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    shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner in January 8, 2011 at a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona. Gabby was shot by a 9mm handgun, its bullet entering through the rear left portion of the brain and exiting to the front left portion - leaving no smaller fragments of the bullet and only affecting the left-Hemisphere. Gabby was hospitalized as critical in the University of Arizona at Medical Center in Tucson by Dr. Dong Kim. Kim used a surgery process known as Decompressive Hemi…

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    “3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” everyone around time square yelled. Although it’s 2001, our story takes place a decade before. In Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1991,the stadium was extremely loud. The Washington Huskies had a comfortable lead in the first half. As the soon to be winners were in the locker room when their coach Don James came in with a grin from ear to ear. Nobody knew how he was going to speak. “ Alright boys, were having Hawkeyes for dinner. Lets just keep tearing into them,…

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    The Bulls, the first team in thirty years, won what was called the three-peat. They subjugated the Portland Trail Blazer in 1992 and the Phoenix Suns in 1993. Jordan was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in each of those championships. He played on the United States Pro Basketball Game in the 1992 Olympics. They were known as “The Dream Team”. They won gold medal in 1992 and 1996(Smith 403)…

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    Crispin The Cross of Lead is a book about a thirteen year old boy known as the son of Asta, but then later known as Crispin after her death. Crispin lived in a small village called Stromford with his mother until she died and he was all alone. After his mother passed, he ran away for the safety of his own life from the village because he was wanted dead by the town steward. The town steward had wanted Crispin dead because he thought Crispin was responsible for stealing money and for the murder…

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    The Philadelphia 76ers squared off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Before the game, Sixers players Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid took a moment during warmups to meet a fan who had a wish to meet them. 16-year-old Marquan, who has never attended a Sixers game, had that wish granted to him. The Make-A-Wish Foundation and the 76ers invited Marquan and his family to see a live game courtside for the first time. Simmons and Embiid greeted and shared words…

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    Education gives an insight and creates a clear picture. This is indeed important as it builds people in several ways that no one can ever recognize. Since it gives such knowledge, it gives one the courage to get the best education there is. In Arizona, Northern Arizona University is by far the best university to get educated from. Everyone looks for certain requirements to search for the “right” university. Students want a place that will educate and give them the skills needed to go further…

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    Hodgeson. Cody is known here at Northern Arizona University as Coach Hodgeson. Coach Hodgeson is the head strength and conditioning coach for the university. He is the main strength coach for the football team and oversees all his assistants and graduate assistants for the other sports here at NAU. He began his education journey at Pima Community College for the first two years where he earned his Associates of Science degree. Cody then had a brief stint at Arizona State University in athletics…

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    their rights appears to be critical before a suspect is handcuffed and placed into police custody. The podcast entitled Miranda v Arizona by the author South East Texas CJ (2015) highlights why reading suspects their rights is so important. Miranda V Arizona was a case involving a female victim who was restrained, kidnapped, and raped in the year of 1963 in Phoenix Arizona. The woman was released near her home. Officer later arrested Mexican Immigrant, Ernesto Miranda who was taken into…

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    Born on September 30, 1980, Jennie Finch is an American softball player whom many young girls idolize. She had much success in at the collegiate and professional level, earning her many championships and awards. Finch has become softball 's most dominant and infamous softball player and one of the most respected athletes in all of professional sports. She has since retired from playing the game of softball but continues to advocate her love for the sport and its influence it can have on women…

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    On March 3, 1963, in Phoenix, Arizona, Lois Ann Jameson, an 18 year old woman, was attacked on her way home from her night job. The attacker not only yanked her into his car, but also drove out to the desert and raped her. Afterwards, she got dropped off near her house. On March 13, Ernesto Miranda was apprehended in his house and brought to the police station to be investigated for rape and kidnapping. Within two hours, he signed a confession stating that he was the one that committed the…

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