Born on May 18‚ 1889‚ American engineer and chemist Thomas Midgley‚ Jr. was controversial for two of his discoveries. One‚ he discovered the Freon while working for General Motors in 1930. He intended it to be a safe non-toxic refrigerant to be used in household appliances‚ to replace the dangerous refrigerants used before like ammonia and propane. Freon and other CFCs soon replaced the various toxic or explosive substances previously used as refrigerants‚ and were later used in other applications
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Lahug‚ Cebu City A book review on John L. Gokongwei Jr. “The Path of Entrepreneurship” by: Marites A. Khanser In Partial Fulfillment For the Requirement in MGT 202 – Organizational Behavior Submitted to: Dr. Neri R. Gantuangko Submitted by: Pete Anthony Polo March 2009 Summary of the book and its contents This book is about a rich Chinese-Filipino businessman John Gokongwei Jr. who built his companies into a highly diversified and large business
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Donald Marshall Jr. Facts Of Donald Marshall Jr. Shortly before Midnight on May 28‚ 1971‚in Sydney Nova Scotia Donald Marshall‚ Jr.‚ a 17-year-old Micmac‚ and Sandy Seale‚ a 17-year-old Black‚ met by chance and were walking through Wentworth Park in Sydney when they met two other men‚ Roy Ebsary‚ 59‚ a former ship ’s cook‚ and James (Jimmy) MacNeil‚ 25‚ an unemployed laborer. Marshall and Scale had an altercation with Ebsary and MacNeil. Which triggered a deadly over reaction in the drunken
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Is Martin Luther King Jr. Really a Hero? What would it be like if no one fought for us‚ but what if someone did… so much that they risked everything? Martin Luther King Jr. is my hero and I’m gonna show you how. Martin Luther King Jr. expanded the rights for all people‚ said what was right in front of thousands of people (even though they could have treated him bad for so)‚ and King sacrificed his own safety for others. So‚ one reason why I say King was a hero is‚ because he was determined to
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Angus Cartwright Jr. Case Write Up Introduction It was 1995. Mr. Angus Cartwright‚ the financial advisor based in Arlington‚ Virginia had to make recommendations to his two clients: John DeRight and Judy DeRight‚ who both require 12% return on investment but different types of investment in their different life stages. The four properties that Cartwright was looking at are: 1) Alison Green‚ an existing garden apartment based in Montgomery County‚ Maryland; 2) 900 Stony building‚ an existing 5 story
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SANTOS TRAFFICANTE‚ JR. WHO WAS HE? Santo Trafficante‚ Jr. (November 15‚ 1914 – March 17‚ 1987) was one of the last of the old-time Mafia bosses in the United States. He allegedly controlled organized criminal operations in Florida and Cuba‚ which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father‚ Santo Trafficante‚ Sr. Reputedly the most powerful mafioso in Batista-era Cuba‚ he never served time in a United States prison Suspicions that Trafficante‚ along with
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Today‚ Martin Luther King Jr is perceived as a hero‚ and a role model. Every school in America teaches of his courageousness‚ and of his famous “I have a dream” speech. Our children our taught of the endless fight african americans like MLK went through‚ one that is still going on today. Martin Luther King’s speech was heard by many‚ expressing his views to the people to try and show them that the way society was at that point is not how the Lord intended for it to be. But to one viewing America
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SCARABS Assignment Image obtained from: Giesel‚ Theodore. Veteran Recalls Battle of 1943. 1943. Cartoon. Hyperallergic‚ San Diego. Web. 28 Aug 2012. <http://hyperallergic.com/52792/dr-seusss-political-cartoons/>. This source is a political cartoon related to World War II. It was created by Theodore Giesel (Dr. Seuss) as a type of war propaganda to try and encourage men to enter the war. This cartoon definitely portrays that it was considered wrong to not join the war effort if you
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Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Ninoy Aquino" and "Sen. Ninoy Aquino" redirect here. For other uses‚ see Ninoy Aquino (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Benigno Aquino III. Benigno S. Aquino‚ Jr. Ninoy2.jpg Senator of the Philippines In office December 30‚ 1967 – September 23‚ 1972[1] Presidential Adviser on Defense Affairs In office 1949–1954 Governor of Tarlac In office February 17‚ 1961 – December 30‚ 1967 Vice Governor of Tarlac In office December
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Ramon Houser Jr. Mr. Maynard 10/30/2012 This article is about the kidnapping of Carlina White. Carlina Renae White was born July 15‚ 1987 and was also known as Nejdra “Netty” Nance. Carlina White was a 23 year old US American citizen who had solved her own kidnapping case at the age of 23. This abduction was known to represent the longest known gap in a non –parental abduction where the victim was returned back to their parents. The story begins when Carlina was just 19 days old when her parents
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