The Cecil Hotel‚ located in downtown Los Angeles near skid row‚ opened in 1924. The original hotel owner‚ William Banks Hanner‚ was looking for an upscale art-Deco hotel for its time with stained glass windows‚ potted palm trees‚ and alabaster Greek statues. The Great Depression suddenly set in and Hanner was unable to complete the entirety of the fifteen floored hotel in five years. The hotel once sat on Main Street and that quickly declined to Skid Row which was home to many of the homeless people
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Cecil Rhodes Essay Cecil Rhodes amassed immense wealth by establishing the diamond industry in southern Africa. Rhodes exploited the native population in order to mine the diamonds so that he could increase his wealth. Upon his death‚ his fortune was given mostly to Oxford University to fund Rhodes scholarships. At Oriel College‚ there is a statue of Cecil Rhodes that has caused extensive protest recently‚ as people are angered at the representation of someone responsible for the abuse and slaughter
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what took place at the time when he left India. “He met the King and told him of his wish to go to China. The King tried to persuade him to stay in his home land‚ but Bodhi-Dharma was determined to go. There was no longer anything for the King to do but to prepare a large boat with necessary items for a safe voyage. His hope was for the future return of Bodhi-Dharma (preferably with the same boat). On the day of departure‚ the King accompanied Bodhi-Dharma up to the harbor‚ together with the
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Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) was an English businessman‚ mining magnate‚ and politician in South Africa. He is an important figure in the history of the British Empire. He was the founder of Rhodesia‚ which was named after him. He was the chairman of the mining company De Beers‚ which today markets 40% of the world’s diamonds. Cecil John Rhodes was born on July 5th‚ 1853 in England‚ the fifth of nine brothers and two sisters. As a child‚ he suffered from asthma and as a teenager‚ his parents sent
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communication design. Now‚ the work and techniques of David Carson dominates design‚ advertising‚ the Web‚ and even motion pictures. David Carson graduated from San Diego state university‚ where he received a BFA degree in sociology. A former professional surfer‚ he was ranked #9 in the world during his college days. David Carson is currently the principal and chief designer of David Carson Design‚ Inc. with offices in New York City and Charleston‚ SC. Carson is a designer whose unorthodox graphic style played
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managers directed by ethical values develop effective leadership skills as well (Duggar‚ 2011). In this case‚ employees respect‚ trust and believe in them. Thus‚ it will lead to accountable financial statements that the corporation can use to make better decisions for the sake of the business in the distant future. These financial statements can be beneficial to other professional and to some practicing accountants as well. Ethics makes harmonious relationship among the members in the company and
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like my experience of leasing a car recently‚ M/S services me for purchasing a model of car‚ they introduce the information about the car and related policy about leasing in their dealer‚ and then a order is generated. A/F checks our credit record and arranges finance‚ then we can get the mortgage. SCM receives the order to ship a car to the car dealer. When we pick up the car‚ M/S and A/F let us sign some documents and payment. After getting the car‚ M/S will service us for technical support‚ follow-up
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BEN BERNANKE Bernanke is particularly interested in the economic and political causes of the Great Depression‚ which he has written about extensively‚ but as I look through the articles written by Bernanke‚ he speaks on a broad range of topics‚ such as inflation‚ unemployment‚ the housing market‚ exchange rates and the monetary policy. As I read each article‚ they all seem to tie in the same message about the economy and how to prosper and grow the country. In Mr. Ben Bernanke first month
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EDMONTON - Cecil Elmore Wilson‚ age 82‚ passed away Thursday‚ November 9‚ at his home. He was the son of the late Lenus and Lorene Shirley Wilson. He was retired from Metcalfe County Farm Supply and worked for many years at National Brush Lumber Company in Glasgow. He was also a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Murriel Brown Wilson; five children: Larry Wilson of Edmonton‚ Sharon (Jackie) Kingrey of Summer Shade‚ Marty Wilson and companion Becky of Edmonton‚ Tony Wilson of
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The poem I chose for my presentation is “ Song to Celia” written by Ben Jonson. Born in 1572 and lived till 1637. Jonson was a major literary figure of the Renaissance period and a contemporary of William Shakespeare. From 1605 to 1634‚ Jonson produced popular masques (works combining drama‚ song and spectacle) for the courts of James I and Charles I. He was granted a royal pension in 1616 and thus made‚ effectively‚ Poet Laureate of England. Jonson became one of the most successful writers of his
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