The pounding of horses’ hooves can be heard from miles away. The rhythmic drumming of their steel clad feet was enough to shake mountains and bring gods to their knees. They were known by many‚ their coats the color of starless nights and their eyes like rubies. They had names of course; Pluto was a kind man who named all that he loved. Orphnaeus‚ Aethon‚ Nycteus and Alastor were his four best steeds and they all served him loyally for many years‚ pulling carts of stone to and from his mine. You
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Ned Kelly HERO…OR VILLAIN… H&F DESCRIPTION Ned Kelly was an Irishman born in Australia in 1854. The son of a convict Ned and his family have always been put under the microscope. This lead to Ned being wrongly imprisoned and spending 3 behind bars. When he got out his mother was imprisoned so he and the Kelly Gang sort justice for all Irish immigrants who were being treated wrong by the Victorian Police. Through out his time Kelly became an outlaw as well as a beacon of hope for many. In 1880
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Russell Conwell is a former minister who lived in Gilded Age America‚ and aggressively promoted the ideology of success—people would achieved success with enough efforts. In Conwell’s popular lecture “Acres of Diamonds‚” he passed on the message that people ought to be rich‚ and have the duty to do so. Wealthy people were rich because they were honest‚ therefore they were trusted with the money. In contrast‚ poor people made themselves poor because of their shortcomings. In other words‚ people
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For my networking assignment I chose to interview Dr. Dale Casamatta. As my biology professor‚ I felt that I could overall learn the most from him‚ hoping to be a potential nursing student. In addition‚ Dr. Casamatta‚ is my favorite teacher so far based solely off how interested he seems to be in informing his students properly and how entertaining he makes the subject. Being in his class‚ makes me appreciate the subject more and makes me feel as though I have something to prove‚ which is I felt
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became Case Western. After fifteen months‚ Prescott earned his master’s degree. Once Edward got his master’s degree he didn’t stop there. He decided to go to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. It was there where he met his wife Janet Dale Simpson. They got married June 5‚ 1965. After marrying his wife‚ Prescott left Carnegie Mellon and joined the University of Pennsylvania faculty‚ but he never became a professor. It was at Penn where Edward wrote the paper “Investment under Uncertainty”
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In the story Greenville‚ Emily Carr describes how each totem pole are not seen as art for the native people. Instead‚ they view the poles as supernatural beings. These beings are alive and able to speak but are only understood by the natives. Carr also states that Each individual clan have their own unique crest carve on their poles. These crests signify and showcase what the clan represent. In the story‚ it also stated that each individual man can have his own unique totem pole. These poles represent
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Why the Lincoln Electric Company is the World’s Best Managed Company The Lincoln Electric company was started by John C. Lincoln with this proprietary design of electric motors in 1895. However‚ the company we know today‚ with their extraordinary compassion for their employees‚ was the brainchild of his younger brother James F. Lincoln and his ability to show that the company cares about people. In the establishing years of James F.’s reign starting in the early 1900’s‚ he instituted a life insurance
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Bill Gates‚ a man of his time‚ has given numerous donations as well as creating foundations to benefits equaling to a Captain of Industry. However‚ Bill Gates is a Robber Baron in more areas compared to that of a Captain of Industry. The steps and actions in which it took Bill Gates to get where he is makes him a Robber Baron. Despite his more than gracious donations and foundation gains‚ Gates still took and held a reputation that was overbearing and aggressive (Biography). The business model Bill
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Like any formal writing‚ the beginning is equally important as the end. In order to appreciate the present‚ the past needs to be understood. Knowing the journey of where I grew up from the beginning to present day is amazing. It’s hard to believe there was a time in my hometown‚ Iron Mountain‚ Michigan‚ where electricity didn’t exist nor did the everyday tools we now take for granted. I often wonder what the city looked like to my grandparents and their family before them. Iron Mountain was founded
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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America looks at the way that railroad owners found a way to turn that business into a big business and earn millions upon millions for themselves. A majority of the book shows how the railroad owners received lots of money for the corruption and other behind the scenes deals that went on. The railroad for how corrupt it was‚ unfortunately shaped the way America was built and became the superior power that it is in the present day. During
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