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    The story goes that queen Marie Antoinette didn’t like being at court. So to escape‚ she started living in the Petit Trianon‚ a relatively small villa outside the Versailles gardens. Behind the Petit Trianon‚ she had two gardens constructed: one English garden with meandering paths and volley’s and one garden with a little

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    What Are the Motives Behind Corporate Restructuring? Like a person turning over a new leaf and making a fresh start‚ corporations try to gain a second wind by restructuring. Whether the restructuring takes the form of splitting up a company‚ merging it with another company‚ reorganizing‚ or even taking on a new name‚ the goal is to end up with a more refined‚ more profitable entity. Both successful and failing companies may turn to restructuring to breathe fresh life and fresh profits into the business

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    Math Exploration: The Physics Behind Equestrian Before this exploration begins‚ it is important to be informed of the definitions of many equestrian terms that will be used in this exploration. Equestrian: Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders. (Kirkland‚ Sarah) Walk: The walk has a distinct four beat rhythm. When the horse is walking‚ its movement is easily accounted for by the rider. (Kirkland‚ Sarah) Trot: The trot has a two beat rhythm to it. It

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    Canterbury Tales: Chaunticleer; Behind the Rooster In the book Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ gives us a stunning tale about a rooster named Chaunticleer. Chaunticleer‚ who is the King of his domain in his farmland kingdom. Like a King‚ he quotes passages from intellectuals‚ dreams vivid dreams‚ has a libido that runs like a bat out of hell‚ and is described as a very elegant looking Rooster. He has every characteristic of a person belonging to the upper class. Chaucer’s hidden meanings

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    I completely agree that a democracy dies behind closed doors. By definition‚ a democracy is a “government by the people”. Whether a direct or representative democracy‚ a closed-door meeting is typically associated with private or sensitive information‚ which is being intentionally and selectively withheld from the people. As with the media in today’s society‚ selective information is not always accurate information. A true democracy should be transparent and have no need for closed doors‚ especially

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    Summary of the Great debaters The movie “The Great Debaters”‚ directed by Denzel Washington‚ and screen writer Robert Eisele‚ is base on a true story. The movie shows the way how people use to discriminate on the colored people‚ back in the days. The most important job in America is the education of our young people. The people were separated; the low class people living in one area and the high class people live in a separate area were the class is higher. A professor of Wiley College named

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    Paper I have chosen to write about Alexander the Great and how effective he was as a military leader‚ king‚ and conqueror. This topic is important because by the age of thirty‚ Alexander the Great had created one of the largest empires in ancient history. There has lately been some discussion and doubts about just how great he was as a leader and a ruler. Many historians paint very different pictures of Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great had several roles in his lifetime. He was a fair king

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    The Meaning Behind The Crucible Frank Crane once said "Next‚ in importance to books are their titles." The title of The Crucible means more than a ceramic container in which metal can be melted into. Events and ideas throughout The Crucible give insight into why Arthur Miller chose the title and how it relates to his view on America. Through the choosing of dramatizing the Salem Witch Trials‚ the actions of the characters who accuse others for personal gain‚ and the torment and torture or even death

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    Cristian Lugo P.6 9/18/12 The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ has been celebrated as one of the greatest‚ if not the greatest American novel. Yet this is ironic for the society which has so hailed the book is precisely that which is criticized throughout it. Politically‚ the American dream was a foundation of ideals and hopes for any and every American individual. Specifically‚ one of the ideals was an American dream free of class distinction; that every person has the opportunity

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    memories‚ thus being able to progress and essentially grow as a human being. Ultimately‚ a person’s past can be the ideal driving force and motivation needed in order to move up the ladder of success as displayed in F Scott Fitzgerald’s short novel‚ The Great Gatsby A man’s past‚ filled with poverty and desperation‚ very analogous to Jay Gatsby’s‚ can only drive him to become successful in everything he does or attempts. Gatsby distant relationship with Daisy as motivation to attain superfluous wealth

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