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patients with seizures to a stopping point. Not only is this drug supported but it is also deeply regulated and restricted in many states. For example one gram of medical marijuana in Colorado could cost you twenty dollars. In other regions such as Kentucky or Florida? Jail time, and possibly even prison not even incorporating…

The Louisville Cardinals an NCAA basketball team has had great success the past couple years in the NCAA tournament. In 2013 they won the National championship beating michigan by six points. And the next year losing to Kentucky in the Final Basketball. Louisville is always one of the top competitors in NCAA basketball and always has some of the best players, Peyton Siva, Jim Price, and Derek Smith. The coach for the Louisville Cardinals is Rick Pitino, who has been around basketball for a long…

United Airlines Shaped by Moments Formally known as “Varney Air Lines in 1926…, [an airline] that would eventually become United Airlines” founded by Walter T. Varney ("United Airlines," 2016). Throughout history UA has been a leader in the aviation sector, being the first to make benchmark accomplishments. Notable points of reference were: “[i]n 1955 united became the first U.S. airline to order jetliners with an order for 30 DC-8s… [In addition, in] 1984 United became the first airline to…

Unfortunately, it was all too common for families to become divided. It is even documented that President Lincoln’s wife had relatives battling one another. During the Battle of Gettysburg the Culp family from Pennsylvania and the Crittenden family from Kentucky experienced this division first hand. To them loyalty meant more than a line drawn on a map. Five generations of the Culp family lived in the small town of Gettysburg. Henry Culp was owner of the farm known as Culp’s Hill. There are…

love with a married woman named Rachel Donelson Robards. Soon after Jackson and Rachel ran away to the south; Rachael made it clear that she was not happy with her current marriage (Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the American Presidency). With Kentucky and Tennessee both being open slates and new opportunities for individuals, Jackson took that to his advantage. He used it to make someone of himself and create a name for him. Jackson had the opportunity to be a prosecutor, judge, and a…

silent or speak out. Bell Hooks from a very young age was a person who spoke out and talked back to others when she did not agree with what they had to say or if she had a different idea. At a very young age, “growing up in a small segregated town in Kentucky” (noteablebiographies), she grew up having to be a someone who stood up for what she thought was right and did not back down. This characteristic of talking back, really shaped her style of writing growing up. She realized that people will…

and Denmark. After viewing Frontline, Prison State, and Denmark’s Prison Service, it shows the differences of the two prison systems of the United States and Denmark and the effects it can have on society. In Beecher Terrace, a housing project of Kentucky, these individuals are being punished for minor offences such as skipping school or drugs. Everyone of Beecher Terrace knows someone close to them that have been in prison, many that have been there multiple times. These people are in a low…

Toni Morrison and was published in 1987. The novel is set after the American Civil War (1861–1865), and it is inspired by the story of Margaret Garner, an African-American slave, who was able to escape from slavery by fleeing to a free state from Kentucky. In the novel too, the protagonist is a female by the name of Sethe, who escapes from slavery by fleeing to a free state which is Cincinnati, Ohio. In the novel, the author seeks to explore the impact of slavery on the individuals affected by…

Leo points out facts concerning the effects of video game violence by citing Grossman, who compares “point and shoot” video games (63) to that of military strategies and by discussing another shooting carried out by the hands of a young boy in Kentucky. According to Grossman, the US military uses violent video games to train soldiers to kill. Presenting these statistics and facts emphasizes to the reader that this is a problem worth…

get their grilled chicken instead. For instance, the Kentucky Grilled Chicken® Breast has about 180 calories, 105mg of cholesterol, and 2g saturated fat. Meanwhile, the Original Recipe® Chicken Breast has a whopping 320 calories, 150mg of cholesterol, and 3.5g saturated fat. He could get the green beans, which has about 25 calories as opposed to any of the other options whose calories range from anywhere between 70 and 270 calories. The Kentucky Grilled Chicken® Breast and green bean combo is…