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    A song written by the group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, titled “Ohio,” tells the story of Kent State and embodied the feeling of many of the American Youth. The song has lyrics such as, “Gotta get down to it/Soldiers are cutting us down” and “We’re finally on our own.” The war had finally seemed to reach the home front. All of these events, and others, worked together to build resistance against the Vietnam War in the public’s eye. The Soldiers and What They had to Endure: There is no single…

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    During her senior year she won a nationwide competition to create a design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Her minimalist design aroused controversy but has become very popular with the public over the years. Born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio, Maya Lin is the daughter of Chinese intellectuals who fled their homeland in 1948, not long before the 1949 Communist takeover. Lin studied architecture and sculpture at Yale University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1981. For its…

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    Norwalk infection, otherwise called winter retching infection, is an infection named after Norwalk, Ohio, in the United States, where a flare-up of intense viral gastroenteritis happened among kids at Bronson Elementary School in November 1968. Infections are ordered into family, class, and species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), and Norwalk infection is the main types of the variety Norovirus, which has a place with the family Caliciviridae. Some time ago,…

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    One major cause for the French and Indian War was the creation of the Albany Congress. The Iroquois Confederacy was a strong coalition of several Indian tribes. This made them a valuable asset towards the British as having them as an ally could result in an easier victory over the inevitable war against the French. This coupled along with issues over governance produced the assembly. Overall this assembly was a complete bust as Britain was scared the committee would overpower the royal…

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    Ohio Abortion Letter

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    This letter addresses the issue of abortion in Ohio. In December, Governor John Kasich approved the twenty-week limit on legal abortion. Due to President Trump’s recent entrance into office, many lawmakers are encouraging the passage of stricter abortion bills such as House Bill 69. However, while both sides of the abortion debate possess merit, the purpose of this letter is to elaborate, or at least introduce, the select arguments of a pro-choice supporter. Governor John Kasich vetoed House…

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    Location: The Great Teays River was a river that flowed north and north west in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The river was named after the valley found in Putnam County, WV (Teays Valley). Teays Valley was named after Stephen Teays who was an early settler. A few places I was familiar with that the river ran through was Scioto County and Chillicothe in Ohio and along the Interstate 64 in West Virginia from Charleston toward Huntington. The river during this…

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    Ohio: A Short Story

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    My blood pumping. My ears ringing. The air full of energy. I feel alive. Every year hidden in the woods of Mineral City, Ohio, lies one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the country. Alive. For four days every year, music is blasting around the clock in this small town, and this year I was lucky enough to go. A small group of friends and I braved the six and a half hour drive to be a part of the madness. The gang, Beth, Rae-Lynn, Katelyn, Brandon, Josh, and I, all piled up into…

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    Ohio Kramer Essay

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    Stacey Kramer makes her audience think about a hypothetical gift similar in size to a golf ball. >Give a simple paragraph of what the talk was basically about: >Describe the Memorable Ending / Conclusion - (Be specific) >Circle the kind of visuals primarily used in the speaker’s talk: SLIDES – VIDEO - NONE >How did this presentation impact you / make you think or feel differently? 3. http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html…

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    a glimpse of the Midwestern state of Ohio and the Southeastern state of Florida you are able to compare and contrast which state would suit you the best. Ohio is more of a family oriented, farm state compared to the tourist filled, vacation state of Florida. Ohio differs from the state of Florida in various ways, such as the type of culture, the type of weather and the type of lifestyle. The type of culture in South Florida is immensely different from Ohio. In Florida, there are many…

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    Decker's Creek Incident

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    incident were the levels of environmental contamination. Ron Lewis of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and Shell Chemical Company spokesman Rob Berger said that nothing from the fire fighter’s water sprayings made…

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