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    wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world 's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012 Time named Buffett one of the world 's most influential people. Buffett is often referred to as the "Wizard of Omaha" or "Oracle of Omaha," or the "Sage of Omaha," and is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to

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    Youth Violence Bullying in schools is a growing issue, but bullying could lead to an even larger issue, youth violence. Youth violence is when people ages ten through twenty-four inflict harm to others, usually their peers. Youth violence is more than just bullying though, youth violence is one name for many subcategories. Types of youth violence include school shootings, threats with a weapon, and gang violence. Today, youth violence is an ongoing problem that needs to be stopped. A more recent

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    He was ranked as the world 's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012 Time magazine, named Buffett “one of the world 's most influential people.” Buffett is often referred to as the "Wizard of Omaha" or "Oracle of Omaha," or the "Sage of Omaha," and is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his

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    Carol Bonnett's Crime

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    The crime: In 1978, Carol Bonnett, a 61 year-old male, was stabbed to death in his apartment in Nebraska. He was found face down on a couch of pillows, naked and with stab wounds in his stomach. When the authorities arrived at the scene they also found a note saying "I'm leaving this crime with only one clue. Find it yourself. Die pig. –Helter."—Cold Case USA. They collected forensic evidence, which consisted of latent fingerprints and palm prints* from the bathroom door and the medicine cabinet

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    Alysa Landry, who is an author at Indian country media network. She studies about the Native American people by constructing a project “All Indians Are Dead?”. Over the study, Alysa reveals a shameful lack of meaning Native content. Alysa wrote: “Every once in a while, a student would mention something about the Trail of Tears. It was Incredibly frustrating.” (From the Heartland, pg 107). The articles show that most of the students over United States lack of knowledge about current Native events

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    Song Of Nebraska

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    Nebraska is the 37th state. It became a state in March 1st, 1867. The states flower is a Goldenrod. The bird is Western Meadowlark. Cottonwood is Nebraska’s tree. The animal is a beautiful White-Tailed Deer. Nebraska’s nickname is the Cornhuskers. Equality Before the Law is the motto. The colors of the state are Scarlet and Cream (Net State). Song of Nebraska is Beautiful Nebraska (Av2 book). There is no plant for Nebraska. There are 93 counties in Nebraska (Google). The population is 1,826,341 but

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    Being women of Alpha Xi Delta is a great honor due to everything this chapter has and is accomplishing here at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Alpha Xi Delta is constantly learning, growing, involving and leading throughout our community. As a chapter we are consistently receiving national recognition, creating a well-rounded sisterhood, and guiding our women to become successful in and outside of school. Our Alpha Xi Delta chapter is known for the outstanding amount of money we are able to

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    wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world 's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012 Time named Buffett one of the world 's most influential people. Buffett is often referred to as the "Wizard of Omaha" or "Oracle of Omaha," or the "Sage of Omaha," and is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes

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    Agrapidis English 3 CPE Period-1 Research Paper Warren Buffett The popular American capitalist, Warren Buffett, has set the standard for many people by reaching the American Dream for most; from the moment young Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska, he had always targeted high and worked harder than anyone, to reach those infinite goals. Many people have different perspectives on what the “American Dream” really means. To some people, being rich, having fame, a happy family, or a healthy

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    The state having to repay Medicaid may mean a cut in billable services for Nebraska DD providers. In a staff meeting at Nebraska-DHHS, DD Director Courtney Miller, “the proposed plan is to allow 35 billable hours of Day Habilitation per week instead of 40. This should save money and pay what is owed to Medicaid-CMS” (Miller, personal communication July, 2nd, 2017). However on problematic billing issue with Medicaid, the Omaha World Herald article mentions, “it’s more instability to a system that’s

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