...SIMON BOLIVAR ONE COUNTRY, ONE BROKEN DREAM. Herbert Maduro Columbia Southern University SIMON BOLIVAR ONE COUNTRY, ONE BROKEN DREAM. Herbert Maduro Columbia Southern University Simon Bolivar has been considered by many historians as the liberator of the Americas, he lead an army that liberated Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia from the Spanish rule. Bolivar dreamed in having these countries unified as one big country called “The Gran Colombia”. These countries would have shared a centralized government and would have had the city of Bogota as its capital. In this article I want to explore the reasons why he could not achieve this dream of unifying these countries and if he had what economic and social impact this unification would had have in today’s economy. Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas; Venezuela on the 24th of July 1783 his family was wealthy and had close relationships to Spain. Bolivar was educated in Spain and came back to Venezuela with his young wife who died shortly after her arrival in Venezuela. Bolivar never married again. Bolivar has been underrated as a general and tactician, but is safe to say that he is probably in the top 50 Generals in World History. Simon Bolivar began his campaign of independence from Spain in 1810 with the independence of Venezuela, and then it followed Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. It is important to note that some of these countries were in fact a part of the “viceroyalty of Nueva Granada”...
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...Simon Wiesenthal According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, a “champion” is a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief. Also, the concept of “injustice” can be defined as the fact of a situation being unfair and of people not being treated equally. Simon Wiesenthal fits the definition of a champion in the fight against injustice because he stood up for his beliefs as a Nazi hunter. In my opinion, Simon Wiesenthal embodies the characteristics of a champion against injustice in terms of being a survivor, being a Nazi hunter, and founding the Jewish Historical Documentation Center. One of his important characteristics is being survivor. According to the reference book Encyclopedia of War Crimes and Genocide, Simon Wiesenthal was born on December 31, 1908, in Buczacs as a Jew. In 1936, he married Cyla Mueller and worked in an architectural office in Lvov. But their life was turned into misfortune because of the beginning of World War II. In 1941, he and his wife were assigned to the forced labor camp by the Nazis, and his mother was sent to Belzc death camp. While most of his and his wife’s relatives were dead; a total of eighty-nine families were killed, he was still alive although he was sent several camps. In 1945, he was liberated by an American armored unit and was a survivor of very few who survived. This fact made up his mind to be a Nazi hunter against injustice. Being a Nazi hunter is also his important characteristic...
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...hear on their televisions. We have chosen “The Production’s” of Simon Cowell. Simon Cowell is one, if not the most powerful man in the music business. Of all of Simon’s productions we have chosen to write about his X Factor franchise, Got Talent franchise and Pop Idol as this is the show to which he rose to fame and from this he got the idea to start his own shows. These programmes are all casting programmes. Millions of people on average watch these shows. On average ten million viewers watch X Factor UK each week, although this number is decreasing. Also when Ashleigh and Pudsey won Britain’s Got Talent in May 2012, an average of nineteen million people tuned into see the dancing dog. The shows are watched by both male and female and also the shows do not target any specific age group. Pop Idol first appeared on our screens in 2001. Simon was a judge on the first series. After surprising Simon Fuller the show producer, Simon then travelled to America to appear as a judge on the American version of Pop Idol. Pete Waterman a fellow judge on Pop Idol was furious when Michelle McManus won series two of Pop Idol in 2003. Pete believed Michelle did not look like a pop star even though she had an amazing voice. Many people watching this show would have been influenced by this as they would then feel that they could not follow their dream as they may not have been as small in sized like other pop stars. Simon did not agree with Pete though as he was behind Michelle from the beginning...
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...Lit. II 11/11/15 Claude Simon Claude Simon was a profound French author; his works touched and influenced many author of today. He was born to middle –classed parents he was the son of Louis and Suzanne in Tananarive, Madagascar on October 10th 1913. He was the only child to his parents he grew up in Perpignan in the middle of the wine district of Roussillon. Simon’s father died in First World War August 27, 1914 in the line of duty when Claude was less than a year old. He was a Captain in the regiment of colonial infantry. His mother was from a respected catholic family who was established in a town south-west of France and raised him with a catholic upbringing. Soon after his mother died of an agonizing illness while he was still a young boy. He lived with his mother’s family until he was orphaned by the age of eleven, he was later sent a boarding school in Paris but often spent has breaks with family. Simon had a happy and content childhood growing up even though he had to live in orphanage. He had the love of his cousins and uncles and other close family members that showed him love throughout his childhood which made it easier for him to cope with the loss of his parents at his young age. (Duncan, 102) Simon attended Stanislas College, which is actually a grammar school in Paris. His mother was very pious and had wanted him to obtain a religious education. With him going to this institution eventually Simon becomes an atheist. Simon received a cultural base education;...
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...Abstract Simon Estes was raised in a small town in Centerville, Iowa, grandson of a slave, who struggled for his family. His father was a coal miner that made little money to hardly support his family with food and did not have any heat, running water, and indoor plumbing in the house. His mother taught him love of Jesus and the churches were important elements in one’s life. Never to hate people who have mistreated you, but feel sorry for the people that discriminate against you because they are weaker. Simon had three daughters from his first marriage and later divorced and remarried to another woman that had three daughters with and is still married to now. His daughters were taught the importance of spirituality, values, principles, morality, and honesty. His education graduated from high school went to Indian Hills one year then went to University of Iowa to study several degrees then went to music then switched to the Julliard School of music to have more training in music. Then Professor Charles Kellis showed Simon what Operatic recordings and what opera is all about and Simon loved what was played. Simon made a break through when he won at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition, in which is how Simon went to the White House to perform for President Lyndon Johnson. Then Simon performed for several composers in Germany and in the United States and was the first African male that had a leading role at Bayreuth. Have many foundations to support seniors all over the world to go...
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...Marcus and Simon Case Study (Draft) As part of Core Ethical values, it is recommended that employees exercise good judgment in their professional practices and abide by all ethical principles as laid out in Company’s code of conduct manual. It is all employees’ responsibility to adhere to a high level of honesty, integrity and self-discipline at the work place. In the case of Marcus and Simon, I think Simon should “Take the Bull by the horns” and do what is appropriate in the interest of fairness and for the good of the Company and public at large. Marcus may have been a friendly boss, and Godfather to Simon’s two children. He should lean more towards loyalty to the profession. It is true that Marcus is an even-tempered man and a real professional. That notwithstanding, the quality of his work has begun to slide and if proper action is not taken, it could lead to a catastrophic end of the company. Marcus is going through serious personal struggle. Marcus’ marriage of twenty years is ending abruptly due to infidelity on the part of his wife. The situation is taking a toll on him, and negatively impacting his job performance. Several Marcus’ colleagues have become aware of what he is going through and offered to help but he declined their offer. This could be pried taking over common sense. I believe Simon should follow his hunch that if proper action is not taken, Marcus’ errors will impact the firm and will in turn have terrible consequences for both the public and the...
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...\ STRENGTH - I am a person who has a planned life, so I manage work quite effectively through the written plan. - I have the ability to build and use effectively relationships system through daily life and working in team. - I have experience through leadership positions in the professional environments. - I have been involved in many training and experience of the soft skills and use them quite effectively: Problem-solving, Oral skill, Time Management, Crisis Management, Organizing Event, Teamwork. - I can use Microsoft word, Power point, Convert Formats software quite fluently. - I can use a foreign language as a tool in communication. - I was studied in an international environment in my own country so I have more advantages than people learn in local school system. - People said about me that I am a confident person and usually have enough assertion to make decisions. - Others think I am optimistic, often smile with any case. | WEAKNESS - I am not good at managing interruption, so may become passive when be interrupted. - I manage time to take care relationships not so good. - Sometimes, I am too confident and quite headstrong so it leads to make conservative decisions. - I am not really good at Emotional Intelligence, sometimes, easy to get angry and become surly. - I am not really good at written communication; sometimes I have mistakes make others difficult to understand my meaning. - People think sometimes, I am too rigid...
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...island collapses and terror takes over. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding the archetypal characters of the Mentor, Simon, and the shadow, Jack, are used to show the two sides of society; order and chaos. Simon is the mentor character archetype because he suffers from trying to give the gift of knowledge to the other boys, he helps the learner, Ralph, overcome obstacles, and he is a misunderstood prophet who understands...
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...com THE SUNFLOWER SIMON WIESENTHAL THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLOT OVERVIEW 3 CHAPTER SUMMARIES AND ANALYSES 5 Chapter 1 Chapters 2-5 Chapters 6-10 Chapters 11-15 Chapters 16-20 Chapters 21-25 Chapters 26-30 Chapters 31-35 Chapters 36-40 Chapters 41-45 Chapters 46-50 Chapters 51-54 5 8 12 15 20 23 26 29 33 36 39 42 MAJOR CHARACTER ANALYSIS 45 Simon Karl Josek Arthur Adam Bolek Karl’s Mother 45 45 46 46 47 47 47 THEMES 49 SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS 51 COPYRIGHT 2016 THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 2 IMPORTANT QUOTES 53 ESSAY TOPICS 61 COPYRIGHT 2016 THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 3 PLOT OVERVIEW The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal is a book of non-fiction. The first section, also titled “The Sunflower,” is an account of Wiesenthal’s experience as a concentration camp prisoner under the Nazi regime. In the account, Wiesenthal describes his life in Poland prior to the German occupation, his experiences of anti-Semitism within the Polish culture, and his life as a concentration camp prisoner. He describes life in the concentration camp, the continuous humiliations, the hunger, the illness, and the constant threat of death. Central to the narrative in “The Sunflower” is the story of Simon being summoned to the deathbed of a young Nazi soldier whom Simon calls Karl and who has been wounded in combat. Karl confesses to Simon his activities against...
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...ANALYSIS “Before the Birth of Her Children,” by Anne Bradstreet tells of mothers’ maternal fears that are accompanied by love. Bradstreet makes her writing personable for the reader by reminding them of their mother’s love to show that a mother’s love is like no other. Though the poem embodies a mother’s love for her child, mothers’ fears reveal a dark side that takes away the comforting feeling of love and places attention on death. By using words like “irrevocable”, Bradstreet emphasizes the inevitability of death to her child, while giving the audience a sense of just how grave a mother’s fears are, as they are even thinking of how the child will cope with death. The mother-child relationship can be viewed as a symbol of its own; one that represents a one-of-a-kind love, yet also many worries. The poem characterizes mothers as valuable individuals that place their trust and legacy in the hands of their children, hoping they will prosper. In “My Dear and Loving Husband,” Anne Bradstreet displays her love for her husband. Considering the time period, in which women did not have the rights they do in contemporary society, to be able to say “If ever man were loved by wife, then thee,” and that her husband’s love cannot be repaid, comes to show that the contemporary perception love has existed before. Bradstreet characterized her husband as a caring man, whom unlike convention, does not appear to flaunt his superiority and degrade his wife. Her husband’s characterization reaffirms...
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...Ideas for IELTS topics Who is this book for? Many students have no ideas or opinions about IETLS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect, you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas, opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher? The key to a high score is not grammar, it is not your use of words like “moreover” or “in addition”, and it is not your use of phrases like “this is controversial issue nowadays”. To get a high score you need to use good “topic language” (words and phrases that are related to the question topic). You need good ideas in order to answer the question well. How should you prepare for IELTS writing task 2? There is an enormous amount of advice on my website ielts-simon.com. Here is a summary of what I suggest: - Spend more time preparing than testing When you test yourself, you find out what your level is, but you do not learn anything new. You will not improve if you only write test essays. Before writing an essay, study the topic and prepare your ideas, opinions and vocabulary. - Steal my ideas If you only use the vocabulary that you already know, you will not learn anything new, and you will not improve. Practise linking my topic ideas together to write “perfect essays”. See the website for examples of how to...
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...Benjamin Franklin Tilley (March 29, 1848 – March 18, 1907) was an officer in the United States Navy and the first acting governor of what is now American Samoa. He entered the Naval Academy at age 15 during the Civil War and graduated in 1866. In the wake of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, he participated as a lieutenant in the military's crackdown against workers. During the 1891 Chilean Civil War, Tilley and a small contingent of sailors and marines defended the American consulate in Santiago, Chile. Commanding the gunship USS Newport in the Spanish–American War, he captured two Spanish Navy ships. After the war Tilley was promoted to captain and became the acting governor of Tutuila and Manua, present-day American Samoa, where he set legal and administrative precedents for the new territory. Tilley's successor, Captain Uriel Sebree, praised his "great ability, kindness, tact and sound common sense". He was promoted to rear admiral after almost 41 years of naval service, but died within a month from pneumonia. (Full article...) Recently featured: The Boat Race 1993 Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 Winnipeg Archive By email More featured articles... Did you know... A sketch of Santi Sergio e Bacco in the Roman Forum A sketch of Santi Sergio e Bacco in the Roman Forum ... that contrary to popular belief, Ss. Sergio e Bacco al Foro Romano (pictured) may not have been destroyed so that Charles V could pass through the Arch of Septimius Severus? ... that "Long Way to Go"...
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...08/26/2005 Notes for Aides Meeting How is the point system working for Kinder? For all other grade levels? Who is in the lead (I’d like to periodically announce this on morning announcements)? The Points are going great!! We came up with every week (Thursdays) letting you know who is in the lead! How are the sheets of paper going? The sheet are a keeper! We think that is great way to keep up with points. That way I can tally them right. How is the tracking chart/poster coming along? We decided not to laminate the poster board, and just decorate with all sort of treats so the kids will see it in the café. We came up with if the visual see what they will “Win” they will try harder. And the tracking I will keep up with and by you (Mrs. Reipe) announcing it they will know who is in the lead. Is there anything not working? Well its better now, the long Breakfast and lunch lines. They are running smoother now, guess it was just the first couple of weeks of school!!! How can we turn things up a notch and make things even better? (Movie on Fridays, if earned???) We thought that was a great Idea, it will keep a lot of kids at their seats and ready to sit down and eat and watch the movie!! Breakfast: What can be used to number the tables instead of taping the number? I know you came up with the little cones!!! Sounds Great! And Ms. A said she has a Cricut to make the Velcro numbers!! Is there anything that needs to be improved for breakfast? Make a definite cut, 8:00...
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...Name Tutor Unit Date of submission Simon Wiesenthal Acted Right by not forgiving the Nazi, Karl, for his for his crimes against the Jews The reality of forgiveness is one of the hardest things incomprehensible in the human life. Throughout our lives, we are faced with a number of challenging situations that understanding them goes beyond the conscience of our thoughts. The ease at which we forgive largely depends on the nature and the effect of the actions that require forgiveness. Simon Wiesenthal’s novel, The Sunflower is one of the narratives that leave us in dilemma on whether Wiesenthal should forgive the dying soldier (Nazi, Karl) or not. However, I support Wiesenthal’s act of moving away from the dying soldier rather than just forgiving him for his past deeds. Karl actions towards the Jews are an act of inhumanity that requires deep heart, mind, and soul searching. Despite the fact that Karl is dying, Simon should not forgive since the dying soldier is still better placed in the society as compared to the Jews. He will receive a decent burial, as he will be buried in a graveyard with sunflower lighting his dark grave. I believe that not forgiving Karl for his actions is better than forgiving him. Simon has acted to his level’s best by listening to Karl’s confession. Therefore, it is best for him to leave Karl face the consequences of his crimes, victims, and sins (Wiesenthal, Simon, Harry, Cargas, and Bonny 25). By doing this, it provides Karl with the best opportunity...
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...“A Relatable Life From ‘The Boxer’.” Tara Butler English 125 Instructor: Miranda Saake August 4, 2014 “The Boxer” written by Paul Simon (1968) is a wonderful narrative poem about a man far from home. It describes his loneliness and how homesick he is. It reminds us all to think about what we really do in life and how far we travel away from the things that really matter. As someone grows older and gains more life experience, they realize how much they may have given up and how much they would like to go back to that life. In this poem, you read about a young boy who becomes a man. Through his life of hardships, he realizes he wants to go home. He is done “fighting” so to speak. In that moment, the reader then gets to see his transformation into a man ready to cut his losses and go home. One of the most engaging parts of this narrative is the imagery used. Simon writes, “When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy, In the company of strangers, In the quiet of the railway station, running scared…” (Simon, 1968). The amount of detail you can visualize from lines like these really make the entire poem fit together. The reason this poem is great is also the amount of ways someone can relate to it. Everyone can remember being young and frustrated with their life; wanting to just get away from everything they know. Then when the time comes and they figure out how good things probably were, they want to go back to it. It shows the influence we all have over ourselves...
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