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    Columbus Persuasive Speech

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    Clearly‚ the next logical step for our race is to expand out into the stars‚ into the unknown. The Human race has to put more effort and resources into space exploration. It is in our deep underlying nature to explore‚ we are a curious animal that wants to discover all it can‚ we just need the tools to do so. We need the next Christopher Columbus‚ we need someone with the drive and will to explore the unknown. Resources on earth are dwindling and we need to do something about it Sure we have issues

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    Orin Smith

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    COMPANY VIEW A statement by Howard Schultz‚ Chairman and Chief Global Strategist of Starbucks Corporation and Orin C. Smith‚ President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Corporation‚ follows. This has been taken from the company’s 2003 Annual Report. From the early days of Starbucks history‚ we have eagerly embraced possibilities and let our imagination propel us to create new experiences instead of accepting the status quo. That spirit‚ combined with our belief that a company can indeed

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? For many years‚ there has been a controversy depicting whether Christopher Columbus was to be named a Hero or a Villain. As we all know‚ Christopher Columbus did not actually “discover” the Americas. People to this day believe that Christopher Columbus took claim to discovering what they called “The New World‚” when in reality‚ Indians could have been living on America for hundreds to thousands of years before Columbus’s time. People can classify Columbus in many

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    Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous female characters. Known for her manipulative characteristics‚ her motives are often questioned. Lady Macbeth uses her husband and his skills in an attempt to gain respect‚ power and control‚ yet her actions resulted in the opposite. Superstition played a part in Lady Macbeth’s ambition after she read what the witches predicted. However‚ her ambition is powered by greed‚ and though her love for her husband exists‚ it is not what motivated her. Lady

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    Motive Motion Injury

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    One of the most compelling arguments made against the use of computers by children is the risk of repetitive motion injury such as carpal tunnel syndrome. This problem may be greater for children than for adults because their musculature and skeletal systems are not fully formed and may be at greater risk for injury. Children’s risk of suffering repetitive motion injuries may be further increased because they tend to use computers that are sized for adults‚ placed on adult-sized furniture‚ and positioned

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    Respect: an Exploration

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    In her book “Respect”‚ Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot probes an important element of all human relationships and provides personal stories of professionals who approach their work respectfully and pragmatically. I have selected to analyze the chapter pertaining to healing‚ wherein a pediatrician’s clinical work is focused on respect for her patients‚ competent advocacy skills‚ and challenging the common approach of other pediatricians who primarily focus on technique and technology as opposed to the overall

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    Bio on Bessie Smith

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    Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the

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    Age of Exploration - 2

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    are still in effect today‚ with trading industries from importing and exporting goods from different places thanks to the Age of Exploration. During the 15th century‚ it is when Europeans set motion to exploring by sea in search of trading and trade routes. Throughout that time‚ people started to have curiosity about the outside world and brave explorers like Columbus‚ Magellan‚ and other famous explorers set out to discover the unknown. I believe‚ if it was not for the explorers‚ that we will

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    As many have heard about Christopher Columbus‚ he discovered the New World. He was born in 1451‚ Genoa‚ Italy to a family of weavers and merchants. Before the discovery‚ Columbus was a wool worker‚ a sailor‚ a merchant‚ and a bookseller. He has studied mathematics‚ astronomy‚ cartography‚ navigation‚ and natural sciences at the “University of Pavia” (Young). Christopher Columbus left Spain to search for China and to spread the religion‚ but instead‚ discovered the New World. His voyage was captured

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    Essay question 1 Columbus had many reasons for voyaging out. In total he took four voyages to the “New World” each different and each with a different goal. He did run into some problems however. He faced natives who had never seen white skinned people before and he faced the dangerous crossing of the Atlantic. He had specific reasons for his motivation‚ he accomplished much and he dealt with those who doubted him in several ways. Generally scholars will say that the explorers of the new world

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