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    Jim Carrey is one of the best comedians of our time. He has been in many amazing movies and has made many people laugh. He is now an extremely famous and popular comedian but he was not always this successful he had a very humble start. Jim Carrey although now a famous comedian he started just like anybody else. Jim Carrey grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; he was born on January 17, 1962 (Biography.com). Carrey got his start at a stand up spot in a club in Toronto (biography.com). In 1978,…

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    Movie Analysis: The Office

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    A13705823 Professor Michael D. High Television Comedy and American Values 17 October 2016 The Office: A Critical Analysis The Office, an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013, depicts the mundane lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It takes on the style of the mockumentary, with Michael Scott (portrayed by Steve Carell) as the leading character of the series, who serves as Regional…

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    Jim Thorpe Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it. This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo…

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    Jonestown Suicide

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    growing darker and darker, parallel to it’s creator, Jim Jones. Together, both creator and followers spiralled into madness until their mass suicide in 1978. And the one question their story makes you ask is: what causes people to willingly follow a mad men leading them to their known death? To understand question, you’ll have to endure this three page essay over the Jonestown suicides, how the project began, and the declining mental state of Jim Jones. First, let me get an obvious question out…

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    The Road To Glory Analysis

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    The Gotitright family has ruled over the Blue Planet for two hundred eight years and every twenty years since 1908 the Committee of Twelve performs an ancient tradition, in which they compete against each other for the privilege of selecting a writer, to update, ‘The Road to Glory: the History of the Gotitright Family.’ This primitive custom insured The Committee of Twelve a stress free day. Therefore, they enter into the competition with no apprehension and partake in numerous rounds of…

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    7. There is no formal process in place to identify a legislative fee change for a credential fee. An update to the Master Fee Table could either not be identified, or be identified and communicated to the wrong department, causing a fee change to not be updated. There should be a clear understanding of how this process works in the Credentials Department when updating the Master Fee Table. This process should be well-communicated so that all other departments that could potentially be involved…

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    On April 12th, 1385 a double Burgundain wedding took place in the Cambrai Cathedral in Cambrai. There, Jean the Fearless took Margaret of Bavaria as his bride at the young age of 13. Margaret of Bavaria was the daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut. At the same time, Jean the Fearless’ sister, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, married Albrecht of Bavaria’s son, William II, Duke of Bavaria. The weddings were crucial to consolidate Jean the fearless’ position in…

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    Raised Minimum Wage

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    Server should be paid the same as the people who get paid the non-tipped minimum wage. The minimum wage should be the same at every job. Those who make Tipped minimum wage are more likely to need goverment assistance. Those servers are getting tipped becaues of their service they are giving. Some servers don't even make enough in tips to equal the non tipped minimum wage after a shift. That isn't even enough for anyone to live. I think no matter where you work the minimum wage should be the…

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    Summary: James A. Lovell, who was one of the three men to go into space, speaks of his experiences and feelings about what had happened on the mission of Apollo 13. James as an astronaut and NASA executive for eleven years. He answers some frequently asked questions and talks about why he had faith in the mission. Lovell goes into depth about the issues that the crew and the men on Earth had to work through, and the quick fixes that saved all three men’s lives. In this entry, he explains what…

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    crucial people took it seriously. Another similarity comprised in both designs of Apollo 13, was how even though they did not land on the moon, the crew landed safely in the Pacific Ocean and most importantly back on the Earth. Considering the three men, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, the ones that were in space unsuccessfully landed on the moon, the back-up team at home next goal was to get the astronauts home without harm. The back-up team worked extremely hard to finish their job…

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