Watched a video of a Bernie sanders supporter this morning saying how great things are in Sweden. The American left seems to be enamored with Scandinavian style socialism. Milton Friedman once noted when a student made the statement: “In Scandinavia‚ we have no poverty”. To which Friedman responded‚ “In America among Scandinavians we also have no poverty". Both statements are not true of course‚ poverty in America among Scandinavians and in the country of Scandinavia are around 6.7%. The point is
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A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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John Calvin There are many people in history who have made a very big impact on their culture‚ times‚ and or religion. John Calvin was by far one of these few great people. He had such a big influence in the time which he lived from 1509 to 1564. John Calvin devoted almost his whole life to the promoting of Protestantism and made such a difference that his impact is still seen today in Christianity. Calvin was born in France and was the second son in his family
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Winston Churchill Speech‚ Blood Toil Tears and Sweat Blood‚ Sweat and Tears speech by Sir Winston Churchill May 13th 1940 On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of’ Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members‚ representing
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Revolutionary John Adams Many people around the world have accomplished something to make them revolutionary. Some use this magic in ways to help the world‚ but others do not. The second president of the United States‚ John Adams‚ is one of these figures that helped the world. When England was taking advantage of the United States‚ Mr. Adams found ways to help the colonies break away and to become a separate country. John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts who convinced representatives
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English Literature Biographical Speech Keats‚ John (1795-1821) English poet‚ one of the most gifted and appealing of the 19th century and a seminal figure of the romantic movement. Keats was born in London‚ October 31‚ 1795‚and was the eldest of four children. His father was a livery-stable owner‚ however he was killed in a riding accident when Keats was only nine and his mother died six years later of tuberculosis. Keats was educated at the Clarke School‚ in Enfield‚ and at the age of 15
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Milton Hershey was not the type of person that anyone would have viewed as a leader‚ or shrewd businessman. Being born into a rather poor lower class family‚ he was not very well educated. The one thing that we do know for sure though‚ is that leaders are not born‚ they are made. This is exactly the case of Milton Hershey‚ and because of his undying determination to succeed‚ he became one of the greatest success stories of all time. What factors or events made the person a leader? For Milton
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Constable‚ John - 1776–1837‚ English painter‚ b. Suffolk. Constable and Turner were the leading figures in English landscape painting of the 19th cent. Constable became famous for his landscapes of Suffolk‚ Hampstead‚ Salisbury‚ and Brighton. The son of a prosperous miller‚ he showed artistic talent while very young but did not devote himself to art until he was 23‚ when he went to London to study at the Royal Academy. Influenced by the 17th-century landscape painters Ruisdael and Claude Lorrain
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Milton Friedman‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase Profits” In the article‚ “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Profits‚” Friedman states that “businessmen believe that they are defending free enterprise when they proclaim that business is not concerned merely with profit but also with promoting desirable social ends.” This social responsibility is defined as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ which is the belief that “corporations owe a greater duty
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Speech 101 Hello‚ Good Afternoon fellow students‚ Professor Williams. I am here today to introduce my friend Yamilka Regalado. We had met in class during the fall 2012 semester and quickly became great friends. We shared many same interests as the term progressed. I want to speak to you guys about the topic of companionship and how important it is to our overall being. Yamilka owns two poodles by the names of Daphne and Princess. I myself own a Pomeranian name Charles. With a show of hands‚ who
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