Who would like to make $250? What about $250 an hour or $250 a minute? How about $250 a second? How would you like to buy a product for $50‚000 and then later sell it for millions? Do you know anyone who has done this? I do. His name is Bill Gates. Who is Bill Gates? Through his programming skills‚ competitive business practices‚ and ability to spot innovative products‚ Bill Gates has been the richest person in the world for the last 12 years. Bill Gates’ success would not be possible without his
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the other hand is nurture‚ which says a person is formed into the person they are by the environment. This suggests that a person is born with no inborn tendencies and acquire traits off of the setting and the people they are around. In Nineteen Minutes‚ by Jodi Picoult‚ Peter Houghton‚ the main teenage character‚ suddenly snaps. Prior to Peter’s murders‚ he showed no aggression or violence whatsoever. Even his childhood best friend‚ Josie‚ who eventually became a member of the popular crowd in school
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Minutes of the 46th meeting of the Council of IITs held on January 7th‚ 2013 The 46th meeting of the Council of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was held under the chairmanship of Dr. M.M. PallamRaju‚ Minister of Human Resource Development on 7th January‚ 2013 at IIT Delhi. The list of participants is at Annexure–I. At the outset‚ the Chairman welcomed all the participants. He emphasized that both the quality and quantity of faculty were key to improving the standards of technical
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Pricing Strategy Pricing refers to the process of setting a price for a product or service and more than any other element of your marketing mix‚ will have the biggest impact on the amount of profit you make. Developing an effective pricing strategy is a critical element of marketing because pricing is the only element of the marketing mix that creates sales revenue; the other elements create costs and sales volume. An effective pricing strategy will help you: meet your profit objectives
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Minutes Taking Minutes forms an essential part of most meetings. Their purpose is firstly to record Action Points‚ ie‚ what actions have been decided upon‚ who is responsible and what the milestones and deadlines are. Secondly they record summaries of the discussions held at the meeting. Taking minutes is a skilled job because the minute taker has to follow what can be confusing and inarticulate debates and summarise accurately what was said. After the meeting the minutes should be checked
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Types of Speeches An Informative speech is one in which you provide your audience with new and/or useful information about a significant topic. Remember‚ your goal is “to increase an audience’s knowledge or understanding of a topic;” your job is to define‚ explain and clarify your topic. No overt attempts to persuade the audience should be made but you do need to show the audience why your topic is important to them—what is the topic’s significance or consequences to their lives? Basically
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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult Fiction Novel Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult is a novel based on a school shooting in the small town of Sterling‚ but focuses more importantly on the feelings of the main characters‚ Peter Houghton and Josie Cormier‚ who experience insecurities and social acceptance‚ or lack of. The novel explores the damaging effects of bullying‚ peer pressure and the dynamics of group interaction within teenagers in a modern day society. Picoult’s novels are aimed at a
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Indian Education system Vs Foreign Education System Indian Education system lacks modernization. It still follows the age-old technique of imparting education. The Indian education system puts emphasis on bookish knowledge rather than practical knowledge. Thus students lack in practical knowledge of the subjects. In the Indian education system‚ students only focuses at gaining marks by mugging up things and not on gaining knowledge. However‚ it is not the case with Foreign education. The foreign
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“Something still exists as long as there’s someone around to remember it.” Jodi Picoult‚ page 153. I read the book Nineteen Minutes‚ the quote I used above relates to many things that have happened in my life. These things haven’t only happened once in my life. I chose this because it would be the best quote relating to my life. Many of my friends‚ and family members have died in the past‚ seeing their brothers‚ sisters‚ or parents make me remember it the most. Yes‚ its very sad but these
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munu102 writing Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California‚ Irvine‚ was born in Kenya‚ in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura‚ Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School‚ all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of London University)‚ Kampala‚ Uganda; and the University of Leeds‚ Britain. He is recipient
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