Setting of Philippians Positioned at the eastern fertile plain of Datos in central Macedonia‚ Philippi was a flourishing city. Gordon Fee notes although originally founded by Greek colonists from the island of Thasos (ca. 360 B.C.)‚ in 356 BCE Philippi was conquered by its namesake‚ the father of Alexander the Great‚ Philip II of Macedon. Philip seized the city due to its strategic location. Namely‚ it was blessed with provisions‚ protection‚ and prosperity. “It sat as sentinel to the large agricultural
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Roanoke Island: The Lost Colony Alycia Roberts HIST113 VC On July 22‚ 1587‚ long before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock‚ 117 hopeful colonists from England landed ashore onto a tiny island along the coast of what is today North Carolina. The group unpacked and founded a settlement‚ Roanoke Island. Then they vanished without a trace. The story of the Lost Colony has fascinated people across four centuries and remains one of the enduring mysteries of early America. There are several theories
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Case 02 Gordon Bethune and the complete transformation of Continental Airlines Overview When Gordon Bethune left his job at Boeing in February 1994 to accept the position of chief operating officer (COO) of Continental Airlines‚ the company was struggling to survive. Even though it was the fifth largest commercial airline in the United States‚ with revenues of nearly 6 billion dollars‚ the company had reported a net loss every year since 1985‚ and was ranked the last among the top ten commercial
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BADERMAN ISLAN RESORT RFP NUMBER: BIR2010 V1.0 DATE ISSUED: December 20th 2010 Baderman Island Resort is requesting proposals for Updating word processing software OPENING DATE: December 27‚ 2010 OPENING TIME: 09:00 A.M. OPENING LOCATION: BADERMAN ISLAND RESORT I. Company Overview Bederman Island Resort‚ is a luxurious modern resort complex‚ which is best adjusted to the needs of every single customer with a variety of facilities and amenities at its disposal
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A Cream Cracker Under The Settee is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television‚ as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. In A Cream Cracker Under the Settee Alan Bennett has addressed the issue of elderly people in our society and how they are treated by others. It revolves 75-year old Doris on an ordinary day in her house. The play begins after her fall from the buffet and her reflecting on the events that led up to it. The reason the writer uses a monologue is
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Charlie Gordon showed us that surgerys are very risky and we should really think before we do risky things. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keys‚ Charlie has a passion to get intelligent but in my perspective the surgery was useless and risky. Charlie Gordon should not have had the Artificial Intelligence surgery because i was risky and it wasn’t permanent. Charlie Gordon lost his friends because of the AL surgery. His “friends” didn’t like how smart he get and I
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subchapter II of this chapter. What is Possession of a Controlled Substance? Possession of a controlled substance occurs whenever a person owns or otherwise possesses a drug or other illegal substance. These charges usually apply when a person is found carrying marijuana‚ cocaine‚ methamphetamine‚ or other illegal narcotics. It’s important to note that some legally available drugs‚ such as prescription medications‚ qualify as controlled substances‚ and possession charges are possible if the person possessing
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“Your accomplishing day and weeks what it takes normal people to do in a lifetime” said Miss Kinnian (Keyes). During Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes‚ Charlie Gordon is the main character he is a thirty year old man trying to learn how to read and write again‚ as is his buddy Algernon the mouse. Charlie is doing the experiment with him to see how it will go at to get his test score up. He is also trying to accomplish so much even though his brain will not mentally let him‚ this is because he
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ability‚ like being smart‚ inspires confidence. It does‚ but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms‚” (Travis Bradberry). Charlie Gordon‚ a fun interesting man who craves to be smart‚ has a mental disability which keeps him from being able to comprehend many things such as spelling and complex concepts. This is his setback. Luckily‚ there is a new experiment coming around trying to
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JEFF GORDON FOUNDATION Jeff Gordon‚ the famous philanthropist‚ has been a former NASCAR champion. In addition‚ he has dedicated his time and effort to the children for his foundation. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrik motors in 23 full-time NASCAR sprint season seasons between 1993 and 2015‚ and served as a substitute driver for Dalen Ernest Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in select races during the 2016 season. But portraying Gordon solely in terms of his driving
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