QWERTYUIOP (Vivien Alcock) SYNOPSIS ‘QWERTYUIOP’ is about a poor‚ young graduate named Lucy Beck who has just finished her ‘O’ levels at Belmont Secretarial College. She is a slow learner herself but she is determined to find a job in order to get out of poverty. Fortunately‚ she is offered a job by Mr. Ross‚ the Manager of Ross and Bannister’s. However‚ she begins to face problems from her first day of work. She encounters many peculiar incidents when she starts using the electric typewriter
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6‚ 1756‚ Aaron Burr was the most controversial vice president in U.S. history. He is most infamously known for being the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel‚ but before all of that went down‚ Burr was a friend and compatriot who fought alongside Hamilton in the Revolutionary War. Burr was beside Hamilton through many significant events‚ such as being Washington’s secretary of the treasury‚ his marriage to Elizabeth Schuyler‚ and the death of his son‚ Philip. Above all‚ Burr was a witness to
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Although Thomas Jefferson considered Aaron Burr a horrible villain‚ Theo Burr Alston‚ Burr’s daughter‚ disagreed. Many people see Aaron Burr as a horrible villain who tried to overthrow his own government and killed Alexander Hamilton. At first glance his actions seem for bad purposes but when giving a second look into history‚ his actions were motivated by his vision of a better society under a new system of government. He is a villain because his goals and opinions did not correlate with those
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The story is about friendship‚ a mutual friendship. The author‚ Isabel Vivien Guda gave justice to the title of the story which is Friend-Cheat. This is something can guess immediately‚ from the idea and flow of the story. The author‚ I guess somehow reflects her own experiences‚ to easily and naturally tell the story about. Friend-Cheat specifically tells the precious meaning of the word friendship‚ how loyalty and trust matters on it. The story goes around between the two main characters named
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In the excerpt from the book Critical Issues in Public Art: Content‚ Context‚ and Controversy by Vivien Green Fryd‚ Fryd dissects the creative process behind the creation of Thomas Crawford’s Statue of Freedom in the time period from 1855 to 1863. I believe that the most significant aspect of the artwork is the iconography because without the idea of iconography‚ the Statue of Freedom wouldn’t be a blend of American and Native American influences. In the book‚ Fryd is trying to demonstrate how art
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The steel bur takes less time‚ followed by polymer and ceramic burrs. In patient perception‚ the Polymer bur was found to be more satisfactory followed by Ceramic bur and Steel bur. The steel and ceramic burs shows consistency in the longevity of the restoration even after 6 months when compared to polymer bur. Conclusion
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A verse pinned to Burr´s door a few months after the duel read‚ “Oh Burr‚ Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle‚ And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh‚ 40. On July 11‚ 1804‚ Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy‚ Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one
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of these aforementioned cases is that of 1807’s United State v. Aaron Burr‚ in which the fledgling court prosecuted Aaron Burr on account of treason. Initially‚ Aaron Burr served as the vice president under Thomas Jefferson from 1801-1805. During Jefferson’s second term‚ Burr was replaced. Burr left his term as vice president with less than honorable and patriotic intentions; in an act of pure pettiness and self-interest‚ Burr sided with a group of radical Federalists and advocated the secession
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On July 11‚ 1804‚ what was said to be the most prominent duel occurred. The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was remarkable as it corresponded to the young‚ emergent nation because it illustrated the bloodshed that politicians would go through for their political reputation. Joseph J. Ellis spent an entire chapter discussing this conspicuous event for that very reason. Ellis purposely made this chapter the first chapter because he wished to provide evidence that supports his thesis
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Chapter 1 “The Duel” July 11‚ 1804 1. Why did the Burr-Hamilton duel become legendary? The Burr-Hamilton duel was an event that forever changed history and is remarked as the most renown duel in American History. 2. Describe the 15 year relationship between Hamilton and Burr. Cite specific examples of the conflict between the two. 3. Why does Hamilton call Burr the “Catiline of America”? Provide examples that support Hamilton’s view of Burr. Chapter 2 “The Dinner” June
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