There’s another lesson. And it starts with this guy. That Studs Terkel. How many of you know Studs Terkel? Can I see a show of hands? Not too many of you. Oldsters. The old TEDxters know Studs Terkel. (Laughter) Studs Terkel was probably the greatest living interviewer on the planet‚ as far as I’m concerned‚ but‚ certainly‚ in America when he was living‚ he died in 2008. I was fortunate to interview him once he was deaf as a doornail I did like shout into the microphone for him to hear me. He was
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were hit hardest by the era of the depression and also those who were displaced from their homes into Internment camps following World War II and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In comparing and contrasting two books‚ Monica Sone’s "Nisei Daughter" and Studs Terkel’s "Hard Times" we are also able to see the many different ways in which people handle themselves‚ not only through the events
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There are more advantages of public transportation than disadvantages of it. It is because there are three reasons to support the statement. These reasons are that environmental effects of using public transportation‚ cost of public transportation‚ and accessibility of public transportation. Firstly‚ we can save our environment more by using the public transportation. We could take trains‚ buses‚ airplanes to travel most parts in the world. Therefore‚ we should use the public transportation than
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1 Question Sheet for the Declaration Activity (with answers) 1. Jefferson chose to begin the Declaration with the words‚ “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” Do you feel this was necessary? Why or why not? Could the 13 colonies have declared independence if they were not unanimous? Why or why not? Answers will vary. Most students might note that it was necessary for Jefferson to prove that the Continental Congress presented a united front to the world in order
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stud nolan International Management: Text and Cases (Simplified Chinese edition) International Management: Text and Cases is intended as an international international management book‚ but with a Chinese audience in mind. It is based on an earlier book by Beamish‚ Morrison and Rosenzweig‚ which‚ in it?s three editions was used in over 200 universities and colleges in over 20 countries. (The 4th edition is now available.) Although the book focuses on issues of international management common
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Case Study: United States v. Salerno 481 U.S. 739 (1987) Using your text and the internet‚ in narrative format with a minimum of 500 words‚ outline the case of United States v. Salerno‚ 481 U.S. 739 (1987). Give the facts‚ issue‚ and court holding of the case. In the case of United States v. Salerno‚ Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno was arrested on charges of numerous RICO violations‚ and detained without bail. This case determined that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 did not violated the Due Process clause
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lHow Muslims legal experts used Qur’an‚ Sunnah‚ Ijma and Qiyas to interprete holy Qur’an? (30 Mks) "Invite all to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; And consult with them in ways that are best and most gracious." (Al Qur’an‚ 16:125) Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the direct words of Allah‚ as revealed to and transmitted by the prophet (S.A.W). All sources of Islamic law must be essential agreement with the Quran‚ the most fundamental source of Islamic knowledge. When the
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Norbert Sackey Social Theory Kajsa Hallberg Adu The Ideology of Liberalism Liberalism as a term can perhaps be tracked back as far as to early agricultural societies‚ when people started living in settled communities and were forced‚ for the first time‚ to find ways of trading and living with strangers. Nevertheless‚ liberalism as a developed ideology was a product of the breakdown of feudalism in Europe ‚ and the growth in its place‚ of a market or a market or a capitalist society. In
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Technology “I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity - The world will only have a generation of idiots.” With these words‚ first uttered by Albert Einstein long before the era of Pc’s and iPhones and even portable phones or phones at all existed‚ I want to make you aware of the Philosophers wisdom in my todays scheme. Now that technology plays such a major role in all of our daily lives‚ we have to ask ourselves‚ has Einstein’s fear become true? Fact is‚ that TECHNOLOGY is
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NTRODUCTION Attention-Getter: According to FIFA.com‚ the 1994 World Cup held in the U.S.A. recorded an overall attendance of well over three and a half million making it the highest attended world cup in history; so why is it that soccer is not embraced in the U.S.? Audience Motivation: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and it is our duty as citizens of one of the most diverse cities in America to be aware of this sport. Purpose/ Preview: In my speech‚ I will talk about the influence
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