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    Cited: Davies‚ Dele and Hiram‚ Fitzgerald. Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence‚ Volume 1. Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group‚ 2007. Print. National Bureau of Economic Research. Do fast food restaurants contribute to obesity? 2013. Web. 29 April 2013. Rose‚ Caitlin. “Obesity in America.” Down to earth. 16 September 2011. Web. 29 April 2013.

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    Freedom or death by Emmeline Pankhurst 1913 This text is a transcript of a speech given by Emmeline Pankhurst in Hartford‚ Connecticut in November 13‚ 1913. Emmeline Pankhurst was born in 1858‚ died in 1928 at the age of 70. British Political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement which fought for women to win the right to vote‚ she was widely criticized for her militant tactics however her work is recognized as a crucial element in obtaining women’s suffrage in Britain. She was

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    Parents of the victims that were shot made a nonprofit group called “Sandy Hook Promise” that aims to protect children from gun violence. They also made a film called “What They Left Behind.” Thirteen states have cut mental health funding. Connecticut has adopted some of the most restrictive gun polices in the country. It is meant to keep guns and other weapons out of the hands of mentally ill people. In conclusion‚ the Sandy Hook shooting was a tragedy that no one ever wants to experience.

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    For most of my life‚ I have always been on the move. Due to my parent’s job’s‚ I have traveled to many different schools‚ cities‚ and even countries. At the age of eight‚ I was dragged from my primary school in India and transfer to a different school outside my state. This was the place where I had grown up with many of my friends since kindergarten and some almost from nursery school. While some kids may have been enthusiastic to get transferred to a new school since it was one of the best in the

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    about their course‚ and sailed them north along the North American coast to Long Island‚ New York. The schooner was subsequently taken into custody by the United States Navy. The Africans‚ who were deemed salvage from the vessel‚ were taken to Connecticut to be sold as slaves. A widely publicized court case ensued about the ship and the legal status of the African captives. This incident is very important to the anti-slavery movement because it was an important ruling. The fact that the U.S. supreme

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    selling points‚ the organization can be viewed as part of the retail gift market. With that being said‚ it is also true that there are some customers who buy the products for themselves. The organization’s head-quarters is situated in East Haven‚ Connecticut‚ with the first franchise located in Waltham

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    The Articles of Confederation came prior to what is known as the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1‚ 1781‚ and the Constitution was signed on September 17‚ 1787. The two documents were signed in years of one another; however‚ they share similarities as well as differences. Overview and Issues with The Articles of Confederation The first draft of The Articles of Confederation was composed by Benjamin Franklin; three additional drafts were created (History.com‚ 2009)

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    It is known that‚ “The first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon‚ which codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes” (“Introduction to the Death Penalty”). In the seventh century B.C. the death penalty was a part of the Draconian Code of Athens while the death penalty was the only punishment for any crime. During this time‚ the death penalty came to the extent of drowning‚ beating to death‚ crucifixion‚ impalement

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    Amistad Case Study

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    relation to a supreme court precedent in the freeing of slaves in the American North . The date of the Supreme Court trial was 1841. The initial location of the Amistad trial began in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford‚ Connecticut‚ but was eventually tried in Washington D.C. in the U.S. Supreme Court. The liberation of illegally kidnapped slaves was a major shift in the Northern cause for the abolition of slavery in the 1840s. Slavery‚ after all‚ was still legal

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    Retrieved: https://www.floridaschoolleaders.org/focus.aspx International Reading Association Marzano‚ J. R.‚ McNulty‚ A. B.‚ & Waters‚ T. (2005). School Leadership that Works. Alexandria‚ VA: Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Connecticut State Board of Education‚ (2011). Retrieved: http://ctserc.org/s/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=8&Itemid=28 Marzano‚ J.R.‚ (2003) What Works in Schools-Translating Research into Actions‚ ASCD Date Completed: November 13‚ 2011 | 

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