The pony express The Pony Express was founded in 1860 by the Central Overland California and Pike’s Peak Express a freight company that supplied goods to the western part of the United States. COC&PP wanted the Overland Mail Company’s million-dollar government contract that used the Southern Route‚ so it set out to prove that the shorter Central Route could actually be used all year long Original Pony Express mailing rates were $5 per half-ounce‚ but that was later lowered to $1 a half-ounce. Eighty
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Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah issued following message to the nation: “It is with feelings of greatest happiness and emotion that I send you my greetings. August 15 is the birthday of the independent and sovereign State of Pakistan. It marks the fulfillment of the destiny of the Muslim nation which made great sacrifices in the past few years to have its homeland. “At this supreme moment my thoughts are with those valiant fighters in our cause. Pakistan will remain grateful to them and cherish
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Sexual Power and Its Role in the Life of Harriet Brent Jacobs The true to life story‚ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ that Harriet Brent Jacobs shares about the hardships she endured under the constraints of slavery is inspiring‚ thought provoking‚ and impossible not to read all at once. Throughout her writing she describes many instances pertaining to encounters of a sexual nature. While some of those encounters are controlled‚ most are instances of sexual assault at the hands of her owner
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Mohammad Rabah Harriet Beecher Stowe and Other Influences on the Civil War Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is often seen as a primary influence of the Civil War. She showed just how terrible and difficult the life of a slave really was. By doing so she caused a lot of disturbances across the country regarding the institution of slavery. It open many people’s eyes to the terrible conditions slaves lived under and led many to act towards the abolition of slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Objective 1. Reasons of success of John Lewis Partnership(JLP) We discovered that John Lewis Partnership owns the biggest department store chain in England. With $13.7 billion in 2011 revenues and 81 thousand employees‚ it would rank in the Fortune 200. With revenues (reference 撩s) up about 7.4 percent annually over the past years. It succeeds while providing fair compensation and giving employees control over the business. Why? Although the JLP is regarded as a kind of Employee ownership
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The Three Stages of Socialization Talcott Parsons saw socialization as the process through which‚ individuals developed and internalized a sense of norms and values. Parsons theorized that there were three stages of socialization‚ Primary‚ Secondary and Tertiary. After one has gone through these stages of development‚ an individual may go through a re-socialization process‚ and this happens in different stages through life‚ for example; they retire‚ become unemployed or institutionalized. Parsons
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CHANGE TODAY BY CHOICE VS CHANGE TOMORROW BY NECESSITY Choice consists of a mental decision‚ of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options often a choice is made between real options and followed by the corresponding action. The route is then derived from information about how long each of the possible routes take. This can be done by a planner. Choices are of 4 types: Rational Intuitive Recognition based Combination
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------------------------------------------------- College Bound: The Changing Role of Parents Author: Janice Shaw Crouse Source: Concerned Women for America The New York Times advised parents of incoming college freshmen to drop their kids off‚ back off‚walk away‚ and move on so that their students can develop independence. In the article‚ parents who don’t hop in the car‚ return home and consider their parenting over are dismissed as super-involved or over-involved and are described as Velcro
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According to this theory‚ the aim of punishment is to educate or reform the offender himself. Punishment is inflicted on a criminal in order to reform or educate him. This theory is commonly accepted at the present time‚ because it is in harmony with the humanitarian sentiments of the age. This theory does not involve treating a person as a thing; a criminal is punished for his own good- not merely for the good of others. Reformation or education of the criminal is the aim of punishment. The
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It’s an honor to be here today to address HBS’s distinguished faculty‚ proud parents‚ patient guests‚ and most important the class of 2012. Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration‚ and I know that’s no longer true. I join all of you in grieving for your classmate….today still marks a distinct and impressive achievement for this class‚ so please join me in giving our warmest congratulations to the class…. As a kid‚ I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas
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