1) Meriwether Lewis and William Clark‚ was called upon Thomas Jefferson‚ and went on an expedition to see the land that was west of the Mississippi‚ known as the Louisiana Territory that had been purchased from France in 1803. Lewis and Clark set off on their trail‚ it began near St. Louis‚ Missouri‚in may. There group often called the Corps of Discovery named by the historians faced almost every obstacle that ever was on the planet on their trip. Louis and Clark faced horrible weather they also
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A symbol is something that represents something else. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle‚ a reoccurring symbol is – unbelievably - the cat’s cradle‚ which is represented in three different ways. There’s the “literal cat’s cradle‚ which is where this symbol comes from‚ and there’s an image of the cradle. But the most interesting way the cat’s cradle is represented is when it’s used as a metaphor in different situations. The cats’ cradle is used as a symbol to signify the difference between the world
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’t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” (Lewis Carroll‚ Alice in Wonderland) Lewis Carroll wrote many short children stories‚ his most noticeable work was‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland . The sentiment expressed in the quotation‚ embodies the view that‚ Lewis Carroll is a well known and talked about author‚ whose work has created a lot of interest. His work has inspired many movies‚ plays and even halloween costumes. Lewis Carroll is an important English writer because of his position in English literature
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Stalinś cruel treatment of people and role in the Russian Revolution by depicting all of the people involved in the Revolution as animals attempting to create a government in their farm after overthrowing the tyrannical farmer. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr. occurs in a society where everyone is oppressed and all self-expression is prohibited in the name of equality. Even though the animals in Animal Farm eventually realize the society has become corrupt‚ they do not take action‚ and
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written by Lewis in the book‚ “Christian Reflections.” In this essay‚ Lewis opens by telling what he has been asked to talk about. His first statement is to say that in his opinion‚ there is no specific religious language. A statement in the first paragraph shows that Lewis believes the language of religion (distinguished from theology) is the same as ordinary language or even that of the language of poetry. However‚ it could also be between the two. In order to make this clearer‚ Lewis begins this
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“Making the Grade” by Kurt Wiesenfeld‚ was published in June‚ 1996‚ in the Newsweek magazine‚ explaining the possible threats of grade inflation and cynical grading. After thoroughly analyzing Wiesenfelds article‚ I was astonished at how critical and potentially dangerous it is‚ in the present university grading systems‚ to allow students alleged “potential” to outdo effort and intelligence. Weisenfeld later states‚ “Last year a light tower in the Olympic Stadium collapsed‚ killing a worker. It collapsed
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Business School 9-400-065 rP os t Rev. July 24‚ 2000 Jeanne Lewis at Staples‚ Inc. (A) (Abridged) op yo Six months from now‚ on February 1‚ 1998‚ Jeanne Lewis (HBS ’92) would become the senior vice president of marketing at Staples‚ Inc. (Staples)‚ a nationwide office supplies superstore. After 10 months working side by side with Todd Krasnow‚ the current executive vice president of marketing‚ Lewis was becoming familiar with the department. Her initial assessment led her
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report and including a description of the promotional mix used by two organisations which are John Lewis and Cadbury’s. I will be including a full explanation on what methods they use from the promotional mix. Advertisements‚ personal selling‚ sales promotions‚ public relations‚ direct marketing and sponsorship. Promotional Mix The promotional mix is one of the 4 P’s‚ businesses such as John Lewis and Cadbury’s use it to achieve their goals for their organisation. The promotional mix consists of
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On the incredible journey of Lewis and Clark many new animals were discovered. Maryweather Lewis was naturalist and explorer. He documented 11 birds‚ 11 mammals and 2 fish that were unknown to naturalists. He actually brought his trusty dog‚ Seaman along for the journey. Seaman was a 150 pound‚ big‚ black Newfoundland dog. He was very intelligent and was bought in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania for $20. What cost $20.00 in 1800 would cost $260.40 now; today $260 is the average you would pay for a Newfoundland
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6-2 Lewis Corporation* Lewis Corporation had traditionally used the FIFO method of inventory valuation. You are given the information shown in exhibit 1 on transactions during the year affecting Lewis’s inventory account. (The purchases are in sequence during the year. The company uses a periodic inventory method). Exhibit 1 Inventory Transactions 2000-2002--------------------------------------------------- 2000 Beginning Balance 1
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