Bill Russell: A Hero for All The fascinating athlete, Bill Russell, is commonly labeled only as a sports role model. ... (Russell, Bill) Yet being the type of person that Bill is, he did not settle for his beginning luck with the game. ... But being the strong willed Bill Russell that he is, quickly he met the level. ... After college Bill Russell was known by many as an astounding athlete. ... Bill Russell was Red's most valuable player, before he even recruited. ...

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William John Evans (Bill Evans) was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on August 16th 1929. ... For two years Bill lessened to his brothers efforts, which led to his own exploration of the instrument. ... Russell had been impressed by Evans grasp of theory, pianistics and jazz feel enough to offer him a recording date for the LP that Russell had been asked to make in special series planned by RCA Victor and over seen by Hal McKusick. ... Evans was invited to a March 1956 session for the Russell's Jazz Workshop albumin the RCA Workshop Series. ... Evans completed the Russell album during ...

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Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 1937. ... He had three brothers, and their names were: James, Russell, and Robert. ... Bill dropped out of high school. ... Then Bill decided to join the Navy. ... Bill Cosby made a couple of movies too. ...

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With the undeniable force of the Legion of Boom, Fearless running back Marshawn Lynch, and commander Russell Wilson, the Seahawks young football team hope to eliminate the reign of future Hall of Fame Tom Brady and the mastermind Coach Bill Belichick who have been a powerhouse in the NFL for over 14 years. ... In the pocket you have Russell Wilson who is in control of the offense as quarterback and is a great leader on and off the field. ... Russell Wilson was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2012 draft and has been on fire ever since. Russell Wilson has the most regular season wins in the firs...

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The Pony Express was organized by a stagecoach operator, William Hepburn Russell. ... Russell's business partners did not like this idea because it would not be protected by a U.S. mail contract. ... Cody, who became famous as "Buffalo Bill". ... Russell's firm lost more than $200,00. ...

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Ex-president of USA, Bill Cilliton,said:"I'll try my best to help Chinese to fight against SARS." ... Famous Spnish football club Real Madrid will join a friendly match in china to encourage Chinese people .NBA old star BILL RUSSELL said:"People always say NBA players are doing great work.I think the only ones that can compare favorably with the players are those doctors and nurses who work in the front of fighting against SARS.What they are doing is a great work, which save people's lives." ...

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With this pick he then drafted basketball great, Bill Russell. Russell took Boston to nine titles and led the league in rebounds for four of those seasons. Russell also took his coaches place and became the first African-American coach in NBA history. In the season of 1968-'69 Russell won the title as both player and coach. ... J, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, "Pistol" Pete Maravich, Michael Jordan, and countless others, have paved the way for the youngsters in the league. ...

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The First Amendment is part of America's Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. ... So they made the Bill of Rights. ... The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights. ... Bill of Rights. ...

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In a recent development in Arizona on April 23, 2010, the state passed a Senate Bill 2010, requiring local law enforcement officers to ask people for their legal status at all stop and searches. ... The enactment of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 could be seen as the State attempt to enforce Federal authority. ... Many researches argued that law enforcement officers systematic used of racial profiling affected predominant innocent Blacks were becoming trapped in this new policing strategy (Del Carmen, 2008; Harris, 1999; Russell, 1998; Milovanovic & Russell, 2001; Withrow, 2006). ...

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Led his team to the NBA finals in the 1965 playoffs against the Boston Celtics and his rival Bill Russell, where they lost in game 7. Russell's team had deprived him of the title 5 out of the last 7 years. ... Then, the Lakers hired Bill Sharman as head coach. Bill Sharman transformed Chamberlain into a defensive star and named him captain of the team. ...

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(Cañaberal, 1993,44) The Bill of Rights has given us freedom of speech, therefore; we as individuals have expressed our thoughts, desires, and goals through the mass media. ... - (Russell, 1998,n.p.) ...

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He has made it known that President Bush will expect for the passage of the McCain Feingold Bill. ... McCain's goal is to work with President Bush on a new version of his Bill, which targets "soft money" and unregulated contributions to political parties and committees. McCain has the support of many other republicans to push the bill through Congress including Senator Thad Cochran and Senator Russell Feingold. ... With the passing of this finance bill will come will come fair and equal elections. ... With the passing of the McCain-Feinghold bill, the outcome of elections will represent t...

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(Russell 32) But the government still bars the medical usage of a drug that is more effective therapeutically and economically. ... Some argue that this is just legalizing pot for anyone to grow and use, but in accordance with the bill only people with expressed permission from a physician are protected by this law. ... Well, this response did not go over well with the public and also infringed on the First Amendment rights of doctors so it was dismissed in a preliminary court weeks later(Russell 32). ... It is about whether the government may prevent doctors from providing a patient with an h...

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The bill provided the following: • Ban on soft money. ... Congress has acted on several campaign finance reform bills since 1979, but none have become law. ... Senator Mitch McConnell threatened to obstruct the bill in the Senate, but backed off when he realized he didn't have enough votes to stop the bill's passage. ... The senate version was primilarly supported by John McCain and Russell Feingold. The bill passed the senate on April 2, 2001 and then went to the House. ...

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(Russell 79) Like many others, she realized there was a better life ahead of her without being in bondage. ... (Russell 413) This was the same quote that was engraved on her tombstone. ... (Russell 57) Since the framing of the Constitution, the essential political difference between the North and the South, was the legality of slavery. (Biel 12) In the 1850's, Congress tacked amendments onto land and homestead bills excluding Negroes from their provisions, because granting them land would encourage and prolong "their common residence in the confederacy." ...

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(Russell 79) Like many others, she realized there was a better life ahead of her without being in bondage. ... (Russell 413) This was the same quote that was engraved on her tombstone. ... (Russell 57) Since the framing of the Constitution, the essential political difference between the North and the South, was the legality of slavery. (Biel 12) In the 1850's, Congress tacked amendments onto land and homestead bills excluding Negroes from their provisions, because granting them land would encourage and prolong "their common residence in the confederacy." ...

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This group of futures contracts includes Treasury Bills, Treasury Bonds, Treasury Notes, Municipal Bonds, and Eurodollar Deposits. ... The S&P 500, New York Stock Exchange Composite, New York Stock Exchange Utilities Index, Commodities Research Bureau (CRB), Russell 2000, S&P 400 Midcap, Value Line, and the FT-Se 100 Index (London). ...

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The rapper filmed a commercial for the soda makers, but it was soon pulled from the airwaves after hip-hop opponent, Bill O"Reilly, trashed Pepsi on his talk show, The O"Reilly Factor, for hiring a so-called "gangsta" rapper to sell their product. ... Def Jam founder Russell Simmons declared a boycott of all Pepsi products during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta. ... In an attempt to avoid a boycott, Pepsi agreed to work charities sponsored by Ludacris and Russell Simmons. ...

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The shows were announced several days before they took place by bills affixed to the walls of houses and public buildings; copies were also sold in the streets. ... The great Roman general Maximus (Russell Crowe) has once again led the legions to victory on the battlefield. ... Maximus (Russell Crowe) plays an important role in the movie. ...

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The Life of Basketball In preparing to write this paper I could not help but to think about my experiences in the sport of basketball. Basketball has been my favorite activity since I was young. I can remember one summer in the early eighties when us kids would build our own basketball court from old plastic milk crates. We would break the bottoms out with a hammer and then nail the crates to trees so we could play basketball. I would also go to the playgrounds and watch the older guys play the ga...

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Bill of Rights. ... His mentor, Thomas Jefferson, was the person who convinced James to change his mind and suggest a Bill of Rights. ... The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights. ... Thanks to the Bill of Rights, free speech is for everybody in America. ... The right to petition can be historically traced back to English documents such as the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights 1689. ...

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Bill Bradley There is no way of improving anything, until one has learned how to improve one's self. ... Bertrand Russell Love is not enough. ... Bertrand Russell They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ...

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Gladstone became Prime Minister for the second time in April 1880 and hoped to pass an emergency Land Bill through parliament that summer. ... Gladstone's way to deal with the situation in Ireland was to introduce a severe Coercion Bill to restore law and order before any land reforms Speaking at Ennis on 19 September 1880, Parnell declared : "When a man takes a farm from which another had been evicted you must shun him on the roadside when you meet him, you must shun him in the streets of the town, you must shun him in the shop, you must shun him in the fairgreen and in the marketplace, ...

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