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    Essay 1 – King Richard III and Looking for Richard How has your study of the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard deepened your understanding of the context of and values within‚ each text? William Shakespeare’s play King Richard III and Al Pacino’s docu-drama Looking for Richard have enriched my understanding of how context shapes the values inscribed within each text. In light of this‚ the connection that exists between the two texts is: how the central character of the

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    his leadership skills. He had the essential attributes of a leader. The qualities that make a tremendous leader are honesty and generosity to their people. People need honesty so we can follow our leaders through ”the ups and downs of life”. Kole Rodriguez was always positive and always telling us how it was on the football field‚ no matter the situation. When we were down 20 points in a game he would keep his head up and try to lead us through it. This shows how even the smallest person when they’re

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    Richard Cory

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    had. The poem Richard Cory by Edward Arlington Robinson and the Paul Simon song of the same name share many attributes. The theme is the same: in both the song and the poem‚ the title character is somewhat aloof and distant from the rest of society due to his wealth and position. I think Paul Simon was interested in the mystery: the question of exactly why he might kill himself given that he appears to be living a charmed life. In the poem‚ the first two stanzas focus on Richard Cory but not so

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    Richard Speck

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    On December 6th‚ 1941 the world welcomed Richard Benjamin Speck‚ who would become a well-known mass murderer. Speck‚ having a rather rough childhood‚ had an extensive criminal background before committing the unspeakable murders that made him famous. After being found guilty‚ Speck spent his remaining days in Chicago’s Stateville Penitentiary. One can look at Richard’s personal history‚ crime and criminal history to try and pin him to one criminological theory‚ when in reality‚ none will really

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    Richard Branson

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    Management Style As a top branded venture capital organization‚ its constant success is due to the power of the brand name and the reputation of its leader: Richard Branson. Leadership as a process of producing direction‚ alignment and commitment in collectives (Ellen Van Velsor et al‚ 2010) can be seen as a characteristic of this personality in Richard Branson. Leadership can again be seen as a process of exercising power on other people in an organization but Branson believes in the need to treat other

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    Hirohito's Achievements

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    Emperor Shōwa‚ otherwise known as Hirohito‚ was the 124th emperor of Japan. He reigned from December 25‚ 1926 to January 7‚ 1989‚ when he died. His son‚ He was also the head of state for Japan during its involvement in World War II. After the war‚ he became the symbol of Japan’s recovery and at the end of his reign‚ Japan had the world’s second largest economy. He was succeeded by his oldest son‚ Akihito. Born in April 29th in 1901 during the reign of Emperor Meiji at Tokyo’s Aoyama Palace‚ Hirohito

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    Roza Rodriguez Trial

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    INTRODUCTION During her trial in 2012‚ a woman by the name of Roza Tulebaeva was tortured by security officers. They were there to arrest her on the belief that she was one of the leaders of the 2011 December Violence. She recalls that “[the] security officers suspended her by her hair‚ put a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her and subjected her to sexual humiliation”. She also claims that they “threatened to harm her 14-year-old daughter”. As a result of these allegations‚ the government

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    Rodriguez Diaz De Vivar

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    Rodriguez Diaz De Vivar “El Cid” Born and educated as a nobleman in the Royal Court of the Castile‚ Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar became a famous military leader and diplomat. He was King Alfonso VI’s greatest general in the war against the Moors and is widely considered to be a National Hero of Spain. Known as El Cid Campeador (or El Cid)‚ this honourable nickname translates as the ’Lord of Military Arts’‚ or ’The Champion’‚ and reflects his innovative techniques on the battlefield. Rodrigo Diaz was

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    War Child ELIAS RODRIGUEZ

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    Rodriguez 1  Elias Rodriguez  Dr. Jeffers  English 4C  08 April 2015   War Child  Emmanuel Jal from a certain TedTalks believes that education is more than acquiring  knowledge it empowers to develop and make your inner being stronger. ​ Emmanuel says​  that  education is the key to empowering his people‚ but what if education is the key to empowering  everybody to do a better job as citizens of the world not just people in a community. Education is  the way to keep up with the evolution of the world or making yourself self­independant

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    Achievement Gap Victim

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    Minorities Fall Victim to Achievement Gap The achievement gap continues to be up for major discussion in America’s schools. Researchers‚ reformers‚ and educators alike are baffled by the achievement gap‚ for they have no concrete idea why it occurs or any stable solution to solve this growing problem. The achievement gap can be seen through-out grades‚ test scores‚ drop-out rates‚ and graduation rates. To show the extend of the achievement gap‚ Harold Berlak‚ a Senior Research Fellow at the Applied

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