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    you’re at the food court in the mall. What do you see? More than likely you will see overweight men and women ordering double cheeseburgers and large fries from McDonald’s™ or something of that nature. To most people‚ seeing this is nothing new. We live in a fast food nation where parents pick up fast food on the way home from work for their kids and themselves. Of course it’s easier and more convenient‚ but what they don’t understand is when they end up with a disease caused by their eating habits

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    Little Rock Nine Telisha Jackson Topics in Historical Study HI 252A Professor Eric Schoeck One morning in Little Rock‚ Arkansas‚ nine of the most courageous young black teenagers woke up from their beds scared but determine to make a difference. They had no idea that not only would this decision they made to desegregate Central High would effect them‚ but also their families and communities. These teenagers knew that this was going to be a dangerous situation but not to the extent that

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    The Little Rock Nine The movie “The Little Rock Nine” is based on an event that happened in the 1950’s. The movie is based on the first time that a school allowed black students into an all white school.This event happened in Little Rock‚ Arkansas when a school allowed nine black teenagers into their school. In this essay you will read about the respect that the black students got at the beginning of the movie and the respect they got at the end‚ how society has changed today‚ how this relates

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    discrimination in schools in the U.S.A? The Little Rock nine is a great example of discrimination in the U.S. The Little Rock nine was a group of African American students that went to an all white high school. Students and parents were upset about them attending the high school so they protested outside of the high school; some students didn ’t even come to school. The Little Rock nine still came to school every day knowing the trouble to come. The reason the nine students were sent to the school is because

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    A Mighty Long Way‚ one chance‚ one dream. The little rock Nine‚ They went through so much just to get their education‚ they went for what they wanted and succeeded beyond that process even though it was scary and hard. They got spat on‚ cursed out and way more worst things‚ just to get their education at one school. Central high‚ a all white high school that was desecrated. During the desegregation of Little rock Central High in 1957‚ the media illuminated certain events but painted an inaccurate

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    Most students today wish that they could find some excuse to leave school early‚ but that’s just the opposite for the Little Rock Nine‚ they had to fight to get inside. Having to suffer through fear‚ hate‚ violence and humiliation was the day to day struggle. The “Little Rock Nine” were nine African American students who were asked to go to school at Central High in Little Rock‚ Arkansas in a plan to desegregate the school. But instead this plan caused major controversy. Many people and parents

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    “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula LeGuin is a story that starts off on a sunny day. The people in the city live in a utopia society‚ which can be defined as an ideal perfect place. However ideal means it’s not always true. The city is filled with smiles‚ music‚ horses‚ and parades. The setting seems so amazing that it isn’t real. However‚ there is an odd situation about this so called “perfect society”. Leguin states‚ “Do you believe? Do you accept the festival‚ the city‚ the joy? No

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    Les Miserables at its most basic is the story of Jean Valjean. He lived with his sister and her family in extreme poverty in France after the French Revolution. In one act of desperation he broke a window and stole a loaf of bread. His sentence was lengthened by multiple escape attempts until he was finally released 19 years later. His hardness and bitterness increased by the response he got when he was required to show his papers at each new town he visited‚ resulting in lower pay and refusal of

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    Les Quizarables Case Study

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    deep into ourselves‚ we don’t tend to know the most common of facts that occupy the region in general knowledge and the games which gave us sheer pleasure in our childhood have kind of vanished and leave us with a wish for the past days to return. Les Quizarables is one such application which caters to both of the objectives mentioned above but with a digital twist. The application mainly contains four games which provide knowledge with an element of recreation. The four games included are namely:

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    Le Philippe: Case Study

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    CASE STUDY “LE PHILIPPE” Question1: Describe all the possible outcomes: As the following graph shows‚ from up to down‚ there are totally 6 possible outcomes depending on whether strike the put option or not and how to determine the new coupon rate at 2017 and 2020 respectively.   Question2: Calculate the spot rate We can calculate the spot rate according to 1-5 year spot rate and the available 6-10 coupon rate by bootstrapping. We do not have the available 6-9 year spot rate‚ since the

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