss movies that have come out in recent years, including The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, The Grinch, and The Lorax (Morgan & Morgan, 1995); (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, 2016). Mrs. Geisel has also worked in conjunction with Seuss’ same publisher, Random House, to continue generating his unpublished children’s novels (Morgan & Morgan, 1995); (Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine

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    American court system and the rights of the states. One of the primary court cases that could be used to exemplify the power of the Judicial Branch in the Federal Government is Dartmouth V. Woodward. In this court case New Hampshire aimed to turn Dartmouth College, a private college in the state, into a state university. Dartmouth V. Woodward raised the question of if states were able to nullify the obligations of a contract, and the court decided that it was unconstitutional for a state to take over

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    King of Queens” or maybe in “30 Rock.” But Rachel Dratch has been around ever since she became a member of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” But did you know that she holds two majors under her belt? She actually majored in drama and psychology from Dartmouth College, cites KR CR Tv. Born in 1966 in Lexington, Massachusetts, the American actress grew up with both parents as reformed Jews. Rachel Dratch attended Hebrew school when she was young. And as custom, she had a Bat Mitzvah. Although now, she

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    advanced with different visions of values that should be protected in American Society. The Fifth Amendment due process and clause jurisprudence reflects the notion of property. The following four U.S Supreme Court cases, Fletcher v. Peck (1810), Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819), United States v. Cruikshank (1875), and Ex Parte Milligan (1866), demonstrate the tensions between property and democracy that have risen during the Civil War Period. The right of due process of law is one of the most

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    establishing a positive culture. Research shows that positive work environments have similar characteristics. Nurse leaders are in an optimal position to influence organizational culture. Current Workplace Culture The current workplace culture at Dartmouth Hitchcock, is a positive one this is shown by biannual staff satisfaction surveys. The most recent staff satisfaction survey reports that staff are engaged and like their jobs. Nurses report they feel they have a voice and matter to their direct

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    What social justice issues are you most passionate about and why? I am most passionate about intersectional activism addressing gendered racism against women of color. As a lower class, Ethiopian immigrant, black woman and a first generation college student, I live the injustice I seek to remedy. Intersectionality is a cornerstone of inclusive policy, yet there has been a systemic erasure of women of color in feminism throughout history, and systemic silencing of women in racial politics. As a Global

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    Edms Persuasive Speech

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    It’s 2 a.m. and a student in in your residence hall is having difficulty breathing. You sleep peacefully through the night, resting up for the next day of classes. Across campus, a group of student volunteers wake up in the dark of the night, don their gear and race off into the cold night sky, answering the call of a peer in need. To some, this may seem like the description of a superhero, but thousands of students engage in this selfless service, driven by a passion to help others in their darkest

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    The Freedom Of Speech

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    As an incoming freshman at Dartmouth, I know little about the campus - from where the best late night snacks are to what people tend to do on the weekends. But I do know why I chose Dartmouth. It is strongly focused on both the arts and sciences, and above all, on community (where perhaps green transcends even red and blue). Dartmouth alumni, faculty, and current students alike are exuberant to share their experiences with the university. College is one of the most diverse communities that an individual

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    case, she welcomed isolation by moving to Dartmouth. This move resulted in a clash of cultures: hers (Native American) and Dartmouth’s. At first, the author tries to understand the culture at Dartmouth by using her own cultural perspective as stated, “What sort of ceremonies did their “tribes” practice” (pg. 302, para. 10, lines 7-8). The writer asserts from this excerpt that Mrs. Alvord uses her cultural perspective to understand the culture at Dartmouth so that she can ease into activities that

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