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    conservative views in America’s politics. Americans for Prosperity is a relatively new foundation that emerged from the split of Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation. Americans for Prosperity is one of the many political groups that the Koch brothers and Koch Industries created to get their way in American legislation. In America politics there are interest groups that will fund politicians’ political campaigns or lobby the politicians to persuade them to change their minds on certain subjects

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    The term power has in different occasions been described differently depending on different areas. The areas that it would depend on are the person that is describing it, the time in which the description is being made, and also the situation that leads to the description of the word power. A few people have defined power as being in the position to do something even though there is some resistance. Others define power as the ability to outmaneuver the opposing side. Due to power leads to someone’s

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    field of neurophysiology while two also specialized in the field of ocular physiology. One-half of the prize was awarded to Roger W. Sperry for his discoveries involving the cerebral hemispheres whereas the other half was awarded and split between David H. Hubel and Torsten N. Wiesel for their findings on the visual system. Therefore, together their research altered how people originally thought the brain processed information by verifying how the brain functions and why information is perceived in

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    History It all started out with an idea in 1886, an idea that allowed women become more self-effacement and successful. A book salesman named David H. McConnell, from New York created that idea. The idea was to give women an opportunity to sell perfume to help them become financially independent, this idea became a dream, a company named The California Perfume Company (CPC), currently named Avon. Avon represents a company focused on providing the additional beauty and complimentary beauty products

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    David Koch is an American businessman who is a co-owner of Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second largest privately held company in the United States. He was born on May 3, 1940, the same year his father founded Koch Industries. David Koch earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from MIT in 1962, and a M.S. degree in chemical engineering, also from MIT, in 1963. David’s brother, Charles, also holds several engineering degrees, including one in chemical engineering, from MIT. As a

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    Smithsonian Museum Essay

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    Behring Family Hall of Mammals, African Voices, The Ocean Hall and The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. The sections I particularly like on the first floor are The Ocean Hall and The David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. The Ocean Halls allow me to explore ocean’s past and present and learn something about the organisms living there. The ocean seems fascinating to me since it remains largely unexplored. The David H. Koch of Human Origins was my favorite section on the first floor. The exhibit

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    actions. Few represent this common theme better than billionaire business tycoons and brothers Charles and David Koch. At the top of America’s social ladder, these brothers built up their father’s business to establish themselves as two of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world, although their influence is sometimes controversial. It is because of the widespread veneration of the Koch brothers as successful businessmen, however, that their influence in the political arena and various charitable

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    Who Won The Cold War

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    1990 The official end of the cold war. No one really won the cold war. The United States of America spent trillions of dollars on themselves. Demands of freedom were soon spread to the Soviet Union. Americans were pleasantly shocked, but shocked nonetheless at the turn of events in the Soviet bloc. On Christmas Day 1991, the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. It was ruled by a single party the Communist Party that demanded the allegiance of every Russian citizen.

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    The United States has explored space since as early as 1946 with various space technologies (Van Allen). Space technology has enabled the U.S. to explore the universe and discover much beyond planet Earth. Although we have made many successful launches to space several times, there are trade-offs assumed from utilizing space technology that was beneficial and quite costly. It is in our best interest that we continue to enhance our space technologies and continue our presence in outer space to uphold

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    The David H. Koch Hall OF Human Origins: What does it mean to be human. The Hall of Human Origins tells the story of human evolution in a permanent exhibition space containing nearly 300 fossils and artifacts. The exhibition was very interesting and educative, and the benefits of seeing the various gallery in person is nonpareil. I learnt a lot about the evolution of humans as a specie. The faces of the various “Homos” and the connection I felt with them makes the experience worthwhile. Most importantly

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