It was a long day at work and I just could not wait to reach home. I had to walk a short distance to where my friends’ worked first because we decided that we would carpool for the week. Before we even approached the highway we could see the rush hour traffic from a distance‚ so we decided to take the Old Road to beat the traffic. This road has not been used very often by motorists as there were reports of car thefts‚ robberies and many other suspicious activities. But I just wanted to reach home
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Acquisitions U.S transaction happen in CYCLES 1999-2001 highest point‚ then dropped considerably. 2007 another peak time for financial deals. Financial crisis: can’t get Capitalimpact on M&A activity. “synergy” cross savings. No need for two CEOs‚ recording systems…etc Leveraged Buyout: lack of capital people become conservative. FACTORS + consolidation makes sense in this economomy + private equity firms have $ + activist investorsshort term outlook (hedge funds) volatile stock market
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Imperialism is the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political predominance over other nations. (Dictionary.com).The two main categories into which the effects of imperialism on India can be sorted into are‚ positive and negative. The positive effects of imperialism on India outweigh the negatives‚ but there are negatives nevertheless such as exclusion from the government. Britain brought western morality and innovation‚ which
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Through the writing of W.E.B DuBois in The Souls of Black Folk‚ the double life of an African American is uncovered. Dubois’ writing tells his readers that the life of an African American. Throughout most of DuBois childhood he was thrown around‚ disrespected‚ and unwanted. Instead of letting his circumstances get the best of him he created a life that would empower him and made the best out of his circumstances. DuBois specifically did this through getting an education because an education is something
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Schema Theory – A Quick Background Axelrod’s schema theory suggests that a message is sent and then received by the audience‚ the audience evaluates this message based on information currently available to the audience e.g. past experience‚ redundancy‚ and relationship to currently understood “truths”. This application of audience knowledge compares what the audience perceives to what the audience knows to be true of the message. This theory is one of many that explains and helps us interpret messages
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Quick Guide to Public Speaking Preparations * Audience: The goal of public speaking is to gain a response from your listeners-to get them to think‚ feel‚ or act in a certain way. To reach the listeners‚ find out as much as you can about them( Age‚ gender‚ racial‚ ethnic background‚ religion‚ education level‚ attitudes towards you and the subject‚ how much they know about the subject) Adapt your speech to meet their needs and interests. * Topic: Choose a topic that is interesting and about
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A Quick Fix Pill Alcoholism is a problem that affects many people around the world. Although many realise their problem and actively try to fix it with counselling‚ family support‚ and professional rehabilitation facilities‚ 90% of patients fail to successfully stop or even reduce their consumption. However‚ it is usually not ‘them’ but instead their brain that gives in first. What if there was simply a drug that tricked the brain into submission‚ into believing that there was no rewarding effects
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a new stratum of efficiency and competition during the age of Imperialism. In the late 1800s‚ Europe was a continent of nervous and proud empires with a mistrust of others. As such‚ when King Leopold of Belgium sent envoys to the Congo‚ there was a great flurry in Europe to open trade there as well. Due to the fertile resources in Africa‚ and the superior military power of Europe‚ European imperial powers began conquests in the African continent. This merited a variety of concerns and opinions from
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experienced a childhood filled to the brim with history. Through its robust black-and-white pictures‚ Satrapi’s Persepolis portrays an accurate representation of Iran because of its inclusion of the themes a revolution‚ imperialism‚ nationalism‚ religion‚ and social classes. Written as a graphic novel the book illustrates the baffling differences between public and home life as well as daily life in Iran. Her innocent view of God‚ revolutions‚ wars‚ and heroes allows readers to grasp an understanding
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Ancil Boodram Online Student English Language Quick thinking saves the day! “Fire”! “Fire”! Someone shouted! A woman came running out of a nearby shop‚ screaming that her child was in the burning apartment building. Before anyone had the opportunity to do anything or to call the Fire Appliance‚ Mackey was there to the rescue! Out of nowhere‚ he scaled up a coconut tree‚ jumped through the flaming window and rescued the child from the burning building! He became an instant hero on that day
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