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    | My Experience at the Oakland Museum of California | | Ma’Cherris Johnson | 3/13/2013 | | I experienced this wonderful space for the first time‚ as my fiancé [Calvin] and I chaperoned my eight year old sister [Amya] and my seven year old cousin [Ta’mari] on a Sunday afternoon. We went this first Sunday for Free First Sundays. It didn’t take very long to get tickets and start viewing everything the museum had to offer. We rode the BART from El Cerrito Del Norte (Richmond/Fremont

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    Police brutality‚ murder‚ and issues with gun laws are all serious problems that have existed for many years and are still a problem today. Back in the 1900s these problems were evident specifically with the Black Panthers. This group was created solely off of the anger and disappointment that was caused from assault on African Americans. This party had clear ideas that were acted upon in inappropriate ways‚ which lead to run ins with the police and even death. Even though this group had some horrible

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    Annotated Bibliography “Oakland Dance Form Goes Global with Viral Clips” Ktvu.com‚ 16 February 2011. Web “Oakland Dance Form Goes Global with Viral Clips” is a news article that explains Turf Dancing and gives an in depth meaning from young adults in Oakland of what it means to them. KTVU‚ which is a major news channel in the bay area talked with a few young adults about the violence in Oakland. Newscasters spoke with them on February 18‚ 2011 and their overall focus of this article was to

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    art movements. Andy Warhol’s parents were Slovakian immigrants. His father‚ Ondrej Warhola‚ was a construction worker‚ while his mother‚ Julia Warhola‚ was an embroiderer. The family lived at 55 Beleen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighbourhood of Pittsburgh. They were devout Byzantine Catholics and attended St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church‚ and maintained much of their Slovakian culture and heritage while living in one of Pittsburgh’s Eastern European ethnic enclaves

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    Oakland Cemetery is the largest public park in Atlanta‚ GA. It’s also a stunning example of a rural Victorian garden. The cemetery is 48 acres of winding paths‚ large shade trees‚ flowers‚ and shrubs‚ and stunning architecture. Executive director‚ David Moore says‚ “We estimate about 35 thousand people visit Oakland per year” He also says‚ “there’s a dramatic revitalization that occurring up and down memorial drive that will generate thousands of more people that will want to walk outside to enjoy

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    Executive Summary Oakland Athletic club (Oakland A) plays baseball in major leagues in the US. Mark Nobel is currently a star player for Oakland A. Oakland and Nobel’s agent is in the midst of a negotiation. Nobel’s agent claims that Nobel’s contribution was not only on the pitch but also substantially helped pull in audience to especially to see Nobel pitch. Demanding an appropriate compensation for increased ticket revenues‚ Nobel’s agent put forth a figure of $105‚650 measuring the value of Nobel

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    THE OAKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS PURCHASING 104-170 MARCH 6‚ 2012 OVERVIEW In reviewing an analysis of his school district’s paper buying habits‚ supply manager Gene Smith uncovered some interesting statistics regarding the Oakland School District’s supply ordering habits. Through the growth of the school district‚ purchase orders for supplies had risen to astronomical levels. Over the course of the previous year‚ purchase orders (including original orders and change orders) had

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    Syllabus: University of Pittsburgh Fall Term 2014 Basic Musicianship: Class Piano Course Syllabus 2151 MUSIC 0121 (sect 1090) Meeting in Mus 121 (Mon‚ Wed‚ Fri 3-3:50) Instructor: John Bagnato email: jfb30@pitt.edu Office: Music 214‚ email for an appointment. Course Rationale: Basic Musicianship is offered by the University of Pittsburgh and meets the Creative Expression requirement for General Education‚ the course will not count towards a degree in music. The course is designed for students

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    On August 6‚ 1928‚ Andy Warhol was born as Andrew Warhola to Andrej and Julia Warhola in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. They were a working class family that stuck close to the roots and traditions of their Eastern European heritage. In 1934 Andy began attending the local Holmes School and took free art classes at Carnegie Institute (now the Carnegie Museum of Art). Andy had an amazing gift for drawing even from a very young age. In addition to drawing‚ Andy was fascinated by Hollywood cinema and spent

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    Final Assignment in Pittsburgh: 1964–68 The new setting was entirely different from the previous two. It was a large parish with a majority of college-educated adults‚ many successful businesspersons‚ upper-level managers of large Pittsburgh companies‚ and an elderly pastor who was kind but still constrained by his rigid theological training from the 1930’s. He allowed me freedom to do much of what I wanted to do. I recall our first evening meal together. I had been to a civil-rights march in downtown

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