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    Non-fiction Book Speech Smoking pot‚ underage drinking‚ partying‚ cursing… How much do you know about your president’s background? I picked this book off the shelf because I was intrigued about my president’s background and how he got to where he is. The book Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama captures Obama’s childhood‚ stories about his father‚ and his rocky route to success. Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama dictates that through uncertainty‚ racism‚ and bad choices he made his way

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    Picture this: A drought had been going on for months. The only way to get fresh water is from the tiny water tower in Michigan Avenue. People are struggling to get food and water everyday and it’s ridiculously hot. Could it get any worse? The answer is yes as the whole city of Chicago burned down October 8th—October 9th in 1871. Millions of Chicagoans left homeless and only because of one cause — Natural Causes. (History.com) The Great Chicago Fire started because of natural causes. There was

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    In the past years‚ the United States has seen different actions put into place. From same sex marriage being legalized to advanced healthcare for citizens. Federal agencies and Bureaucracy have voiced and demonstrated their views on issues in communities and they have implemented federal regulations. Federal agencies in the US have improved life for different populations of people by creating several regulations such as FOIA and HHS‚ but they have also pushed a few to extended lengths. To begin

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    Natural Disaster : Floods

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    Floods There are many natural disasters that occur all over the world. Earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ tornados‚ and even volcanic eruptions are dangerous to humans and can negatively affect their lives for the worst. There is one natural disaster that some people fear the most‚ which is known as floods or flash floods. Floods have devastated the United States for centuries and have taken many lives and resources. These natural disasters have been seen in the Midwestern and Southwestern areas of the United

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    ETH 125 Week 9 DQ 1

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    In this work of ETH 125 Week 9 Discussion Question 1 you will find the next info: In his famous General Questions - General Academic Questions Week 9 DQ 1 • During his campaign for president‚ Barack Obama used the phrase “post-racial America‚” which was understood to mean that race and other identity groups would cease to be targets of prejudice. Although such tolerance has come a long way since the 1950s‚ what more could be done to bring us to a completely “post-racial” society

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    Denzen Gibbs English 95 Darian Buchannan Argument Essay To my understanding from what I have read and heard on the news our president Barack Obama is trying to pass a law to ban firearms. I personally believe that this is a bad idea because it wont stop the violence or the crime rate and deaths will still occur all over the world even if the guns are banned there are multiple ways to cause an act of violence. I think even if guns were banned the crime rate will drop just a little

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    The Birther Movement First‚ I want to make something clear. When I started my research on this topic I googled “birther movement definition.” Thinking in my mind that the first result would be from the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary. I was kind of close‚ the first result was from the Oxford Dictionary; however three or four results later I see a website called know your meme. I thought to myself‚ “how am I even suppose to prove this is legit.” From there on I decide I’m not even going to fight

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    For someone to understand a building fully‚ one must begin with the history in which it was derived from. The Art Institute of Chicago was initially located in Grant Park for more than 100 years. One will find very interesting that much if not all the land in which the museum sits upon has been man made over time. The Art Institute’s building located on Michigan Avenue was developed on land that was once turned to rubble due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. During the 1890’s more parks were being

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    Oscar D. Leon World History November 20‚2013 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday

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    Illyrian Provinces The Illyrian Provinces was an autonomous province of the Napoleonic French Empire‚ founded by Napoleon on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea between 1809 and 1813. The creation of the Illyrian Provinces raised great expectations among adherents of the Serb and Croat movements in Dalmatia‚ and the Slovene cultural movement in Carniola. Founding of the Provinces‚ Territory and Population After the battle of Wagram‚ which took place from the 5th to the 6th of July

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