Wittenburg V. American Express Bonnie Wittenburg‚ the plaintiff in this case filed an age discrimination lawsuit against American Express Financial Advisors‚ Inc.’s (AEFA). AEFA filed a motion for summary judgment‚ the district court granted and the United States Court of Appeals‚ Eighth Circuit affirmed. Wittenburg started working at AEFA Equity Investment Department (EID) in November 1998 at the age of 46 (Walsh‚ 2011). According to the portfolio managers‚ Wittenburg provided outstanding service
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Patriotism is a dangerous emotion. Discuss Many a student of English would have studied the famous poem on Patriotism by Scott which begins this; ’Breathes there the man with soul so dead’ and he concluded that such a person will not be honored nor recognized in his country. The feeling of patriotism that this is my homeland‚ has done wonders. For the past two centuries we find one country after another struggling hard to assert its independence. Practically two centuries from now in 1776
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How does Shakespeare make act 2 scene 5 Such a dramatic and upsetting scene In this scene we see‚ the two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet separate in their different ways. This is both very hard for them because they are officially married and Juliet doesn’t want him to go‚ so she tries convincing Romeo that it is in fact the Night time bird singing and not the morning lark‚ finally Romeo agrees with her and at this point Juliet realises the danger of Romeo staying in Verona for even a while longer
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1. Suppose that there are two states that do not trade: Iowa and Nebraska. Each state produces the same two goods: corn and wheat. For Iowa the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of wheat is 3 bushels of corn. For Nebraska the opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is 3 bushels of wheat. Present production is: | |Iowa |Nebraska | |Wheat |20 million bushels
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maid is the only job available to you‚ the pay is not good‚ and‚ you are treated lesser than the rest of society. This was the life of many colored women in the 1960s of Jacksonville‚ Mississippi. In the novel The Help‚ author Kathryn Stockett tells the story of the maids’ aka “the help” during this time. One white socialist and two maids put their stories and talents together to pull off one of the greatest scandals in their Jacksonville community. This book has taught me; that attitude is everything
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Spencer Nally Mrs. W English 101 29 August 2017 The Emotion of Writing I believe writing is a way to express myself‚ allow myself to be more creative‚ and relate to others through writing. If I am writing about something I love or am passionate about‚ I could write on and on and the thoughts just come naturally to me. For example‚ in elementary school when the teachers asked us to write personal narratives‚ it always came easily to me‚ because I loved
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is widely used to designate the process in which a word acquires a derivative meaning. In theory‚ there are at least three communicative functions that metaphor might serve (Ortony 1975). First‚ they might allow one to express that which is difficult or impossible to express if one is restricted to literal uses of language. Evidence for this "inexpressibility" claim would constitute encouraging support for the necessity-of-metaphors view. A second possible function of metaphors is that they may
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Emotions are very powerful qualities of humans and often create big impacts on one’s decisions and actions. In the novel The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt‚ the main character Eli begins to understand this idea after he meets the lobby lady at a hotel and falls in love. After experiencing this love for the first time‚ Eli discovers a new path and as a result‚ becomes a kinder and more conscientious person. He begins to care for his family members and wants to get closer to them rather than push
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are people who face hardship and poverty are so inadequate? Agatha Christie proves that people from lower socioeconomic classes are prone to be weaker than people from higher classes that are known to be vigorous in the novel Murder on the Orient Express. This is proven by multiple counts of lies‚ deceit‚ knowledge‚ and strength from character’s throughout the novel. Lies and deceit from almost all the characters play a major role in the novel proving the high amounts of uncertainty that is faced
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reactant converted. Example of Stochiometric Analysis • Neutralization of hydrochloric acid with lime 2HCl + Ca(OH)2 CaCl2 + 2H2O • Oxidation of acetic acid to carbon dioxide and water. CH3COOH + 2O2 2CO2 + 2H2O Engr. Yvonne Ligaya F. Musico 5 Example of Stochiometric Analysis • Combustion of Methane CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O • Oxidation of glucose C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O Engr. Yvonne Ligaya F. Musico 6 Sample Problem 1 Freight train cars usually carry a maximum net weight of about 100
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