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    Robert Capa

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    Robert Capa‚ the legendary Hungarian-born photojournalist who set the prevailing standard for war photographers‚ spoke seven languages — none very well. He didn’t need to. For over 20 of the bloodiest years of the 20th century‚ Capa let his cameras do the talking. "If your pictures aren’t good enough‚ you’re not close enough‚" he famously declared. Getting close to Capa himself could also be a tricky business‚ though the challenge was usually surmounted by soldiers‚ poker players‚ bartenders

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    SALEM TELEPHONE COMPANY Professor William J. Bruns‚ Jr. & Julie Hertenstein Introduction Accounting is not always a black or white subject; there are many variables to consider when making a business decision. Looking past the numbers and being able to look at the larger picture will determine whether you will be an average manager or a great manager. Background Facing declining profits‚ Salem Telephone Company (STC) is evaluating the future of its subsidiary‚ Salem Data

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    Escaping Salem Book Review Escaping Salem : The Other Witch Hunt of 1692‚ by Richard Godbeer. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. In the city of Stamford year of 1692 there begins numerous odd events that are hard to make sense of or even explain for that matter. In colonial times the state of Connecticut isn’t automatically associated with any evil doings or witchcraft‚ but this wasn’t always the case for Stamford in the county of Fairfield. Richard Godbeer’s totally neutral very detailed

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    Shadi Essa 11/26/12 Benjamin Banneker Period 8 DREAMS The real meaning of a dream is hope‚ an inspiration; a purpose. Every human being has a dream or goal; the dreams change greatly from person to person‚ some being minor while

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    The two poems written by Robert Frost‚ "Desert Places" and "Old Man’s Winter Night‚" have the common theme of loneliness. In "Desert Places" the speaker is not walking through woods‚ he is only passing by and momentarily glancing at this field filling with snow and the trees that surround this field will soon be all that is left due to the snows continuous falling. When he sees this field with snow‚ he uses it as a device to compare it to his own life and how it will soon be all over and how when

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    Lyle Koehler argues that the Salem Witch Trials began due to witch hysteria caused by the fits of the young women being affected by witchcraft. They were given power to accuse the witches and used their power to attack their oppressing forces‚ such as authority figures. The act of accusing people of being witches was a scapegoat in order gain and retain power in a situation where people felt powerless. They also targeted nontraditional women as they were easier to justify. Many people were accused

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    Robert Cole

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    Never Forgive What You Can’t Forget While I agree completely with Robert Coles‚ “Only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision”‚ I’ve been asked to state my opinion and while I am unqualified to do so‚ it would be disrespectful to Simon Wiesenthal if I declined the opportunity. As Alan L. Berger stated in his excerpt‚ Judaism has two types of sins: Beyen Adam Le-Makom (human v God) and Beyen Adam Le-Adam (human v human). The Judaism religion believes that Beyen Adam Le-Mankon is an unforgiveable

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    According to the Europeans‚ “a witch was a person who committed a crime using harmful magic.” The Salem Witch Trials occurred in Salem Massachusetts from February 1692 to May 1693. The Witch Trials did not happen due to what some originally might think. There were more reasons for the brutality and carelessness of the trials than just witchcraft. When the colonists came over to the New World‚ they were unfamiliar with the terrain‚ weather‚ and soil. These factors made it so colonists were unable

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    Israel Tellez Mrs. Gottfried English III February 22‚ 2013 Top Hospital in Winston-Salem Can you believe that one of the nation’s best hospital is in Winston-Salem? How exactly did it got here? The history of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is interesting‚ considering when and why it arrived to the city of Winston. The Baptist Hospital was founded after the Bowman Gray School of Medicine was founded in 1902. Bowman Gray School of Medicine was established on the campus of Wake Forest College

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    Robert Owrn

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    Robert Owen (1771-1858) Robert Owen was a man ahead of his time. During his lifetime‚ he endeavored to improve the health‚ education‚ well-being and rights of the working class. This driving ambition to create a better society for all took him around the world‚ from a small mill village in Lanark shire in Scotland to New Harmony‚ Indiana in America with varied success. Although‚ he encountered much criticism and opposition in his lifetime‚ he influenced reformers who came

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