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    article is effective just like “The City Where High School Grads Go to College for Free”. One way these two articles are the same because they’re both trying to provide a way for student to go to college tuition free. What makes the two different is Kalamazoo, Michigan has an anonymous group investing money in a program for any student to attend college for free in the state. While the article College Free for All provides proposal from past and presidential candidates on how to tackle the issue…

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    Yankees” (Borelli). Not only was Jeter making his dream come true, he was achieving the dream of millions of Americans that dream of playing professional baseball. He lived in New Jersey until he was 4 years old, then they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. He went to Kalamazoo Central High School. His mom (Dorothy) and his dad…

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    With one foot in Seoul and the other in Kalamazoo, I have been juggling two homes for seven years. Until I was twelve, home was where I was born and raised—the comfortable Seoul neighborhood in a cozy apartment with Mom and Dad. Since my arrival in Michigan, my aunt and uncle have become substitute parents, and my two little cousins are now adopted siblings. Four years ago when I first arrived at Hackett, I remember how scared I was and had no idea what I would get in return. However,…

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    money by drug dealing and about how his lifechange after all of this bad things that he did. To begin this paragraph I will start telling about making his money by dealing drugs. On October 2, 1978, Tim Allen was caught by drug sniffing dogs at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport transporting about 650 grams (1.4 pounds) of cocaine. Tim Allen was not alone in this horrible plant. Tim Allen agreed to make statements against his friend in order for a reduced sentence. as a result he was…

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    You’re right, it was called a crisscrossing action that we used. But after hundreds of attempts during the summer, I remember vividly in 1954 the first time Tuffy and I used it in our opening game. He fielded the punt and I had to close the distance between the two of us. His job was to keep the ball in front because when handing it off, or back to me, it was considered a lateral and not an illegal forward lateral. As we turned to cross, Tuffy’s BIG eyes told me he was undecided whether he…

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    Education, it seems, has become one of the main foundations of American society. If a country innovates, it’s people must as well; that’s where college comes in. Since the dawn of the twenty-first century it has become more and more prevalent that the only way to truly be financially fit in an expanding economy is by obtaining a college degree. For some, this might not be as simple as it sounds due to the high price tags attached to diplomas. Today, many high-profile politicians argue that free…

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    I Rosalie Elms, was born on December 17, 2003, in the hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I’m eleven and a half now. I’m a student at Gull Lake Middle School. My family is a spoiled bunch. My family is the main focus in my life. I had so many new adventures in my life. That includes my friends, my family, and my list of hobbies. I grew up in Barry county , Michigan. I have the best parents ever Steve and Jody, also my brother and sister Katie and my brother Joe we live in a seven bedroom house.…

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    The leading scientific principle that drives all environmental and ecosystem management decisions are sustainability. Sustainability is defined by Miller & Spoolman, (2009) as the “Ability of earth’s various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely.” Applying this definition to ecology, there are four scientific principles of sustainability that highlight how the ecosystem has naturally sustained itself for…

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    Everyone knows him for promoting black pride and power, his name is Malcolm X. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. Growing up with his father, Earl Little, a Baptist minister and supporter of Black Nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey. And mother, Louise Helen Norton Little ,and six siblings. His family was constantly harassed by a group called group of people called the ''Black Legion''. One night in 1929, while in his family home in Lansing, Michigan, they came to his house and set a fire…

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    Jake Kershaw Biography

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    The Bohm Theater in downtown Albion invites many talented musicians to share their music on stage. On one Monday night Blues at the Bohm jam session, the Bohm featured Jake Kershaw, an amazing guitarist who has shocked the audience. Kershaw is a fourteen year-old freshman in high school who has played the guitar for six years. Better yet, he taught himself how to play the guitar. “I took lessons for a year, but I learned nothing so I taught myself everything I know,” said Kershaw. With his…

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