“Why are you so gay?” The first time I was asked this question was in the 7th grade at 13 years old - far before it pertained to any form of sexual orientation. In middle school‚ of course‚ I had no orientation‚ much less a sexual one. At this age‚ I had no idea what ‘gay’ was; I only knew it was offensive and meant something others didn’t particularly enjoy. Growing up in a small town in South Carolina‚ I’ve been asked this question more times than I could count. What began as a simple query rapidly
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King Alfred is one of the most significant rulers history‚ but what was it that made Alfred so great? There are a number of great things that Alfred did during his rule‚ but the most important would be his emphasis on education and his brilliant military organization. Having an educated population is extremely important when running a country‚ and Alfred knew this. People who are educated are valuable in society because they can make more informed decisions which leads to the growth of a society
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Corps and VII Corps‚ since they were worried that the Germans would launch an attack which would put a gap between the V Corps and VII Corps. That would not be good because the Germans would have a good position to out flank both corps. Another reason why it was good to capture Carentan was “Carentan loomed next on the list of vital Allied objectives. Its seizure would provide the link necessary to coordinate the assault forces on Utah and Omaha Beaches. If Germans retained the town‚ Allied power would
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The Nature of Business * The goal of Business A business tries to earn a profit by providing products that satisfy people’s needs. Business’ produce products that have both tangible and intangible characteristics. Primary goal of a business it to EARN PROFIT. Quality product = profitability & stability Stakeholders – employees‚ investors‚ customers‚ community. Companies concerned with how product effects environ. All marketing is to satisfy customers needs and wants. Economics
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seems to be very honest to me and I believe most people feel the same way. The author went through many experiences that affected her and made her who she is today. Though racial prejudice does occur now‚ I feel that it affected those in the 1930’s more so. The characters that Lee composed got the point across and made each individual who read this story feel and understand the heartache that she dealt on a different
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me the person I am today‚ and I will continue to carry on these values my whole life. Just a few of these values are honesty‚ appreciation‚ and integrity. Honesty is one of my values‚ and in fact is one of the most important one out of my values. Why you may ask. Well when I was younger I was pretty ornery‚ just ask anyone. I thought I could get out of things by telling a little white lie‚ but we all have to learn the hard way with some things‚ right? This is something that I had to learn from
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other ways. The expanding trade routes‚ conquering of neighboring land‚ and the incorporation of the religion in the Muslims’ daily lives were three of many ways that Islam spread so quickly The first way that the Islamic religion was spread quickly was the expanding trade routes. Islam was and still is centered in Mecca‚ and so were the trade routes. Mecca is easily fortified‚ but it also had many direct trade routes to and from neighboring large cities and towns. As people traveled along these routes
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Frantic Fast Foods had earnings after taxes of $390‚000 in the year 2009 with 300‚000 shares outstanding. On January 1‚ 2010‚ the firm issued 25‚000 new shares. Because of the proceeds from these new shares and other operating improvements‚ earnings after taxes increased by 20 percent. a. Compute earnings per share for the year 2009. b. Compute earnings per share for the year 2010. 2-1. Solution: 2-3 Chapter 02: Review of Accounting Frantic Fast Foods a. Year 2009 Earnings per share = Earnings after
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to pay the rent. If you own a house‚ you also need to pay the property taxes each year. Furthermore‚ parents can’t take care of their children while working. Thus‚ they will hire a babysitter or take their children to the daycare. It needs money too. So where does the money
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Subject: Introduction to Business Question: Why are core people of business? Ans: The human element is the core of business. Business needs people as owners‚ managers‚ employees & consumers. People need business for the production of goods and services and the creation of jobs‚ whether business is transacted in Bangladesh‚ India‚ or Canada does not matter. Businesses may be operated differently and the objectives of businesses may differ‚ but the universal element in all business activities is people
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