One of my most meaningful service opportunities was volunteering in the Utah Special Olympics last June. I spent the morning and early afternoon managing the Track and Field events of the Summer Games with friends and leaders from my church. This experience gave me a welcome change of perspective and an opportunity to focus on something greater than myself. On this day‚ I had the privilege of spending time with some of the kindest people I have ever met. Part of what made this opportunity memorable
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Hey friend so I think when you come down here to Utah we will go shooting out by Stansbury Island it will be fun I hope. Then we can also go and shoot some rabbits with our shotguns it will be fun and we will go out and ride my dirt bike. Then we will pack a good lunch (it’s from smiths) it will be good I think it is going to be good sandwiches with barbecue chips but the next day we will do something else. It will be fun to see you again in a week but until then I will keep you intact of what we
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Case Study #1 The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah‚ on behalf of the Main Street Church‚ has filed a complaint against Brigham City’s “Free Speech Zone” Ordinance. The suit claims that the city’s ordinance violates the rights granted to all U.S. citizens by both the state of Utah’s and the United State’s constitutions. According to the ordinance‚ a city permit is required for essentially any type of expression in a public forum; this is inclusive of all city parks‚ streets and sidewalks
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A Merger Proposal A.1. Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization (UOC) is cautiously in support of the merger of the UOC and the Utah Symphony Orchestra (USO). Mr. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the UOC’s financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support of the arts. Also‚ Mr. Bailey along with the UOC trustees would like
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The Houston Symphony is an orchestra from Houston. On May 29th the Houston Symphony performed the third part of their trilogy “The Cosmos” at Jones Hall. The first half of the performance had three movement 1. Intrada: Allegro maestoso‚ 2. Capriccio: Notturno e Arioso: Vivace‚ and 3. Passacaglia‚ Toccata e Corale: Andante con moto-Allegro giusto- Molto Allegro-Presto. For the second movement they performed a four movement piece “Symphony No. 9 in E minor‚ Opus 9 (From New World)”. The first part
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Brittany Pacheco Writing 3: Opera Opera‚ starting out the Baroque period‚ stemmed from Humanism in the Renaissance era. Opera went back to wanting to make people have a emotional response to the music they were listening to through the musical devices that they used to write the music. They were becoming obsessed again with the Greek style of music however‚ they wanted to make it better and so they came up with some of their own new developments for example‚ one device they used was the stile
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Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) has existed for over 200 years. It is widely regarded as the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Artistically‚ Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world. It has deeply influenced the hearts of the Chinese people. Although it is called Beijing Opera‚ its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies
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Beethoven’s ninth symphony was the climax of all his symphonies. He has begun work on this symphony many years before ultimate completion. It is titled “The Symphony of Joy” because of the great moments of happiness captured in multiple parts. Because of the great diversity of each movement‚ I will capture the essence of them individually. The first movement is the epitome of Beethoven’s musicality. This movement is in the traditional sonata form. The opening of this piece is a great crescendo in
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The Beggar’s Opera Satire‚ an element used throughout the eighteenth century‚ was very popular in literary works. Generally‚ satire is used by the author to poke fun or criticize the faults of the government‚ a certain social class‚ or a certain person or group of people. In John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera‚ the text is layered with many different themes‚ but one theme Gay appears to be frustrated with is the morality of high society and uses satire to reveal the dysfunction of marriage in
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23: Mergers and Other Forms of Corporate Restructuring After studying Chapter 23‚ you should be able to: Chapter 23 Explain why a company might decide to engage in corporate restructuring. Understand and calculate the impact on earnings and on market value of companies involved in mergers. Describe what benefits‚ if any‚ accrue to acquiring company shareholders and to selling company shareholders. Analyze a proposed merger as a capital budgeting problem. Describe the merger process
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