Today I’m going to introduce to you all a female historical character. And she is Sophie Scholl. She was born on 9th of May 1921 and died on 22nd of February 1943‚ at the age of 22. She was a German student and a revolutionary‚ active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. I bet not all of you or even none of you know what is the White Rose group. So what is actually the White Rose group? The White Rose group is a student-led pacifist movement aimed at spreading the
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What are the differences between children living near borders in the U.S. and in Mexico? How do these children define their situations through allowing influences of the U.S. Mexican border to shape their social imaginaries? As a product of immigrant parents‚ and as a person who has experienced these spaces of social influence of borders‚ identity confusion‚ feelings of belonging‚ illegality of family. I question traditional representations and perceptions of the border. In what ways are
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Bacon also demanded for war against the Native Americans for he wished to gain some more land for new plantations in which farmers could work off of. Berkeley had refused to react to the claims of the people about how the Indians were committing murders and thefts on the frontier‚ he was making a good profit from trading with the Indians and was not ready for that to be ended by a war. Berkley’s refusal sparked Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676 which resulted in the burning of Jamestown
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Groups or Teams What is the Difference? LaNise L. Heath Group Behavior in Organizations MGT 415 Prof Vera L. Davis‚ MPA‚ MATD December 20‚ 2010 Groups or Teams What is the Difference? Groups are a part of every aspect of our lives. Your family is an example of a group that people are a member of. You may be a member of a social group‚ a work group‚ or a small group in your church. According to Johnson and Johnson (2009) the definition of a group is “two or more individuals
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What were the similarities and differences in the founding of the northern and southern English colonies? The major similarity of the founding of each colony was the reasoning the people were coming over in the first place. They were all looking for better lives economically. The differences were the northern colonies were mainly looking for freedom politically and religiously. The southern colonies were just looking for an all-around better scale of life. The people from the southern colonies came
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Question 1 What is meant by group work? • A number of people or things gather‚ placed‚ or classed together for some purpose”. When we think about working in a group‚ the key words are “for some purpose”. Group working is a situation where there is a common purpose(s)‚ a shared aim(s) • The benefit of the group is : • Ideas sharing • Tapping into a pool of wider experience • Learning to deal with challenges or criticism • Stimulating thinking and clarifying
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speak professionally. Amy Tan stated “I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say.” My father has always made fun of the way I speak and I believe he underestimated my intelligence. Recently over spring break I had to write an essay for an internship I was applying for. When he read my paper he admitted to how amazed he was at how well I wrote it. Since I don’t speak correct English all the time he assumed writing was not as strong as he
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English as an international language Of the 4‚000 to 5‚000 living languages‚ English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue‚ it ranks second only to Chinese‚ which is effectively six mutually unintelligible dialects little used outside China. On the other hand the 300 million native speakers of English are to be found in every continent‚ and an equally widely distributed body of second language speakers‚ who use English for their day-to-day needs‚ totals over 250 million. Finally‚ if
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Under the rule of the Sadanistas‚ conservative anti-communist groups are beginning to flee Nicaragua. These groups are forming guerilla units. Hundreds of rebels and supporters are trudging into southern Honduras based camps in a mass exodus. Their leaders say fewer than 2‚000 fighters remain in Nicaragua. Guerilla warfare is a type of warfare fought in fast-moving‚ small-scale actions against orthodox military and police forces and on occasion‚ against rival insurgent forces‚ either independently
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1. What were the keys for success for Starbucks in building the brand? What were its brand values? What were their sources of equity? Lo que ha llevado al éxito a Starbucks desde mi punto de vista es: a. Orientación total al cliente: la máxima de que el cliente siempre tiene la razón es prioritaria en la compañía b. Consistencia: un cliente sabe que obtendrá la misma experiencia ya sea en DF o en New York c. El uso de la satisfacción del empleado como generador de satisfacción del cliente
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