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    for Rapide Blanc took me back to that significant night where all was gloomy with a healthy mixture of skeptics and optimists filling the boardroom. Blanchet’s “passion for architecture” that was discussed in Illustrators at work – interview with Pascal Blanchet was evident throughout. I felt the depiction of myself was filled with a little too much greed but it did make me chuckle. The imageries of the retro vehicles and appliances brought me back to another time. I was keen of the maps‚ which were

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    MACHINE(PASCALINE) Blaise Pascal a French mathematician developed Ø mechanical calculating machine called Pascal’s calculating machine in 1642 A.D First real desktop calculating device that could add and Ø subtract. Construct of set of toothed wheels or gears. Ø Each wheel having 0 through 9. Ø Arithmetic operation performed by turning these wheels. Ø Concept still seen in conventional electric meter Ø and taxi meter‚ LEIBNITZ’S IMPROVED PASCAL MACHINE Pascal machine perform

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    Job has no agency‚ no participation in God’s decision to make him the object of a wager. God does not give him the option to decline and he is presented with no opportunity in which he might refuse God outright. He has no control over the duration or intensity of his suffering. He is completely at the mercy of God. There is nothing to give an indication of how much agency Job had before the wager. However the arguments Job makes in chapter three through thirty-seven suggest some agency

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    easier to go after offenders. One of those measures‚ the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act‚ seeks to curb online gambling by trying to cut off the money supply: the bill would outlaw the use of credit cards‚ checks or money transfers to settle wagers. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa). The Wall Street Journal Online asked Rep. Leach and David Carruthers‚ chief executive of BetOnSports Plc‚ an online sports book and casino based in Costa Rica‚ to debate whether Internet gambling

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    come. Later in the book Horatio attempts to give Hamlet advice to protect him from the chance of Laertes winning in the wager. “You will lose my lord… If your mind dislike anything‚ obey it. I will forestall their repair hither‚ and say you are not fit.” Horatio shows his deep faithfulness by not just giving his opinion but by also offering himself to aid in not attending the wager. The use of the absolute ‘will’ shows his commitment and dedication to him and gives him reassurance about the circumstances

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    create your own fantasy team. Once you have created your team you inject your team into a league for a predetermined amount of money. If your fantasy team does well you will win money in return. On the other hand‚ betting on sports online is where you wager an amount of money on an entire sports team to win a game or match. According to the “2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Act”‚ daily fantasy sports was deemed a game of skill‚ therefore legal; however online sports betting is considered all chance‚ making

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    Submitted to: Ms. Aparna Singh TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Can there be any valid insurance agreement without insurable interest? III. Creation of insurable interest IV. Wager and insurance V. Types of insurable interest VI. Time or duration of insurable interest VII. Insurable interest vis-à-vis life insurance contract VIII. Insurable interest vis-à-vis marine insurance contract IX. Insurable interest

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    The American Dream Achieved ​The American dream is the belief that anyone can achieve success in a society through sacrifice‚ risk-taking and hard work. The American dream cannot be attained by chance‚ each individual must be determined and driven to get to their goal and achieve happiness. Benjamin Franklin was raised as a poor child‚ and worked his way up to wealth. He had many setbacks but with his drive built his career up to finally running his own publication company‚ being an influential

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    The Taming of the Shrew: Kate’s Soliloquy Kate’s soliloquy bring about a joyous conclusion to The Taming of the Shrew. The audience leaves the theatre with a pleasant feeling‚ glad that such a shrew could be tamed so well. Kate herself realised the error of her ways‚ making the men feel confident while making the women feel safe. Moreover‚ the audience found the speech to be very sound and sensible‚ as the views expressed in the play were extremely popular at that point in time. Kate

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    slave traders. He was sent to the West Indies along the Middle Passage and was purchased by Henry Pascal‚ a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Pascal had kept Equiano as an aid towards his naval travels even though he was going to give him as a gift. During this time‚ Equiano heard about Christianity and started learning to read and write. Through his ability at sea‚ he became important and irreplaceable to Pascal and became accustomed to his situation. This is when we get to one of the major themes of the

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