American Government and Politics Argue for or against the electoral college The 2000 United States (U.S.) presidential election concluded with Vice President Al Gore winning half a million more popular votes than George W. Bush (50‚992‚335 to 50‚455‚156) yet losing the White House in the Electoral College by only five votes (271 to 266). It once again raised questions about the validity of the Electoral College as the same scenario has occurred in the 1824‚ 1876‚ and 1888 presidential elections
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You Just Gotta Push” “Everything is a gift of the universe” a powerful opening statement from the film Precious introduces the audience of a teenager who feels the opposite of this statement. On the contrary‚ the novel based on the film titled Push by Sapphire starts off the novel with a negative notion‚ of Precious being left back at the age of twelve and being raped by her father‚ just from the opening sentence. Both the novel and film present the hardships and struggles in which Precious
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f you were sent to another EU country and you had to encourage people to visit Malta‚ what would be some pull factors that you would mention? Why should tourists visit Malta? The Maltese Hospitality Even though the Maltese can be quite two faced with each other and quite the gossipers‚ when it comes to tourists it seems that we still have got our manners. Most Maltese are very friendly‚ generous and kind-hearted with tourists and we will go out of our way to make tourists feel at home. This makes
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Explain the significance of Lycurgus reforms to Spartan Society Lycurgus‚ who gave them the laws that they obey‚ and to which they owe their prosperity‚ I do regard with wonder and think that he reached the utmost limit of wisdom. For it was not by imitating other states‚ but by devising a system utterly different from that of most others‚ that he made his country pre-eminently prosperous. Xenophon. Lycurgus’ credibility amongst modern historians remains debated‚ ancient historical accounts
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The novel “Push by sapphire” is a powerful and at the same time tragic book that was written in the perspective of a young poor black lady whose life has been bombarded with sexual‚ emotional‚ and physical abuse. The main character in the book is know has Precious Jones. She lived with her mother‚ who had beaten her and sexually molested her.
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Running head: PRODUCT & PRODUCT MARKETING Rochelle Russell Unit 2 Individual Product Products & Product Marketing MGMT422-1103A-09 Triangle Solutions Product There are several people that love to take pictures of their families or special events and put them in scrapbooks. The new product that I am proposing is a photo paper that already has a background scene on it and individuals can still print their picture on top of it to make it look even more special. Mostly everyone
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Marketing mix - Product Agenda ✦ Product ✦ Service ✦ Product life cycle ✦ Experience Aim: transform strategic decisions already take into a sustainable and attracted commercial offer. From a managerial point the key question is: how can we transform our decision‚ our value proposition into something that can be bought by the market? We have to consider that there are several models that have been suggested over time to depict from a managerial view point what marketing mix meansthey clarify the
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Significance of pertussis Pertussis is an important communicable disease in which we must be aware of‚ it is exceedingly contagious. The main sign that one portrays when this disease is present is uncontained aggressive coughing‚ which can lead to difficulty in breathing to some individuals. Whooping cough is also another name for pertussis mainly because a whooping sound is heard when the patient tries to breath. Pertussis‚ is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria
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Characters Name: Candide Role in the story: Protagonist‚ disciple of Pangloss‚ lover of Cunegonde‚ and illegitimate nephew of the Baron Significance to the story: Candide represents the naïve‚ sheltered life of the aristocracy as he has no knowledge of the world outside of the baron castle so it easy to assume that it is indeed the best of all possible worlds. Slowly through his adventures we see a change in Candide as he matures gaining a worldly view and begins to question Pangloss’ philosophy
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The Significance of Jocasta The significance of Jocasta is portrayed throughout the tragedic play as she provides support for Oedipus as she influences his decisions. During the kings journey to finding out his past‚ Jocasta tries to influence Oedipus to stop his urge to find out more information. Jocasta tells him "Why should anyone in this world be afraid"(51). In this part of the play the king is on the verge of finding out his father and Jocasta knows that the truth would do Oedipus no
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