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    Luck vs Hard Work

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    internal mechanisms of working at the company. Furthermore‚ the first person would have acquired a lot of valuable skills through her/his hard work that the second person’s lax‚ fate-relying attitude deprived her/him of. A complacent dependence on good fortune may seriously cripple the chances of emerging as

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    necessarily taking a standpoint against the second amendment’s right given to bear arms‚ he criticizes the regulations on handguns‚ suggesting there should be more in place in order for levels of violence to decrease. Burger starts out his article bold‚ using statistics showing‚ "In 1988‚ there were 9000 handgun murders in America. Last

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    Petrarch and Machiavelli

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    wrote The Prince. Machiavelli desperately wanted to return to politics. He decided to write The Prince for Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the head of the Medici family ruling the government. The philosopher hoped that by writing this book that he could regain favor with the Medici family and receive his position back in the government. However‚ his writing was not received as

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    because it is a constant reminder of our history. Due to the prominence of pennies in America‚ it would be nearly impossible to eliminate them from society. To begin with‚ the federal government would have to sway a society that is primarily in favor of keeping the penny in circulation (Harris Poll). The efforts required to do this are not worth the minimal benefits of eliminating the penny. They would also require a great deal of money and campaigning for a seemingly lost cause. In addition to

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    The True Life of a Pirate

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    Large groups of bold people once ruled the ocean blue committing crimes for profit find treasure. These people‚ known as pirates‚ traveled the seas committing robbery‚ murder‚ and other acts of violence. Throughout the age’s different groups of pirates held various territories‚ lifestyles‚ beliefs and modes of operation. There were sea thieves in Greek‚ Roman and Viking times. Pirates have cruised the waters of the Atlantic‚ the Mediterranean‚ and the Caribbean throughout history. The golden

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    The Great Gatsby- Do s really love cars and money? In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Gatsby attempts to be obtain his American dream with conspicuous consumption. Fitzgerald uses symbols of conspicuous consumption in money‚ cars and houses to show that the American dream of wealth and possessions doesn’t necessarily ensure happiness. The concept of conspicuous consumption is greatly exemplified in The Great Gatsby‚ by all of the characters being in possession of excessive amounts

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    CASE 13 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES: HOW HERB KELLEHER LED THE WAY The U.S. airline industry experienced problems in the early 1990s. From 1989 through 1993‚ the largest airlines‚ including American‚ United‚ Delta‚ and USAIR‚ lost billions of dollars. Only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. Herb Kelleher‚ cofounder of Southwest Airlines in 1971 and until recently its CEO‚ pointed out that “We didn’t make much for a while there. It was like being the tallest guy in a tribe

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    Is America A Democracy?

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    They often have the ability to influence government officials either by suggestion or threat of removal from public office in the next election. There are times that special interest groups also use exclusion in favor of wealthy elites to change an election outcome. This was made obvious in the 2008 election of Barack Obama. George Soros‚ a million dollar campaign donor‚ used exclusion to rally the rich and those who sucked up to them to raise the $1 billion plus

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    Author’s Note Gypsies are a Romani ethnic group whose ancestors migrated from India to Europe in the 1300’s. They are a nomadic group with a distinctive way of living in todays society. These Romani people have created their own sort of language‚ professions‚ social structure‚ customs‚ mores‚ and spiritual beliefs. These things have made them the unique subculture they are. Because they are so different from the norm in society‚ there are many misconceptions of the Romani people. Most of these

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    of a fortune. So he found the place‚ knocked at the door and a woman opened. He asked her if he could speak with Sarah. The woman left him outside and climbed up to Sarah’s room. The girl was not sitting at the window as usual by standing rigidly in front of the door with her hands folded. She said she didn’t want to see him and asked to send him away. Coming back to the stranger the woman found him in her kitchen near the carriage with Sarah’s baby. She was outraged because of his bold actions

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