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    Forward Thinking

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    Imagine getting into a sailboat and just going with the wind.  How will you know when you get there? Heck‚ you don’t even know where there is.  Where is this company going? What does it want to be when it grows up? What is its purpose? Create‚ communicate and get buy-in to a vision and get the entire team rowing your sailboat in the same direction. Focus on executing that vision‚ use this as a lens in which to evaluate strategic shifts.  Now take the entire team in your ship and heading towards your

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    In this Ted talk Dame Ellen MacArthur tells about how she sailed around the world solo in record time and what she learned from it. When she was young she always had a passion for sailboats‚ this lead her to her hobby of sailing. After the vet school she went to said she wasn’t going to be able to pass her class she decided to start sailing for a living. Her goal of sailing around the world the fastest happened when she was 24 but at that time someone else recently beat the record as well so she

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    Tubbataha Reef

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    to the tropical storms associated with the northeast monsoon from November to March and the southwest monsoon between July and October. However by the 1980s‚ increasing numbers of Filipino fishermen had motorised bangkas‚ rather than traditional sailboats‚ and were able to reach Tubbataha. At this time‚ fish stocks in other more accessible areas‚ were rapidly declining due to over-fishing‚ whereas Tubbataha was still abundant in marine life. The reefs of Tubbataha soon became a fishing destination

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences; one aspect that was very different between Egypt and Mesopotamia was the government. In Egypt‚ they had just one leader‚ the pharaoh. Egypt would have needed this strong central government for projects such as organizing and overseeing of the pyramid buildings. The early Mesopotamians used a city-state type government. Each area was controlled by its own political and economic center. Each area was a separate political unit. The social

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    The Ancient Egyptian civilization was completely dependent on its geographical features. The Nile River was the Ancient Egyptians lifeline. Egypt became the first unified civilization under one government through the Nile River‚ and it caused Egypt’s farming economy to flourish. Egypt is located in North East Africa. The fertile lands of the Nile Valley attracted Stone Age farmers. People migrated from the Mediterranean area‚ from hills and deserts along the Nile‚ and from other parts of Africa

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    Mary And Schizophrenia

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    The three main characters in the movie were the mom Mary‚ the dad Johnny‚ and the son Chris. The mom was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and her disease affected each one of their lives. The disease affected the mother because she had to leave her family to go to the psychiatric hospital. The disease affected the dad because he had to take time off from work to look after Chris. He also lost his job. The disease affected the son because the other children made fun of him at school. They called his mom

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    Boating safely in the water English class November 7‚ 2011 Boating safely in the water All favorite outdoor activities should be done safely? One all-time favorite activity enjoyed by many is boating on the water. Whether it is a twelve foot raft‚ or a forty foot yacht‚ there are many important items to consider before leaving the dock. For example‚ is there a personal flotation device for each passenger‚ to include the operator? What about alcoholic beverages? Did anyone bring any along

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    Kyle Rexford 51470230 A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life. A sailboat glistening on the horizon provides a mental escape to faraway places. The rhythm of the ocean beating against the sand is sedating music to a troubled mind. A slow‚ gentle breeze can relax your tensions. You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach. 1. Type the sentences that answer the following questions: a. What sentence is the topic sentence

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    Jakey's Poem

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    No‚ I don’t completely agree with this statement. In the first text‚ the weather was described to be quite violent because the wind outside was very strong such that the occurrence of ‘snails being blown across the patio like sailboats’ was to happen. Similarly‚ the weather in the second text is described to be powerful in the terms of the wind (‘shrieking wind’; ‘Wind slung Quoyle’). Although I do believe that in the second text the wind is more forceful and dangerous as the winds has direct contact

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    Ap World History Dbq

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    Have you ever wondered how things as simple as writing were invented? I know I have. Many people in our society take for granted the simple things like written languages‚ or laws. In around 3500 B.C.‚ in what is now present day Iraq (OI)‚ these new inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient

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