Expository Writing 1 November 2013 Wealth Fame‚ fortune‚ and extravagant lifestyles‚ we all desire them in certain ways‚ but what is it that makes a person truly feel wealthy? Wealth as defined by Merriam-Webster is (noun) 1. a large amount of money and possessions‚ 2. abundance of valuable material possessions or resources‚ 3. abundant supply‚ and 4. all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value. It originally comes from the 13th century: from Middle English welthe‚ from
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Assignment Breakdown – Essay Cycle 1 Due Dates Proposal – on Blackboard Tues‚ 10/15 Enthymeme – on Blackboard Thurs‚ Oct 17 by 5 pm (after class) Revised Enthymeme – in class and on Blackboard Tues‚ Oct 22 Essay 1.1 – via SafeAssign Thurs‚ Oct 24 Peer Revision Workshop – bring a hard copy of 1.1 with instructor comments to class Tues‚ Oct 29 Individual Meeting – in PLC 21 (time TBD) on Wed‚ Oct 30 and Thurs‚ Oct 31 Essay 1.2 – via SafeAssign Tues‚ Nov 2 Peer Review work – in
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quotes from Benjamin Franklin. One of our founding fathers‚ the man on the one-hundred-dollar bill. Ben was known as an author‚ doplomat‚ postmaster‚ scientist‚ even an inventor‚ and many other important titles. During Benjamin’s 84 years‚ he had many accomplishments and inventions. Many have even called him the President of the United States who was never elected as the U.S President. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17‚ 1706. He was the youngest child of Josiah and Abiah Franklin. He had 16 brothers
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Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten was an English composer‚ conductor and pianist. He was born on November 22‚ 1913 in Suffolk. Britten’s best works were the operas War Requiem which he wrote in 1962 and Peter Grimes which was written in 1945. His most famous orchestral piece was The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra which was also performed in 1945. Britten had a very unusual past but as any other famous composer‚ pianist or conductor‚ Britten started at a very young age. The main theme of
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20’s‚ President Benjamin Franklin listed 13 virtues that he felt were an important guide for living. The following virtues can be divided in personal and social behavior: Temperance‚ Silence‚ Order‚ Resolution‚ Frugality‚ Industry‚ Sincerity‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ Cleanliness‚ Tranquility‚ Chastity and Humility. Despite the fact that he tried to follow these guides in his life and went away‚ consider this being worthwhile in your own life. Temperance‚ eat not to dullness. Franklin states some associate
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analysis of dominant Russian and American Values The question of values becomes important when we cannot understand and explain the behavior of foreigners. Probably you know this from your own experience of communication with people from other countries: sometimes we think that foreigners behave strangely or rudely or just differently from what we expect. In most cases this is what is usually called "cultural misunderstanding". OK‚ now let’s dwell on the concept “value”. There is a considerable
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Franklin suffered a condition called presbyopia‚ which is why he created bifocals. This helped people to see better for years after. “Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving for distant objects as well as near ones‚ make my eyes as useful to me as ever they were" (Ben Franklin’s Inventions). Franklin also helped discover aspects of electricity people hadn’t figured out yet using a key and a kite. It was thought
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Value Line Publishing Problems: The case highlights the performance review and financial-statement forecasting decisions of a Value Line analyst for retail building-supply industry in Oct 2002. The industry is dominated by two firms: Home Depot‚ with strong operating performance and Lowe’s‚ with strong stock-market performance. The industry is highly consolidated with two major players‚ high barriers to entry and with the independent hardware stores struggling to remain competitive. This is also
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the most memorable and accomplished US president despite his disability. He was born January 30‚ 1882 in Hyde Park‚ New York. FDR also grew up in Hyde Park and lived a privileged life. He went to high school at a private school called Groton and graduated in 1900. He went to Harvard and edited the “Crimson”. He graduated in 1903. He went to Columbia Law School in 1904 and graduated in 1907. Soon after‚ he fell madly in love with his sixth cousin‚ Eleanor Roosevelt. Her
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most recognized and influential figures in all of American history. He has discovered technologies‚ spread around unique ideas‚ and taken place in many historical political events. He was the leader of a unique group called the philosophes. He was one of the few men that could not only read‚ but could write at the same time as these abilities were not emphasized at this point and time like they are today. Many of the most significant events in American history could not have been possible without the
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