After reading Chapter 17 in our history book "Give me Liberty" by Eric Foner‚ I was fascinated by the farmers Revolt which took place around the late 1800’s and dealt with the growing debt‚ poverty and financial challenges of the farmers in the West and in the South. Maybe this has something to do with the fact that my fathers family had cotton farms in Paducah‚ Texas and were so poor but rich in land. I felt compelled to learn more and understand about the Farmers Alliance aka Populist Party.
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Minutes of the first meeting of the Teachers Club SK Chinchin Jasin‚ Malacca. Date : 10/9/ 2012 Time : 11.30 a.m. Venue : Main Meeting Room Present : Mohd Firdaus Bin Jauri– Chairperson Nor Shahizan bin Daud Siti Norazreen binti Othman Mohd Razif bin Mohd Lin Fatin Hamamah Binti Salahuddin Absent with apologies : - In attendance : -
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Patrick Henry’s "Give Me Liberty" speech was propaganda used to persuade the American colonies to band together and fight for a nation independent from Great Britain. He starts the speech off by saying that the colonies efforts of trying to maintain the peace with Britain were not working. The colonists were angry with Parliament for passing Acts of taxation without representatives from the colonies being present to dispute them and wanted Parliament to repeal those Acts. Patrick says that their
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munu102 writing Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California‚ Irvine‚ was born in Kenya‚ in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura‚ Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School‚ all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of London University)‚ Kampala‚ Uganda; and the University of Leeds‚ Britain. He is recipient
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Minutes Taking Minutes forms an essential part of most meetings. Their purpose is firstly to record Action Points‚ ie‚ what actions have been decided upon‚ who is responsible and what the milestones and deadlines are. Secondly they record summaries of the discussions held at the meeting. Taking minutes is a skilled job because the minute taker has to follow what can be confusing and inarticulate debates and summarise accurately what was said. After the meeting the minutes should be checked
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6 January 2013 Mr. Olsen Identify the sources and significance of Populism: Populists or people’s party members were part of this era’s greatest political insurgency. It evolved from the Farmers’ Alliance‚ where farmers across forty-three states banded together to remedy their condition. The people’s party not only attracted farmers but also included all the “producing classes.” Their lasting legacy comes from the populist platform of 1892 and also from the fact that populism came close to replacing
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someone around to remember it.” Jodi Picoult‚ page 153. I read the book Nineteen Minutes‚ the quote I used above relates to many things that have happened in my life. These things haven’t only happened once in my life. I chose this because it would be the best quote relating to my life. Many of my friends‚ and family members have died in the past‚ seeing their brothers‚ sisters‚ or parents make me remember it the most. Yes‚ its very sad but these things happen in life. The first time
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the other hand is nurture‚ which says a person is formed into the person they are by the environment. This suggests that a person is born with no inborn tendencies and acquire traits off of the setting and the people they are around. In Nineteen Minutes‚ by Jodi Picoult‚ Peter Houghton‚ the main teenage character‚ suddenly snaps. Prior to Peter’s murders‚ he showed no aggression or violence whatsoever. Even his childhood best friend‚ Josie‚ who eventually became a member of the popular crowd in school
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of meeting was as follows: 1. Chairman’s opening remarks 2. Apologies for absence 3. Adoption of agenda 4. Minutes 19/9 confirmation 5. Matter arising 6. Replacement of current suppliers 7. Third anniversary celebration 8. Other matters 9. Adjournment of meetingMinutes 09/11 ConfirmationSome correction was made due to typing errors. After the correction‚ the minutes were approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.Matters Arising5.1: Colaboration with AirAsia AirlineMr
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SENATE MEETING MINUTES – 10.10.2014. Chair: Tom Oliver. Secretary: Will Christensen. Dept. Chair: Philine Lichtenberg. Dept. Secretary: Xanthe Drinkall-Gash. 1. Present / Apologies: Present: name‚ name‚ name‚ name‚ etc. Apologies: name‚ name‚ name‚ name‚ etc. Absent: name‚ name‚ etc. 2. Agenda Items: Internet timings. Costa timings. Blood donations. School uniform. Water dispensers. 3. Action Taken (From Previous Meeting:) Bed times – Chair went to HMs meeting. Bed times moved from
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