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    and Why It’s So Important What is privacy and what would your everyday life look like if you didn’t have it? Privacy is defined as the condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. When it all comes down to privacy and national security‚ I strongly believe that privacy is more significant because it puts a limit on power‚ it gives people the opportunity to change‚ and it gives people the right to not having to justify themselves. To start off with‚ privacy is so important

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    When Macbeth says‚ “why do I yield to that suggestion” (1.3.134)‚ his foreshadowing highlights why Macbeth’s mind can follow such foolish decisions. Shakespeare had actually meant to make the reader feel sorrow for Macbeth in this part of the speech due to the fact that Macbeth can be easily fooled and directed

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    the reality was that our journey to gain this freedom and structure was a rocky road that caused a division among the American people. A couple of issues that caused a division among American society were the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and the expansion of slavery into new territories. Slavery has always been a controversial topic‚ and people had used their opinions to argue for their support or rejection of expansion of slavery into new territories. The Louisiana Territory was purchased

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    Why Customer Retention Is So Important Good customer retention is vital to any organization because a slight reduction (5%) in the customer defection rate has a disproportionately positive effect on profitability (depending on the cost of acquisition‚ ranging between 25 and 80 %!). Companies with high retention also grow faster. However‚ customers can only be retained if they are loyal and motivated to resist competition. When customers are merely satisfied with the service they receive they may

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    Gettysburg‚ a small town in Pennsylvania was the site for one of the most deadly battles in the civil war. Gettysburg is like a wagon wheel because the roads connect to it like the spokes on a wagon wheel. This site has been attributed to tons of ghost stories. This battle was very significant. If the confederate had won this battle the whole war would have changed. I am about to tell you is the story of why the battle was so significant. First‚ let’s take into account that the battle of Gettysburg

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    What makes ASE certification so important? To start off to be ASE certified is like being a Medical Doctor. ASE Certifications are presented to technicians in order to be identified as a skillful and competent individual. You wouldn’t want to go to the Doctors and have surgery performed on you knowing that the surgeon isn’t qualified highly enough would you? This is a thought some may be thinking when pertaining to their vehicles. If your vehicle is causing you issues and further concerns‚ wouldn’t

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    always a competition." This was puzzling because I understood that competition is what drives our society forward‚ yet never accepted the fact that solidarity was the way to success. Did having straight A’s and immense power in the class rankings define success? No‚ I believe that connecting with your peers‚ teachers‚ even the cafeteria staff was the true definition of success

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    When it came to slavery‚ slaves only had a couple of options to deal with this. While some people thought slavery was legal‚ some people thought slavery was wrong. All they had were bravery‚ leadership‚ and being able to read. Slaves were not allowed to read or write or learn about the alphabet. The slaves were only allowed to work and that was it. The slave owners valued literacy‚ but didn’t let the slaves learn it. They would have slaves deliver letters and knew that they wouldn’t read them

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    The 95 Theses is what Martin Luther thought was wrong with the Catholic Church. Luther wrote the Theses and hammered it to the Wittenberg Castle Church on October 31‚ 1517. When Luther wrote the 95 Theses‚ he criticized the Pope’s power and the church’s extreme wealth. Luther also used the Printing Press to spread his 95 Theses quicker. Without the Printing Press‚ this phenomenon wouldn’t have happened. The document was written in Latin and posted on the door of a church‚ the 95 Theses became very

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    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the 3d president of the United States of America. He was one of the most important presidents. BEing one of the first presidents‚ he build this country by purchasing the Louisiana Territory. Jefferson was also fundamental in the creation of this country. He should be remembered as important to the United States‚ but why? Thomas Jefferson’s early years weer not as interesting as the rest of his life. He was born on April 13‚ 1743 in what is modern day Albernale

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