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    Question 1 Word count: 647 The common law contract of employment would require that the two parties involved i.e. employer and employee conclude an agreement equitable to or at least meeting the needs of (locatio conductio operarum/employment proper). Considering the nature of the relationship between Mrs. James and the school‚ it is difficult to define who the employee and employer is‚ as the initial agreement for the services offered by Mrs. James was made between her and the parents

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    The Great Depression was known for the worst economic collapse in U.S history. The great depression mostly affected the poor and middle class people. Innumerous of Americans lost their savings when the bank collapsed in the 1930’s.This left many deprived from their homes since they could not met rent or mortgage. There are many causes to the Great depression then just the stock market crash. Many blamed President Hoover and the stocked market but I believe the great depression would still be inevitable

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    Nowadays‚ with the development of the technology‚ many countries become more and more modern than the past‚ but there are still some debates on whether the western countries are more modern than eastern countries. However‚ most of the evidences show that West countries did the great fulfillment of modernity than East. Firstly‚ there was an industrial revolution in Europe in 18th centuries which means the some Western countries used advanced technology earlier than East. Secondly‚ the transportation

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    I think that George Washington was the most influential president because he made the plans to build the white house. He also established the tradition of a cabinet advisor. He signed the first copy right law‚ and he set precedents for the social life of the president. He issued the first copy right law‚ and thanksgiving proclamation. He personality led troops into the field to stop the whiskey rebellion. He only vetoed 2 laws while she was the president‚ he delivered an important farewell address

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    Prohibition was introduced into the U.S. Constitution‚ changing many people’s lives for the positives or negative. Jay Gatsby used this to his advantage making his large fortune bootlegging. Gatsby was a very smart man. He took advantage of the time in society to make money and did it very secretively and smart so he wouldn’t carry the risk of getting caught. Prohibition was introduced because the U.S. Government thought it would reduce the amount of drinking and deaths in the U.S. annually but

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    criteria. Exploited‚ polluted‚ and dammed are often words that come to mind when I look at how the human race manages their water. It is through ironies like this‚ which show the true extent of damage the Earth faces. Brenda Hillman in her work Practical Water echoes this through her poems concerning the environment and its downfall. In poetry we dwell‚ but it is impossible to dwell on something whose base is crumbling. Like the polar bear on the lone ice float in the Arctic Ocean‚ we too now find

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    The novel‚ Great Gatsby‚ taught some people are more valuable than others. Myrtle was more important to George than to Tom‚ Gatsby was more valued to Nick than to Wolfssheim‚ Daisy was more important to Gatsby than to Tom. Myrtle was more important to George than to Tom. “QUOTE” (Great Gatsby). When Myrtle was killed‚ George became withdrawn from everyone‚ he was shaken up‚ and couldn’t cope with what just happened. George kept repeating “oh my gaud” over and over‚ as if the phrase could bring

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    truly great men for Mexicans‚ during his term as president; he successfully defended his nation against the French monarchist under Emperor Maximilian I. The same situation was in England with Alfred “The Great”‚ who became king in 871 until his death in 899. From the 16th century‚ The King Alfred was known as ‘The Great’ and it was no more than for defending his kingdom. For that reason and more‚ in the following lines‚ it will be described why he was called know by his sobriquet “The Great”. . Alfred

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    The assigned book for this course is The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day‚ by John C. Maxwell. In this book‚ Maxwell gives a leadership principle and then supplies a relevant Bible supported example to give life to the principle being introduced. The assignment for this week was to read chapters 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ and 11. This paper will summarize what the author discussed in these chapters. In chapter 8‚ “The Law of Intuition‚” the eighth leadership principle can be found. Here‚ Maxwell dialogs

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    The “Great Leap Westward” refers to the settlement of Tennessee‚ but it was more like the great journey over mountains‚ surviving Indian territory and an expedition down the river in hopes of building a new life. As the first settlers moved west from Virginia and North Carolina‚ they faced more struggles than just a leap westward. The men‚ women and children that survived definitely had a reason to make Tennessee the best place to live. Once they faced and overcame these obstacles the state of Tennessee

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