Be Careful What You Sign There are many cases decided by courts across the country addressing the enforceability of evergreen clauses pertaining to different business transactions. In most cases‚ particularly in the context of commercial business-to-business contracts‚ courts strictly construe these provisions where the contract language is clear and unambiguous. If the contract language is not followed and notice is not given within the required time to terminate‚ the contract extends for another
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26 September 2009 Documented Book Review I am reviewing the book Out of the Silent Planet‚ by C. S. Lewis. This is a science fiction story about inter galactic planetary travel and some alien-beings that a man meets out in space who ironically help him to realize the true intentions of human nature. What really made this story interesting to me is that a man on a walk about‚ named Ransom‚ did not want to travel into outer space to meet alien creatures; he was simply on a personal journey for
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“Out of the Silent Planet” by C.S. Lewis Essay 1 (Character sketch) C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet follows the adventures of Dr. Elwin Ransom‚ a philogy professor at Cambridge University‚ who while on a walking tour of the English countryside was drugged and kidnapped by two men‚ Devine and Westin. He is then taken to the planet of Malacondra. Through his travels of the unknown planet‚ we learn that Dr. Elwin Ransom is a very intelligent man with quick response and philosophical mind
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Broken: having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or working order These terms are used throughout the entirety of Out of the Silent Planet to describe the characters Weston‚ Devine‚ and Ransom. Both Weston and Ransom are described to be bent while Devine is broken. When an object is bent one sees a future hope that it can be straightened back out and become straight again. With broken there is a future sorrow knowing that the chances of it being fixed are very little to none with
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DBQ 2004 AP World History Exam Sample Essay G Prompt: Based on the following documents‚ analyze the responses to the spread of Buddhism in China. What additional kind of document(s) would you need to evaluate the extent of Buddhism’s appeal in China? Historical Background: Buddhism‚ founded in India in the sixth century B. C. E. was brought to China by the first century C. E.‚ gradually winning converts following the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. Buddhist influence continued to
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Population Growth Compared to Water Supply Will the world ever run out of water? This simple question is really and important matter though. With the rising population‚ could we ever run out of usable water? Disasters triggered by high population will eventually lead to a population crash. Is water scarcity that disaster? When our population crashes‚ will humans still exist or will they become extinct? In some countries the demand for water is already higher than the amount of water that they have
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If you are planning on pouring concrete at your home‚ such as if you are thinking about installing your own concrete patio or concrete driveway‚ then you might be thinking about purchasing a few bags of concrete mix and mixing it up yourself. It’s true that you can purchase concrete mix cheaply at any home improvement store‚ and you can always mix it up in a bucket or rent a concrete mixer from an equipment rental company. However‚ for most projects‚ it is beneficial to hire a concrete pumping company
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can either kill you or keep you alive on the road. Paying attention to the driving speed limits that are posted on the sides of roads are important to follow. Having your car at top performance helps to keep you safe as well. There are many things you can do to keep you alive on the road. A simple thing such as using your indicators when switching lanes allows you to communicate with other drivers. Communication is very important since it lets others understand and see what you are intending to
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When Ransom initially meets Weston and Devine‚ Devine describes him as‚ “The great physicist. Has Einstein on toast and drinks a pint of Schrodinger’s blood for breakfast‚” (Out of the Silent Planet 15). From this the audience can determine the Weston is an intelligent man through the comparisons to Einstein and Schrodinger. Weston’s opinions on humanity are rather Darwinist as he views Harry‚ a boy who worked for them that they were originally going to use for the presumed sacrifice on Malacandra
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7 Good Reasons Why There Might Be Life on Other Planets Annalee Newitz We have no direct evidence (yet) that there is life on other planets‚ moons‚ or in interstellar space. Nevertheless‚ there are some compelling reasons to believe that eventually we will discover some‚ perhaps even in our own solar system. Here are seven reasons why scientists believe that life is out there‚ just waiting to meet us. It might not be green-skinned ladies in silver saucers‚ but it will be alien. 1. Extremophiles
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