Amanda Robbinson Comp 1-Mrs. Dunker Profile Paper 1-24-14 Allen Fieldhouse The Kansas Jayhawks mascot was the first thing to catch my eye as I entered Allen Fieldhouse for the first time on January 20th‚ the day KU played against Baylor. The mascot was so big it stretched across the entire floor. Several other details seemed to catch my eye as well‚ like the glowing “KANSAS” letters that touched the wall next to the overpriced gift shop‚ the many show cases of KU basketball players and
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Mental health is becoming a more widespread topic in recent years especially since characters with mental illnesses have become popular in movies and t.v.‚ like the hit Netflix original 13 Reasons Why who’s main character battles depression. Pop-culture music‚ books‚ and social media have also taken to spreading awareness for mental illnesses‚ steps to improve your mental health‚ and creative works that hope to help those without mental illnesses understand their struggling peers. This focus on mental
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1BC 11 June 2012 Allen Ginsberg to be honored on Postage Stamp Irwin Allen Ginsberg was born 3 June 1929‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the younger son of Louis Ginsberg‚ a high school English teacher and poet‚ and Naomi Levy Ginsberg. He was from a family of Jewish Russian immigrants (Morgan 4)‚ his family had ties to the radical labor movement‚ his mother was insane‚ and he was a homosexual: four prescriptions in the conventional1940’s and 1950’s for a sense of deep alienation. Allen Ginsberg was one
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So what do billionaires spend their money on? Paul Allen may not be a household name. but he is one of the world’s richest and most influential men‚ with a wealth of interests and a gift for ideas. Paul Allen is the computer genius who‚ with Bill Gates‚ launched Microsoft‚ the world’s largest producer of software‚ in 1975. Since then‚ he has built up a fortune estimated at the turn of the century to be worth over $30 billion. Allen was Vice-President in charge of research and product development
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Barry Allen is the fastest man alive. During the day he is a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department‚ but when he isn’t working he is known as The Flash. He gained his super speed when the particle accelerator exploded and sent a wave of energy throughout Central City. The energy mixed with lightning which was struck Barry while he was holding onto a chain trying to close the roof to his lab. This lightning contained the speed force which is what gave him super speed. With his speed
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Biography of Allen Pinkerton Heather Smith CJS/250 08/02/12 Denise Mowder Allen Pinkerton was a man that people automatically respected. He was a man that had a sight for security and many different companies looked to him for help with their security problems and to make sure that their businesses were safe. He could also do things and go places that the public police could not. In 1855‚ he was asked by six Midwestern railroad companies to establish a railroad police agency‚ and at this time
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1: Opportunity Evaluation: a: How good is it? While not been in the distribution area‚ Plas-Tek has characteristics that fit Allen Lane skills and objectives. Plas- Tek has gross margins in excess of 40% for a nonproprietary product. It was giving half a million a year‚ from a Business with a million dollars in sales. It is a gold mine. b: What is the potential (market size‚ growth rate‚ potential: company’s competitive advantage? Market Size: Plas-Tek has over 26 year in the Business. Lets
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conversations that are soon forgotten. We don’t expect them to profoundly impact our lives or even change who we are. Elisa Allen in John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” was not expecting any visitors while cutting down the old year’s chrysanthemums‚ much less a visitor that would deeply impact her and her feelings. Her character starts out as a strong woman and ends in tears. Elisa Allen is a dynamic and round character. Steinbeck describes her to us in great detail from her face that is strong‚ lean
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Opportunity Evaluation Allen Lane’s decision to acquire Plas-Tek Industries (PTI) is intriguing since the business appears to be a good match with Lane’s work experience and interest. As a manufacturer‚ PTI has been able to create large margins and high cash flow under Harry Elson’s leadership. However‚ significant risks are prevalent in acquiring PTI. First‚ more one-third of PTI’s sales originated from five companies and it is uncertain that without Harry Elson’s personal efforts if their
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we are born free by nature‚ which allows us to all be "free‚ equal and independent‚" and no ruling authority should be able to impose on your individual rights and freedoms without the consent of the individual. It is evident that the author is in support of classical liberalism‚ which is a branch of liberalism that promotes a free market and limited government intervention. As a result‚ they can not be "subjected to the political power of another." John Locke talks about some principles of classical
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