One day‚ the story says‚ America’s great essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson saw a farmer trying to pull a reluctant calf into a barn. The farmer had a rope halter on the calf and was pulling with all his strength‚ but the calf had all four hooves dug into the barnyard mud and wouldn’t budge. To be helpful‚ Emerson got behind the calf‚ put his shoulder to its rump‚ and began pushing with all his might while the farmer continued to pull at the other end. The calf only planted itself more firmly. As these
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However‚ to comply with the Dodd-Frank act is not without obstacles for companies such as Apple‚ Nokia‚ Samsung‚ HTC‚ LG‚ and Sony. To track the “3TG” materials (tungsten‚ tin‚ tantalum and gold) used in their products is a difficult and expensive process. According to Chris Bayer‚ an independent research consultant who specializes in conflict minerals‚ “There are these cultural or practicality issues that go beyond just the fact that Congo doesn’t have passable roads. There’s limitations or constraints
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The novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is about a scientist called Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein’s character portrays himself as a curious man that is driven by ambition and scientific curiosity to create a perfect human being. Dr. Frankenstein has many traits similar to humans; he is very dedicated‚ determined‚ passionate‚ selfish‚ and irresponsible. Dr. Frankenstein makes poor choices because he brings his human creation to life‚ and then he rejects it because it turns out to be something
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given situation would be Frank Abagnale. While others have been handed such opportunities‚ they refuse to follow that lead. Instead they choose to work the hard way to gain what they desire. Frank abagnale was born on April 27 1948. He was the 3rd out of four kids. He resided in Bronxville‚ New York for 16 years of his life. Even in Frank’s younger years it was evident that he was a very special boy. He had an I.Q. over 140 and nearly had a photographic memory. Growing up Frank strictly partook in private
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diarist. Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank on June 12‚ 1929‚ in Frankfurt‚ Germany. Her mother was Edith Frank‚ and her father‚Otto Frank‚ was a lieutenant in the German Army during World War I who later became a businessman in Germany and the Netherlands. Frank also had a sister named Margot‚ three years her senior. The Franks were a typical upper middle-class German-Jewish family living in a quiet‚ religiously diverse neighborhood near the outskirts of Frankfurt. However‚ Frank was born on
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Ever since 2013‚ Frank Sinatra has been the artist that most interests me. As one of the most influential artist of the twentieth century‚ Sinatra started singing professional only in his teens. After his first performance with a hometown band; in an audition‚ which they passed. Sinatra quickly outshone his fellow bandmates and became the lead singer. However‚ this was only the start of a long rather fulfilling career in music. Even in the afterlife‚ he was acclaimed to be “the greatest singer of
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EDITH FRANK Edith was the youngest of four children‚ having been born into a German-Jewish family Aachen‚ Germany. Her father‚ Abraham Holländer was a successful businessman in industrial equipment and was prominent in the Aachen Jewish community as was her mother‚ Rosa Stern. She met Otto Frank in 1924 and they got married on his thirty-sixth birthday‚ 12 May 1925‚ at Aachen’s synagogue. Their first daughter‚ Morgot‚ was born in Frankfort on
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this is known as “frontstage”. While the time we spend alone‚ relaxed‚ and honest is called “backstage. There even times that the backstage is when we prepare for those frontstage performances to others. As the oldest daughter‚ granddaughter‚ and great-granddaughter‚ my role in my family is not only an important one but influential as well. With my family‚ there are times when I should allow only “backstage” access to certain members. Then there
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In Hackett and Goodrich’s play The Diary of Anne Frank‚ the theme of heroism is illustrated by Miep‚ Mr. Kraler‚ and Anne. Miep was a young woman who was engaged and also had to work everyday and yet she always found the time to visit the families‚ to bring them food‚ books‚ news and whatever else they might have needed or wanted. Miep was very modest. On New Year’s Eve she baked them a cake‚ even though sugar was sold on rations. Mr. Frank offered her a piece of the cake but she said‚ "None
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Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry a contemporary architect that was born in Toronto‚ Canada in 1929. His parents were from Poland‚ and they were who started to motivate Gehry with small pieces of art‚ and even his grandmother Mrs.Caplan worked with him wheh he was young doing all these kind of structures made of wood as well as the grandfather who used to has a hardware store where Gehry spent many days experimenting with the steal pieces and another materials that inspired himself to create
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