Rubicon by Tom Holland traces the events and characters that sealed the fate of the five hundred-year old Republican government. Rubicon surveys the decades of the Roman Republic‚ from the civil war‚ with Rome’s Italian allies to the reign of Augustus Caesar. It starts with Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon‚ which ultimately leads to the Republic collapsing. Holland takes you on a trip through the last decades of the Roman Republic in the last century B.C. He tells the stories of the main players
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J.C. Burke effectively engages the reader in an ongoing interaction through her adept utilisation of language devices to portray the aspects of transition in ’The Story of Tom Brennan’. Through the use of language forms and features like evaluative phrases and language‚ language of representation‚ accurate technical terminology. Readers learn from expert writers such as J.C. Burke about the importance of how transitions in life may lead to the development of profound insights about self and others
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The poem Students by Tom Wayman expresses the idea that once you start following one of the education theories you cannot be swayed into following another. In the poem he talks about the four education theories: The Vaccination Theory of Education‚ The Dipstick Theory of Education‚ The Kung Fu Theory of Education‚ and The Easy Listening Theory of Education. Mr. Wayman thinks that it is likely all students use one of these theories of education. The Vaccination Theory is when people think that education
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Party Tom Leveen the author of party‚ published in 2010 by Ember has 228 pages. This book hasn’t won awards. Beckett Beckett goes to this party thinking no one would notice her‚ If no one noticed her‚ she would have committed suicide. Her mom died of cancer and she hasn’t talked to her father. She distanced herself from her ex best friend‚ Ashley‚ and everyone when her mom died. Morrigan Morrigan goes to this party because it’s the biggest party of the year and to make her parents mad. She took
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Sawyer Howitt Striving to Become a Lucrative Entrepreneur A Brief Information about Sawyer Howitt Sawyer Howitt is a Portland‚ Oregon native resident. He is an aspiring upcoming young millennial entrepreneur. His interest is in business and finance. He is dedicated to following his father’s footsteps. At 17 years old‚ Sawyer became the Project Manager of Meriwether Group. This company was established by his father. His primary role as the project manager is to ensure that all the projects are appropriately
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“Skyjack” by Tim Vicary “This is going to be very difficult‚ isn’t it Michael?” “I’m afraid so Prime Minister. Very difficult indeed” Taking hard decisions are always difficult but the Prime Minister Helen Sandberg has to give the decision of her life‚ personally and politically. Skyjack was composed by Tim Vicary who is an experienced teacher and writer. The story is about a plane getting hijacked by a group of hijackers calling themselves as members of People’s Liberation Army. There
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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are two young boys growing up in the "Pre-war South." Tom‚ known for "playing it by the books" has a very extravagant outlook on life. Huck on the other hand is the more conservative of the two and has a realistic attitude. Their friendship is based on their ability to play off each other’s contrasting personalities. The opposing characteristics of both young men coming together is what makes this story what it is. A great
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Comparing Co-Workers Against Each Other: Does This Motivate Employees Michael Sawyers Webster University Comparing Co-Workers Against Each Other: Does This Motivate Employees Question #1 What is your opinion regarding forced ranking performance appraisals? Do they motivate employees? Explain. In my opinion‚ from an equity theory standpoint‚ forced ranking performance appraisals would not work for most companies. In some instances this could be viewed and considered by the employees
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Short summary of Diabetes • Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in America today. Approximately 225‚000 people die each year of diabetes complications. There are basically two types of diabetes. Type 1 is known as the childhood diabetes‚ but not necessarily limited to children. Type 1 diabetes is the more
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Short Story Summary of The Somebody The writer of this article is Danny Santiago also known as Daniel Lewis James‚ born in Kansas city‚ 1911‚ and passed away in 1988.First novel- Famous All Over Town 1984 received the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award for fiction given by the American Academy and Institute of Artsand Letters in 1984 and the PEN President’s Award in 1985 for the novel. The character he creates in The Somebody is based on the experience he witnessed. This story portraits
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