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    Speech Analysis Throughout the course of history‚ there have been copious amounts of famous speeches‚ given by many different people. From political figures to sports players‚ these people have provided deep thoughts and great insights about who they are and the world we live in today. Speeches also play an important and powerful role in both persuading and convincing large groups of people. Adolf Hitler‚ for example‚ somehow managed to persuade much of Germany to follow his beliefs‚ and actually

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    of the political are used more often in the speech of Barack Obama‚ and what does it mean. The enabling objectives to get the research goal are the following: 1) To read and analyze the secondary sources on the research topic 2) To collect the empirical data 3) To implement the necessary research method 4) To create a table‚ showing the most frequent terms. The hypothesis is that convinced political terms are used more often in the speech of Barack Obama than other terms. The research

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    Assignment: W9: Example SOAPSTone Analysis SPEAKER Sojourner Truth is the speaker of this speech. She is a bold black woman. She was the first black women to win a case against a white man in court. She argues that the convergence of sexism and racism during slavery contributed to black women having the lowest status and worst conditions of any group in American society. OCCASION This speech was delivered on May 19‚ 1851 in the Ohio Women’s rights convention. AUDIENCE This speech was not just heard

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    RETIREMENT SPEECH – for August 29‚ 2011 In 2005‚ I put in my notice of retirement to occur on March 31‚ 2010 and those five years flew by much to my surprise and as the time of retirement drew near I felt that I was not ready for that big step. So as any government employee would do‚ I requested and was promptly granted a one year extension which was in turn extended for another six months‚ and then another month. The time has actually arrived and I go with mixed feelings. Many plans that I had

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    Lou Pai

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    LOU PAI Pai was born in Nanjing‚ China and came to the United States at the age of two. Pai obtained both his B.S. and M.S. in economicsfrom the University of Maryland‚ College Park‚ where his father was a mathematics professor. A mathematics whiz‚ he was instrumental in getting Enron into the trading business. Between May 18‚ 2001 and June 7‚ 2001‚ Pai sold 338‚897 shares of Enron stock and exercised Enron stock options that put another 572‚818 shares on the open market. At the time‚ the shares

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    Early Retirement

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    retire early? For some‚ early retirement is not an option: poor-health or workplace downsizing can force people out of the workforce. People who are in poor health‚ stressed‚ or burned out also opt for early retirement. However‚ others are offered attractive retirement packages or have saved for retirement. I personally believe that the decision of whether or not to retire early‚ one has to consider it carefully‚ and planning for an early retirement is a must. An analysis of data gathered in the 2007

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    Plans for Retirement

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    Retirement is often in the front of many U.S. workers minds during their later year of employment. However‚ the most important undertakings of retirement happen during ones first few years in the job industry. There are many options available to employees and employers alike‚ and to make the proper decision one must have at least a basic understanding of opportunities made accessible to them. This paper will discuss the individual retirement accounts‚ pensions plans and the benefits made available

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    Joel Long GM 428 Management Theory and Practice II May 03‚ 2014 The University of Oklahoma School of Business Professor Richard Lee Smith Introduction During the 1930’s‚ population growth slowed down in the United States because of the depression. Unemployment was at record levels during the depression and people could not afford to have kids. In the 1940s the population did not grow because men were going into the military and women were going to work in the factories building

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    Retirement Issues

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    S. had the 10th best retirement-income system in the world. One year later‚ that hasn’t changed‚ according to the third annual study of the pension systems of 16 countries by Mercer and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. In its study‚ Mercer and ACFS measured the overall pension benefits that are being provided to the citizens of 16 countries‚ the likelihood that those systems will be able to provide benefits in the future‚ and the integrity of private retirement plans. Same as last year

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    also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS for short‚ is a progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system‚ leading to wasting of the muscles and paralysis. It is called Lou Gehrig’s disease because it wasn ’t really heard of until the famous baseball player of the New York Yankees made his speech about how he had been diagnosed with ALS.  ALS can be deceiving when it comes to it’s symptoms.

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