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    and several others , all took a dramatic turning point. On November 22, 1963 President John Fittzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in the Dealey Plaza of Dallas Texas. Less than two hours later CBS News showed Harvey Lee Oswald in handcuffs at Dallas Police Headquarters. Harvey Lee Oswald was born October 18, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana. At just 17 years old he joined the U.S Marines until discharged 3 years later. Fleeing to the Soviet Union and unsuccessfully becoming citizen, he returned to the

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    School of Business, 2014). Over fifty-two percent of the population consists of adults ranging from 25-64 years of age (Kelly School of Business, 2014). The leading cause of mortality in this county is heart disease, cancer, suicide and injuries (Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center & Dubois County Health Department,

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    23 New York City police officers killed, 37 Port Authority police officers killed, and thousands treated for injuries – these are other tragic happenings on the day of the attacks. (SS #9). (“9/11 Attacks,” 2010.) The victims of the attacks ranged in age from two years to 85 years, with about 80% of those being men. Only six people who were in the World Trade Center towers when they collapsed arrived. The 19 terrorists who carried out the attacks also

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    forward by name. None of these women had reported the assaults to the police and some had kept silent for over ten years. This recent Canadian scandal raises many questions about the way we view trauma in Western culture, how and what kinds of

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    School of Business, 2014). Over fifty-two percent of the population consists of adults ranging from 25-64 years of age (Kelly School of Business, 2014). The leading cause of mortality in this county is heart disease, cancer, suicide and injuries (Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center & Dubois County Health Department, 2011).

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    Laclede's Landing

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    From its historic buildings to its quaint cobblestone streets, Laclede’s Landing remains one of the most popular attractions in St. Louis. This unique architecture includes special restaurants, cafes, and gift shops. Laclede Landing represents the birthplace of St. Louis, a tribute to the city Pierre Laclede founded on the banks of the Mississippi River. The Landing’s attractions bring tourists from around the country to the yearly festivals, horse carriages, nightlife and the spectacular culture

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    slaves . . . than with the [Caucasian businessmen]” (Bausum 2012, 19). For instance, Congress passed the discriminatory Jim Crow Laws – in order to establish a hierarchy based on “the plantation mentality” (Bausum 2012, 14). For South Africans, the National Party (the Nats) in 1948, made apartheid the official law. Both forms of segregation continued the cycle of poverty for coloured people and “ensured [that Caucasians had better quality education], hospitals, and other public services” (Rose 2011

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    The Alabama Senate recently voted in favor of Senate Bill 193, allowing Briarwood Presbyterian Church to create its own police force (Blumberg). Briarwood Presbyterian now has the right to “appoint and employ one or more persons to act as police officers to protect the safety and integrity of the church and its ministries” (LegiScan). The protesters of the Bill see it as a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which states the government may not pass any laws “respecting any

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    Vietnam War Protests Introduction How the Americans Got Involved During the Cold War, American political leadership was determined to slow the spread of communism wherever it could be slowed. The policy that American leadership followed (The Domino Theory) was that if the communists took over one country, the countries around that nation would soon fall to the communists, like dominos. Hence, communism needed to be stopped. President Dwight Eisenhower initially sent some advisors (an estimated

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    Church Bombing By: Chentel Hinton Chentel Hinton English 003 Research Paper Tuzah Garner M.Ed. Burmingham Church Bombing Even as the inspiring words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech rang out from the Lincoln Memorial during the historic march on Washington in August of 1963; racial relations in the segregated South were marked by continued acts of violence and inequality. On September 15th a bomb exploded before Sunday Morning services at the 16th street Baptist

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