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    Phil Knight was born on February 4th, 1938 in Portland Oregon. Phil Knight attended the University of Oregon and received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and later he attended Stanford graduate school of business to receive his maters degree. Knight wanted a job during high school, his father refused to give him a job where he worked; The Oregon Journal. So Knight went to the Oregonian, another local newspaper and worked the night shift reporting sports scores. He would run 7 miles everyday…

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    As an African American woman my family has experienced numerous occasions of different racial attitudes. I remember the stories that my grandmother Mary has told me of a nation that was full of segregation and ignorance. Having to sit on a segregated bus and only shop and work in the colored community. She has tons of stories in which race played a huge part in her life which makes these days even more special. When I was a young girl she was very much about pointing out to me that a person was…

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    major reports that the media covered during the civil right movement. The first major report that media cover was in december 1, 1955, it was on the mass boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. This happened when James F. Blake, the bus driver order Rosa Park to moved out her seat, but she refused and because of that event for a year and one month, black refused to ride the bus, and because of that actions, it incite violent in their church and community. In November 1956,…

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    Biography (Early Life): Alan Turing was born in June 23, 1912. At his early age he was separated from his parents due to the fact that they had been working overseas. When he was 13, he was to sent to Sherborne School which was a boarding school located in Dorset. The education system that was run there meant that his scientific mind wasn’t given any kind of encouragement and so he studied advanced science ideas by himself which was far ahead of the schools’ timetable and what he should’ve been…

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    Nutrient Factory is a small retail store selling various healthy, high protein foods and drinks. Our supplier for these products will be primarily Costco and Sam’s Club and we will price our products at a 30% mark up. We will keep the products will have at a high mark up price for our first couple of months in business before we reduce our prices to appeal more to college students. We will be open every day except Sunday from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM; we open at 7:00 AM to target the early morning…

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    Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born on 4th February 1913, in a city called Tuskegee, Alabama, United states. Mrs Parks got married at the age of 20 to a man named Raymond Parks. Rosa Parks fought for civil rights. A huge act she did was the Montgomery bus boycott where she was one of the people that lead it. She was also involved in a bus argument which led her to jail and also the boycott later. Early life/What motivated her: When Rosa Parks was younger she always felt bad about the way Black…

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    colored citizens among Montgomery, Alabama decided that it was time to stop this once and for all. On December 1, 1955, Ms. Rosa Parks, a 40 year old seamstress at the time, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a grown, white male on the city’s public bus. On behalf of her arrest, she commented “... the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”. Rosa Parks was a member of the group best known as…

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    Rosa Parks Impact

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    “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in (History.com).” These are the words of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. While many people know that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, they are unaware of the major role she played in the civil rights movement in the United States. Rosa Parks played an influential role in the civil rights movement and made a major impact on America that is still felt today. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man on a…

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    In this writing I will be writing about the historic events in Rosa Parks life which ultimately led to the way blacks live today. I will also talk about how she shaped present day for black people all around the country. I will write about the great person she is and always be remembered as. Rosa parks was born on February 4th, 1913, in Tuskegee Alabama. When she was two years old she moved to Pine Level Alabama with her parents James and Leona McCauley. Her parents separated…

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    Montgomery Bus Boycott began and lasted over a year. Four days prior to the start of the boycott, Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to relinquish her seat to a white man on a bus. As a result of the closeness in timing between both events and the large focus on this particular arrest, many believed it to be the reason behind the boycott. To this day, history books are placing more emphasis on Rosa Parks’ arrest than on the reality behind the success of the boycott. The Montgomery Bus…

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