ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM Kenneth “Ken” Lay‚ the founder of Enron Corporation grew up from a poor family. His father was a Baptist ministry. Ken Lay works many jobs at the same time. He was aiming to make wealth for himself and for his family. From his childhood‚ he learned the value of hard work to earn a living and to achieve his ultimate goal (to be rich). He actually did work so hard‚ been working with different companies and upgraded his skills and education in obtaining Ph.D. degree
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The giver What is a utopia? Is it a place where pain war and hunger does not exist? How do you describe a dystopia? In Jonas’ community‚ in the ‘Giver’ written by Lois Lowry ‚ he is living in the community where everything is the same‚ organised and pain free‚ basically he is living in a ‘Utopia’. For him everything is perfect the way it is but when he was chosen as the receiver of memory for the community he discovered dark secrets that lie ahead. In the giver book by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas is living
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I think to learn all this guidelines of health care and drugs education in chapter 4 is really a huge help for all NSTP student specially when we apply this in our daily lives and share what we know to other people. Health care at home and in the community would be a guideline for us to maintain good health and stay healthy. This will help us to prevent epidemics‚ accident‚ and illness and avoid a lot of trouble in the family and peace for the community‚ we just need to share these guidelines
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Sputnik Sputnik 1 was a Russian communications satellite launched in October of 1957. As the first earth-orbiting satellite‚ it scared the nation‚ as it indicated that the Russians were more advanced than we were and could possibly therefore hit us with missiles as well. The launch led to an increase in military funding and the formation of NASA in 1958‚ as well as the NDEA the same year. Tindall‚ George Brown‚ and David Emory Shi. America: A Narrative History. Ninth ed. Vol. Two. New York: W
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As a little girl‚ Catherine wants to marry her firefighter dad. Her mom says‚ "You can’t marry Daddy‚ I’m married to him." The film relates what transpires 25 years later. Catherine is now married to young firefighter Caleb Holt (Cameron). On the job‚ Caleb lives by the motto "Never leave your partner behind"‚ forcefully impressing this dictum on the men in his fire crew. But his marriage with Catherine (Bethea) is suffering and she wants a divorce. Differing life priorities have led their marriage
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The Constitution & Bill of Rights The U.S. Constitution was not adopted until 1787‚ after nearly 6 years of independence for the new country. From adoption to ratification in 1788‚ it produced a storm of controversy and debate over the nature and role of government. That debate was mainly between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists. The argument between those in support of the Constitution (which were the Federalists) and those opposed (which were the Anti-Federalists) outlined the strengths
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia‚ stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Wikipedia Capital: Tokyo Dialing code: 81 Area: 377‚944 km² Population: 127.6 million (2012) World Bank Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Government: Unitary state‚ Constitutional monarchy‚ Parliamentary systemJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located
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Man’s duty to God Man was created by God as the crown of all his creation‚ in God’s image and after His likeness with a reasonable soul‚ to rule on God’s behalf over all creation. Man forfeited this high privilege on account of his sin and the breaking of the covenant of works. Thus man became blind and ignorant; God had to speak to him in order to instruct him and bring him back to a right knowledge of God and his will. Naturally‚ the first and primary duty is for man to repent‚ to turn to God
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“Gay and Lesbian Theater” Gay and Lesbian themes were introduced into the theater before the 1960s. Long before homosexual characters were seen in American plays on a regular basis‚ there were isolated incidents when a gay or lesbian appeared in the plot; they were called freaks when doing so. Many people were often offended by homosexuality. Cross dressing was used in performances that raised concerns about sexual and gender roles: men dressed in drag and women wore men clothing. Festivals were
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The Globe Theatre was located in the Southwark district of London‚ which was the location at which the Bard’s most famous stage works were first produced. The Globe Theatre was built during Shakespeare’s early period stage in 1599. It was one of four major theatres in the area‚ along with the Swan‚ the Rose‚ and the Hope. The Globe was the principal playhouse of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men‚ later on the Kings Men in 1603. Most of Shakespeare’s post-1599 plays were originally staged at the Globe‚ including
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