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    Peanut Farming Case Study

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    Introduction One of the largest industries located in Dothan, Alabama today is peanut farming. Known as the “Peanut Capital of the World”, an astonishing half of the peanuts in the United States of America were produced within a 100-mile radius of Dothan Alabama (Alabama Farmers Federation). Dothan is also home to the Alabama Peanut Producers Association an organization that is interested in promotion, research and educational activities dedicated to enhancing the peanut industry (Thompson,…

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    LGBT Case Study

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    Marcus is a 16 year old African American male who was living in Pine Hill, Alabama with his both parents. Recently, Marcus was kicked out the home because his parents, who are conservative Christians, learned that Marcus is gay. After, Marcus was caught shoplifting in Midtown Mobile at the Walmart off Hwy south of Interstate 65. Mobile is the third populous city in the state of Alabama. According to the U.S. Census reported Mobile population estimates at an approximate 195,111 people living in…

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    In the early 1960s the civil rights movement was in full swing. In 1965 the Selma to Montgomery March occurred. Over 25,000 supporters Marched for the voting rights for African Americans in the south. This March resulted in the beginning of change and helped end white supremacy. The march on Selma was a stand for justice and equality for blacks in the act of peaceful protest for the right to vote. Equality are we really equal? As a child growing up in our home my mother and grandmother…

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    Mr.Sage Jem and scout the protagonist of the story to kill a mocking bird show morality in very many ways. And in this essay im going to tell you how they have morality. The main plot in this story is about this little town in Alabama, Maycomb. It’s not the average small town. It’s not a quiet town you can’t really get anywhere without anyone knowing your business. If you want something to say a secret or between you and another person, it’s not going to happen. In the story he makes a lot of…

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    right to sit where they please on a bus. From the bus boycott being successful his name grew bigger and became more famous in the Civil Rights Movement. In Albany, Georgia King started a series of non-violent anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama in the Spring of 1963. Since the protest was a success, King’s leadership was well known and got stronger. From the protest being successful it was one of the most momentous achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. As months pass by King…

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    Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an excellent example of an effective argument; it was written in response to an editorial addressing the issue of Negro demonstrations and segregation in Alabama at the time.…

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    Timberlake Case Analysis

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    immoral unilaterally assessed bad address fee against North Alabama Educators Credit Union Member Timberlake’s account is wrong; subsequently, they took their scandalous actions over Member Timberlake’s objections, without affording Member Timberlake entreated quotidian substantive due process of law, and refusing an impartial hearing. Since, their questionable decision was to unilaterally assess a bad address fee against North Alabama Educators Credit Union member Timberlake’ account;…

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    Nelle Harper Lee is a famous author, born on April 28, 1926, in Monroe, Alabama (220). Lee’s birth parents are Amasa Coleman and Frances Lee (Byers 220). She based Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird’s main character off of her Father (Byers 220). She also happens to be a relative of the famous General Robert E. Lee (Byers 220). Lee was an attendant of Huntingdon College, an all women’s private school located in Montgomery, Alabama (Byers 220). She attended this college from 1944-1945 (Byers…

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    Ethel Provo Essay

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    Ethel Provo was born and raised in Ramer, Alabama, a small town outside of Montgomery Alabama. Ethel wasn’t born in a hospital; she was born at home by a midwife. The midwife was a close friend of the family, and delivered most of the babies in the area at that time. Back when Ethel was growing up Ramer was a small town where everyone knew everyone. People didn’t bother locking doors back then, because they felt safe and trusted their neighbors. She said there wasn’t much to steal, because…

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    to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in attempt to reduce racial segregation and inequality for blacks in the South. As alternatives to riding buses, boycotters organized a system of carpools; some people got around cycling, walking, riding mules, hitchhiking or driving horse-drawn buggies. Additionally, black taxi drivers charged ten cents per ride, a fare equal to the cost to ride the bus, in support of the boycott. As a result of the boycott, an Alabama district court ruled that the…

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