Professor Butler Commemorative Speech – Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing”. He was a man certainly worthy of praise as he did both. He lived those words by writing and doing as much as he could. He wrote volumes and volumes of papers‚ almanacs‚ journals‚ and even an autobiography that proved to be very popular. Benjamin Franklin was one of our Founding Fathers
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embolism; this is preventable with appropriate prophylaxis. Joanna Briggs Institute (2008) reviewed that the risk of deep vein thrombosis formation rises with the duration of the operative procedure and period of immobility. This paper will look at 5 different prophylactic methods for prevention of deep vein thrombosis post operative‚ which will include: The effectiveness of anti embolic stockings‚ the use of intermittent pneumatic compression device‚ effectiveness of combined anti-embolic stockings and
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would be a bit more harder. One of the most famous American civil engineer is Benjamin Wright. He was born in Wethersfield‚ Connecticut on October 10‚ 1770. His past though is not what you would think it would be for someone to have such a job. His father was a farmer. His mother stayed at home with him and his siblings. The only reason he got into the field of engineering was because his uncle took him. He taught Benjamin how to survey the land. After some time had passed Wright had gotten some connections
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Haley Martin Lowe EH 101 -123 30 April 2015 How Benjamin R. Barber’s Argument in “America Skips School” Prevails Over William A. Henry’s “In Defense of Elitism” Americans expect to be able to have equal opportunities to be able to attend whichever university or college that they decide to choose. In William Henry’s essay‚ “In Defense of Elitism”‚ he believes that not everyone is entitled to have the same opportunity to get to go to college. He believes that not everyone who has the opportunity to
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know you feel as if Benjamin Franklin was forced down your throat when you were growing up. Don’t get me wrong I understand why you feel that way. However‚ Franklin should’ve guided you throughout your entire life. Franklin one stated‚ “Lost time is never found again.” Do remember that being thrown at you as a kid? I didn’t’ think so. Franklin meant that the time that is wasted would never be given again. Basically‚ don’t sit around and take advantage of life. You could’ve benefited from Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin had traditional views and attitudes as to what behaviors were essential to lead to industry and thrift. His personal ideologies on these were clearly defined in his writings in the Poor Richard’s Almanack and highlighted in what he felt as his teachings to the common people. Frankin believed that "If we are industrious‚ we shall never starve" he also went on to say that "sloth makes all things difficult‚ and industry all things easy". These views were reiterated in his stance that
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analysed. All of the three works represent as a main subject a human head: according to Benjamin’s idea‚ man’s countenance represented in early photography portraits was the only trace of the “aura” of a piece of art recognizable in the modern era. Benjamin describes the “aura” as the ability of an artwork to evoke a sense of authenticity and unreachability. However‚ the three faces represented in these artworks are each one deprived of any identity or representing a mass media icon‚ explicitly showing
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Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; Freedom is something that people take and people are as free as they want to be. Benjamin Franklin‚ one of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ states‚ "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have‚ nor do they deserve‚ either one." Basically‚ Franklin is saying that in any circumstances mankind should not forget about the most important thing in the world - freedom. Freedom is when people have the opportunity
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THE BANKING REGULATION ACT‚ 1949 (AS APPLICABLE TO COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES) Objectives of the Banking Regulation Act broadly are: 1. to safeguard the interest of depositors; 2. to develop banking institutions on sound lines; and 3. to attune the monetary and credit system to the larger interests and priorities of the nation. The Act was originally in force from 16 March 1949 as the Banking Companies Act‚ 1949. It was amended and renamed as Banking Regulation Act‚ 1949 and extended to the cooperative
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Benjamin Franklin and Booker T. Washington were both American personalities that assumed great importance in the history of the United States. Franklin was born in 1706‚ in Boston‚ to an English father and an American mother. Washington‚ on the other hand‚ having a family history of slaves‚ did not know his origins or anything about his ancestries. As the author himself says in his autobiography‚ “My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable‚ desolate‚ and discouraging surroundings
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