1.Michigan entered the railroad business in 1830. The state’s first working rail line (billed as the "First Train West of the Alleghenies") ran from Lake Erie to what Michigan city? A) Lansing B) Port Huron C) Battle Creek D) Kalamazoo 2.During the years 1860-1890‚ Michigan’s commercial development was dominated by the sawing‚ harvesting‚ milling and marketing of timber. Michigan politicians (under the influence of the state’s Lumber Barons) fought hard to stop a bill that would have allowed Canadian
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My recent decision to enroll in a university to continue and complete my pursuit of an undergraduate degree was not especially difficult. Selection of and commitment to a particular university was not as simple. Multiple factors including‚ but not limited to‚ price point‚ reputation‚ ease of access‚ and career relevance were weighed. I selected Western Governors University and remain very satisfied with this choice. Cost is a major determining factor‚ and one in which WGU holds a tremendous
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THE GREEN UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE FOR CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY Course: Man and Environment - 2303165 Associate Professor Dr. Nantana Gajaseni ------------------------------------------------- PRAWEE N 534326xxxx ------------------------------------------------- PAWEENA B 534326xxxx ------------------------------------------------- PORNNAPAS K 534327xxxx ------------------------------------------------- PITSINEE S 534328xxxx Forewords “...We live in a breakable takeable world‚ an ever
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International Education Journal Vol 5‚ No 3‚ 2004 http://iej.cjb.net 344 Learning at University: The International Student Experience1 Meeri Hellstén Macquarie University‚ School of Education meerihellsten@mq.edu.au Anne Prescott Macquarie University‚ School of Education anne.prescott@aces.mq.edu.au This paper reports on research that explores internationalisation of the University’s curriculum offerings and how this affects international students. The central focus of this paper is to
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Everyone in the world is unique. Some people have great talents and skills‚ and some don’t. Unfortunately‚ I belong to the latter group. However‚ there is one thing that sets me apart from other candidates applying to the University of California. That is humility. There are some different ways to define humility. To me‚ humility is “the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualities.” For instance‚ sometimes when I got higher grades than my friends‚ I did not walk around
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9/25/12 Chapter 5 Mini-case MIS-589-19217 Armando Gomez II. Central University Suppose you are the network manager for Central University‚ a medium-size university with 13‚000 students. The university has 10 separate colleges (e.g.‚ business‚ arts‚ journalism)‚ 3 of which are relatively large (300 faculty and staff members‚ 2‚000 students‚ and 3 buildings) and 7 of which are relatively small (200 faculty and staff‚ 1‚000 students‚ and 1 building). In addition‚ there are another 2‚000 staff members
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Universities London has the largest student population of any British city‚ although not the highest per capita. Universities in London may be divided into two groups: First‚ the federal University of London‚ which‚ with over 120‚000 students‚ is the largest contact teaching university in the United Kingdom (smaller only than the distance-education Open University) and one of the largest Universities in Europe. It comprises 19 colleges and 12 institutes‚ as well as a distance-learning External
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Going to The Ohio State University has always been a dream of mine and now that I have been accepted and admitted as a Buckeye‚ the only barrier that stands in the way of greatness is the financial aspect. Considering that both my grandfather and uncle have attended The Ohio State University‚ my passion of living up to my relatives can be fulfilled by seeing through with this dream. With a scholarship I will
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Comparison of Three Universities Every year thousands of international students try to make the most important decision in their life‚ choosing the right university. However‚ the higher education market is overcrowded by variations of universities. This comparison is supposed to be the guide‚ which helps to weigh up three universities (The University of Lancaster‚ The University of Loughborough and King’s College London) in the business and management area. These universities were taken as substitutes
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There are universities all over the world with their own unique cultures which include their own customs among other things. Rice University is a great example of a college with its very own unique culture compared to other universities. E.B. Tyler defined culture as “…that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society” (Howe “Culture” lecture 2011). This is only one of many definitions of
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