As said by Michiko Kakutani‚ words are a way to define people. In Barack Obama’s case‚ he achieved greatness through reading the literature and words of others. Kakutani also states that “Mr. Obama sat down in the Oval Office and talked about the indispensable role that books have played during his presidency and throughout his life.” As leader of the free world‚ Obama was in charge of one of the most powerful countries in the world‚ a position that most Americans dream of achieving. Obama’s accolades
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The book The Rise of the Creative Class introduces a new social class to us the Creative Class which has greatly increased since 1950s and is still booming today. According to Richard Florida‚ the author of the book‚ the Creative Class has deeply influenced the ways we work and leisure‚ our values and desires‚ our communities and everyday life. The great changes between 1900-to-1950s are driven by technology improvement such as the popularization of TV‚ video‚ and washing machine; while the tremendous
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The works of creative artists is always made the gravitation to contemporary society. And masterpieces are generated with the freedom idea in their mind. This raise a tangible issue to whether artists can do what they desire without government constraints. From my point of view‚ their artworks should be recognized through a justify prism of authorities to before publish them to general public. There are two inducements to interpret my opinion. Firstly‚ we agree that the responsibility of
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Advertising research[edit] Main article: Advertising research Advertising research is a specialized form of research that works to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of advertising. It entails numerous forms of research which employ different methodologies. Advertising research includes pre-testing (also known as copy testing) and post-testing of ads and/or campaigns – pre-testing is done before an ad airs to gauge how well it will perform and post-testing is done after an ad airs to determine
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and their selves for today the flowers in the field may be beautiful and blooming but tomorrow the flowers know their beauty will not last forever where they may withered away and torn to pieces. In line 7 and 8 "You do obey your months and times‚ but i would have it ever spring;" metaphor can be found in the sentence. In the last stanza the poet learnt his last lesson which was to accept death as referred in line 13 and 14 " Oh teach me to see death and not to fear‚ but rather take truce." The
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/kəmˈpju:tə(r)/ corn n /kɔ:n/ destroy v /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ dinosaur n /ˈdaɪnəsɔː(r)/ email n‚ v /ˈi:meɪl/ employer n /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/ employee n /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ extinct adj /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ estimate v /ˈestɪmeɪt/ famine n /ˈfaemɪn/ filling n /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ freezing adj /ˈfri:zɪŋ/ full-time adj /ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm/ galaxy n /ˈgaeləksi/ get stuck v /ˌget ˈstʌk/ giant adj‚ n /ˈdʒaɪənt/ go mad v /ˌgəʊ ˈmaed/ goodwill adj /ˌgʊdˈwɪl/ greed n /gri:d/ health care n /ˈhelθ ˌkeə(r)/ hectic adj /ˈhektɪk/ hold (on the phone) v /həʊld/ huge adj /hju:dʒ/
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Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that deviate from (the spirit of ) standard accounting practices. They are characterized by excessive complication and the use of novel ways of characterizing income‚ assets or liabilities. Sometimes the words "innovative" or "aggressive" are used. The term is also (used more seriously and disparagingly) to refer to systematic misrepresentation of the true income and assets of business organizations. "Creative accounting" on this scale has led
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Living Large Driving Less Tom Vanderbilt Journal # 3 Summary In the early 1970s‚ slightly more than half of all American children walked or biked to school. However‚ only 15 percent do today. Some of that is attributable to fear‚ be it of "stranger danger". In many cases‚ new schools
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During America’s most consequential wars‚ the United States government has restricted civil liberties of the American people despite the nation’s strong rooted foundation for preserving every citizen’s rights. When danger is an ever present factor for the nation due to war or conflict restrictions are often placed on some of the most basic freedoms and liberties. Perfect balancing of these restrictions is vital to the countries wellbeing. One of the most well-known examples of this type of restraint
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Creative Writing Assignment DIALOGUE (A cacophony of bells ring throughout the store as the front door opens and a man walks in. The cashier‚ Stella‚ looks to see who has entered the building but only captures a glimpse of a disheveled‚ black overcoat quickly swerving through aisles.) Rose: Hello? Sir‚ may I help you find something? (Stella’s question remains unanswered by the mysterious man. She leaves the cash and attempts to locate him.) Rose: Sir‚ we have a wonderful selection of
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