Georgette Charalambous May 2‚ 2012 People argue whether John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ and Henry Ford are robber barons or captains of industry. Robber barons were business leaders who built their fortunes by stealing from the public and captains of industry were business leaders who served their nation in a positive way. These three entrepreneurs were robber barons‚ for they either did many good things for the nation but had tricks up their sleeve‚ or were just leaders that treated
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Captain of Industry or Robber Baron: J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan was a post-civil war “captain of industry‚” separating him from the other “Greats” such as Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie because of his motives and his upbringing. A “robber baron” is most simply defined as an individual who has financial ambitions that cause him to knowingly take advantage of others for his own personal gain. A “captain of industry” seeks solutions to common problems‚ and though the outcome
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To the home in which I was part of for twelve (12) years from Nursery to 4th Year High School‚ Corpus Christi School stands as one of the most outstanding schools in Mindanao for 45 years already. To be part of this Christ-centered co-educational and non-sectarian institution has been one of the most remarkable milestones in my whole life. According to my dearest alma mater’s school handbook‚ this institution has evolved its dogma within these principles: A Corpus Christian upon graduation is 1
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repulsive choices of words necessary? Are your ruthless actions taking you to an enhanced future? So tell me Sprayberry High School‚ are you willing to make a change? You better because I as your new elected principle will put an end to your continuance to bullying‚ foul language‚ and bad influence for it will NOT be tolerated! Bullying has been one of the greatest problems in this school‚ and from now on any slight disrespectful actions towards another student will suffer extreme consequences. High-tech
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The deposition describes the nature of the “plague among our blacks”—physical diseases‚ madness‚ and thirst arising from “sweltering” conditions—and a shipwreck. The lasciviousness and immorality of the “Crew and Captain” are indirectly introduced as a “curse” upon the captured Africans: “the negroes howling and their chains entangled with the flames‚” The horrible conditions of the Middle Passage are hard to overstate. Captive Africans were packed together in cargo
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The House of Mapuhi‚ Jack London Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines‚ the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze‚ and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water‚ a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide‚ twenty miles in circumference‚ and from three to five feet above high-water mark. On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell‚ and from the deck of the schooner‚ across the slender
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Captain Philips is a movie featuring the ever rising piracy activities in the great seas of the Indian Ocean off the Coast of Somalia a country in the horn of Africa. Tom Hanks‚ Paul Greengrass and Billy Ray teamed to tell the true story of Richard Philips a US cargo ship captain who surrendered himself to the Somalia pirates so that his crew would be safe. The movie shows how Lots of men and women risk their lives to make and deliver goods that some people take for granted. A world away‚ some other
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Although it may not be apperent at first glance‚ the popular Marvel movie Captain America : The First Avenger and the ancient Babylonian myth The Epic of Gilgamesh are similar in many ways. Captain America is the tale of a meek man named Steven Rogers who wanted to join the army to help serve in World War II. When he discovers he is not eligilbe for health reasons‚ he is chosen to partake in an experiment that enhanced his physical and mental strengths‚ which he uses on his journey through combat
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I] was quite beyond most of us‚” writes George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) in the preface to his extraordinary Heartbreak House‚ one of the playwright’s most important pieces. The play is the featured work this year at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake‚ Ontario‚ celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011. Written and set immediately prior to the First World War‚ Heartbreak House is a quasi-Chekhovian dark comedy about a society on the edge of a precipice. Shaw delayed the production until the war’s
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A hot topic discussed is if school lunch is healthy or not. It all started when Obama was elected. Then the 1st Lady Michelle‚ came up and started a move. Her goal is for kids to eat healthy and nutritious lunches at school. Since she and her husband are in charge of this country lots of schools have been making changes. Many schools in the United States have been made major and minor changes to their school lunch programs. Some of the students‚ parents‚ and staff acquiesce to the recommendation
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