History 120 4/8/14 Nat Turner Turner was born into slavery on October 2‚ 1800‚ in Southampton County‚ Virginia‚ on slaveholder Benjamin Turner’s farm. He led and organized one of the bloodiest slave rebellions before the civil war. This was the rebellion that served to change the course of American history. When Turner was born‚ his mother was so determined not to subject him to a life of slavery‚ that she tried to kill him as soon as he was born‚ but when Turner was the age of three his parents
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Ike Wister Turner came into this world on November 5‚ 1931. He was an American musician‚ bandleader‚ songwriter‚ arranger‚ talent scout‚ and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century‚ his repertoire included blues‚ soul‚ rock‚ and funk. He is most popularly known for his 1960s work with his then wife Tina Turner in the Ike & Tina Turner revue. As a teenager in high school he led his own music group‚ the Kings of Rhythm. He employed the group as his backing band for the rest
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Turner Syndrome Allie Fitzgerald BIOL 150 11/22/11 Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes (“What is TS?”). This condition was named after Dr. Henry Turner‚ who was one of the first researchers to describe the features of Turner’s Syndrome in 1930s. TS occurs in about 1 female out of every 2‚000 female births‚ but is much more common in miscarriages. A diagnosis of TS is made through a karyotype test. This is performed
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Journal 1 Brief The mind and actions of the entrepreneurship has provided an overview of the characteristics that influence the entrepreneur and shape their behaviour. The factors influencing entrepreneurship are found both internally and externally to the individual‚ comprising a combination of personality traits and environment influences. Entrepreneurs are typically characterized by strong achievement drive‚ high levels of creativity‚ a desire for autonomy‚ a willingness to take calculated
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Introduction 1.1 Introduction: Entrepreneurs are arguably the most important actors in our economy: the creators of new wealth and new jobs‚ the inventors of new products and services‚ and the revolutionizes of society and the economy. Yet despite their centrality‚ little is known about entrepreneurs: what motivates them‚ how they emerge‚ why they succeed. We know even less about who becomes an entrepreneur‚ and why. Women are one particularly understudied group of entrepreneurs. We know very little about
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In 1939‚ Dr. Turner published the first report on the symptoms of Turner Syndrome. It was published as “A Syndrome of Short Stature‚ webbed beck and infantilism”. It was a report on seven girls who shared similar features to each other. Dr. Turner helped with the advancement of treatment for the girls with the syndrome. He did this by pioneering the use of exogenous sex steroids for treating ovarian failure (“Years of Medical Advances in Turner Syndrome”) . Today‚ Turner Syndrome occurs in 1 in 2
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Entrepreneurship w/ Innovative Study Questions: 1.) Define entrepreneurship? Atleast 2 definition. 2.) What is entrepreneur? 3.) Characteristics of entrepreneurship. 4.) Advantages or Benefits of becoming an Entrepreneur. 5.) Disadvantages of becoming an Entrepreneur. Answer : 1.) Entrepreneurship- is the willingness to take risks and develop‚ organize and manage a business venture in a competitive global marketplace that is constantly evolving. An entrepreneurial spirit of innovation and
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achieving a profit. The word "entrepreneurship" is taken from the French word "entrepreneur‚" which means "to undertake." A person who engages in entrepreneurship is called an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship occurs all over the world‚ but it is a particular characteristic of free-market economies. Entrepreneurship involves considerable risk‚ as the failure rate for new ventures is very high. Thus‚ to be successful‚ an entrepreneur must be able to tolerate and even thrive under conditions of risk and uncertainty
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Abstract This paper contains details about a problem faced in Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd. (Anand-Sojitra road‚ Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388120‚ Gujarat‚ India) and a solution by means of proper application of innovation management. Elecon Engineering Company Ltd. Was established in the year 1951as ‘The Pioneers’ in the manufacturing of industrial geared motors and reducers‚ material handling equipment and industrial gears in Asia. The company wanted to establish a new fully automated plant in order to
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The DNA of an Entrepreneur Is there an Entrepreneur Gene or an Entrepreneur Chromosome within the DNA of an Entrepreneur? In humans‚ there are chromosomes that determine sex and there are genes that determine the color of your eyes. Generically speaking‚ there are X & Y chromosomes that determine whether you are either male or female suggesting that you either are a female or are not a female. With genes‚ there are dominant genes and recessive genes‚ suggesting that while you
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