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    “For the industry of the Franklin‚ is superior to any thing I ever saw of the kind: I see him still at work when I go home from Club; and he is at Work again before his Neighbours are out of bed.” – Doctor Baird‚ member of club that Franklin was a part of (pg 119). While serving nearly no other purpose in the book‚ Doctor Baird in this quote describes the one quality or Benjamin’‚ eagerness to succeed‚ that turned him into who we known his as today. Benjamin Franklin‚ formally the namesake of his

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    definitions. Eventually‚ faced with increasing opposition by white Southerners and some Northerners‚ the government abandoned efforts for black equality in favor of sectional reconciliation between whites.     I think the Reconstruction was not a successful because they formed the black codes. The Black Codes were created by Southern states 1865 and 1866‚ after the Civil War. These laws had had a purpose and

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    Task 2 C Media The animals used within media are only being used for people entertainment are will be used in things such as TV shows and films. The welfare of the animals will be effected as there is a lot of intense training involved in order to get animals to perform certain tricks or do certain actions at the correct time in the filming just as the directors would like because the training is so intense the animal could become stressed with the training as it would just being do the same things

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    allow others to learn to manage money for a secure future. With a degree in Economics and Political Science as a graduate of Bowdoin College in 1981‚ Brad set out to conquer the business world by founding Reifler Trading Corporation in 1982. This successful company‚ specializing in global derivatives‚ was purchased by Refco in 2000 allowing Reifler to move on to other endeavors. Although finding success early‚ Brad Reifler did not rest on his laurels but went on to found Pali Capital. Over his

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    plantations under very bad circumstances‚ their lives were miserable. Many times‚ slaves tried to riot or escape from the plantations. The Underground Railroad is the name of an escape route that many African slaves used in the 19th hundreds. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery but used this route to gain freedom. Later she went back to help other runaways‚ she became an important person for the slaves history. The Underground Railroad was a secret slavery escape route formed in the early 19th hundreds

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    Great‚ great?? Alexander the Great was born around July 20th‚ B.C.E. Well we can see there is a “Great” in the name up at the title. Did you know he did a lot of very bad stuff‚ but he did do lots of great things. He conquered lots of places and was successful against all of them. Philip II was assassinated in 336 B.C.E. People think that it may have been Alexander and his mother‚ but don’t worry about that example. Read more about Alexander the Great. Well‚ our opinion is that Alexander the Great is

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    Being a bright student will help you accomplish anything in the near future. It’s important to be a successful student‚ so in order to get a good education one must stay organized‚ study‚ and never give up. It takes dedication to become a successful student but in the end it is all worth it. Being organized is very important if you want to succeed in school‚ never procrastinate‚ have an agenda‚ and doing your homework are a part of being organized. Procrastinating is the #1 curse of all students

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    quickly with less risk to themselves and with less cost to their government. Wars fought prior to the advent of digital computing could take years to complete and resulted in tremendous loss of property on both sides. Weapons of mass destruction used to be the fastest way to achieve the objective. A discussion with Dan Carroll‚ Vietnam war veteran and current contract engineer for major aerospace companies revealed that in World War II and in Vietnam‚ American forces employed a technique known

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    one hears and use judgement about how they are to teach the students. Discretion is also used in deciding what materials and teaching direction will be taught‚ given the wide variety of resources there are and all the different regulations from either districts to state wide policies that must be used correctly. It is an ongoing‚ difficult choice as to how a teacher prepares to teach their students as No Child Left Behind has come into effect and has modified how things should be taught. As a result

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    a consistent meter to help set the pace‚ but they can also metrical variations that can act as a pivot for a change in tone‚ or to draw attention to a particular idea. This is what rhythm and meter is for. They are not used as a foundation for conveying emotions‚ nor are they used to dictate the tone or to solely communicate

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