Martha J. Coston Martha Coston was born in Baltimore in the year of 1826. She was left with four children to take care of after the death of her husband. This happened when she was only 21. Even though her husband was now gone she was determined to make money so she could raise her precious children. She then came up with the idea to signal flare on her dead husband notebook. Although the plans didn’t work she was still determined to find a successful way to make signal flare work. After
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thro’ soft degrees Subdue them to the useful and the good. Most blameless is he‚ centred in the sphere Of common duties‚ decent not to fail In offices of tenderness‚ and pay Meet adoration to my household gods‚ When I am gone. He works his work‚ I mine. There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail; There gloom the dark‚ broad seas. My mariners‚ Souls
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lateness or to accept her reasons. 2. Mr. Ben Ban is a new staff who joined the organisation 4 months ago. He is still under probation. Madam May May is satisfied with his learning attitude however he is still unable to adapt to the culture of her department. Madam May May would like to guide him in his learning in order to improve his performance. 3. Ms. Cecilia Chiang is an outspoken staff‚ who likes to give comments and feedback in meetings. The first few times when she voiced out her opinions
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tell a story‚ and even enhance meanings. Not only can sound be an aural sense but a visual sense as well and director Alfred Hitchcock knew this and applied it in his movie Rear Window. When Alfred Hitchcock fans refer to his style‚ they are usually referring to Hitchcock’s camera magic and editing. When I think about Hitchcock the first thing that comes to mind is his use of sound effects‚ language‚ and music to create suspense or a sense of understanding. In the film Rear Window
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stepping stone to better or advance ones social standing in life‚ whether it is moving from a blue collar lifestyle to white collar‚ or to continue to further their career path. However‚ it comes with an “unavoidable result.” Alfred Lubrano discusses this “unavoidable result” in his text “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts.” Lubrano discusses the topic of how furthering ones education opens more possibilities but at the same time distances those held most dearly. He explains that the more knowledge
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Micaela Oates #1. Robert Creely - ’Oh No’ (pg 411) At the end of the second line of Creely’s poem ‚he refers to the subject as a it.I did’nt know who what or where he meant when.I didnt know who or what the word ’it’ was referring to .The First line suggest that if wander far enough we will ultimately reach this it . Creely Imediately makes me feel that this it was a defenite‚a destination that will inevitabley be met.With this being said ‚ the use of the word wander suggest some kind of journey
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Anna J. Cooper Anna Julia Cooper was born in 1858 to a slave and a slave owner in North Carolina. She attended St. Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute for the colored. After she graduated she began advocating for people of color especially for women of color. Cooper strongly believed that the status and well-being of black women was a central part of the progression and equality of the nation. Throughout her life she fought relentlessly to uplift black women in hopes for a more just
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wishes are built up to be all that they seem. In Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson’s “Tithonus”‚ the Ancient Greek‚ lover of Eos was given the so-called “gift” of eternal life. As most people would see it as a gift‚ he reveals his most inner thoughts and feelings on his now eternal life. As Natalie Babbitt one wrote‚ “For some‚ time passes slowly. An hour can seem like an eternity. For others‚ there was enough” (Good Reads). Granted the power of immortality by his lover‚ Aurora‚ he was given the opportunity to
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1. J & L should hedge only some of its exposures to diesel fuel. Although there are several financial instruments available for J & L to hedge against the risk of rising diesel fuel prices‚ these instruments still have their own downsides and possibly their own risks. For example‚ the future contracts from NYMEX seems like an effective hedging strategy for J &L‚ but there are some difficulties in terms of using futures from NYMEX to hedge against the diesel prices. NYMEX does not trade
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J & L Railroad 1. J & L can use heating oil futures to hedge its exposure to diesel fuel prices. Which futures position should J & L take? Explain. J&L Railroad should take a long position. They need to purchase diesel fuel in the future‚ they don’t produce diesel fuel‚ so they would want to take a future to be able to lock in the price of diesel fuel for future purchases. 2. What problems could the use of heating oil futures for hedging create for J&L? Note: I assume this question is asking
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