Romeo Johnson 6th Period The University of Georgia was chartered in 1785‚ the first university founded by a state government. The charter was written by Abraham Baldwin‚ one of the two Georgians to sign the U.S. Constitution. The university was a land grant university. The university had no religious affiliation; its purpose was to educate leaders for the state whatever their religious affiliation. For the rest of the confederation
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Railroads and their roll in Georgia history Railroads and their roll in Georgia history "The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines from one city to another‚ almost as fast as birds can fly‚ 15 or 20 miles an hour.... A carriage will start from Washington in the morning‚ the passengers will breakfast at Baltimore‚ dine at Philadelphia‚ and sup in New York the same day.... Engines will drive boats 10 or 12 miles an hour‚ and there will be hundreds of
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other hand‚ employers have the right to terminate their employees for whatever reason (Halbert & Ingulli‚ 2012‚ p.49). The State of Georgia is considered to be a work to right state‚ meaning that employees have the right to leave their position without giving out a notice. Employers can eliminate an employee from a position without giving a notice according to Georgia law (Reuters‚ 2014). Question # 2- John posted a rant on his Facebook page in which he criticized the company’s most important customer
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Moultrie Georgia Tucked away under wayward pines‚ Moultrie is a small town located 200 miles south of Atlanta and 60 miles north of Tallahassee Florida‚ and is in the center of Colquitt County. Prior to formal establishment‚ Seminole or Creek Indian parties would hunt for wild game in the Moultrie area. In 1859‚ Moultrie was officially organized and incorporated by the legislation of Georgia; however‚ the town did not grow as predicted. The county in which Moultrie resides was founded so that
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scenario effects the art of an area. Two radically different painters living in different countries‚ show such unexpected commonality between them in terms of “perspective of an environmental imagination.” (Drenthen‚ and Keulartz). Anselm Kiefer and Georgia O’Keeffe are the artists which are categorized in many groups. Expressionism is the common ground between them. The style‚ materials and even the size of their works are altogether different from each other. Still their driving force to make art is
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The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe
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Air Pollution in Atlanta‚ Georgia Atlanta is the capital city of the state of Georgia. It has an average population of over 450‚000 residents making it one of the most populated cities in the United States. In fact‚ the greater Atlanta metropolitan area is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of about 5‚300‚000. Atlanta city has magnificent sceneries‚ diverse cultures‚ and a thriving economy (Noonan 23). The city’s annual revenue output is about $250 billion‚
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Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’ Keeffe is a famous female artist from the early 1900’s. She was considered part of the modern art era. My mother recommended I write this paper on O’Keeffe because she felt she was such a tremendous and timeless artist. She is considered to be an abstract artist who had the extraordinary skill of taking an everyday object‚ enlarging it to a certain focal point creating a new abstract view (Felder 37). This caught my attention because of the current project we are drawing
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represents Holocaust survivor Georgia Gabor. Georgia was only eight years old when the Germans raided her hometown‚ Budapest. Her father worked as an attorney which made her family wealthy at the time. When the Nazis raided them‚ they needed an area to hide. Luckily‚ her father knew a wealthy merchant who had a home with a basement. They were able to take shelter with supplied food and water from her father’s friend. A week after‚ the Nazis invaded that home. Luckily‚ Georgia was able to run into the
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Georgia is among the few states where the foreclosure process is concluded within a shortest time. This is because the borrower gives the title of the property to the lender through a deed or a trust. The lender owns the property until the borrower pays he debt. If the borrower fails to pay‚ the lender can declare the deed in order to secure the debt. The reason for the short foreclosure time is that a court order is not required and the backlog of cases that exist in the courts does not delay the
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