In July 2‚ of 1962 the first Wal-Mart opened in Rogers‚ Arkansas (Kuhlken para.5). It was founded by the Walton brothers Sam and J. L. (Bud). Wal-Mart’s concept involved huge stores offering customers a wide variety of name-brand goods at deep discounts that were part of an "everyday low prices" strategy (“Saving people money” para.5).Early in the 1970s‚ Walton implemented his warehouse distribution strategy. The company built its own warehouses so it could buy in volume and store the merchandise
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election. While it is important to win large States‚ such as California and Texas‚ in a close race it is important not to neglect the small Sates. The 12 smallest states Alaska‚ Delaware‚ Hawaii‚ Idaho‚ Maine‚ Montana‚ New Hampshire‚ North Dakota‚ Rhode Island‚ South Dakota‚ Vermont‚ and Wyoming together account for only 17 (of 435) representatives in the House. However‚ in the Electoral College the same states account for 41 electoral votes. However this system has its flaws due to the fact that some
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the source of the Mississippi River north to 31 degrees north. Present states that were included in part or whole of the Louisiana Purchase were: Arkansas‚ Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ Minnesota‚ Missouri‚ Montana‚ Nebraska‚ New Mexico‚ North Dakota‚ Oklahoma‚ South Dakota‚ Texas‚ and Wyoming. As the Mississippi River became the chief trading channel for goods shipped among the states it bordered‚ the American government became greatly interested in purchasing New Orleans‚ an important port city and mouth
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The film The Truman Show follows a man who believes he is living normally‚ yet his life is being filmed without his knowledge‚ and everything he does or sees is controlled by Christof‚ the Director of the television show. Many people follow a religion in which a god or goddess dictates nearly every aspect of the world‚ which is not different to the role of Christof. In many countries like America its citizens are told that they have freedom‚ yet many laws limit and restrict people’s lives‚ similar
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The 5 days of complaining about how it was hot outside‚ turing into a lobster‚ and hanging out with my cousin. It was an agreement with my cousins parent that she would live in south Dakota and fly to florida every other summer. The summers my cousin wouldn’t fly down my uncle would come and visit in south Dakota. The night before we left for florida my cousin came and stayed at my house. We all packed excited for the adventures were about to have in the coming days. We got up early and left
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Coming from a farm in North Dakota‚ Gatsby’s had not been taught by his parents much about proper dress or given much of an education. Gatsby had eventually gone to St. Olaf college‚ but had dropped out after two weeks in the institution. But once Gatsby had met Dan Cody and had gone
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"Flowering Dogwood"}‚ {"NORTH DAKOTA"‚ "Western Meadowlark"‚ "Wild Prairie Rose"}‚ {"OHIO"‚ "Northern Cardinal"‚ "Scarlet Carnation"}‚ {"OKLAHOMA"‚ "Scissor-tailed Flycatcher"‚ "Mistletoe"}‚ {"OREGON"‚ "Western Meadowlark"‚ "Oregon Grape"}‚ {"PENNSYLVANIA"‚ "Ruffed Grouse"‚ "Mountain-laurel"}‚ {"RHODE ISLAND"‚ "Rhode Island Red"‚ "Violet"}‚ {"SOUTH CAROLINA"‚ "Carolina Wren"‚ "Yellow Jessamine"}‚ {"SOUTH DAKOTA"‚ "Ring-necked Pheasant"‚ "Pasque
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a Confidential Informant? Well‚ Andrew Sadek was one of many who agreed to become one. Sadek was a great college student‚ who attended North Dakota‚ without involving himself in any trouble. It wasn’t till November 2013‚ when he was arrested for selling $80 worth of marijuana. Sadek was facing at least 41 years in prison according to the law in North Dakota‚ but cops offered him a deal he couldn’t resist—to become a Confidential drug Informant. Becoming a Confidential Informant became a problem when
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affects the setting‚ characters‚ and conflicts in the story. Kansas‚ where Dorothy lives‚ is the same as South Dakota‚ where L. Frank Baum’s adulthood took place. His childhood was the inspiration for Oz. Baum’s experience with a tornado made the cyclone in the movie. Little do readers know that his life sometimes is a mirror image to the land of Oz and Kansas. Baum moved to South Dakota‚ which is equal to Kansas in the book. For example‚ "When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around‚ she
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Myths about the Sun and Moon The sun and the moon are powerful beings that bring life and death to all living creatures. They control when it is day or night‚ which season it is‚ and the weather. They fascinate humans and a considerable amount of mythology has been dedicated to the creation of the sun and moon and why or how they travel across the sky during the day and night. This paper will discuss and compare some of these myths and the gods attributed to their care and existence. The sun
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