clear the neighbors’ driveway. His response was "show me a business plan‚ and we’ll talk." I had no idea how to write a business plan! When I asked my dad how I was to do it‚ his response was classic "You’ll figure it out." This response has become a second guiding motto in my life. I did figure it out‚ the business plan was approved‚ and the business grew. At its peak‚ it had 3 vehicles in the fleet and expanded its service to cover anything from custom Christmas lights to yard renovations‚ all at the
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DISCUSSION What were the outcomes of the second Punic War? After 100 of years of war (First and Second Punic War) and several hundred thousand lives lost‚ the Punic War culminated with a battle of wits between Hannibal and Scipio. According to Mark‚ neither of the opposing generals had lost a battle before facing each other at Zama in North Africa‚ 202 B.C. Scipio studied Hannibal’s tactics and strategized Hannibal would leave Rome and come back to defend his homeland if the Romans could
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The Second Vatican council which is also known as Vatican II was the 21st ecumenical council of the Catholic Church and addressed the relations between the Catholic Church and the modern world. The council formally commenced on the 11th of October 1962 under the leadership of Pope John XXIII and met for approximately three months in every year of for the next four years. The Council closed on 8 December 1965 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception) under the guidance of Pope Paul VI. Vatican II had the
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The emergence of the second party system in the United States is a dynamic piece of our political history. This term was used as a way of stating the political party systems during the time period of the early/middle 1800’s. Due to separate views and rapidly rising voting interest‚ this is where the United States ultimately split into the Democratic and Whig Party. Although both parties were still growing at the time‚ both devised many major philosophies and had very important political figures
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Religion/Cultural Influences The Second Great Awakening‚ also known as the Great Revival‚ changed not only the upper class‚ well-educated people’s perspective of religious teachings‚ but also the lower and less wealthy class. This Great Awakening was not specific to any area of America‚ but it was mainly active in the Northeast and Midwest. This awakening brought to attention the rights of people‚ including women and slaves‚ and abstinence from alcohol. This lead to people making decisions in their
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Second Amendment The thought of losing our second amendment right is a serious concern to many U.S. citizens. The real question is‚ what is at risk of being lost. The second amendment is important to many people‚ but what truly is the second amendment mean and what does it state? The second amendment is not only about having the ability to protect yourself from a common intruder but also from your government. There have been many cases of governments turning against their citizens and that is why
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Whether or not I receive this scholarship I plan to promote the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship. I am apart of the TRIO program at NC State. These programs focus on academic‚ personal and career support for under-resourced undergraduate students. Nationally‚ TRIO SSS Programs provide opportunities for academic development‚ assist students in meeting college requirements‚ and motivate students toward successful completion of their college degree. My physical project will consist of me holding study
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greater democracy and fairness in the nation. The events would include Changes in electoral politics which greatly increased the political activities of the population through campaigns and political parties that fought for the common man and also the Second Great Awakening which created much new ideas and practices that gave the common man more equality with other social classes through equal religious rights and reforms to fight for those who were misrepresented. The politics of the nation was vastly
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clothes‚ toys‚ and things we couldn’t donate. I really liked doing this‚ but I knew that this couldn’t be that big of a time broken off of my volunteering capita. Hour 2 It’s my second hour. I am still sorting things. This is the hour that I am mainly inspecting the items that are entered to have a chance at living out a second life. Most of the items are
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Brent Staples’s Essay Analysis Your degree may not be worth what you think it is. Throughout the country‚ grade inflation is spreading rampant like an unforgiving plague‚ effecting students of community institutions as well as the big dogs of elite‚ IVY league schools. Writer Brent Staples‚ a member of the New York Times editorial board‚ explains in his essay‚ Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s‚ why so many colleges are “simply issuing more and more A’s‚ stoking grade inflation and devaluing
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