The first secretary of the treasury is not often talked about when discussing the history of America. He was born in Nevis on January 11‚ 1757 to Rachel Levian and James Hamilton. By the time he was eleven‚ he had his first job in order to help support his family after his father left. Only two years later‚ his mother died. When a hurricane destroyed his town‚ Hamilton wrote a passionate letter about the destruction left behind. His letter impressed many people and funds were pooled together to send
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Running head: THE POWER OF DIVERSITY Inclusiveness‚ a competitive advantage James O’Neal Cardinal Stritch University Dr. Elvira Craig de Silva ASB 260 May 2‚ 2012 Introduction Becoming a diverse organization makes good business sense for both for profit and not for profit companies. Creating a diverse workforce provides tremendous opportunities for organizations and individuals to tap into the ideas‚ creativity and potential contributions
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The Mayan Code‚ also known as the Mayan Script and the Mayan Hieroglyphs‚ was the writing system of Ancient Maya. The oldest account of it being used was found inside a Mayan pyramid in 2006 and found to be from around 300 BC (“Mayan Writing”). Attempts to break the Mayan Code began in 1832 and continued until the early 1950s‚ when breakthroughs in the Code were made‚ allowing more glyphs to be figured out. The first thing to be decoded were the Mayan numbers in 1832‚ allowing Mayan years to be matched
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arthropod diversity. It is known that most eukaryotic organisms are arthropods. However‚ the abundance and richness vary from place to place. It is important to understand the difference across habitat types because it might help to determine which arthropod communities are going to be find in a period of time. Many research have been conducted in order to determine arthropod diversity. Basset‚ Cizek‚ Cuénoud‚ Didham‚ Guilhaumon‚ Missa and Curletti (2012) conducted a study on arthropod diversity in a
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motion in the heavens with the motion of the earth since “every object in the universe attracts every other object”. One of the most important scientific books‚ The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy‚ written by Newton was where he described how he views the universe. He introduces the idea that the universe is a machine that operates based on natural law‚ or the unchanging conditions of humans. He described the universe as a clock with all of its different parts working perfectly together
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Have you ever wondered about how it is to live in poverty? Nearly 3 billion people are living in poverty today. People in poverty can be affected by not having food‚ fresh water‚ and shelter. Many people help those living in unhealthy conditions‚ and Mother Teresa was one of them. Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping those around her that were not-so-fortunate‚ and she was the founder of many organizations that helped the poor. Mother Teresa helped those in poverty by inspiring those around
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Imagine living childhood where your mother is killed when you are two‚ a childhood where you are a disappointment because of your gender. All of these sad events lead up to an amazing ruler who impacted England and changed it forever. Queen Elizabeth i was the daughter of the ruler Henry viii and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was born in London on September 7th‚ 1553. Since her mother‚ Anne‚ had failed to make a male baby she was beheaded by her husband‚ and Elizabeth was left a disappointment to the family
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Rubens‚a Baroque painter‚ has contributed so much to art more than any other artist‚ because of his unique expression of form‚ composition‚ and color. He created about 3‚000 works of art throughout his life‚ all of which are now scattered in museums across the world. He is well known for his allegorical references‚ pyramidal composition‚ landscapes‚ and depiction of the human form through his depiction of corpulent women. He influenced many painters as well as avante-garde movements such as the Impressionist
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other species of life‚ ours is the only one whose decisions can potentially have a significant influence on the status quo of the delicate system that is Earth. Our attitudes and connections towards nature are important because they directly affect how we will realize the goal of sustainability. Nonetheless‚ in order to begin this task we must first ascertain what it is exactly that we are working with. The words ‘nature’ and ‘sustainability’ are often used but rarely defined‚ therefore an interdisciplinary
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The Fall of Rome The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe‚ North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade
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