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    existing restaurants weren’t concerned about one-overing their customer because they would never see them again. Fred Harvey was one of the first to recognize this unmet need and he capitalized on it. Harvey recognized that existing restaurants weren’t concerned with the consumer and saw that travelers were desperate for basic human needs, such as eatable food, and descent lodging. Harvey also noted that edible food wasn’t enough; it also had to be served…

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    to make important decisions in time of need. The sudden death of Kennedy was undoubtedly tragic, and brought about many conspiracy theories. However, this meticulous assassination was planned and carried out by a single, seasoned, gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald had many years of military experience as a sniper. Kennedy was shot by a sniper, from the 6th floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. Was it just a coincidence that Oswald worked…

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    event would change the world. Many questions surround John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Lee Oswald never gave a reason for shooting Kennedy. Jack Ruby mysteriously killed Oswald. Oswald may not have been alone. What happened in the aftermath? Lee Harvey Oswald’s motive for the assassination of president John F. Kennedy remains a mystery. Lee Oswald was killed before he could be thoroughly questioned by the police, and he died without admitting his crime or motive. What makes this more confusing…

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    On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas, dealey plaza from the sixth floor of an open window of the Texas school book depository building. As the presidential motorcade was driving down Dealey Plaza Oswald Fired three shots at the presidential motorcade injuring both President Kennedy and Governor John Connally. This paper is going to be about the assassination of JFK, and if Oswald killed jfk or not. because oswald was not identified as…

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    On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Kennedy had planned to fight a war on poverty. The Vice-president, Lyndon B. Johnson, assumed the role as president and carried on with Kennedy’s figurative war, addressing the nation in his speech Let us Continue. Within this speech, Johnson addresses Congress and the American people. On November 27, five days after the assassination, Johnson read Let Us Continue. He used rhetorical devices to uplift the audience. Johnson…

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    Darh Vader Die Analysis

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    The Time I Saw Darth Vader Die :( Have you ever had your favorite character from any movie, or show, die? I have, it was Darth Vader. He died in the original movie 3:The Return of the Jedi. When I saw him die my eyes started watering, and my face turned red! I held my breath and acted like it was no big deal, but in the inside I was very sad. I was with my mom I was on the couch. He was so AWESOME!!! I still don't get why they killed off Darth Vader, George Lucas knew kids liked…

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    John F Kennedy Early Life

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    nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination specifically, sets up an ex marine sniper, Wahlberg, as the fall man for killing an arch bishop who was speaking out against the government. This movie helped me in believing that something bigger than Lee Harvey Oswald was the reason for Kennedy’s…

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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was murdered in Dallas, Texas. The bullets of that were shot passed through John F. Kennedy’s head and rang out as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald on his own fired 3 shots from the Texas School Book Depository by the motorcade route. Lee Harvey Oswald killed John F. Kennedy. Oswald was a prior U.S. Marine. When John F. Kennedy was approaching his motorcade through Dallas, Oswald was seen on the 6th floor of his work building,…

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    The Assassin Becomes the Assassinated On November 22, 1963, the 35th President of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, is assassinated at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas, supposedly by Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald fires three shots from a 6.5 mm Carcano Model 91/38 carbine at the President; the first shot penetrates through the President’s throat, then the second shot pierces through the head. President Kennedy is announced dead 30 minutes after the shooting. Oswald is found 20…

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    Jimmy Hoffa Theory

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    The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa is a mystery still to this day. Hoffa was the president of the Teamsters Union, as well as a labor organizer (“Jimmy Hoffa Biography”). He disappeared mysteriously on July 30, 1975 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (“James R. Hoffa | Biography - American Labour Leader”). There are many theories for Hoffa’s disappearance, such as the belief that he was murdered by a Teamsters enforcer (“Wisley”). To sum this up, many people are searching for even the slightest trace…

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