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    messages and became a telegraph operator at the age of 17. Carnegie’s next job was as a railroad clerk‚ working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He worked his way up the ladder‚ through his dedication and honest desire to succeed‚ to become train dispatcher and then division manager. At this time‚ young Carnegie‚ age 24‚ had already made some small investments that laid the foundations of his what would be tremendous fortune. One of these investments was the purchase of stock in the Woodruff Sleeping

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    “What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” “What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” this quote by Scott Westerfeld means that if when the right thing is done ‚ or when someone tries to do the right thing ‚ and when they think good thoughts about other people ‚ and other things. When someone has good intentions‚ It makes them beautiful. That it is what true beauty is‚ it’s what’s on the inside‚ and not what other people see that’s on the outside

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    The struggle to belong and find one’s place is significant in the lives of some people. In what ways is this represented in your prescribed text and ORT? PHOEBE ATKINSON A person’s basic human need to belong to people‚ places and circumstances can fuel many of their actions throughout their life. For some people a sense of belonging can be difficult to obtain. The struggle to belong is represented in many ways in the 1998 memoir‚ ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ by Raimond Gaita. Through Gaita’s employment

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    People have various way of relieving stress. What are some of the ways that you find most effective in relieving stress? That playing sports properly plays a crucial role in reducing the stress is an undeniable fact. Should people realize the advantages of doing exercise in getting rid of stress‚ They will ponder over them much more scrupulously. This issue has recently been the topic of debate among experts. I do believe that people can benefit a lot from doing exercise‚ and these are my justifications

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    Win Some Lose Some Casinos are more and more common in small communities. With this being said small communities are changing into a gambling economy. There are both negative as well as positive impacts of casino gambling on the economy. In some cases the positive aspects outweigh the negative. Casinos are good sources of economic development‚ creating jobs and providing resources needed to build a better economy. A casino is a good choice as to help with economic development. This is a great

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    Get You Some Manners With That Opinion. “I said I want more lettuce on my sandwich‚ I’m paying for it and paying for you to make it my way.” The lady yelled at my Subway co-worker and didn’t even look at her in the eyes. Maria‚ my co-worker didn’t reply but went back to the prep room. That was one of the cases that I witnessed at my current job located at Pembroke Lakes Mall. Therefore‚ when I read the article “Can I Get You Some Manners

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    Assignment 1 Analyse and evaluate an event you have attended 2. Introduction The sea sessions is a three day festival located in Bundoran Co. Donegal in the beautiful north west of Ireland that has been described as being one of the best surf‚ skate and music festivals in Europe. Now in it’s second year (2009) and continuing into it’s third in 2010 offers a weekend of over forty live music acts‚ surfing‚ skating‚ arts‚ food and bars along with the natural charm of Bundoran town

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    Hannah Ambrose Morris English II 17 August 2013 I have learned a lot of things from participating basketball. It has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. Before my 7th grade year‚ I was shy‚ and didn’t have many friends. Basketball has virtually completely changed all of these qualities. On the first day of practice‚ the team warmed up with a scrimmage game. The players were split up and the game began. However‚ during the game‚ I noticed that I didn’t run as hard as I could

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    Question: Do all liquids diffuse in the same way? Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to find out if all liquids diffuse in the same way. Hypothesis: If different liquids diffuse‚ then the process will not be the same because liquids are made up of different molecules‚ with different densities‚ the diffusion will take longer/shorter than others. Materials: 1 plastic dropper with rubber top (medicine dropper) 3 glass beakers (400mL) 1 graduated cylinder (500mL) 4 drops of red

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    Significant Influence “ “Writers write to influence their readers‚ their preachers‚ their auditors‚ but always‚ at bottom‚ to be more themselves.” the person who has had the most significant influence on me is my mother. This influence goes way beyond the usual “I have great admiration towards my mom because she is the best.” My mom has been the sole guardian of me for as long as I can remember and her actions have turned me into the person I am today. My mother is one who leads

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