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    The Great Awakening of the 1730’s and 1740’s greatly affected colonial society prior to the American Revolution. In Robert Gross’s novel The Minutemen and Their World these changes are stated specifically for the town of Concord. These changes are also contributed to helping lead the town to support the revolution. But‚ in the same sense‚ the American Revolution helped to remove the changes set to the town by the Great Awakening. Concord’s population was spread out over many farms and much land

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    The agrarian era ended in the early 1800’s to give rise to the industrial revolution (Healey‚ 2003). This new society wasn’t centered on land but instead industry and commerce. It was the market and the owner ship of capital wealth that dominated in this Paternalistic society. This new economy had no place for slaves in it‚ with the majority of labor being placed in cities and the increasing difficulty of the labor. The age of man and machine pushed out the old ways of dominant-minority relations

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    world terrorism

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    fear into many. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time‚ and has caused empires to rise‚ fall‚ and allowed people to gain power. Terrorism is a growing problem in this unstable world. A simple act of terrorism can cause tensions to break between two countries‚ as seen with Israel and Palestine’s conflicts due to religious beliefs and territory disputes. Among the various potential threats are wars with neighboring countries‚ missile attacks on cites‚ biological and chemical terrorism

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    Satyam S Scandal

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    Ramalinga Raju  The man behind the rise and fall of SATYAM’s success  Presented By: 11/18/2014 Students of MSc. Financial and Managerial Accounting • Sonia Saher • Mohammad Waqas • Lu Tran Diem Trinh • Xin Wang 2 Roadmap:       Introduction to Satyam and agency conflict overview Stakeholders at Satyam (presenter M. Waqas) Inadequacy in Satyam’s Corporate Governance (Presenter Trinh) Suggestions to save Satyam ship (Presenter Xin) Questions will be entertained at the end 11/18/2014

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    Is the World Flat?

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    its peak? Is the world flat or spiky? There are several very vocal proponents of an argument that the world has become flat in recent years. However‚ there are some writers have the opposite opinion. This paper introduces both sides of the debate and presents the arguments for and against the idea that the world has become flat in recent years. The term “globalization” today refers to the shift in the world economy. It is moving towards a more integrated and interdependent world economy (H.C.W‚

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    World Map

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    Map of the World‚ January 2011 AUSTRALIA Bermuda Sicily / AZORES Independent state Dependency or area of special sovereignty Island / island group Capital 150 120 90 Alert 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 ARCTIC OCEAN QUEEN ELIZABETH Ellesmere Island Qaanaaq (Thule) ARCTIC OCEAN Longyearbyen FRANZ JOSEF LAND SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA ARCTIC OCEAN NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS Scale 1:35‚000‚000 Robinson Projection standard parallels 38°N and 38°S Barrow

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    SWOT McDonald s

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    SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Having one of the most favorite burgers in the world‚ McDonalds is a brand which will hardly be missed by anyone. The SWOT of Mcdonalds discusses the reasons that the firm has been able to achieve this height of fame‚ and why‚ be it breakfast‚ lunch or dinner‚ people may prefer the local McDonalds STRENGTH Brand Equity…world-wide 42% of US fast-food hamburger business Consistency of food Successful items: Fries‚ Happy Meal‚ Big Mac‚ Egg McMuffin‚ Promotions Overseas

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    Connection to the World

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    A male Emperor penguin struggles to keep his egg warm as the harsh‚ icy‚ wind blows around him on the vast icy tundra. A group of penguins huddled at his back are struggling to do the same as they wait for their female mates to return from a two month hunting trip. The scene then switches to a news reporter speaking on the issue of North Korea and the recent threats to attack the U.S. with nuclear-tipped missiles. If not through television‚ how else would a regular person witness the majesty of the

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    The World as Meditation

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    Where is the line that separates imagination and reality? Can imagination heal a wounded heart? In the poem‚ The World as Meditation by Wallace Stevens‚ Penelope‚ seeking to allay her irresistible longing for her husband‚ immerses in a metaphysical state of thought about Odysseus and their love. Her daily engagement in such form of imagination illuminates her unbending loyalty‚ growing yearning‚ and unconditional love towards her husband. Through various literary devices‚ Stevens shows the power

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    MRSA In The World

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    MRSA in the World Methicillian-resistant Staphylococcus aureus‚ also known as MRSA‚ is any strain of the bacteria S.aureus that has evolved a resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics‚ which includes the penicillin and cephalosporin family. This creates world-wide concern because there aren’t too many antibiotics left to treat S. aureus if the drug evolves greater resistances to stronger antibiotics. MRSA is one of the top leading causes of nosocomial acquired infections. According to an article

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