traders in the U.S. He built up the fund to over $9 billion in assets‚ however it all collapsed in 2006 after a gamble on the futures market took a wrong turn (313). Brian Hunters was the main contributor to the Amaranth’s success‚ and also to its quick downfall. Hunters’ strategy was seemingly simple in which held on to positions in the winter and short those positions in the summer (312). For Hunter‚ it worked well and was a safe bet at the time. Another strategy he used involved using volume for a short
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The poem “Those Winter Sundays” is the story about a men who is reflecting on his past‚ when he was a kid his dad spend the winters working alone in an exceptionally harsh environment “my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold” (Line 1-2). The kid’s dad is by all accounts a tough man‚ who showed signs of bad temper due to the fact that he worked so hard to support his family and nobody recognize his yield “No one ever thanked him.” (Line 5)‚ yet he did love and care for
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Short essay on the meaning of If winter comes can spring be far behind The quotation referred to is the last line of shelley’s famous poem‚ "Ode to the West Wind". In the poem‚ the poet identifies himself with West Wind‚ which‚ to him‚ is both the destroyer and the preserver. The poet has dead thoughts which he would like to be scattered by the West Wind like dead leaves. In place of these dead thoughts‚ he wants new and fresh thoughts to be born in him. As from an extinguished hearth‚ ashes and
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English Discursive essay A winter World Cup FIFA president Sepp Blatter has recently admitted to the Daily Mail that by electing Qatar to host the 2022 could have been a “ mistake”. Soaring temperatures in the Middle East will make it almost impossible to play the tournament in the traditional months of June and July therefore‚ the first ever winter world cup looks likely. This has caused much heated discussion within the footballing sector. The wonderful game of football has always been
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Last Teacher World Literature I January 15‚ 2009 “Those Winter Sundays” and “My Papa’s Waltz” The two poems‚ “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden and “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke‚ seem to have a very similar theme. Both of them tell a story‚ from an inside point of view‚ of a child who is looking back on the lives of their father’s by recalling and telling of certain events that occurred in their past. In “Those Winter Sundays” the narrator‚ obviously a female‚ “and slowly I would
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women redefined themselves and music grew to an all time high. This revolutionary and dynamic decade is the setting for The Great Gatsby and “Winter Dreams” both by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York‚ The Great Gatsby is the story of James Gatz‚ a newly rich man who tries to regain the love of his past girlfriend‚ Daisy‚ who is already married. The story “Winter Dreams”‚ set in Minnesota‚ is the story of Dexter‚ a boy who falls in love with an even younger girl‚ Judy Jones‚ who falls back into love
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TANYA MOONEY COMPARE AND CONTRAST FOLLOWER & THOSE WINTER SUNDAYS SEAMUS HEANEY Was born in April 1939‚ the eldest of nine children. His father owned and worked on a farm of 50 acres in co Derry. His mother came from a family called McCann‚ she was a very out spoken woman‚ whilst his father sparing of talk‚ Heaney believes the difference in temperament led to a ’quarrel with himself’‚ from which his peotry arises. At the age of 11‚ Heaney won a scholarship to St Columb’s college
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Death of Brian Epstein: the Beginning of the Beatles’ End It was a shocking day in April‚ 1970. A member of the Beatles‚ Paul McCartney announced his departure from the band with the announcement of his solo album. The dream that was built by the band was breaking up. Fans were shocked‚ sad‚ and even outraged‚ wondering how this happened. Why this happened in the first place‚ what caused Paul to leave? There were many complex factors to the breakup of the Beatles making it hard to answer it simply
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Mid-term Exam | Psychology 101 | Winter 2014 Name: _________________________________________________________________________ 125 possible points All questions are worth 2 points unless otherwise indicated . 1. Cognitive psychologists are specifically interested in studying a. animal learning and motivation. b. human thinking and memory. c. genetic and hormonal effects on behavior. d. introspection and behavioral disorders. 2. Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of
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Termites can cause tremendous amounts of damage to your home‚ but can termites survive the cold winter months? The professionals from Lexington‚ KY’s Guarantee Pest Control have your answers for residential pest control and how to protect your home year round. Termites can remain active all year‚ even during the winter. These tiny subterranean pests burrow even deeper in cooler months to find the warmth they need to remain alive. They forage closer to nests during the cooler months‚ and although
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