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    everything she wanted and have. She is not a person who let money define her‚ whereas you have‚ Missie May‚ a housewife and her husband gives her everything she wanted and needed. It’s Funny how Hurston depicted two different kind of bad marriages. In “The Gilded Six-Bits” the wife cheats on the husband where as in “sweat” the husband cheats on the wife. In both stories‚ Hurston tested a Woman’s strengths and weakness

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    influential leaders in history; leaders such as George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln amongst many others. This was embodied all through the early 20th and late 19th‚ with the presence of the progressive presidents in the oval office. President Theodore Roosevelt‚ President William Howard Taft and President Woodrow Wilson had diverse levels of effectiveness on reforming our nation‚ however they had one factor in common; they were great leaders who promoted the growth and prosperity of our country. Theodore

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    March 6‚ 2013 Presidents of the Philippine Republic President | Birthday | Native Land | Term of Office | AKA/ Alias | Distinction | Greatest Achievement/ Legacy | Downfall | Cause of Death | Remarks | 1. Emilio Aguinaldo | March 22‚ 1869 | Kawit‚ Cavite | January 20‚ 1899–April 1‚1901 | Heneral Miong | * He was the youngest (at age 28) to have become the country’s preside * The longest-lived former president (having survived to age 94) | * Gained the freedom of

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    living records of themselves. They want the future generations to know them and remember them. Q2. Describe how the monuments…of time? And. Whether they are made of marble or of gilded stone‚ they have to face the ravages of time and ultimately crumble and fall. All their grandeur disappears into oblivion‚ forgotten forever. OMIT Q. 3 Q3. The poet says that neither forces……lines? The poet believes that his friend will be honoured forever in his verses which will never face extinction or

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    Powers of the President Over the years‚ the president has been allowed to create a law without congressional approval * Through the Ordinance Power of the Executive branch‚ the president can issue orders that carry the weight of law: these orders have known as Executive Orders. These Orders allow the President to take care of business in a much faster way than he/she had to wait upon congressional approval. The Appointment Power Ambassadors and Diplomats Cabinet members Heads of Gov.

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    scholars have ranked each president in various ways. Despite the debate surrounding whom the “greatest” leaders of our nation are‚ ranking consistently proves difficult given the vast successes and failures each individual encountered. Similar to previous scholars‚ I have a created a rubric that outlines different characteristics of a “great” president. Each attribute within the rubric is important in distinguishing what I believe to be appropriate qualities in a president. As it is impossible to hold

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    (1) In March 1897 Emilio Aguinaldo was elected President of a revolutionary government at the Tejeros Convention.[14] The new government was meant to replace the Katipunan as a government‚ though the latter was not formally abolished until 1899. Aguinaldo was again elected President at Biak-na-Bato in November‚ leading the Biak-na-Bato Republic. Exiled in Hong Kong after the Pact of Biak-na-Bato‚ with the advent of the Spanish-American War he returned to the Philippines to renew revolutionary activities

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    7-3 Notes Gilded AgeGilded means Gold Covered • 1880-1900 is called the Gilded Age because of societies focus on $ and greed. The rich were getting richer and the poor getting poorer. • Mark Twain wrote a novel entitled The Gilded Age and showed the growing gap between rich and poor. • President Rutherford B. Hayes (1876-1880) noted that 90% of the nations money was controlled by just 10% of the population. Political Machines Graft – political corruption. o Politicians

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    two quotes serve to argue that one should marry for happiness and to remember that love must not be forgotten. Zhang makes Shanshan a character who can live life fully without marriage‚ also a role model who shows that it is better to marry for love than to let a loveless marriage tie a person down‚ which could lead to a miserable life. In this story‚ Zhang reiterates that love must not be forgotten‚ that without it‚ a marriage would be mutually unfulfilling and unhappy. Because reciprocated love

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    ------------------------------------------------- Vice President of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Vice President of India is the second-highest office in India‚ after the President.[2] The Vice President is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting members of both houses of the Parliament. The Vice President would ascend to the Presidency upon the death‚ resignation‚ impeachment‚ or other situations leading to the vacancy in the Office of President. The normal function of the Vice President is to serve as

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