in 1792 by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna in Little Grosvenor Street‚ London. WH Smith currently operates over 1200 stores‚ primarily in UK. It sells a wide range of products‚ which are divided into four categories: stationary‚ books and impulse as well as small range of entertainment products. Mission Statement: “WH Smith aim is to be Britain’s most popular book seller‚ stationer and newsagent”. Getting into more details of this statement it seems clear that WH Smith reached their purpose and
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Frank Lucas: The American Gangster INTRO There is no question that when you hear about the true “American Gangster” someone is talking about Frank Lucas. Before being arrested and sentenced to jail‚ Frank claimed to be making $1 million a day selling drugs on 116th Street in Harlem‚ NY. He was known for buying his supply directly from Southeast Asia‚ also called the “Golden Triangle”. It was said that he would smuggle the drugs using the coffins of American service men. Frank Lucas was a heroin
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The world of Economics would not be the same with Adam Smith. Smith is considered to be the “Father of Economics.” Every person that has studied some form of Economics‚ whether it is Micro or Macro‚ knows why Smith is so important. However‚ few know the person behind the theory. Adam Smith was not just an Economic guru; prior to his discovery‚ he was man ordinary man. His life’s work was dedicated to Economics‚ but behind closed doors he was more than just the “Wealth of Nations.” In order to understand
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ICLR: Appeal Cases/1974/HOWARD SMITH LTD. APPELLANT AND AMPOL PETROLEUM LTD. AND OTHERS RESPONDENTS [ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES] - [1974] A.C. 821 [1974] A.C. 821 [PRIVY COUNCIL] HOWARD SMITH LTD. APPELLANT AND AMPOL PETROLEUM LTD. AND OTH-ERS RESPONDENTS [ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES] 1973 Nov. 26‚ 27‚ 28‚ 29; Dec. 3; Lord Wilberforce‚ Lord Diplock‚ 1974 Feb. 14 Lord Simon of Glaisdale‚ Lord Cross of Chelsea and
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Adam Smith is well known for being the Father of Economics. He was the first person to organize economic theory into the body of knowledge we base our theory on today. His theories today are known as Classical Economics and his book The Wealth of Nations was the first economics test. Characteristics of the Classical System include supply creates demand‚ wages and prices are flexible‚ the demand for money equals transactions demand plus percautionary demand‚ no hoarding is possible‚ savings is a
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Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up
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diarist. Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12‚ 1929‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany. Her mother was Edith Frank‚ and her father‚Otto Frank‚ was a lieutenant in the German Army during World War I who later became a businessman in Germany and the Netherlands. Frank also had a sister named Margot‚ three years her senior. The Franks were a typical upper middle-class German-Jewish family living in a quiet‚ religiously diverse neighborhood near the outskirts of Frankfurt. However‚ Frank was born on
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EDITH FRANK Edith was the youngest of four children‚ having been born into a German-Jewish family Aachen‚ Germany. Her father‚ Abraham Holländer was a successful businessman in industrial equipment and was prominent in the Aachen Jewish community as was her mother‚ Rosa Stern. She met Otto Frank in 1924 and they got married on his thirty-sixth birthday‚ 12 May 1925‚ at Aachen’s synagogue. Their first daughter‚ Morgot‚ was born in Frankfort on
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In Hackett and Goodrich’s play The Diary of Anne Frank‚ the theme of heroism is illustrated by Miep‚ Mr. Kraler‚ and Anne. Miep was a young woman who was engaged and also had to work everyday and yet she always found the time to visit the families‚ to bring them food‚ books‚ news and whatever else they might have needed or wanted. Miep was very modest. On New Year’s Eve she baked them a cake‚ even though sugar was sold on rations. Mr. Frank offered her a piece of the cake but she said‚ "None
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Captain John Smith John Smith born to Alice Rickard and George Smith left home at the age of sixteen after the death of his father. His journey led him to fight for the Independence of Spain‚ become a leader in the Long War and actively involved with the Virginia Company’s to colonize Virginia. During his journey he faced many obstacles and challenges. Smith wrote journals that were informative of his adventures and carved the future for US history. Considered one of our country’s founding fathers
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