John C. Frémont was an officer with the United States Topographical Corps‚ and after spending time with Carson on the steam boat‚ John decided to hire him as his guide for 100 dollars per month. Kit was the best candidate as a guide for this excursion to the South Pass in the Rockies because of his previous adventures through them. Frémont was appointed by the government to survey the Platte and the Nebraska River to headwaters of the Sweetwater Valley. Maps and guidebooks were published for settlers
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that various translating methods keep these ancient texts relevant. In Antigonick‚ translated by Anne Carson‚ throughout the novel‚ individual words are thrust into the spotlight by various characters (most notably‚ Kreon)‚ as Carson uses clusters of legal jargon‚ grandiose made-up diction‚ and empty spaces to convey the gradual character development of Kreon. Through the
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I never arrived at the translation I would have liked to do of poem 101. (Carson 7.1) 8 Carson theorizes translation as a practice analogous to that of understanding and memorializing another person‚ which requires repeated labor. In the case of the Catullan elegy‚ as with her brother‚ no amount of attention will be enough to fully
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The use of the chemical‚ dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT)‚ is a prime example of how public health benefits and environmental costs tradeoff. DDT was extensively used worldwide beginning in the 1940’s as a means to kill insects; it was also used to prevent malaria from spreading and control agriculture pests. DDT became so popular that at one point the U.S. was the leading producer‚ developing thousands of metric tons of DDT. With years of scientific research‚ researches came to find that
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In The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism‚ author D. A. Carson describes three categories of pluralism: empirical‚ cherished‚ and philosophical or hermeneutical.[i] The first deals with diversity in America and the multiplicity of beliefs. The second‚ cherished pluralism‚ describes the approval of diversity as an unquestioned virtue. Finally‚ philosophical pluralism‚ under which religious pluralism falls‚ posits that no religion has the right to pronounce itself true and right. In other
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manage complaints and concerns. In my area of work as a nurse and Manager at Carson House it is imperative that the staff and I adhere to the complaints policy. The Care Quality commission is the regulator of Health and Adult Social Care in England. The CQC have provided different Outcomes that they expect all health and Social Care establishments to adhere to. Outcome 17 provides guidance on Complaints. At Carson House the guidance is used to ensure compliance with CQC and as a manager I am
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Liberal Standard" " Thomas Carson ’s article criticize Ian Maitland ’s arguments in defense of sweatshops‚ based on Ian ’s view of "the Classical Liberal Standard" published in 1997‚ in the Brithish Academy of Managment Annual Conference Proceedings. Ian ’s central thesis‚ is a defence of the sweatshops in the poor countries in the third world‚ statinig that "A wage or labor practice is ethically acceptable if it is freely chosen by informed workers" (Carson‚1). The global intercontinental
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The Unleashed Mind In her article‚ “The Unleashed Mind”‚ Shelly Carson‚ a lecturer and researcher at Harvard University‚ answers the question which has been asked by all‚ “Why are creative people viewed as weird when among us?” Through research‚ Carson came to a finding that creativity and eccentricity are compatible which is why the most successful‚ intelligent‚ famous‚ brilliant... etc. people are seen as peculiar by the public‚ due to their odd behavior. For example‚ Einstein used to pick
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company to some extent as Steve Millar put that with 70% growth‚ we could support the tension”. Christopher Carson‚ the managing director of BRL Hardy felt proud of the recent achievement for Hardy reach the top-selling wine brand in Great Britain and hold an excellent sales performance in Britain’s off-trade performance. But more effort need to approach on the road in the future as Carson mentioned that BRL Hardy should not only shape the future success of the company in Europe but also have mayor
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warming. The Varying Effects of Pollution on the Environment “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful‚ committed citizens can change the world; indeed‚ it ’s the only thing that ever has.”Once stated Margaret Mead. In the 50 years since Rachel Carson published the Silent Spring the modern environmental movement began‚ the world is more polluted and less healthful because our civilization is based on consumerism and greed. Consumerism is the belief that it is good for people spend a lot of
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