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    George Washington February 22‚ 1732 – December 14‚ 1799 Which president is the only U.S. President to have a state named after him and is the only President ever unanimously elected? George Washington. General George Washington was known for leading the Continental Army to freedom from Great Britain. He became the first president of the United States of America and served from 1789 until 1797. President Washington is also famous for having false teeth made of wood. What most people don’t

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    Some people say that George Washington was the best President of the United States of America. Some people say he was the worst. Regardless of opinion‚ it is very evident that what he did as the very first President has become a legacy that continues to influence the United States of America today. He set the tone of what it meant to be President by being selfless‚ being a people’s president‚ and knowing when to ask for help. George Washington had the difficult task of cultivating the uncharted

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    George Milton Character Analysis George Milton is a protagonist from the book Of Mice and Men. George Milton is a quick-witted man who is Lennie’s guardian‚ best friend and protector. George’s physical description is described as “quick of face with restless eyes and sharp strong features”. Through the main character George Milton‚ John demonstrates his naturalistic ideals and belief in Determinism. He is illustrated by being a rational‚ caring and trustworthy person whose static characterization

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    George Boole: the Genius

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    George Boole: The Genius George Boole was a British mathematician‚ and he is known as the inventor of Boolean Algebra. His theories combined the concepts of logic and mathematics‚ and hence he is known as the father of mathematical logic. This combination of mathematics and logic came to be known as Boolean algebra‚ and is the basis of digital electronic design‚ which is used in fields ranging from telephone switching to computer engineering. Because of the utilization of the concepts of Boolean

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    George and Charley have known each other for a long time. They both lived in England before moving to California and have been close friends since and at one point more than friends. Charley still wishes that her and George were still something and is a little jealous of him and his boyfriend Jim. Charley is lonely and is unhappy with her life since her last relationship and wishes her and George could be together. She is unhappy with her life because she doesn’t have a job‚ a life‚ and hates being

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    George Barnes Biography

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    George Francis Barnes Jr. also known as George “Machine Gun Kelly” (Brosnon 1). A man who had a normal childhood‚ his parents raised him in a traditional household. He has gained several people’s respect over time. In 1927‚ he began his criminal career as a bootlegger and a kidnapper. He found himself without a steady job and separated from his wife (Brosnon 2). It was about this time when Kelly joined in with a small time gangster and started a new venture as a bootlegger (2). George “Machine Gun

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    The Government is peeping into our lives through phones‚ laptops‚ streetlights‚ surveillance cameras‚ even drones. This links to the most frightening part in George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ which contains surprising similarities between his ways of reviewing what he believed the future would come to. Although his satirical book was written in 1948‚ Orwell displays a variety of aspects relating to the destruction of privacy in our present day. Orwell himself was a socialist‚ who had very strong political

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    George and Lennie’s friendship Our first impressions of the relationship between Lennie and George come in the opening chapter when they enter‚ ‘ they had walked in single file down the path‚ and even in the open one stayed behind the other’‚ this shows that one of the characters is more of the leader and the other is a follower. Our second impression is after they drink from the pool‚ when they are sitting on the hill and Lennie is imitating George’s actions “he pulled his hat down a little

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    Question 1: What are the possible financial outcomes if George orders 5‚000 shirts‚ 7‚500 shirts and 10‚000 shirts‚ respectively? Based on the information given in the case‚ the expected number of attendees is: E(x) = 80‚000*0.25 + 50‚000*0.5 + 20‚000*0.25 = 50‚000 people Selling price per shirt: $100/12 = $8.33 Discount price: $1.5 Scenario 1: Assumption: George orders 5000 T-shirts; cost: $17‚750; the number of attendees buy his T-shirts are 5%‚ 10% and 15% respectively The possible

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    why he did it: “I could get nothing into perspective. I was young and ill-educated and I had to think out my problems in utter silence‚” Tim O’Brien also dealt with his problems alone‚ “ I felt isolated; I spent a lot of time alone.” Both Tim and George are struggling to deal with their problems and it’s eating away at them. In “On the Rainy River‚” having a good education doesn’t have much on an impact on Tim’s life‚ because if your nation calls on you to defend your country‚ you’re going to

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