about a stockholder named Shlensky who is suing the board of directors of Wrigley Field on the grounds of failure to install lights at the stadium. This is a claim of mismanagement and negligence by the directors. At the time of the case‚ The Chicago Cubs were the only major league team without lights on their stadium. Mr. Wrigley‚ the principal owner of the team‚ refused to add lights onto the stadium because he felt that‚ "baseball is a daytime sport and it would greatly deteriorate the surrounding
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He wasn’t Mr. Cub or A-Rod or even the Great Bambino in matter of fact I don’t think he had a nickname‚ but then again he didn’t need one to be remembered. So it was with great sorrow that Cubs fans around the world reacted Friday when they learned Santo had died from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70. Thank you all for coming Ron would have been pleased with the outcome. For those of you who don’t know me‚ I am Tyler Horch‚ just another cub fan that Ron probably didn’t know. But that
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Aaron Sobieszczyk 9/23/11 World Comp The goat vs. the Bambino Chicago‚ also known as the Windy City‚ has a population of about 2 million people and is located in Illinois. There they are home to the beloved Chicago Cubs. Boston‚ also known as Beantown‚ consists of a population of nearly 600‚000 people and is located in Massachusetts. They are home to the beloved Boston Red Sox. Both these cities have interesting nicknames but other interesting similarities as well. Not only are these
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improvements in student performance.” This statement clarifies that it is the belief of those mothers who were hopeful and confident about the change and improvements. This hopefulness is passed to the fans of the Chicago Cubs too. No matter what the outcome will be‚ fans are confident that the Cubs will win the match someday and be called as
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How Vegetation In The Tropical Rainforests Adapts To The Climate Conditions. In the tropical rainforest the climate is very humid due to the vast amount of rainfall‚ which can be up to 2‚000 mm per year. They high temperatures vary little‚ but the average is around 27°C. This climate makes it very good conditions for plants to grow in. However‚ many plants have had to adapt to survive in the harsh conditions of the tropical rainforest. Some trees grow buttress roots which is when large‚ thick roots
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3.1.1. Why does life thrive in the tropical rainforest? The tropical rainforest is very rich in water and food thus life thrives. We all know that food and water are the things that animals need the most for their survival. It also has a warm temperature due to the constant energy that the sun provides. The plants need the sunlight for the process of photosynthesis to be completed and use it to derived energy. And the plants serve as the food for some animals and these animals serve as the food
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Well‚ I could. I could go off‚ in the hills there. Some place I’d find a cave." Only a true loving caring friend would say these words‚ and in fact‚ it was from Lennie saying how he was willing to go live in a cave just so George could live a happier life without him. However‚ this is juts one example of the caring and compassion each other give to each other in "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. This adventurous
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It is mid summer‚ you are sitting in the grass at your local park. The breeze is blowing through your hair and the sun is shining on your skin. You start to hear a faint buzzing in your ear‚ steadily getting louder. You look out the corner of your eye and catch a glimpse of yellow and black. You go to pick up the magazine sitting on the ground beside you‚ slowly raising the book‚ ready to strike the invader. WAIT! Stop to think about what you are doing. You are about to brutally murder one of the
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A tropical jungle is an awesome place. I had the opportunity of visiting one recently.My friend Rahim‚ who works as a forest ranger‚ took me along on one of his trips into the jungle. I had wanted to experience for myself first-hand what he had always spoken about.The moment we entered the jungle‚ a sort of semi-darkness enveloped us. The sky was almost completely shut out by the canopy of leaves high above us. At ground level‚ thick vegetation grew in every direction. The air was damp and had a
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The tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Just a few thousand years ago forests covered 14 percent of the Earth ’s land surface‚ or 5 billion acres. Humans already have destroyed half of this rain forest area‚ with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. Many of the main causes of the rainforest destruction include: logging‚ agriculture-shifted‚ cultivators‚ agricultures-cash‚ crops and cattle‚ ranching‚ fuelwood‚ large dams‚ mining and
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