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    My present writing ability has been beneficial for the most part throughout other courses and the professional world. My present job as a police dispatcher has been continually impressed with my writing ability. Working in a police department‚ my coworkers ask for assistance when composing emails or writing reports. My greatest advantage lies in the fact that I possess a fairly broad vocabulary and can usually offer words that better describe an event‚ situation or other attribute. I feel that

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    explore its caves‚ engage in gamefishing expeditions‚ trek its mighty mountains and retreat to its centuries-old churches. Present day chroniclers say that the name was derived from the word "tagay‚" a kind of plant that grows abundantly in the northern part of the province. Thus‚ "Catagayan" which means a place where the tagay grows abundantly was shortened to "Cagayan‚" the present name of the province. Known as the spelunker’s‚ trekker’s‚ and gamefisher’s paradise rolled into one‚ Cagayan provides

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    Renaissance. New York‚ 1973. The first full-length‚ detailed study of the Harlem Renaissance‚ Huggins’s book set the standard for understanding the period until David Levering Lewis’s When Harlem Was in Vogue appeared. Read together‚ the two books present the most balanced and compelling possible view of the period. Lewis‚ David Levering. When Harlem Was in Vogue. 2d ed. New York‚ 1997. A thorough treatment of the Harlem Renaissance that illuminates the tension between the middle-class origins of most

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    History..... In 1932 salesman Herman W. Lay opened in Nashville ‚ Tennessee and ‚ in 1938 ; he purchased the Atlanta ‚ Georgia potato chip manufacturer “ BARRETT FOOD COMPANY “‚ renaming it “ H.W. LAY & COMPANY “. In 1942 LAY’s introduced its 1st potato chip processor ‚ resulting the product. The Business shortened its name as “ THE LAY’S COMPANY “ in 1944 and became the 1st snack food manufacturer to purchase television commercials ‚ with Bert Lahr as a celebrity spokesman. His signature

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    The fire that changed America Our nation has grown to what it is today because we have continued to learn from past mistakes in an effort to grow and be better than ever. Disasters are no exception. In 1911‚ a disastrous fire in New York City took the lives of 146 people. This could have been prevented had we known how important building safety codes really are. Their fruitless efforts deepened the despair on the faces of the gathering crowds. Nothing could save the hopeless workers. People

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    Brandon Czubak 2/1/14 History 106 Assignment question 2 Question 2: By examining Robber Barons such as Vanderbilt‚ Rockefeller and Carnegie‚ how could you argue for Laissez Faire Economics and against Laissez Faire Economics? Laissez-Faire is a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions. This results in pros and cons of Laissez-Faire leadership. It is effective where group members are highly skilled and motivated

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    Franklyn Gaona 3/17/14 A.P US HISTORY How would you define and describe the progressive reform movement? The Progressive Movement was an attempt to right the wrongs that had been inflicted on the citizens and the land of the United States by unrestricted growth of big business and industry. The progressive era was a period of social activism and political reform & the movement

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    How accurate is it that King Fredrick William IV of Prussia was responsible for the failure of the Frankfurt parliament? The Frankfurt Assembly came as a result of the political unrest in Prussia and the German states during 1848. Both liberals and radicals were dissatisfied with the lack of freedom that the government offered them. The assembly in Frankfurt was a gathering of elected representatives from Prussia‚ Austria‚ and all the Germanic states to discuss the creation of a unified Germany

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    “Thanatopsis” (Pg. 171) first written when Bryant was almost 17 Meaning: Thanatos (death) Opsis (seeing) - The title presents the poem as a way of looking at death. He added to the poem in 1821. His additions frame the poem and add an element of human comfort. “Thanatopsis” – Stanza 1 Questions 1. Bryant inverts the opening clause of the poem. Rephrase it without inversion. 2. What literary device is used in lines 4-8? 3. Who is the speaker? 4. What is the tone? 5. What images of death

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    The Importance of Learning the History of History Kathryn Allen Instructor Carl Garrigus October 29th 2011 This paper is meant to focus on the importance of the facts and history that lead up to‚ and surround the history of a major historical event. It will show that there is more meaning to an event such as the Vietnam War if you are able to understand the culture‚ beliefs‚ and impacts that surround Vietnam prior to the war. This will allow for a better understanding of why a war took place

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