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    focus in writing was African American culture and he was among the first writers to “use jazz music and dialect to depict the life of urban blacks in his work” (A&E Network). Langston Hughes was born as James Mercer Langston Hughes, on February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He was the great-nephew of John Langston Mercer, the first African American to be elected to Congress. His parents divorced shortly after his birth and his father moved to Mexico. Hughes was raised by his maternal…

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    Planned Parenthood, known internationally as a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women stay safe, informed and have access to necessary opportunities. The organization officially formed in 1923, after a long battle, which was still not over. Margaret Sanger, is the first named woman for creating and publicly voicing her opinion on birth control and sex education for women. Margaret Sanger was an influential women rights activist famous for starting Planned Parenthood, the idea and…

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    John Steinbeck

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    John Ernst Steinbeck was born February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. His father was John Steinbeck and his mother was Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. He had two older sisters, Esther and Beth, however John also had a younger sister named Mary. At the age of fourteen, Steinbeck was unambiguous about wanting to be a writer. [1] He would often sit in his room and write poems and short stories. Later in his life he would write about his childhood and how it was being a young fellow at his time.…

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    American Voice The American Voice talk about many things that Americans are hard working ,that they live a fulfilling life , that Americans hold many dreams that to have dreams you must hold hope in your dream . To many people all over the country the Word” America” means many things it means the freedom land , the land of opportunity , to others it might be completely different the direct opposite of what others say about this word “ America” to them it might mean the country of greedy ,…

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    Radiology Research Paper

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    the pathway of electricity. He realized this when he saw objects in the picture that wouldn’t usually appear in a normal photograph. Roentgen’s discovery was soon after, advanced further by Dr. Harvey Cushing in the first diagnostic clinical X-ray. 1902 was the first year they were used for ground breaking brain surgery, he used the technology to view and assist removing malignant and non-malignant tumors in the brain. Radiology was one of the biggest advancements in the medical world and has…

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    When looking for a job it is important to locate businesses that provide strong opportunities to potential employers. There are many potential employers that would result in excellent career opportunities. When seeking a job in management, the type of benefits received and how competitive the salary is will be important considerations but so is the culture of the company. Three potential future employers are Target, Honda, and Google. Each of these employers is successful in the United States…

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    stations and being able to cover 155 sq. mi. and serve over 300,000 citizens of the city of Aurora. Plenty has happened with the Aurora fire department, making it set the standard when it comes to the Colorado firefighting community. Beginning in 1902 as a volunteer fire department, with only a few firefighters, the city of then Fletcher passed its first fire prevention ordinance, stating, “that no…

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    have free will, the freedom to choose their own destiny, and strive for self-actualization, the achievement of one’s full potential. (Ciccarelli & White, 2015.) The famous founders of this perspective were Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) and Carl Rogers (1902-1987). (Ciccarelli & White, 2015.) Humanism exists as a form of psychotherapy aim at self-understanding and self-improvement. Psychodynamic Perspective This perspective of psychology focuses may still include the unconscious mind and its…

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    his life, Hardy published an incredible amount of artworks which include 8 volumes of poetry, 14 novels, 3 books of short stories and The Dynasts—a poetic drama in 3 parts, 19 acts and 130 scenes. This poem, The Man He Killed was written by Hardy in 1902 during the Second Boer War. Hardy was so against this war because it had caused destruction to human beings and almost 100,000 lives were lost in total. Therefore, with this poem, it helps by giving understanding to the readers about the…

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    government appointed a Police Commission, whose recommendations provided as the basis for the Police Act passed in 1861. Police Organization even today rests largely on the policy laid down in the act of 1861.Lord Curzon appointed a new Police Commission in 1902 but it did not make any substantial…

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