that depicted ideas that people from his time found abstract and unusual. In his novel‚ 20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea‚ Jules Verne tells the story of a Frenchman named M. Pierre Aronnax‚ a famous marine biologist that has written many world renown books about the creatures of the deep sea. The story takes place in 1866 and begins with Aronnax describing a discovery that has become the news of the century. An unidentified sea creature has been roaming the waters of the world and has more recently come
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Throughout the essay the author‚ Mike Downey‚ makes many first person statements‚ a powerful tool to be used in persuasive writing; however they can be easily exhausted and detract from the point. In the very first paragraph‚ he starts it with how he feels about the topic‚ then‚ as we progress he uses “I” in the same context. As you continue to read‚ he states something slightly hyperbolic and how he’s tired of it. Then‚ a short sentence with what it is‚ then how he is tired of it. This continues
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Building Projections Charge per Square Feet to provide general cleaning 2‚000 Square Feet or less @ .13-.15 cents 2‚000 4‚000 Square Feet @ .09 cents 5‚000 7‚000 Square Feet @ .07-.08 cents 7‚000 10‚000 Square Feet @ .05 cents 10‚000 Square Feet and up @ .04 cents Carpet Shampooing or Extraction is separate @ .13-.15 cents Stripping and Waxing Tile Floors is separate @ .26-.30 cents Spray Buffing tile floors can or cannot be separate‚ this can be included in the General Bid
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at all. Land cannot stand being submerged under water. Land just wants to be connected to the world instead of having only the crew‚ Aronnax‚ and Conciel. Aronnax saying to Land‚"’ we must not give up hope. We have been in more difficult situations than this. Do me a favor of waiting a while before you jump to any conclusions about the captain and the crew of this boat’" (Verne 56). Aronnax sees how the submarine and the crew is a magnificent work of art and a true marvel. Aronnax wants to find out
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Chapter 2 is called "The 10‚000-Hour Rule"‚ which refers to the claim that to become expert at anything a person must spend 10‚000 hours at it. Gladwell begins by describing the success of a computer programmer named Bill Joy. Joy comes to the University of Michigan as a teenager in 1971 and finds his way to the new computing center that opens there the same year. He becomes a well-known programer famous for his quick ability and skill. After graduate school he co-founds Sun Microsystems and helps
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Book value: The book value of ordinary share is the net worth of a corporation less the par value of preference shares outstanding divided by the number of ordinary shares outstanding. Suppose the net worth of a company contains the following information viz; Preference shares (Rs. 100 per share): 1000000.00 Ordinary share (Rs.5 per share): 1500000.00 Share premium:
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People v. Downey Issue To conduct a probation search of a home‚ must officers have probable cause to believe that the probationer lives there? Or will reasonable suspicion suffice? Facts Riverside police detective Kevin Townsend decided to conduct a probation search on George Roussell’s home. The detective was having a very time trying to figure out where the Roussell lived. The probation agency said that Roussell lived in Moreno Valley‚ but the court system said that he lived in Corona. Roussells
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Third pro is that there is no gaps in between the dates for creation‚ as seen in Genesis 1 where the earth was created in six days. Fourth the bible itself does not clearly give an exact time frame onto the earth’s age for it could be younger or older but using the timeframe that is given and context to
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What is the 10‚000 hour rule you may ask? The 10‚000 hour rule is a directive from the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell that states that if you want to be successful then you have to put 10‚000 hours into it. “In fact‚ researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours (40).” This prominent quote is controversial because many people disagree with the time it takes to become successful. I believe that this rule that Malcolm Gladwell calls “The
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Early on in book 3 Homer shows us development in Telemachus’ character when Athena says “Telemachus‚ no more shyness‚ this is not the time!” while she is convincing him to Nestor about his father. Telemachus is becoming more of a man as this story progresses; who is going from a “wants what’s best‚ but doesn’t know how to get it” type of person to a “wants what’s best‚ does what’s best‚ and get’s what’s best” type of person. I think Homer is showing us the great influence the gods have over the mortals
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