The pony express The Pony Express was founded in 1860 by the Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express a freight company that supplied goods to the western part of the United States. COC&PP wanted the Overland Mail Company’s million-dollar government contract that used the Southern Route‚ so it set out to prove that the shorter Central Route could actually be used all year long Original Pony Express mailing rates were $5 per half-ounce‚ but that was later lowered to $1 a half-ounce. Eighty
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View Gallery 75 Photos Kylie Jenner got the surprise of a lifetime when her boyfriend Tyga surprised her with a brand new Ferrari for her birthday. But‚ HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that she’s afraid to drive it. Read on for all the details. Most teenagers would be jumping at the chance to floss a Ferrari. But unfortunately Kylie Jenner‚ 18‚ isn’t one on them. Tyga‚ 25‚ may have to teach his boo how to drive her “muscle car” because she’s afraid that if she gets behind the wheel‚
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Prof. Martin SPC1017 16 February 2011 My Hero - It was almost automatic as soon as I saw the topic that my Mom is the hero of my life. - Dictionary.com’s definition of the word hero is “a person who‚ in the opinion of others‚ has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.” - She was the most amazing person I’ve ever had in my life. - I’ve never looked up to someone and adored being with
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Objective 1. Reasons of success of John Lewis Partnership(JLP) We discovered that John Lewis Partnership owns the biggest department store chain in England. With $13.7 billion in 2011 revenues and 81 thousand employees‚ it would rank in the Fortune 200. With revenues (reference 撩s) up about 7.4 percent annually over the past years. It succeeds while providing fair compensation and giving employees control over the business. Why? Although the JLP is regarded as a kind of Employee ownership
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The Three Stages of Socialization Talcott Parsons saw socialization as the process through which‚ individuals developed and internalized a sense of norms and values. Parsons theorized that there were three stages of socialization‚ Primary‚ Secondary and Tertiary. After one has gone through these stages of development‚ an individual may go through a re-socialization process‚ and this happens in different stages through life‚ for example; they retire‚ become unemployed or institutionalized. Parsons
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CHANGE TODAY BY CHOICE VS CHANGE TOMORROW BY NECESSITY Choice consists of a mental decision‚ of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options often a choice is made between real options and followed by the corresponding action. The route is then derived from information about how long each of the possible routes take. This can be done by a planner. Choices are of 4 types: Rational Intuitive Recognition based Combination
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According to this theory‚ the aim of punishment is to educate or reform the offender himself. Punishment is inflicted on a criminal in order to reform or educate him. This theory is commonly accepted at the present time‚ because it is in harmony with the humanitarian sentiments of the age. This theory does not involve treating a person as a thing; a criminal is punished for his own good- not merely for the good of others. Reformation or education of the criminal is the aim of punishment. The
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Danny Mendoza 3/5/13 English 14 Prof. Mareneck Informative Speech Joaquín Guzmán Loera Thesis Statement: How Joaquín Guzmán Loera became a mythical figure in Mexico‚ both a narco folk hero and a villain Main Points: His beginnings/ Birth Rise to Power/ Control of the Sinaloa Cartel Legend of “El Chapo” • Born on April 4‚ 1957‚ to a poor family in the rural town of La Tuna Badiraguato‚ his abusive father kicked him
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Self-Critique Speech Self-Critique The first thing that I noticed in my introduction is that I need a better attention grabber. It was good‚ but there is definitely a better way to get the audience’s attention. The biggest thing in my speech that I noticed the most was the eye contact. I tend to look down at my notecards a lot. I review my speech over and over again before I give it‚ and almost memorize it‚ but it is my worst fear to speak in front of people so that is why I look down at my cards so
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Self-Evaluation of Speech #1 The introduction of the speech is very important. A good introduction can attract the attention of audiences and laid the foundation of a successful speech. According to the critique sheet of my classmates and the recording of my speech‚ I figured out that I did well in the introduction part. I began my speech with the interesting facts questions that were related to us in order to draw the audience in by making the connections. And my introduction included a preview
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