I. Introduction William Howard Taft had desired to fill a seat on the Supreme Court throughout his distinguished career. Briefly considered for the Supreme Court as early as 1889‚ Taft accepted the position of Solicitor-General in 1890 with the hope that he would one day sit on the other side of the bench. Twice‚ however‚ he refused Theodore Roosevelt’s tender of appointment to the Supreme Court—to the seats vacated by Justices Shiras and Brown. Nellie Taft’s ambitions for the White House and Taft’s
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While Lucy Knisley does not show any ageist attitudes‚ it is clear by her initial view of her grandparents that she had adopted‚ unconsciously‚ ageist ideas. Sik Hung Ng explains that “people are often categorized on the basis of their age in ways that affect
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Peter and Lucy were really shocked and surprised that this place was real like Edmund and Lucy had told them. It was beautiful there the snow was starting to melt and they went and were walking and met some beavers and went back to their dam and discussed going to meet Aslan. Edmund however had left and went to the White Witch’s castle and told her their plan. While on the way to Aslan‚ they met Father Christmas. He gave them presents Peter got a beautiful sword and a shield‚ Anna got a bow and some
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the Supreme Council. The first Supreme Council of the Katipunan was formed around August 1892‚ a month after the founding of the society. The Supreme Council was headed by an elected president‚ followed by the secretary/secretaries‚ the treasurer‚ and the fiscal. The Supreme Council also had its councilors (Kasanguni); the number varied through presidencies.[14] To distinguish from presidents of lower sanggunian or councils (below) the president of the Supreme Council was called the Supreme President
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England and Italy may look close on a map‚ but they couldn’t be more divided in terms of excitement‚ attitude‚ and atmosphere. Lucy experiences this contrast head-on in E.M. Forster’s novel‚ A Room With A View. The carefree energy of Florence collides with the quiet‚ uptight lifestyle of the English countryside‚ and this contrast‚ especially in the early 20th century‚ is the most important aspect of this book as a whole. Florence‚ described by the narrator as having “the power‚ perhaps‚ to evoke
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capital structure of 60 percent debt and 40 percent equity. The company forecasts a net income of $475‚000. If it follows the residual dividend policy‚ what is its forecasted dividend payout ratio? (a) 40.61% (b) 42.75% (c) 45.00% (d) 47.37% (e) 49.74% | | | Student Answer: | | (d) 47.37 Equity required (Residual income) = $625‚000*40% = $250‚000 Dividend paid = $475‚000 - $250‚000 = $225‚000 Dividend payout ratio = 225000/475000 = 47.37% | | Instructor Explanation: | Answer
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Go to http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Motion_in_2D and click on Run Now. 1) Once the simulation opens‚ click on ‘Show Both’ for Velocity and Acceleration at the top of the page. Now click and drag the red ball around the screen. Make 3 observations about the blue and green arrows (also called vectors) as you drag the ball around. The vectors appear to have both direct and inverse relationships with each other. When I move the ball one direction‚ both of the vectors move the
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To Whom It May Concern‚ This letter is written in an attempt to appeal my academic probation and allow me to receive financial aid so I can continue my college education. During 2007 and 2008 my grades were poor. The cause is no less than my own fault‚ but I believe the circumstances I faced led my focus away from my education. In the spring of 2007 my father suffered a heart attack. This event sent my world into a spiral. I continued school as best I could and helped my mother take care of
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Consumer Appeal Advertisers of today have strategically combined commercials and television shows in order to sell products. Gloria Steinem discusses a similar idea in her article‚ "Sex‚ Lies‚ and Advertising." She repeatedly demonstrates how advertisements‚ particularly in magazines‚ are complementary to the articles around them. In the same manner‚ so are commercials to television programs. They are both aimed at the same groups or types of people‚ such as sex‚ age‚ gender‚ etc. Many times
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Research Report Automated Essay Scoring With E-rater® v.2.0 Yigal Attali Jill Burstein Research & Development November 2005 RR-04-45 Automated Essay Scoring With E-rater® v.2.0 Yigal Attali and Jill Burstein ETS‚ Princeton‚ NJ November 2005 As part of its educational and social mission and in fulfilling the organization ’s nonprofit charter and bylaws‚ ETS has and continues to learn from and also to lead research that furthers educational and measurement research to advance
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