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    1. University of Central Oklahoma is a public school, and Oklahoma City University is a private school. So they have different major objectives. The first one has a major objective of offering good education to students. The second one focuses more on making profit by offering education of good quality as a tool to realize this objective. University of Central Oklahoma needs to maximize its output of its services or programs, generally in the form of offering degrees of professional training.…

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    things that they could do and they do it. Usually people who commit the most violent crimes, like murder and assault, have something wrong with their psychology. Some people believe that Timothy McVeigh was mentally unstable when he decided to do the Oklahoma City Bombing. Many people live a hard life in this world and one of them was Timothy McVeigh. He “was the middle child in a blue-collar family in rural New York state” (“McVeigh”). McVeigh’s parents got…

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    The English language went on a roller coaster of changes to accommodate the French culture and language that was flowing in. This all began with one man, and his name was William I. William I, better known as William the Conqueror, was the first Norman king of England when he was crowned in 1066. “William the Bastard” was born to the duke of Normandy and his mistress in France in 1028. His father died unexpectedly and handed him the throne when he was only eight years old. Feudal barons saw…

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    The Battle of Hastings The battle of Hastings happened in 1066. The battle was between King Harold II and William the Conqueror. King Harold II was put as king of England when his close friend Edward the Confessor died as king without leaving an heir. But it turned out that William the Duke of Normandy in France was a distance cousin of Edward which made him eligible by blood to be king. The two men went into battle against each other to fight for the throne. William marched with his troops of…

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    At age eight, he became duke of Normandy and on Christmas Day 30 years later, he was crowned King of England. He was born illegitimate son to Robert I, duke of Normandy, and was known as William the Bastard. He was the first of the Norman kings who ruled England and would help to change England’s social, political and physical landscape to become known as William the Conqueror. William the Conqueror was both hero and villain. He was a hero to those who followed him and villain to those who…

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    Why Did King Edward Die

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    On January the 5th 1066, King Edward "The confessor," of England died. King Edward had ruled England for 19 years and when he died, it was unknown who would be crowned King of England. The battle between three rivals for the throne was known as The Battle Of Hastings. The first person who claimed he should be King was Harold Godswin. He was second-in-command. He was also the brother in law of King Edward. Harold stated that when King Edward was dying he said to him: "Into's Harold's hands I…

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    in this scene is the owl. In the corner of the room facing Crane’s seat, the owl positioned overhead flexes its claws and stares blankly ahead. The owl is a largely nocturnal predatory bird that eats rodents, domestic birds, and even other owls. Norman Bates mentions that he prefers stuffed birds to another taxidermy animal because when they were alive they were “passive”. That is not the case with the…

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    most obviously found in the parlor scene where Norman and Marion are getting to know each other. At first the conversation is light and friendly and the way the shot is composed reflects this atmosphere as both Marion and Norman are level to the camera and to each other, they are equals, but as the scene moves forward and more personal information is shared, Norman leans in closer making him appear slightly bigger and giving him dominance in the…

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    Although the infamous murder of the Clutter family happened in November of 1959, Capote’s story was not published by Random House until late September of 1965. It was a long process for Capote to gather all the information needed to pull off this story. He traveled to Holcomb shortly after the murder and then he spent the next six years writing and researching the background behind the town, the family, and the two killers. While the book was considered a success by many “In Cold Blood is the…

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    Fashion Trends In The 70's

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    RicTic labels was bought up by Motown Record label. Under Motown Records he produced “I am the man for you Baby” as well as “25 miles.” By this time Starr had established himself in the Motown community, as unusual with his “rough soul shout.” In 1970, Norman Whitfield and Barrett wrote the song “War(Songfacts).” There was a large call for protest songs against Vietnam at the time. So they wrote this song for Motown Records to use. Originally the song was recorded by The Temptation, and was not…

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