During World War II in 1942‚ artist J. Howard Miller designed a poster to boost worker morale for Westinghouse Electric titled We Can Do It. Although only on display for a short period in Westinghouse’s factories‚ it has become one of the most famous posters from World War II. The picture is of a woman on a yellow background‚ a blue shirt‚ and a red scarf with what most people think is polka dots but is in fact bombs. Rosie has her right hand in a fist‚ raised towards the sky‚ and the other hand
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We Can Make a Change - Together Growing up queer in a conservative family‚ is not exactly what I’d call an ‘ideal’ situation. There are a vast number of instances where I have to take a step back and remind myself that there is nothing wrong with me‚ that there’s nothing wrong in wanting to marry a girl someday‚ and absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to be truly happy. I was in History class‚ about a year ago (when I wasn’t out to anyone except for my parents) playing with the rainbow wristband
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Students are the wealth of the Nation First of all‚ we have to know that "Nation" is a country considered as group of people living in certain territory under one government. Secondly‚ we have to know "Building nation wealth" means not a brickwork construction but development. Students are vital organs of nation. They are future citizens‚ who can become "Nation’s most needed" categories i.e. producers‚ protectors‚ philosophers‚ Businessman‚ scientists etc who are behind the reason for country’s
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and nice person was not as strong as Obama’s smile during his “Yes We Can” speech. Throughout the speeches‚ Senator Obama appeared as a more thankful and appreciative person compared to Senator McCain. Senator McCain briefly glossed over his thankfulness of what his voters have done. He only thanked them briefly‚ while Senator Obama spent a long portion of his “Yes We Can” speech on thanking his supporters and showing them how thankful he is for their support. This causes Senator Obama to appear
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J U LY 2 0 12 How strategists lead Cynthia A. Montgomery A Harvard Business School professor reflects on what she has learned from senior executives about the unique value that strategic leaders can bring to their companies. Seven years ago‚ I changed the focus of my strategy teaching at the Harvard Business School. After instructing MBAs for most of the previous quarter-century‚ I began teaching the accomplished executives and entrepreneurs who participate in Harvard’s flagship programs for business
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during these years that adolescents acquire many bad habits such as drinking‚ smoking and drug abuse. During adolescence‚ young adults are under all kinds of pressure from their peers to partake in drugs and activities that are precarious to their health‚ such as drug abuse. The drugs that are most abused are alcohol and cigarettes and followed closely by marijuana. Both alcohol and cigarettes are legal in the United States. Alcohol is the most abused drug in America‚ it has been reported that 40%
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story. Some people can speak one side of the story‚ that is definitely true to them‚ but seem false to others. People often wonder the validity of a memoir due to different perspectives. A memoir cannot be accurate‚ but can and should be truthful because the writer can create different perspectives of the truth based on his or her own experience. Additionally‚ a memoir should be accurate because a memoir is a combination of different views. A memoir cannot be accurate‚ but can and should be truthful
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The unequal distribution of wealth has always been a huge problem that has plagued society throughout the ages. As forms of governments of each nation have changed‚ the unequal distribution of wealth has remained a constant. Even in Communist countries‚ which were supposed to eliminate this problem by abolishing the private ownership of land‚ the unequal distribution of wealth was still a problem in their society. It is difficult for society as a whole to make advancements‚ because of the unequal
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“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale‚” by Philip K. Dick is a short story about an average gentleman named Douglas Quail who has a fantasy dream of visiting Mars without actually physically going there. Therefore‚ he seeks a company named Rekal Inc.‚ which has the technology to implant a memory of him visiting Mars. Quail eventually decides to go ahead and get the memories of Mars put in his brain. Consequently‚ the Rekal technicians observe Quail has already had a memory implant that erased his
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Expository Writing 1 November 2013 Wealth Fame‚ fortune‚ and extravagant lifestyles‚ we all desire them in certain ways‚ but what is it that makes a person truly feel wealthy? Wealth as defined by Merriam-Webster is (noun) 1. a large amount of money and possessions‚ 2. abundance of valuable material possessions or resources‚ 3. abundant supply‚ and 4. all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value. It originally comes from the 13th century: from Middle English welthe‚ from
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