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    Rapid Transit Commission in 1951. The commission was composed of members from nine of the counties surrounding the Bay Area. They were responsible for conducting a study in order to determine the best solution for the area’s transportation needs. In 1957, they suggested that whatever system was implemented, it had to account for future development (Bay Area Rapid Transit…

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    codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes.”(1) In 1608, Captain George Kendall was the first to be executed. As of now there are 18 states that don’t have the death penalty with the year they were abolished and they are: AK (1957), CT (2012), DC (1981), HI (1957). IL(2011), IA(1965), ME(1887), MD(2013), MA(1984), MI(1846), MN(1911), NJ(2007), NY(2009), ND(1973) RI(1984), VT(1964), WV(1965), and WI(1853).…

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    History Of Kuala Lumpur

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    Although Kuala Lumpur is known as Asia 's green capital, its history has been unknown. Kuala Lumpur is filled with different cultures, traditions, and people. The three dominant ethnicities are Malays, Chinese, and Indians. There are more to Kuala Lumpur than its festive nights and green nature. It started from a muddy junction of two rivers to a prosperous, lively city. Kuala Lumpur was founded by 87 Chinese prospectors searching for tin in 1857. Tin was highly demanded at the time by…

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    Public Service Values

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    What legitimizes these values from a legal, moral, teleological (the utilitarian theory whose goal is to promote happiness), and deontological (the theory that the principle matters more than even the right results) basis Public service values are legitimized from a legal, moral, teleological, and deontological perspective. Public administrator are expected to engage in lawful, responsible behavior, while carrying out the public interest. Values can be described as a set of beliefs that are…

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    was already elected to the U.S. Senate. On September 12, 1953, Jaqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy were married. The wedding took place at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Afterwards the couple took a honeymoon to Mexico. In 1957, Jaqueline and John were blessed with their first child. They had a baby girl that they named Caroline. January of 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. He and Jaqueline then traveled…

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    protection.” He includes this quote in his book, Interpreting Our Heritage, which turned the world on its head as he introduced six principles of interpretation for organizations and institution whose job it is to educate the general public. Writing in 1957, he understood early on that this field would be evolving and ever-changing. Even now in 2017, these principles stand as strong examples to follow but there is room for one more. Adding a seventh principle to wrap up and create a solid…

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    distribution-free approach (DFA). On the other hand, the commonly used non-parametric techniques are free disposal hull analysis (FDH) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This paper follows the DEA nonparametric approach. In this regard, Farrell (1957) originally developed this non-parametric efficiency approach. The DEA is non-parametric in the sense that it simply…

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    war management from 1942 to 1944 and also headed a specialist army training programme from 1943 to 1945. He was promoted to full professor at Howard University in 1947 and served twice as head of mathematics before it combined with physics in 1957 In 1957 the departments of mathematics and physics were merged, and Cox chaired the combined department until 1961. He retired in 1966 with the reputation of having supervised more master's theses than any other member of Howard's…

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    Protection Clause that guarantees equality within political, educational and social conditions for everyone. The NAACP approached the issues of racism directly before the Supreme Court civil lawsuits. 5) Civil Rights Act of 1957 The passing of the Civil Rights Bill in 1957 is a significant landmark in time because it represented President Eisenhower’s and Congress’ support for the integration of public schools initiated by the Brown vs. Board of Education court ruling. The bill protects…

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    Essay On The Space Race

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    Space race is one of the major top events during the Cold War era. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union hooked a competition to see who had the best technology in space. This is included such events as who could put the first spacecraft with man into orbit and who would be the first to walk on the Moon. The Space Race was considered important because it showed to the world about which country had the best science, technology, and economic system. The Space Race began after…

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