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    The 1920’s‚ also known as the roaring twenties was a lot different from the hardships of the 1930’s. First off‚ the 1920’s was an era of optimism with saloons‚ music‚ and full of people crossing the boundaries. Speakeasies became popular because they sold alcohol‚ since the 18th amendment made the consumption of alcohol in public illegal. During the modern age‚ new architectural style entered New York. For the first time‚ more people lived in cities than urban areas. Street names often symbolized

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    Introduction and Background Gloria Jeans started as a small coffee and gift shop in Chicago‚ USA in 1979. However‚ it wasn’t until 1995 that the company would become an Australian favourite‚ when the company was bought out by two Australian business men travelling in the USA. Today‚ Gloria Jeans operates over 1‚000 coffee houses in 39 countries‚ but it is in Australia they are best known and loved‚ with over 460 coffee houses in Australia. Gloria Jeans has evolved from a simple coffee house

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    In examining the Song of Roland‚ the notes of Gloria K Fiero were use. During the reign of King Charlemagne‚ epic stories were used to entice warriors before they went to war. The Song of Roland is just one of those epic yet dramatic stories that was used to get a desired effect. In the paragraphs below I will be looking at a different heroic deeds that honored a warrior‚ his lord and his religion. An example of heroic deeds that honored warriors is " my lord noble lord‚ I pray you

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    1950’s The 1950’s where so called the birth of popular music. The first half of the decade was run by popular music‚ or classic pop. This more vocal driven music had replaced the earlier big band style. Artists such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra where the leaders of this age of traditional pop. Often the most popular musicians that play this genre also played very well on the television and sometimes they would be featured on music special shows‚ or perhaps even have a music variety of their

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    The feminist movement has been going on for decades and there any many people who have contributed to it. However‚ the two that stood out to me were Gloria Steinem and Emma Watson. Gloria Steinem is one of the most known faces of the feminist movement. She was the co-founder of many national women’s groups and also helped co-found the feminist Ms. magazine. Emma Watson is also a huge leader today in the feminist movement. Not only was she well known before she started speaking about women’s equality

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    The Lost Generation got it’s name from Ernest Hemingway‚ which he wrote in his novel‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ about this particular generation. The Lost Generation happened in the 1920’s and they were labeled the lost generation because as described in The Twenties‚ sections 4 Mass Media and the Jazz Age‚ “...greedy‚ materialistic world that lacked moral values.” In The Lost Generation Americans grew unsatisfied with their way of living‚ so people moved to different parts of Europe since it was know

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    Gloria Benford fulfills her expectations for this rating period. Gloria is very knowledgeable in her duties as SOSA. This rating period‚ Gloria took on the task of organizing the deceased files by year and participant’s last name by the deadline given to her. Gloria purged files this year according to her alphabetic load. Gloria completed the task of uploading a backlog of loose paperwork this rating period. Gloria has been doing a very good job of transferring Juaniata’s phone that receives the

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    opportunities. Australia’s strong coffee drinking culture has heavily influenced growth in specialty coffee shops‚ especially among the younger generation Gloria Jean’s in Australian Market Gloria Jean’s Coffees is dedicated to offering the world’s highest quality specialty coffee – from bean to cup. Australian owned and locally operated‚ the Gloria Jean’s Coffees family now stretches far and wide across the globe‚ with over 1‚000 coffee houses in 39 countries. It is combination of passion‚ commitment

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    Name Discrimination i Name Discrimination Effects of an Ethnic Name on the Application Process Human Resource Management/Employment Law Class Ms. Gwen Babb‚ Instructor May 14‚ 2012 Name Discrimination ii Abstract A job applicant ’s skills‚ education and work experience are not the only determining factors in an employer ’s hiring process. An applicant ’s name can greatly influence an employer’s decision to review the resume or invite an applicant for an interview. In spite of

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    yet confusing. I knew she meant it as a compliment‚ but what was the explanation behind this assertion? Over the next couple of days I pondered on what she had said. The more I thought the more I realized I had always seen the world through the eyes of a character. Books have always been an outlet for me. When I was younger‚ I would purposely try to live out the lives of my favorite characters. The “Alice” book series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was a common inspiration to my habit. Whenever Alice wore

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