L.L. COOL J was born as James Todd Smith‚ on January 14‚ 1968‚ in Long island‚ New York City‚ to his parents James and Ondrea smith. As a child he was called Todd‚ and didn’t have a very happy childhood. When he was only four‚ he saw his mother and grandfather get shot by his own father. After recovering from their injuries‚ his mother began dating a young physical therapist she met when she was in the hospital. He treated ondrea kindly‚ but for years he abused Todd‚ which resulted in Todd becoming
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In L’Etranger‚ Camus uses Meursault to explore his central themes of the irrationality of the universe and the meaninglessness of life. These themes are interwoven throughout Meursault’s growth as a character‚ and through his development‚ the reader is able to understand Camus’ principle of the absurd. This is the belief that mankind’s attempts to understand the universe and discover meaning are futile; man cannot hope to understand or reason with the universe – one must accept it as it is. Only
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For a democratic government to function properly it requires equality and justice. The government must be protective and aim to serve the people rather than take advantage of them. Not every government is democratic as there are dictatorships and monarchies in place. As stated by political theorist and Yale University professor Robert Dahl: “Democracy prevents a government from oppressing its citizens. There are multiple examples throughout history—and even in the present era—of rulers who have adopted
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I had the pleasure of speaking to Kevin Giffels‚ an Associate Consultant and Babson alumnus‚ whom I connected with on LinkedIn to receive insight into L.E.K‚ from a recent graduate perspective. Per our phone conversation‚ I received invaluable perspective on the range of work I could be contributing to. I realize the L.E.K is the firm to join if I want to have free range of the breadth of industries and project types. Kevin informed me that he has worked on projects in industrials‚ life sciences
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In The Turning Road‚ L’Estaque‚ named for the road that curves through the painting‚ Andre Detain uses intensely saturated colors‚ shape‚ and line to capture the energy and exuberance of the scene and provide an evocative and sensational interpretation of the location he chose to paint. The piece’s present location is the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston‚ Texas‚ and was originally from L’Estaque‚ France. The piece is oil on canvas‚ painted in 1906. The work is a colorful representation of a landscape
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I drew three different hands‚ looking at my own as an example. On each one I tried to find a different way I could angle my hand‚ or head to get different perspectives. I found this picture off of google images. The thing I was trying to do with this picture was almost give each side of the face a different expression. Looking at the face as a whole‚ this is most noticeable the eyes. I drew this picture based on some different shops and apartments in Hallowell. This projects was a right brain
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Litonjua v. L&R Corporation December 9‚ 1999 Facts: Litonjua obtained loans from L&R Corporation secured by a mortgage. Without knowledge of L&R‚ Litonjua sold to PWHAS the parcels of land they had previously mortgaged to L & R Corporation. When Litonjua defaulted in the payment of their loans‚ L & R Corporation initiated extrajudicial foreclosure proceedings and L & R Corporation was the only bidder. When L & R Corporation presented its corresponding Certificate of Sale for registration‚ it
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What makes this western novel so captivating that it sets it apart from the rest? When the author takes the old cowboy stories and tells them the way they were meant to be‚ this author‚ Louis L’Amour‚ knows what the people want to read when he tells these stories. By reading his stories he educates his readers about what life is like out west of the Mississippi River. He takes you into the stories with his writing style so that you feel like you’re apart of the novel. The book itself is a place
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MANILA‚(STAR) By Wilson Lee Flores - One of the most inspiring new “rags-to-riches” billionaires of Southeast Asia is Andrew Tan of Alliance Global Group‚ Inc.‚ the new multi-billion peso holding company for his three major businesses – condominium-developer Megaworld‚ the world’s biggest brandy producer Emperador Distillers‚ Inc. and a HUGE percentage on shareholdings in the nationwide Philippine franchise of McDonald’s fastfood chain. The latest 2007 issue of Forbes magazine lists Tan as
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Each character in the Noir genre has their own story; secrets and ambitions they are willing to fight for or die protecting. The protagonist of a hardboiled detective novel is no exception to that rule‚ hiding and nursing his damaged past and secrets through bottles of hard liquor. Complementing the his state of perpetual pain is the femme fatale‚ whose destructive tendencies exacerbate the woes of those around her. More often than not‚ the femme fatale serves a dual purpose of catalyzing the devastating
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