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    Walmart Sam Walton was born i 1918 in Kingfisher‚ Oklahoma. In 1942 when he was 24 he joined the military at 1943 he married Helen Robson. In 1945 his military service ended afterward his wife and him moved to Iowa‚ then to Newport and finally Arkansas. Sam had already experienced in retail in 1950‚ the Walton ’s left newton for Bentonville where they open their first first store which was called 5& 10 on the downtown square. During 1962 Sam Walton open his first Wal-Mart in Rogers

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    12/05/2011 “Cripple” Often times‚ people with disabilities feel sorrow and unfortunate. Nancy Mairs faces sclerosis‚ a serious condition that limits her ability to do regular‚ everyday tasks. In her essay‚ Mairs stresses the meaning of the word “cripple” to the point in which she defines her own meaning of the term. With the use of rhetorical strategies‚ Mairs presents herself as a strong‚ proud individual despite her disabilities. Mairs’ specific language choice reveals that she is not ashamed

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    In the essay “Disability”‚ writer‚ public speaker‚ and self-acclaimed “radical feminist‚ pacifist‚ and cripple” Nancy Mairs examines how the general public responds to individuals with disabilities as well as how the media portrays these aforementioned individuals (Mairs 12). She begins her essay by describing herself as a crippled woman with multiple sclerosis‚ speaking about her condition‚ and stating that she has never noticed a cripple woman like herself in the media. When the media does portray

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    Dara Zambon Ms. Guerin Civics 24 January 2005 Nancy Reagan What was it like to change from an actress to the First Lady of the United States of America? In her early career‚ Nancy Davis worked as an actress in stage‚ film‚ and television productions. Her stage performances ranged from summer stock to road tours to Broadway and‚ in 1949‚ she was signed to a seven-year contract with MGM. During this time‚ she met Ronald Reagan and they were married on March 4‚ 1952. She made eleven films in

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    Robert Walton the explorer and captain of a ship that is head to the North Pole In a sequence of letters‚ communicate with his sister Margaret Saville back in England about the progress of his treacherous mission that he is taken. Robert tells his sister about the desire in him to discover something so great. Also how he felt as if he was isolated from the other shipmate who makes him feel lonely because he has no one to confident in also no one to share his ambitious with. The mission of Robert

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    Bird Watching

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    The Study of Birds and Bird Watching Information Running Head: BIRDS AND BIRD WATCHING Abstract In this research paper about birds and bird watching it includes the learning of what exactly bird watching is‚ the best places to bird watch in the world‚ where to find birds for bird watching‚ the greatest time of year (seasons)‚ as well as the worst time to consider bird watching‚ the many diverse species of birds that you might see at the various different bird watching locations in the

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    Bird Watching

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    watching birds. It is a popular hobby. Someone who does this is called a birdwatcher or birder. These two words mean the same thing‚ but people who spend a lot of their time watching birds‚ taking their hobby seriously‚ are more likely to call themselves “birders”‚ while “birdwatchers” may just be people who like watching birds when they happen to go for a walk. Both birdwatchers and birders are usually amateurs. The scientific study of birds is called ornithology. People who study birds as a profession

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    Angry Birds

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    The Angry Birds characters have been referenced in television programs throughout the world. The Israeli comedy show Eretz Nehederet (in English: a Wonderful Country)‚ one of the nation’s most popular TV programs‚ satirized recent failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempts by featuring the Angry Birds in peace negotiations with the pigs. Clips of the segment went viral‚ getting viewers from all around the world. The sketch received favorable coverage from a variety of independent blogs such as digitaltrends

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    The Ghost Bird

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    do you say? How about a book by Roland Smith called “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress Calls” by Eliot Schrefer? I’ll explain to you why I chose these two right now. Birds live in lots of many states over the world‚ but some species have become extinct and some are on the verge of extinction. In each passage they relate to birds in some way whether it have them being sick or extinct-or maybe that they could go extinct. “The Ghost Bird” and “Animal Distress Calls” have the same theme of

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    Evolution of Birds

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    Evolution of Birds It has become widely accepted that birds have evolved from reptiles in the Jurassic period and are the living descendants of a group of dinosaurs called theropods. Birds share hundreds of unique skeletal features with dinosaurs. Over the years‚ birds have evolved in a wide variety of forms‚ from flightless and aquatic to flying animals. Due to poor fossil records‚ some information regarding the evolution of birds are based on theories but during the last 30 years‚ the evolutionary

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