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    Born on January 9‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda‚ California‚ Richard Nixon was one of the most influential and controversial politicians of the 20th century. From the small corporation office to the White House‚ Nixon touched the lives of millions of Americans‚ even though some may not have been grateful for it afterwards. He grew up in Whittier where he lived until after graduating from the small Whittier College to go study law at Duke University‚ graduating in 1937. From then on‚ Nixon would make sure

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    by the former President of the United States named Richard M. Nixon. Nixon was a controversial figure who was mired in scandal and negativity; however‚ there were many positive attributes of this great President. Richard M. Nixon had many unique traits that affected the length of his Presidency. Nixon will always be remembered as the President who landed men on the moon‚ fought in the Vietnam War‚ and was involved in the Watergate Scandal. Richard Nixon was born on January 19‚ 1913 in Yorba Linda

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    The 37th president of the United States‚ Richard Nixon‚ was involved criminally in a case during his presidency. He took many steps to try to cover the crime‚ steps that were crucial to his presidency. Nixon may not have planned the scandal‚ nor was he even a part of the burglary‚ but he did many things to make it seem like he had no idea that any of the scandal had occurred. Nixon was eventually caught and it impacted him and the government immensely. On June 17‚ 1972 several men were arrested

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    RICHARD BRANSON’S VIRGIN GROUP —Problems— Although certainly notorious‚ Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has experienced several problems. In the short-term‚ brand overextension has become a threat since the company has entered multiple markets. Brand overextension leads to damaging the comprehensive Virgin brand. Since the Virgin brand itself is the company’s greatest asset‚ protecting the brand image is critical. The Virgin brand image has a connotation of value and lifestyle. Due to many joint ventures

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    TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NONE This is a very simple‚ clear and self-explanatory proverb. It means that time and tide do not wait for anybody. Time goes on passing without caring for anybody and anything. Similarly tides occur ; they have no regard or consideration for anybody. Time and tide symbolise valuable opportunity. They occur without any notice. The essence of the proverb is that opportunities do not wait for anyone. No one can command or foretell their occurrence or recurrence. One should

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    Narrator: there was once a very wise man. He lived on a high mountain and was called Pundabi. With him lived a young boy. The boy’s name was Ali. (the camera is on a man with a long beard‚ with a boy sitting beside him) narrator: each morning ali would come down the mountain. He would sit on a shade of a fig tree . Many people would come to him. They brought him loavesof bread. In the bread were peices of fine linen. (the camera is on a bread that is cut from the middle‚ and a linen paper is showing)

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    Man of Magnitude “How does this passage reveal important aspects of the characters of Hally and Sam?” In this extract Hally and Sam are discussing their favourite historical characters. This was a clever device to allow the author to reveal their different viewpoints and how they are affected by their social standing in society‚ which also shows important aspects of the characters of Hally and Sam. While reading about their choices of the man of magnitude‚ we learn that one of the important

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    demonstrated in both his poems “Richard Cory” and “Miniver Cheevy”. The main characters of both poems shared many features in the same theme. In addition‚ differences between both characters were evident to the reader. Comparing main characters is crucial because it helps in understanding the poems deeply. There is a clear difference between both characters. Firstly‚ the main difference that was apparent was the character’s way of dealing with their problems. Richard Cory tried to solve his problems

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    The poem “Richard Cory” was written in 1897 by world renowned poet Edwin Arlington Robinson depicts the alluring life of a protagonist who seems to have a depiction of a perfect lifestyle along with materialistic items that the townsfolk are having an inclination towards. Robinson was one of the most prolific major American poets of the twentieth century.He was best known for his short poems. At the age of six‚ Robinson wrote to his dear friend‚ questioning why he was born which introduced a great

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    Leadership Paper: Richard Branson Richard Branson has been practically a household name in the U.K. for the past 20 years and is also well respected in the business world. He is the founder of the Virgin Group‚ known for record labels‚ cellular phones‚ airlines‚ and many other business ventures. He is responsible for a $5 billion empire consisting of over 200 different companies around the world. (ICFAI‚ 2002) Branson is also known for his unique character and leadership styles‚ one who is

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