He was their starting running back for 10 years until his abrupt retirement in 1999. He was a pro bowl invitee for all 10 years of his career. He will go down in history as one of America’s fastest‚ quickest‚ and most elusive running back ever (“Barry Sanders”). On a previous slide‚ there was a picture of an NFL player kneeling during the national anthem. This has caused a lot of corruption all across the U.S. Him‚ and now various other players have done this as a way
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mathematics. Initially‚ the speaker reveals his fascination with Pythagoras’ work‚ which inspired him to go on a quest to finding out how his family life revolved around Pythagoras’ complex theorems. Along the way‚ the speaker finds his investigation so elusive that it feels as if he asked Pythagoras himself to calculate the mathematical equation of a “music tuning in the universe”. Despite his toilsome journey‚ the speaker still has high hopes that his discovery will result a heartwarming connection with
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The Industrial Revolution had numerous significant impacts on European human advancement. It rendered a significant part of the old gentry immaterial‚ helped the bourgeoisie to financial and political power‚ and drafted a great part of the old laborer class into its manufacturing plants. The outcome was normally a move in demeanor toward riches. Industrialist riches appeared to have no regular points of confinement. Incompletely in light of the fact that the new modern methods of generation had no
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58‚621.84 To record the uncollectable amount due to customer bankruptcy. The conditions of using the direct write-off method is either for companies in their first year of operations‚ or for whom uncollectible accounts are immaterial. Woodlawn does not fit either case. Therefore‚ it is wrong for Woodlawn to use the direct write-off method. The following journal entry is what should have been recorded‚ Dr Allowance for doubtful account 58‚621.84 Cr Account
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mortify: mort (death) + fy (to make or do) 4. vociferous: voc (to call; voice) + fer (to carry) 5. semiannual: semi (half‚ party) + ann (year) Words in Action 1. The doctor prescribed a medication to alleviate his arthritis. 2. Once more the elusive jewelry thief had slipped by the police. 3. Semisweet chocolate is an important ingredient in the fudge recipe. 4. A good book is a pleasant diversion on long summer evenings. 5. One who desires to be a contortionist should have a rubbery body and think like a
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this one; it is most definitely science fiction. Humans meeting up with aliens and‚ of course‚ space travel‚ instantly places this film into the science fiction category. Another example of science fiction‚ and one that proves science-fiction’s elusive nature‚ is Tarzan. This is a fantastic example of a popular story that nobody would normally think of as being sci-fi. Everyone knows the story: A baby is lost in the jungle‚ raised by apes‚ and then is discovered years later by some jungle-adventurers
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At its core‚ the American Dream is simply about possibility––it makes no guarantees. It’s an alluring but elusive ideal. Take an Impressionist painting‚ you can admire it from a distance‚ but as you get closer‚ it becomes incoherent. You lose sight of the big picture (literally). The same is true of the American Dream; you can admire it as a concept‚ but as you get closer‚ what was so clearly compelling begins to dissolve. You are absorbed in the pursuit of something fleeting––a mirage‚ just
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EM6602 Accounting for Decision-Making and Control Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy (HBR 9-100-027) Team Members Toh Wei Hong‚ Prashant Trivedi‚ Preethy Varadarajan Question 1 The difference between Microsoft’s market value and book value is primarily due to unrecorded intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ human capital‚ and commercial advantages such as long-term contracts and market dominance. These intangible assets confer Microsoft a tremendous edge over its
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"Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it‚ the more it will elude you‚ but if you turn your attention to other things‚ it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." You can choose to be happy‚ they say. You can chase down that elusive butterfly and get it to sit on your shoulder. How? In part‚ by simply making the effort to monitor the workings of your mind. Psychology professor David T. Lykken‚ author of Happiness: Its Nature and Nurture‚ says that "trying to be happier is
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When people are put at their mercy’s wits‚ they will do some extravagant things. In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game‚” Sanger Rainsford is the person who deals with these things. The story focuses on Rainsford‚ a one time‚ big game hunter‚ and the events on an island that he swims to after falling off Whitney’s ship. On Ship-Trap Island‚ Rainsford encounters and is hunted by a deranged man named General Zaroff‚ who is a tall man with no heart‚ and likes to hunt more dangerous
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