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    They disagree with my agreement with him that there are dangers in football rather physical or educational. They may say as the old people back home would say “you making a mountain out of a mole hill”. That they are boys they’re supposed to be rough and tough. The old time let boys be boys will come into play. It builds character, a sense of family. Teaches brotherhood like the classic Remember the titans taught us like being from different walks…

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    charities. Just one example was last year when he won a court case for 8.5 million dollars. He gave all of it to children's charities of Chicago. Michael was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Jeffrey Jordan grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. His parents were named James and Deloris. He also had four siblings, two brothers, and two sisters.The brothers were named Larry and James Jr. The girls were named Deloris and…

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    Diversity and Culture of Native and African American Communities Sarah Kneifl University of South Dakota Abstract: This paper discusses the minority groups of the Native Americans and the African Americans. It explores the history of both groups, how they are similar and what makes them different. Based on the research, they both suffered at the hands of the whites. Even though both described it differently, the Native and African Americans wanted “citizenship.”…

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    transferred from Tacoma Community College in Washington State and spent my first two years of college life over there. The reason that I chose to attend college for the first two years instead of direct enroll in universities is because the tuition for college is much cheaper than university especially for international students. Tacoma Community College is quarterly based, and international students are required to take a minimum of 15 credits per quarter. I attend Tacoma Community College in…

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    The historical political development of Latin America is one that has been wroth with bloodshed, disagreement, and ultimately compromise. As we begin to analyze this area of the globe and its current state of political development—ranging from the impending impeachment of Brazilian President, Dilma Rouseff to the crippling democracy occurring under the quasi-dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro—it is important to critically engage with the historical trends and values which gave rise to a continent of…

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    country or world continuously. Kidzu’s “Kids in the Kitchen” program stresses the importance of buying organic and local food from the community for healthy eating and living. Every week, for a small fee, children and their parents explore the Chapel Hill Farmer’s Market to meet local farmers and purchase ingredients to be made into a treat once back at the…

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    The special treatment of college athletes in academics is helping them now, but is hurting them for the future. Numerous studies and records show that these athletes start off college unprepared and continue throughout college on the same level. With a lot of side corruption happening they are able to play for the school and not learn a thing. Yes everything is peaches and cream now, but what’s going to happen when they start looking for employment? Reports given by the College Sports Project…

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    day Syria. The piece includes two main components, an elaborately dressed human woman and an engraved written inscription. The piece is currently located in the Ackland art museum, in the Ancient Art Section, on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The two different elements on the relief are not of equal importance. The woman, who may be No’om, is the focal point of the work. She is the largest aspect of the relief being much grander in scale than the inscription.…

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    Brian Gutierrez J. Samuel Walker, Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004). In Prompt and Utter Destruction by J. Samuel Walker, there is a lot to be said when talking about the use of atomic bombs. Throughout the book, Walker breaks down the choice made by President Harry S. Truman and analyzes some of the myths that are brought up when talking about the end of World War II. The thesis to Prompt and…

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    case. My title explains to the students that they will get the entire story of Native Americans not just bits and pieces like many classes tend to give. According to Cynthia Radding, a professor in the history department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our history is less interesting without Native Americans, there is an error in our data, and we fail to have the whole story. Throughout my class the students…

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