Executive Summary Statement of the Problem In April 30‚ 1999‚ the National Railroad Passenger Corporation(Amtrak) will review a leveraged-lease proposal from BNY Capital Funding LLC(BNYCF) along with other financing options. The government will eliminate federal funding for any of Amtrak’s operating expenses by 2002 . Therefore‚ Amtrak has developed a new high speed train line called Acela‚ which will bring in net annual revenues of $180 million by 2002. Amtrak needs to raise $267.9 million
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The Prophet Summary The Prophet‚ Gibran’s most famous work‚ has sold more copies and been translated into more languages than any of his other writings. Its popularity has been attributed to its simple style‚ metrical beauty‚ and words of wisdom. It focuses on human relationships—with others‚ with nature‚ and with God. Almustafa‚ a young prophet‚ has lived in Orphalese for twelve years and is waiting for the ship that will take him home. The townspeople beg him to stay‚ but Almustafa remains firm
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Joanne Lopez 9-11-2014 English 21A HW: “Fatigue” Summary In Jane Brody’s essay “Fatigue” in Text and Context‚ she reveals that more and more people today commonly complain to doctors‚ friends‚ and relatives about their fatigue. But Brody points out that fatigue is diverse and only “rarely” relates to excessive physical exertion. With that said‚ what other ailments can lead to ones fatigue other than activity? Brody continues her essay with the answer‚ “there are three main categories of fatigue”
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Poem and Summary Paper: The Elements of Poetry Tenisha Tyler ENG/340 Due: July 23‚ 2012 Erich Sysak The Elements of Poetry There are many different‚ distinctive elements that make up a poem. However many or few can be used as necessary at any specific time by a writer. These parts of a poem consist of imagery‚ metaphors‚ rhyme‚ and structure. A few of these can be seen in Lewis Carroll’s‚ “Jabberwocky”‚ Craig Raine’s‚ “A Martian Sends a Postcard Home”‚ and R. S. Gwynn’s‚ “Shakespearean
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Rosy Matrimony "What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet‚ Act II‚ Scene II‚ lines 43-44). The famous quote from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is only one of possibly many instances through which Shakespeare utilizes the distinctive characteristics of flowers‚ particularly roses‚ to eradicate the rift between two contrasting subjects. A similar instance is within the poem‚ "Bridal Song‚" another work by Shakespeare that
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summary of TED talks Speech 1 Smart failure for a fast-changing world Eddie Obeng Oct 2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/eddie_obeng_smart_failure_for_a_fast_changing_world.html In Eddie Obeng’s speech‚ our world is changing fast‚ so we can’t follow our previous pattern to operate our new products. Therefore‚ a smart way to keep up with the fast-changing world is to make valuable failure. From what Eddie Obeng says‚ people are used to get a same answer based on their
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Hannah Smith 30 December 2012 Clinton Speech Summary The main idea of William J. Clinton’s speech “Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ” is that the United States is becoming more violent every day‚ many innocent children are dying every day‚ and that he wants the American people to start doing something about it. In his speech Clinton spoke at the church where Martin Luther King Jr. last delivered a sermon about freedom. Clinton used the opportunity to address issues of
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I felt sad for Mr. Gill‚ one of the main reasons being that I have personally been in a MVC myself which brought up the similar feelings‚ such as anxiety and chronic pain that Mr. Gill expressed. It felt like despite the differences in our age or situation‚ the pain he was expressing I could relate to directly. Another reason for feeling sadness for him was that he reminded me so much of my own father in appearance and nature. During the session‚ he referred to me as someone who is like his daughter
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The Untouchable Summary In “Untouchable” author Thomas L. Freidman he discussed the importance of improving you work abilities and skills. He creates a new point of view in Americans and causes a bit of stress to most. There are many reasons why this occurs these reasons are the replacements of humans by technology‚ the lack of Americans standing out in certain fields‚ and companies being shipped over sea’s to save money by paying employees less money. He predicts that untouchable jobs in the
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he Summary of Euthyphro Socrates encounters Euthyphro outside the court of Athens. Socrates has been called to court on charges of impiety by Meletus Euthyphro has come to prosecute his own father for having unintentionally killed a murderous hired hand. Socrates flatters Euthyphro‚ suggesting that Euthyphro must be a great expert in religious matters if he is willing to prosecute his own father on so questionable a charge. Euthyphro concurs that he does indeed know all there is to be known about
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