...The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain From The Saturday Press, Nov. 18, 1865. Republished in The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches (1867), by Mark Twain and published by Harper & Brotherstest In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend's friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is a myth; and that my friend never knew such a personage; and that he only conjectured that if I asked old Wheeler about him, it would remind him of his infamous Jim Smiley, and he would go to work and bore me to death with some exasperating reminiscence of him as long and as tedious as it should be useless to me. If that was the design, it succeeded. I found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the barroom stove of the dilapidated tavern in the decayed mining camp of Angel's, and I noticed that he was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance. He roused up, and gave me good-day. I told him a friend had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion of his boyhood named Leonidas W. Smiley--Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, a young minister of the Gospel, who he had heard was at one time a resident of Angel's Camp. I added that if Mr. Wheeler could tell...
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...W. Proehl August 23, 2015 Abstract The Anheuser-Busch Company, Incorporated was once described as one of “America's greatest well-liked Corporations” by the Magazine of Fortune and were positioned one hundred and forty-two in the Fortune Five hundred. From its beginning as well as historical indicators, to its multiple products, prohibition, their trademark Budweiser, the Budweiser Clydesdales, and the Budweiser Frogs, to its financial issues, the acquisition, to their controversies such as the “ethical aggravation, Spykes juvenile, marketing of Alcohol, environmental documentation, and the Budweiser statement.” Plus, the company’s most recent controversial marketing strategy appearing in April of this year, “Up for whatever.” Add the shenanigans and controversial court rulings of alleged vehicular homicide and negligent homicide charges of two separate women against August Adolphus Busch IV, has the ‘King of Beers’ lost its crown, has the ‘Prince’ turned back into a ‘Frog’? Outline I. History A. Established B. Prohibition C. Acquisition 1. 1852, St. Louis, Missouri, Eberhard Anheuser, Adolphus Busch 2. From 1920 to 1933, under the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting alcoholic beverages 3. July 13, 2008 Belgian-Brazillian brewing company InBev purchased Anheuser-Busch at $70 for each and every share...
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...calculating all firm’s investment + household consumption + government spending + net exports. For example, Just Games Inc. (JGI) sets up game arcades. They set up arcades in places such as bowling alleys, game rooms, lodges, and any other place that customers will play games. JGI employs a software engineer to create a new game for them for $100K; this is an investment by the company. John Black, owner of JGI, buys a car for $25K; this is consumer consumption. State of Alaska has decided that they will put in a couple of games in the state building which come to $10K; this is government spending. Next we find JGI has set up an arcade in Mexico at the cost of $125K but he needs a few parts from Japan in order to complete this sale at the cost of $20K. Here JGI has two transactions which include import and export. The net export of this Mexico order is $105K. So just with these examples we have a GDP of $240K. Of course this is a very simplistic example of GDP. The measurement of GDP is a calculation of the whole nation. The value of currency changes because of inflation. Inflation is the increase of prices....
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...Name____________________________________________ Date ____________________ Period _______ “Poisoned Waters” Video Questions 1. What is a dead zone, and what causes one to form? (9) - an area in coastal waters where there’s no oxygen -- fertilizers from farmland end up in coastal waters; grow algae up which sucks up the oxygen when they die; areas are growing; Gulf of Mexico has one size of state of Massachusetts 2. What was the largest public demonstration in American history? -- Earth Day; ~10% of country’s population participated (20 million) 3. When was the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formed? What events prompted its formation? -- 1970; in response to concerns raised at Earth Day and congressional pressure. (skip to 23:00)-- industrial waste flowing into the Chesapeake Bay (could be pig farms in NC) 4. Why does the investigator say “these rivers are delivery systems” to the bay? -- waste seeps into ground or routed by pipes into local streams/rivers and goes right into the bay 5. How do Perdue and other large chicken producers arrange to grow chickens for consumers? (~33) Why don't they raise the chickens themselves? -- contract with farmers; Purdue owns the chickens and feed and everything EXCEPT the waste 6. What is the difference in opinion about chicken manure between Perdue and other large chicken producers and the chicken farmers (represented in the film by Carole Morison)? -- Carole Morison = "a mess" -- it’s a negative, purdue should take responsibility;...
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...A STUDY ON THE TUGAK FESTIVAL (FARM FROG EXOTIC DISH) OF PAMPANGA. A BASIS FOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN ------- A Thesis presented to the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Department of Mass Communication Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila ------- In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor in Mass Communication ------- By: Vanessa Alac Renee Mae Bonifacio Eva Mhe Guzmana Aira Henson Melody Grace Christine Osorio Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter is an overview of the study on the history of the culinary tourism of Pampanga, how it was coined as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines and the different festivals they are celebrating every year. This includes the background of the study, statement of the problem, significance of the stud and scope and limitations of the study. Background of the Study Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in Central Luzon or Region 3. City of San Fernando is the capital which surrounded by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan. Pampanga is called as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines because the province is blessed which great cooks which are trained by the Spaniards during the colonial period. These great cooks pass their culinary expertise from generation to generation. Pampanga is very much known for its first-rate cuisines and delicacies according to culinary experts that’s why it was tagged as the Culinary...
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...Alcohol Consumption in College Incomplete Paper Alcoholic beverages such as beer can cause problems for many people throughout life, but for college aged people alcohol can cause the worst. In college most people are being out on their own for the first time ever and having that freedom they have never had. Some problems caused by alcohol in college are, missing an assignment or class, or even death. Drinking a beer a day has been found healthy, but in college that is never the case. Not that everyone drinks or everyone drinks a lot but there is always that select group that will drink more nights out of a week than not. And when that group drinks they drink heavily in order to be drunk. Problems occur with many people who do drink very heavily because it impairs their ability to get things done for many hours including the ones when drinking and after. A student may not attend class the day after drinking because he or she may be to sick or just exhausted from the drinking the night before. After the student skips the first one it becomes easier and easier to skip classes, therefore it is more likely to happen over and over again. Also when skipping classes a student can miss anything from an important lecture to a test which can really hurt their grades. The final big issue is the number of students who die every year from alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisoning is caused by excessive amounts of alcohol in the body...
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...the world. It has made its reputation and built its customer base on the basis of low prices (Business Insider, 2012). Wal-Mart is a huge, successful corporation that can serve as a useful case study for anyone who wants to build a successful business. There are a variety of factors that have impacted Wal-Mart’s international success. In order to properly understand this success, it is useful to perform a competitive analysis that looks at the firm's successes and weaknesses globally. Mexico Market Adapting to cultural differences in countries like Mexico has opened up a very prosperous international venture for Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart hired locals to manage their stores, let manager’s control the merchandise strategy, made sure that the merchandise they carried reflected the local surroundings, and built smaller stores in local neighborhoods to accommodate the majority of consumers who did not possess vehicles. Today Wal-Mart de Mexico controls over 60 percent of the market. Wal-Mart in Mexico has adopted much of the company's main business model but differs regarding its wages and its nominal acceptance of unionization. The unions in Mexico's Wal-Mart are labeled protection contracts (Tilly & Alvarez, 2006). Wal-Mart says that it treats...
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...American and World War I Alina Ibrahim HIS/125 January 25, 2013 Matt Brickley American and World War I World War I began as a domino effect of one thing leading to another. In June 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist while visiting Sarajevo (Schultz, 2012). Austria-Hungary then issued an ultimatum to the Serbians to bring the assassins to justice. This was an ultimatum that the Austro-Hungarians knew the Serbians would not meet prompting Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Compelled by a treaty with Serbia, Russia mobilized its army in defense of Serbia. While Russia was an ally of Serbia, also bound by a treaty Germany was an ally of Austria-Hungary. This obligated Germany to mobilize its army in defense of Austria-Hungary. Britain and France also entered the war bound by treaty as an ally of Russia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Hence, the domino effect of one country leading the other to enter the war. Throughout the first three years of the war America remained a neutral country. They were not bound by any treaties to ally themselves to fight for either side in the war. The war in Europe was at an impasse and both sides realized that in order to win the war they needed to submit the other to starvation (Schultz, 2012). The economies of the countries at war in Europe were quickly in ruins and they looked to the United States for supplies...
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...Marine Main article: Marine ecosystem Marine ecosystems cover approximately 71% of the Earth's surface and contain approximately 97% of the planet's water. They generate 32% of the world's net primary production.[1] They are distinguished from freshwater ecosystems by the presence of dissolved compounds, especially salts, in the water. Approximately 85% of the dissolved materials in seawater are sodium and chlorine. Seawater has an average salinity of 35 parts per thousand (ppt) of water. Actual salinity varies among different marine ecosystems.[2] Marine ecosystems can be divided into the following zones: oceanic (the open part of the ocean where animals such as whales, sharks, and tuna live); profundal (bottom or deep water); benthic (bottom substrates); intertidal (the area between high and low tides); estuaries; salt marshes; coral reefs; and hydrothermal vents (where chemosynthetic sulfur bacteria form the food base).[1] Classes of organisms found in marine ecosystems include brown algae, dinoflagellates, corals, cephalopods, echinoderms, and sharks. Fishes caught in marine ecosystems are the biggest source of commercial foods obtained from wild populations.[1] Environmental problems concerning marine ecosystems include unsustainable exploitation of marine resources (for example overfishing of certain species), marine pollution, climate change, and building on coastal areas.[1] Freshwater Freshwater ecosystem. Main article: Freshwater ecosystem Freshwater ecosystems...
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...Global Warming An Inconvenient Truth, a bold message that drew all the attention throughout the world about global warming was written and presented by former Vice President Al Gore. In his documentary, Al Gore discusses many global issues as well as the personal relevance they bear in his and all of our lives today and in our futures. The book, as a whole, is a huge success. It also raises public awareness of global climate change and tells the truth that lies behind global warming. It is a very daring book. However, some critiques have been made of Al Gore’s approach. The criticism is not whether global warming is true, or whether or not An Inconvenient Truth should have won an Academy Award for best documentary, but whether Al Gore has presented the information correctly and honestly. Many people argue that he has exaggerated, and he wrote the book because he wanted to gain popularity and money. Conservatives even use Gore’s mistakes to discredit his whole book. Even though Gore has made some mistakes, his central ideas are broadly accurate, and his use of good strategies makes his argument really convincing. Since the book An Inconvenient Truth got published, many people have become nervous, and they attacked Gore personally, such as people from polluting firms and organizations that were funded by polluters. Sean Hannity reports on Fox News channel’s Hannity & Colmes when Gore was running his campaign. He says that Gore’s use of a jet from New Hampshire back to Washington...
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...Must one argue that America was built on the values of freedom? If this is true, which history has already proven it is, then why are we stripping the rights of our youth by requiring them to participate in mandatory volunteering? Before one can even begin to answer this they must also ask what is volunteering? In short it is offering to do something “freely”. Schools should not force our students to participate in volunteering, because they are inevitably causing the youth to be rebellious and devaluing the appreciation for true volunteering. While volunteering may be a seemingly good thing, mandatory volunteering causes young adolescents to rebel against community service and volunteer work. According to the Cognitive Evaluation Theory study, people tend to resist and lose interest in what is being asked of them when they feel they are being controlled by an outside source because of the human nature of individualism(Pearce 1).This is already seen in other school situations, such as with homework. Many children will often refuse to do rudimentary or simple homework assignments. Throughout history, volunteering has evolved into a cultural connection; a common characteristic of humans on a local, national, and global level is the desire to help one another. Although this statement is not necessarily true for every individual, most people feel an urgency to assist friends, family members, coworkers, and/or strangers in need or in crisis. Why should we volunteer? Many people...
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...The Everglades SCI 230 October 16, 2011 The Everglades I. Introduction II. Descriptions of Diversity of Life Forms A. People B. Animals 1. Birds 2. Fish 3. Mammals 4. Reptiles C. Plant 1. Lichens 2. Barks 3. Invasive Plants III. Biological Interrelationships of Life Forms | | | | | | A. Food Web 1. Plant Species 2. Algae Group 3. Animals 4. Fungi and Bacteria IV. Existing Preservations and Protections of Life Forms A. Environmental Factors B. Natural Features and Ecosystems V. Efforts Made for Preserving the Everglades A. Central Figures for Conservation B. Enactment of Laws to Protect the Environment VI. Preserving the Diversity of the Everglades A. The Clean Air Act B. Funding C. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan VII. Conclusion The Everglades National Park In the United States, the Everglades National Park is considered the largest subtropical wasteland. It hosts a variety of rare and endangered species. Many groups of people and animals have landed in the Everglades making it their homeland. Everglades is home for well-known rare animals and plants. The marshes, forests, cypress, fish, animals, plants, and people depend on the ecosystem of the Everglades. Unfortunately, many of these plants and animals are found on the endangered species list for the United States. The Everglades...
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...Harvard Business School 9-399-011 Rev. April 9, 2001 Acer America: Development of the Aspire In early 1998, Stan Shih, CEO of Taiwan-based personal computer (PC) manufacturer Acer, Inc., was reviewing the first estimates of 1997 year-end results. With revenue of $6.5 billion from own brand and sales to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as IBM, the company was now acknowledged to be the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Although the performance was respectable in the wake of a dramatic drop in memory chip prices that had plunged the company’s semiconductor joint venture into losses, Acer’s extraordinary growth period of the mid-1990s was clearly over. (See Exhibit 1.) The ever-restless CEO was wondering how to re-ignite the fire. Shih was convinced that Acer’s mid-1990 successes were due at least in part to the revolutionary “client-server” organizational structure he had introduced in 1992. The concept was inspired by the network computer model, where “client” computers—the strategic business units (SBUs) and regional business units (RBUs) in Acer’s organizational metaphor—were capable of complete independence but could also take on the “server” role, adding value for the entire network. To Shih, proof of the client-server structure’s potential had come with the 1995 introduction of the Aspire multimedia home PC. Created by Acer America Corporation (AAC), Acer’s U.S. marketing subsidiary and one of Acer’s five RBUs, this new product confirmed Shih’s...
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...Pollution is contamination by a chemical or other agent that renders part of the environment unfit for intended use and deserves emphasis that the environment also refers to the place where you live. Pollution generated by human activities presents the most serious problems to our environment by improper waste management is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and degradation in many cities worldwide, primarily in developing countries and cities here in the United States of America that lack waste regulations and proper disposal facilities that can improve pollution in the environment. Waste can be infectious, toxic and or radioactive, for improper waste management will create a tremendous threat to residents in these under developed cities worldwide, particularly those residents living close to dumpsites. Depending on a city’s level of waste management, waste may be disposed of in an uncontrolled manner, segregated for recycling purposes or simply burnt which can pollute water, food sources, land, air and vegetation. This method of waste disposal creates an environmental degradation and destruction to our ecosystem and poses great risk to our health. Land pollution is characterized by the contamination of Earth's surface, where organisms live. One of the major causes of land pollution is human activities which includes but is not limited to deforestation, littering and unauthorized disposal of industrial waste. Deforestation for the establishment of factories and...
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...2004 winter holiday season in full swing, the management team at Carnival Cruise Lines had much to celebrate. More than 3 million passengers would sail with Carnival this year, an all-time high (Exhibit 1 presents passenger numbers for Carnival and the industry). Before year’s end, Carnival was set to launch the 110,000-ton, 2,974-passenger Carnival Valor, the 20th ship in the fleet (Exhibit 2). When the Carnival Liberty joined the fleet in early 2005, Carnival’s cruise capacity would lead the industry (Exhibit 3 presents cruise capacity by brand). The fortunes of Carnival Corporation and PLC, the parent company of Carnival Cruise Lines, reflected the strength of its most visible brand. Carnival Corporation was having the best year in its history, due in part to a rebound in ticket prices following recent industrywide discounting. The company authorized a $1 billion stock buy- back in the fourth quarter of 2004 and a 20% quarterly dividend increase to $0.15 per share. It would easily beat Wall Street earnings forecasts, despite a still-sluggish North American economy, higher fuel prices, the war in Iraq, and a devastating hurricane season that had disrupted operations in the company’s main Caribbean cruising waters (see Exhibit 4 for Carnival Corporation and PLC financials). Indeed, there was much fun taking place at the Miami-based headquarters of the “Fun Ships.” Nevertheless, a seasoned team of senior managers (Exhibit 5), many of whom had been with the company since its formative...
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