The mysterious‚ independent and cynical Jordan Baker‚ known for lying through her teeth. Jordan has no problem lying especially if it gets her out of trouble. She lies about things she doesn’t even need to lie about‚ for example‚ when her and Nick went to a house party‚ “she left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down‚ and then lied about it” (Fitzgerald 62). Lying about something as little as leaving a car out in the rain shows in and of itself how dishonest of a person she is. Distinctly
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Donald Eugene Gates‚ 30 year old African American‚ on July 20‚ 1981‚ was arrested for failing to appear in court on an unrelated case‚ giving up a hair sample as part of a processing procedure. On June 22‚ 1981‚ Catherine Schilling‚ a 21-year-old Georgetown University student‚ found raped and murdered in Rock Creek Park in Washington‚ D.C. Found nude and had been shot five times in the head. After a police informant‚ Gates was charged with the rape and murder. Gerald Mack Smith‚ Donald’s longtime
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Bill Gates Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Gates has been criticized for his business tactics‚ which have been considered anti-competitive‚ an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts.[11][12] In the later stages of his career‚ Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors‚ donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation‚ established
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Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates: both incredibly rich‚ incredibly generous (or so it appears) men from two differing time periods.Both men were self-made and owed their wealth to much hard work‚ and both were distinguished figures during their times. Furthermore‚ both utilized their wealth to perpetuate meaningful social change rather than reforming society altogether. Despite the similarities they share‚ the two men originated from relatively different backgrounds and did their benefacting through
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Leaders affect their followers in many ways‚ from teachers‚ to reverend to actors and CEO’s. Two examples of two leaders who influence their followers to increase their motivation and performance are Ed Skrein and Melinda Gates. Ed Skrein is a British actor known for his roles in Deadpool‚ Game of Thrones and The Transporter: Refueled (Mendelson‚ 2017). When he took the role in the reboot of Hellboy‚ he was not aware that the role he was casted as was originally a man of mixed Asian heritage. This
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Justin Martin Mr. Torrey English 8‚ Period 7 29 August 2014 Past The Rusted Gates Eleanor Vance has always been shy from other people because of all the years she has Lost in the outside world while nursing her dying mother. She had wasted so many days with no one to love‚ never had a real home and without any happiness in her life. Eleanor always dreamed that one day something big would happen‚ she was curious. But even though she is a curious 32 year old she is still very
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The essay by Russell Baker is astonishing. To write an essay that the writer likes is one thing but‚ to have more than one person like it‚ is an accomplishment. After writing an essay‚ I always disappointed myself when I read over it before it was to be turned in. The writing that I create is not something I like. After I made necessary changes to any essay that I was to write‚ I still didn’t like it very much. When finished with an essay‚ to look back‚ and enjoy what you have written‚ is beyond
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The Golden Gate Bridge (California) The Golden Gate Bridge was named one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World" by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Golden Gate Bridge was built in 1937 to connect the city of San Francisco to Marin County across the Golden Gate Strait. Chicago (Illinois) Welcome to Chicago‚ America’s third largest city and one of its best tourist destinations! Chicago’s skyline is quite impressive. Indeed‚ the city is famous for its architecture. Atlantic
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Mark 486 Chapter 1: How to really innovate Most companies have ambitious growth goals the problem is that there are only so many sources of growth (4) Market growth Market share increase New markets Acquisitions Growth is expensive Market in many industrialized countries and industries are mature and increasingly commoditized; gains in market shares are expensive and acquisitions often don’t work Even traditional product development (line extensions‚ improvement‚ and product modifications)
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1. At the beginning of the film‚ Steve Jobs thanks Bill Gates for "standing with us"‚ why? Support your answer(s) with specific information from the internet. I don’t know why Steve Jobs thanks Bill Gates for standing with us. I thought that with the merger of two small enterprises they had joined forces an outside threat‚ ie. IBM. The IBM as a company represented the censorship and government control exerted on budding capitalists in the early 80’s. 2. Who did Steve Jobs think was the "enemy"
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