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    their place of rule in europe. Philip II of spain‚ son of Charles XI‚an absolute monarch of Spain brought to power by the divine right ( when someone states god gave them the right to do something.) Philip II a superstitious king who ruled Spain ultimately affects the country negatively . In the year 1527 Philip II of Spain is born‚ son of Charles the fifth (the current king of Spain at that time) and mothered by Isabella of Britannica and Portugal. As a child Philip traveled around the world a lot

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    to some‚ as was being a peasant‚ working on the farm and having nothing in your name to others. Both Philip II of Macedon and Alexander III of Macedon were above average and above normal in the sense that they achieved far more greatness than most in their time. This father/son duo ruled the Macedonian Empire and conquered a vast amount of surrounding land between 360-323 B.C. (1). Before Philip came to rule‚ the Macedonian empire was disintegrating and divided. The two men used different tactics

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    I. THE COMPANY Introduction: Welcome to PMFTC Inc. Philip Morris International is the leading tobacco company in the world. The company that produces popular cigarettes brands like Marlboro and L&M holds 15.6% of the total cigarette market of the world. Its business is spread over 160 countries of the world and its net revenues excluding excise tax in 2008 was $25.7 billion. The headquarters of the company is in New York and it employs 75000 people worldwide. The chairman of the company

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    John Phillip Sousa was the father of marching music and the father of the marching arts. Most of the patriotic marches that we know today were written by John Phillip Sousa‚ like the famous “Stars and Stripes Forever." According to The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music‚ “John Phillip Sousa wrote 137 marches‚ five teen operettas‚ five overtures‚ eleven suites‚ twenty-four dances‚ twenty- eight fantasies‚ and 322 arrangements of nineteenth-century western European symphonic works.” Not

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    and back in the past. Most people start dating around the age of 13 years old. I believe North American dating relationships are heading towards more of online interaction such as online dating or meeting someone online. In the book The Family by Philip N. Cohen he states “the combination of romantic ideals and utilitarian purposes can make for some elaborate and extended searches for the perfect partner” (Cohen 237). With online dating it is much easier to find a person that you are looking for

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    Philip Lau‚ writer of the essay‚ “The Limitations of Wikipedia”‚ is successful in persuading his readers that the webpage Wikipedia should not be used for college level research. In his essay‚ Philip states that‚ “Wikipedia can be a beneficial starting point in gaining general information on a subject but users should be wary of incorrect information”. The essayist’s use of examples‚ facts and quotes are what makes his argument so convincing. The writer wrote this essay to warn fellow college

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    Lines On A young lady’s photograph album At last you yielded up the album‚ which Once open‚ sent me distracted. All your ages Matt and glossy on the thick black pages! Too much confectionery‚ too rich: I choke on such nutritious images. My swivel eye hungers from pose to pose -- In pigtails‚ clutching a reluctant cat; Or furred yourself‚ a sweet girl-graduate; Or lifting a heavy-headed rose Beneath a trellis‚ or in a trilby-hat (Faintly disturbing‚ that‚ in several ways) -- From every

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    As Phillip Jackson writes‚ he speaks about how “crowds‚ praise‚ and power” function as lessons for students need to learn in order to succeed in the classroom. Jackson speaks about the “crowd” and how the student has to interact with the other students‚ or the “crowd”. How patience has to be exerted by the students because there are so many of them‚ the teacher can’t help all 30 at once. Jackson also speaks about the “praise”‚ which talks about the evaluations that not only teachers can give to students

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    Individuals are conditioned to merge the role of a leader to a title. Often times‚ an individual’s understanding of leadership is based upon the title they are given. Consequently‚ leadership is merely reduced to obtaining a specific title. Mark Sanborn attempts to dissect the meaning of a leader from merely a title one possesses. Sanborn proposes that even if a person does not hold a title‚ that individual can still be a leader. Sanborn begins his book with laying the foundation of his definition

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    Phillips’s book The Atlantic Sound is related to the history of slavery and its impact on contemporary socio-cultural environment. It is a travel book but it is not only confined to non fictional narrative of travelled places. The book is a mixture of geographical portraits‚ historical events‚ interviews‚ letters‚ newspaper articles‚ speeches‚ poems and so on. Phillips decides to visit the three points of triangular trade that linked America‚ Africa and Europe. He juxtaposes the stories of past with

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