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    JFK is inaugurated as the 35th president. March 1st 1961 Kennedy creates the peace corps which was temporarily at the time. April 12th 1961 Yuri Gagarin (Soviet) becomes first man in space April 15th 1961 Kennedy sponsors invasion of Cuba; April 17th Invasion; April 18th Invasion of Bay of Pigs fails May 4th 1961:Freedom Rides begin May 5th 1961 Alan Sheppard becomes first American in space May 25th 1961 JFK pledges to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade June 3rd 1961Vienna

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    Medmmune Case Study Essay

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    MedImmune Case Background MedImmune is a biotechnology company based in Gaithersbug‚ Maryland. Currently the company has five products on the market: Synagis‚ CytoGam‚ RespiGam‚ Ethyol‚ and NeuTrexin. These medications target small markets of patients with auto-immune disorders‚ treating either respiratory illnesses or cancer. In addition‚ the company has several medications currently under development‚ including one in the preclinical phase‚ three in phase I of clinical trials‚ three in

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    Dear Ayn Rand: Your novella‚ Anthem‚ was a real perception-onset for me. It made me apprehend that it is not always bad to oppose with what other people consider. The novella also made me understand that if you don’t consider what others do you will probably get resolved for it‚ but you just have to stay robust through the hard times. Life is hard and it is seldom not fair. It can hurt sometimes‚ but if you focus on what is within your power to change for the better

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    Anthem may seem like a purely fictional story written for entertainment purposes‚ but upon closer inspection there are elements of real world occurrences. Equality 7-2521 is a boy growing up like every other boy around him‚ meaning he lives in a world after our with little technology‚ and in permanent fear of the World Council who control every aspect of life‚ including what he should think. Equality has always dreamed of being a scientist‚‚ but even dreaming or wanting is a crime against his brothers

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    Ayn Rand‚ created Anthem based on the concept of every man should be akin to one another. There can’t be any individualism‚ they have to accept and undertake whatever the council say‚ and believe whatever they tell them. On pg. 19 it stated‚ “ the World Council is the body of all truth.” People in Anthem don’t think for themselves‚ but are being manipulated by the World Council. To start‚ there isn’t much going on in this society. The latest inventions are candles and glass‚ which is because the

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    Krystal Fail English Comp 112 Professor Cipko 11 November 2014    “The Man He Killed” has a powerful title for a poem. An English Victorian poet from 1902‚ Thomas Hardy‚ who is against the war‚ wants the reader to know that he is not the one who has killed someone. Hardy characterizes the main character as a casual guy who joined the military out of hope to have a more stable lifestyle. The themes of this poem are guilt‚ society‚ and anti-war. Hardy uses good imagery while letting the reader

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    Johnny's Monologue

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    Would you ever want to hear that two of your really good friends have just passed away? I know I wouldn’t. Dally‚ don’t be the one‚ out of the whole gang‚ to take your life. The gang would be torn apart if something like this were to happen. You wouldn’t want this to happen‚ right Dally? If you were to end up like Johnny‚ every single one of us would be grieving you two for the rest of our lives. Even though I think that you’re “tougher than the rest of us--- tougher‚ colder‚ meaner‚” it doesn’t

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    “Nowhere Man” is a song by the Beatles played in the 1968 movie Yellow Submarine. The song alliterates the word “no” in words such as nothing and nowhere to emphasize the uncertain point of view of the nowhere man. The alliteration of this syllable also allows the song to maintain a continuous rhythm and gives the stanzas flow. This alliteration keeps the idea of an uncertain point of view a constant theme throughout the song. The song brings up senses such as seeing and hearing to show that the

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    Through the Climax and resolution of Ayn Rand’s novel‚ the characters present that every person has a unique character that can be oppressed but not erased by the rest of the world. Anthem presents the story of Equality 7-2521‚ who is considered a sinner in the society values of collectivism and equality of all citizens since curiosity and individuality of personality were bear by him. In the beginning of the novella‚ the society had a full control over Equality’s mind‚ and doubts on the shame of

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    Appreciative Listening

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    Appreciative Listening Dominic Busnelli 09/15/11 If I had to pick a band that improves my mood‚ I would have to choose Sublime. Sublime is an all American Rock band that joined together in 1988. There band consisted in three wonderful musical players that could play what ever music you put in front of them. The band broke up a few years later and then got started back with a few new musicians. I started listening to the band Sublime many years ago when I was in my brother’s car driving to

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