Bankrupt Rapper Not Really Broke After All Curtis James Jackson III‚ better known as 50 Cent‚ has been in the news a lot over the last year because of is bankruptcy. When 50 Cent filed his Chapter 11 last June he claimed that he owed nearly $50 million‚ just enough to offset his assets but not enough to pay the $7 million judgment against him in favor of rival Rick Ross’s ex‚ Lastonia Leviston. He said he certainly could not afford the $17 million award to his ex-business partners who sued him
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The Growing Latinos in America: Making the Next Generation the Greatest Working Resource Through Higher Education • Table of Content · Introduction................................................................................................. 3 · Investing in Latino Education ...................................................................... 3 · Latino Trends‚ Barriers and Hope ................................................................ 6 · Taking Steps to Promote College
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English 1101 Growing Up Georgia State University was my destination the fall of 2005. I was a starting freshman for the class of 2009. Everything seemed to be going perfect because I had graduated high school with a high grade point average. I thought I was the ready for every class especially English 1101 because I felt that my former high school teachers had taught me everything I need for college‚ little did I know that I had no clue how to write like a good writer. I lacked the grammar skills
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Adaptability: The New Competitive Advantage: This article was about how increasingly important it is for companies to be fluid and open in their company structures if they want to be successful in the new business age. Several key points were highlighted: the ability to read and act on signals‚ the ability to experiment‚ the ability to manage complex multicompany systems‚ and the ability to mobilize. This article started off by emphasizing how volatile and unpredictable any company in any
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The editorial “Bikies threat to public” that was published on the 7th of March in the Herald Sun shows a serious concern about bikies and their so called “wars”. It states that they (The bikies) should be taken seriously because they are a lot more powerful than the police think they are. The piece mostly uses connotation‚ attack and an appeal to safety and they make the public feel like they have to join in the “fight against bikies”. The audience thinks that they are crimaanls because of photo
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I was born in Uttaradit but I grew up in Bangkok that make me didn’t know about Uttaradit not much because I moved to Phitsanulok when I was 3 years old and lived here ever since. I go to Bangkok to visit my grandparent every end of semester that makes me know about Bangkok as well as Phitsanulok. In my opinion‚ Phitsanulok and Bangkok have similar point as a center for the commercial and economical and different point as a natural tourist attraction. Bangkok or "Krungthep" in Thai‚ is the capital
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You can grow your Intelligence The article “You can grow your Intelligence” by Larry Ferlazzo helps the reader to understand the facts about intelligence and how it can be attained by practice. There is a misconception that leads people to believe that intelligence is inherent. Scientists have discovered that the brain can be improved by certain methods. The brain is capable of getting stronger if exercised frequently. The brains processing capacity increases the more it is being used. A body
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Every year for the past five years during the height of tax season I’ve become ill and ended up in the hospital. I’ve always become hospitalized in March‚ my busiest time of the year working as tax accountant. Stress for me is always the worst in March‚ just before the tax deadline. The reason for my hospitalization is always different‚ but yields the same result. Hospitalization results in paying a large deductible from my insurance plan‚ usually around $4000.00. But the worst of it is taking
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The Causes and Effects of Growing up in an Abusive Home Coming from an abusive home myself I personally know what the uncalled for causes and the dramatic effects of abuse are. During the ages of 5 until I was 16 my stepfather physically abused me almost daily. I get beat with a belt‚ a wire hanger‚ extension cords‚ wooden spoons or anything else he could get his hands on. I was 4 or 5 the first time it happened‚ he told me to clean my room and when he came to check on me I was not yet done.
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Are Kids Harmed By the Mall? Kids in American today spend much time in malls according to Kowinski’s article. Kowinski thinks malls have a bad influence on American kids because kids waste too much time in the malls doing unproductive activities. I agree with Kowinski that kids are harmed by the mall because it limits free thinking on different sets of values‚ opportunity to succeed‚ and learning from adults. Malls have negative influences on American teenagers because malls preprogram kids
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