The Midnight Journal Entry Anne T. Lawrence‚ San José State University On an overcast afternoon in Portland‚ Oregon‚ on Friday‚ March 28‚ 2003‚ Richard Okumoto intently studied a set of hard-copy accounting documents called “adjusting journal entries” spread out on his desk. He had been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of Electro Scientific Industries‚ Inc. (ESI)‚ a multi-million dollar equipment manufacturer‚ just a few weeks earlier. Okumoto was in the midst of closing the company’s
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Father Abraham‚ the “Masterpiece of God sent to save the union”. These are names given to one of America’s greatest heroes. Abraham Lincoln‚ the sixteenth president of the United States of America. He had many trials in his path‚ but he kept moving forward and helped change history‚ for the better. He may not have believed everything that he was fighting for‚ but he put all that aside and fought for what was right. He’s an American hero. How is he a hero you ask? Well for starters‚ he helped abolish
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C. Journal Entries Discussion Most of my journal entries were about communicating with family members‚ friends‚ and group members for school projects. Throughout my journals‚ using my phone to text was the main means of communication. This makes sense since nowadays is mostly focused on smartphones. A thing I noticed‚ when I communicated with my family members‚ is the older generation prefer to call instead of text. As a response to your question on my September 2nd journal‚ both methods of communication
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! Journal Entry #1 ! ! ! My friend Banquo and I were returning from a battle we had just participated ‚ as we rode our horses on a trail that leads us to King Duncans castle i felt a very unusual feeling i’m not quite sure if it was because i had just killed thousands of men or if there was a beyond explanation to why i felt so unusual. Banquo and I were still on our way when suddenly we both heard odd noises ‚ I was prepared to defeat anything or anyone coming my way. I yelled out to say
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WWI Journal Entries/Letters Dear Ma Today at the shore‚ I was sucking in some coffin nails when a cricket ball exploded meters away from our platoon. The troops had a speechless expression on their dials. A few hundred meters a lot of stoushing was going on with the Abduls and us. We had to make three more A.N.Z.A.C soups yesterday. The amount of men they Abduls stole from us is unforgiveable. The majority of our men died from aunties right in front of our eyes and the few that survived had
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important as a leader to be able to communicate because without communication‚ how can you make a revolution or change the views/ideals of others for the betterment of them. Persuasion is key. Without persuasion‚ you cannot be a leader. For example‚ Abraham Lincoln was persuasive. Had he not been slavery would not have been abolished. I guess also a sense of humor‚ because in a debate he once held someone said he was two-faced. In which he grinned and looked not the crowd and said‚ "If I were two-faced‚
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going on at the time? Of course not. Let me tell you this‚ about a year later… I could tell you anything you wanted to know. The man Himself‚ thinking more than half of us wouldn’t make it‚ He chose me‚ to have the faith to get through it. Journal Entry #2 They have loaded us up one by one into the cattle cars. I can tell by looking around that where we are headed was not a safe area. Everybody in the cattle cars are only allowed to have one bag with
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I am composing this journal entry to update my adventure so far. I am currently in Tanzania‚ which is located on the Swahili Coast. Over the recent days‚ I ventured the Indian Ocean trade network which runs along the borders of Africa and Asia. I am going to start off this journal telling you some background information I learned about Swahili. The Swahili people have an extremely distinct culture. During my time in Swahili‚ I learned a lot the Swahili language‚ which was formed from a mix of African
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As the civil war drew to an end‚ the movement to abolish slavery became more and more realistic. As of January 1‚ 1863‚ all slaves living in the Confederate South were to ‘be then‚ thenceforward‚ and forever free’” (Schroeder quoting Abraham Lincoln The Emancipation Proclamation.) This new law put many newly freed slaves in a tight spot. Even though they were allowed to leave the plantations and homes in which they had worked‚ they had nowhere to go and no money to get anywhere. None of them had
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Diane Phengdy Journal Entry #1 MY IDEAL CAFE Dear journal‚ In a few years from now‚ I would really like to open up some sort of cafe‚ specifically a boba shop. I would like for it to be located in California‚ specifically Southern California so it can compete with other boba shops. The menu would be filled with a variety of milk teas‚ flavored teas‚ and lattes that can be paired with various toppings such as boba‚ grass jelly‚ egg pudding‚ different popping boba flavors‚ and an array of different
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