...Sarah Colbaugh February 5, 2015 Language and Composition Burk “House Divided” On June 16, 1858 in Springfield Illinois, the newly nominated Senator, Abraham Lincoln, addresses 1,000 delegates at the Illinois Republican Convention about a future crisis that could further destroy the Union. This was Lincoln's "acceptance speech" after the Republican Party of Illinois nominated him for the Senate seat then held by Stephen Douglas. The issue at stake: slavery. A country that is supposed to stand together has had this difference of slavery and has turned against each other. Lincoln states that the “opponents of slavery, will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all states”. The South relied on the slaves for economic and lifestyle reasons, while the North didn’t agree with slavery because of moral reasons. Lincoln paraphrased the following passage from the Bible, Matthew 12:25, when he spoke of a house divided: And Jesus knew their [the Pharisees'] thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand." His use of this paraphrased metaphor is perhaps clearer when you look at some more of his speech: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe the government cannot endure permanently...
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...Primary source study of A Hhouse Divided Our 16th President Abraham Lincoln’s speech later titled “A Hhouse Ddivided” was delivered in front of 1,000 rRepublican delegates after who had voting nominated Abraham Lincoln in as their candidate to the U.S sSenate . An issue causing a rift throughout the nation, slavery was had been disputed since the inception of America. Lincoln not only understood the problems created by slavery at his present time, he also for lack of a better term prophesized the oncoming storm that would ensued from both the disagreements between the opponents and proponents of slavery: . “We are now far into the fifth year, since a policy was initiated, with the avowed object, and confident promise, of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only, not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached, and passed. A house divided against its self cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln clearly understood the schism that was taking place across the country, though it was considered politically irresponsible by his peers and fellow party members , Lincoln’s resolve to end this bitter dispute would carry America through its darkest days. Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech had a specific purpose for it. He was directing it mainly at the congressmen and the President, and it's purpose was to show them how America was hurting itself by fighting...
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...A house divided speech by Abraham Lincoln In 1858 Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a candidate for the senate for the Republican Party in Illinois. This is a well-known speech. It took place as the end of the republicans state convention in the House of Representatives in Illinois. In the speech he makes it extremely clear who the supporters and opponents of slavery are. The background for the speech is the conflict between the Kansas-Nebraska law and the Supreme Courts decision in the Dred Scott case. The Kansas-Nebraska law allowed the states to decide whether they want to abolish slavery or not. The Supreme Court decided that the right of ownership of slaves should not be prevented in any state. A house divided is a speech by Abraham Lincoln. The speech took place in 1858. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He is from the state Illinois. When the American Civil War took place abolishing slavery was not his primary target. It was to save the Union. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure; permanently half slave and half free. Lincoln does not think that the “house” can stand if it is divided. He does not believe that the government can endure to be half slave and half free. He does not believe the union to be dissolved, he does not want the union to fall, but he wishes that the union wont be divided. He is speaking to the gentlemen of the convention. The speech took place so he could get voters...
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...A House Divided Almost one hundred fifty years have passed since brother fought brother in America’s deadliest war. This seems foreign to modern day Americans who have always known a united, strong and prosperous Union. Yet a century and half ago Americans were deeply divided over the practice of slavery. This division would lead to war and the death of over six hundred thousand Americans. Yet there are some who believe that the Civil War could have been avoided, and by so doing the Union would have been preserved. Those who hold this view believe that the solution laid in maintaining the division of slave and free states. They believe that not enough was done to maintain the nation as half slave and the other half as free. For one to prescribe to this notion that the nation could have been divided yet united one must dismiss the numerous efforts made in the decade leading up to the Civil War. There were many factors that lead to this conflict probably the most significant event was America emerging as the victor in the Mexican American War. America’s victory resulted in an enormous amount of land being opened up for new territories. These territories...
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...Lincoln's Speech Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech had a specific purpose for it. He was directing it mainly at the congressmen and the President, and it's purpose was to show them how America was hurting itself by fighting endlessley over slavery. His speech was one of the most influential speeches in the history of the US. Lincoln was talking to the congressmen and the President because they were the people who could do something about all of these issues. He pointed out many of the wrongdoings of the government, and how the Dred Scott decision was a major turning point away from the advancement of the US. By treating slaves as property, and not as people, America was slowly destroying itself from the inside out, and that would eventually lead to violence and destruction. He tried to get people to listen to him not by merely making a political speech, but also trying to show them that what was going on wasn't right. He was saying that people need to value the country as a whole over their own specific ideas (whether it be about slavery or another issue.) He talked about "points" gained in favor of slavery in what seemed to be a well timed game on the part of the government. It systematically tried to permit slavery all over the country, and take away any rights that may or may have not been already granted to slaves. In conclusion, Lincoln was trying to appeal to the inner emotions of each delegate...
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...A House Divided I was seven when my parents divorced. Seven years old when I was told that we’d be moving out of the house that I’ve lived in since the start of my existence, and that my dad wouldn’t be coming with us. I remember watching the house that held all of my memories fade away in the horizon line as we drove away. My dad moved into a small apartment in the city and my mom, brother, sister and I moved into a different apartment so far from him. At first the divorce didn't seem so bad, I still saw my dad twice a week and every other weekend. I got to have two christmases, two birthdays, two thanksgivings, two of everything. For most people the first couple of years are the hardest, but for me, they were the easiest. After a while...
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...House divided cannot stand Jermaine Morehead Herzing House divided cannot stand Abraham Lincoln, who was a president in the United States, insisted on the saying “a house divided cannot stand.” Based on the issue of slavery, that was a sign of lack of unity among the Americans when it had gone to the extent that it was seen as a reasonable thing to enslave others. Citizens were given the right to decide to enslave the less fortunate and no third party that would question the act. According to Lincoln, the nation was having half slaves and half free people. The nation at large will have to have been united and work in one direction. For those who were against the slavery to push forward to make sure they attain their goal of making the nation slavery free. The government will have a difficult time handling the disunited state of the citizens; they have to come to an agreement for the country to stand (DiLorenzo, 2009). Thesis statement: it is an inductive argument based on Abraham Lincoln speech on” the house divided cannot stand.” It is inductive because the evidence is presented first, and then a conclusion is drawn from them. There was an argument on whether to let those who were enslaved to be free or the slavery persist in the territory. Congress tried to eliminate slavery among the people but after few days it was rekindled, and all territories were freely practicing slavery. It was declared that...
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...Jacob Stickney Philosophy 214 Professor Hirschboeck 23 February 2012 Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer’s argument deals with what occurred in East Bengal, where in 1971 people would die because of not having food, shelter or medical care. Singer sees this as a devastating way of live and his argument can be identified as people dying from the lack of these objects can be seen as bad. “I begin with the assumption that suffering and death from lack of food, shelter and medical care are bad.”(Singer) Singer believes that most people would agree with this argument because people hate seeing other people suffer when something can be done to help the suffering. It just makes me feel as if Singer is saying that every difficult situation can be controlled by having other people take matters in their own hands by helping out. Singer backs up his argument with a statement “If everyone in circumstances like mine gave money to the Bengal Relief Fund, there would be enough to provide food, shelter, and medical care for the refugees.”(Singer) He also was relating this statement to himself when he felt like there is no reason why he should give more money than everyone else. It seems like in these types of situations that people should feel obligated to give money in return to help out countries in need. Examples of this include countries who have dealt with hurricanes or natural disasters. Singer says “Giving money to the Bengal Relief Fund is regarded as...
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...APPRAISER I TEST - SAMPLE MATH QUESTIONS (08-16-91) (Answers appear on page 7) 1. What is the yield on an investment of $15,000 for 3 years at 9%? 2. How much would you need to invest in order to earn $6,000 in 6 months at a rate of 12%? 3. Escrow is to close on February 1st. Taxes for the year were $2,400. The seller paid the first installment. How much money is due from the seller? From the buyer? 4. I want $80,000 net to me on the sale of my house. If total selling costs run 9%, what should I ask as a selling price in order to produce my net figure? 5. Escrow is due to close on April 14th. Rents are to be prorated. Total rental income for the month is $560.00. How much belongs to the seller? How much to the buyer? (Assume all months have 30 days, all years to have 360 days. The day of closing belongs to the buyer.) 6. How much can I afford to pay for an apartment house if it produces a net income of $6,800 annually and a market survey indicates I should earn 9.5% on my money? 7. A salesperson sells 2-3/4 sections of land to a subdivider for $50.00 per acre. What is the commission if the salesperson receives 60^ of a 5% commission? (Reminder: 1 section = 640 acres.) 8. A property sells for $21,250. You as the listing salesperson are to receive 12-1/2% of the total 7% commission collected on the sale. What amount will you receive? 9. A real estate broker, at closing, deducted a commission of 6%,...
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... Group G : (Industrial buildings) Group H : (Storage buildings) Group I : (Hazardous buildings) 1.3.1 Group A : (Residential buildings) These are those buildings in which sleeping accommodation is provided for normal residential purpose with or without cooking or dining or both facilities. Buildings of group ‘ A ’ are further sub-divided as follows: i) Sub division A-1: Lodging (or) Rooming Houses: These include any building (or) group of building under the same management in which separate sleeping accommodation for a total of not more than 15 persons, on either transient or permanent basis with or without dining facilities, but without cooking facilities of individuals is provided. ii) Sub division A-2: One or two family private dwellings: These include any private dwelling which is occupied by members of a single family and has a total sleeping accommodation for not more than 20 persons. iii) Sub division A-3: Dormitories: These include any building in which group sleeping accommodation is provided with or without dining facilities for persons who are not members of the same family. iv) Sub division A-4: Apartment houses (flats): These include any building or structure in which living quarters are provided for three (or) more families living independently of each other and with independent cooking facilities. v) Sub division A-5: Hotels: These include any building or group of buildings under single management in which sleeping accommodation, with or without...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON FLAT SCHEMES : BUILDERS’ AND CUSTOMERS ‘ POINT OF VIEW Submitted to SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT In partial fulfilment of the course Master of Business Administration MBA Semester I Submitted by Raj R.Deshpande (F - 06) Ruchika Khairkar (F - 17) Nitin Patil (F - 35) Sayali Sane (F – 44) Under the guidance of Project guide- Prof. Mangalgouri R. Deshmukh ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The project topic would not have seen the light of the day without the whole-hearted support of our guide Prof. Mangalgouri R. Deshmukh. We admire her infinite patience and understanding that she guided us in a field we had no previous experience. We are grateful to her for having faith in us. Ma’am also guided us through the essence of time management, need of efficient organization, presentation skills and how vital it is for a management student to think from a research perspective. Whenever we approached her, she explained the concepts lucidly, so that it would be simplified and be vivid in our minds. We are running short of words to express our gratitude for the support and faith that all the members of Sinhgad Institute of Management, have shown in us. Last but not the least; we thank all the authors of various research papers and articles who have provided us directions in this domain. Their research contributions have assisted us in...
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...surroundings, fresh air, and plenty of nature. Both urban and suburban areas offer people different choices in lifestyles, from the houses and communities they live in, to the noise and activities around them. The cost and size of housing differ greatly from the inner city's high-rise apartments or houses, to those of a spacious urban setting. On average, the cost of the dwelling of comparable size will cost more in the city than that of the suburbs. For example, to buy a 3-bedroom home that is around 1300sf in the city may cost about $148,000, while renting would be around $1,600 a month. To buy or rent a house of similar size in the suburbs will be around $100,000 to buy, and $1,000 to rent per month. 'Estimates were biased on one city and its suburbs, in one state, and will vary from state to state, and city to city. One should be aware of any additional cost that may be needed when making their decision, such as, property taxes, gas or transportation expenses, and any other bills. Size is another factor one should think about; seldom would you find a place in the city that can handle a family with four or more kids. Space is limited, and lots are considerably smaller than those found in the suburbs, and those that are will more than likely have older homes on them. Suburbs offer greater space in which to build, and bigger houses in which to raise a family. Houses in the suburbs also usually have yards that families can play in or one could plant a garden or even have a pool. Neighborhoods...
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...The traditional Malay house 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. I Title of practice or experience The traditional Malay house 1.2 Category o practice/experience and brief description f The traditional Malay house is one of the richest components of Malaysia’s cultural heritage. Designed and built by the villagers themselves, it manifests the creative and aesthetic skills of the Malays. This is a near-perfect houseform which is appropriate to local climatic conditions and expresses the way of life of its inhabitants. The house is extremely well designed to suit the warm and humid Malaysian climate and for the multifunctional use of space. Its design is also flexible as it caters to the widely different needs of the users and it has an addition system which allows the house to be extended to meet the growing needs of each family. 1.3 Name of person or institution responsible for the practice or experience The Malay communities in Malaysia 1.4 Name and position of key or relevant persons or officials involved Not applicable 1.5 Details o institution f Not applicable PART II: I NDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL 74 KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES 1.6 Name of person and/or institution conducting the research Lim Jee Yuan, Consumers’ Association of Penang 1.7 Details of research person/institution (a) (b) (c) (d) Address: 228 Macalister Road, 10400 Penang, Malaysia Telephone:++ (60) (4) 229 35 11 Fax: ++ (60) (4) 229 8 I06 E-Mail: elawmalaysia@igc.apc.org ...
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...building constructions facilities. Mission: without concentrate and elegant shelter life is truly worthless with Innovation Unlimited and to reduce the environmental impact of construction. History: They started their journey in 2004 in Bangladesh. Starting Capital: 5 Crore tk/- Present Capital: 8.6 Crore tk/-(Approximately) Management (Key Members): They have a board of 5 directors and a chairman. The names are given below: 1. Mr. Nasimul islam chowdhury (Chairman) 2. Mr. Ziaul kabir (Managing Director) 3. Ms. Shushmita Khan (Director) 4. Mr.Nafiz imtiaz Partho (Director) 5. Mr. Samiur Rahman Sami (Director) 6. Mr.Ashiquzzaman Ashique (Director) Employees Number: 37 Office Location: Kashba Centre (5th Floor), House 5/2, Road 4, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Registered Certifications: REHAB (Real Estate & Housing Association of Bangladesh) certified. Products & Services: Apartments, office spaces, shop spaces and building constructions. Completed projects: PIXEL...
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...A Good Night’s Sleep It’s a short story written by Brian McCabe about a teacher called Lockhart, who lives on third floor of a tenement building in Edinburgh. He is an insomniac, which is sleeplessness, that’s one problem, but what makes the problem even worse is that his neighbors make a lot of noise, especially the old man from the apartment upstairs and the couple that lives next to him. One night he cannot fall asleep, because he as mentioned before is an insomniac, and then he hears something bumping softly against his door. He is lying, thinking about lots of stuff that night, for example is he thinking about the time where he was young and was going to parties and having fun, and then he’s having troubles figuring out a subject for the nxt mornings discussion with his class. Later that night he walked out to check what it was that was making the noise against his door, and found out that a homeless girl was sitting in his staircase. He talked with her, and asked her to sleep in his son’s bed, but she refused. Later that night came his neighbor couple home from a pub or something, and then they kicked her out of the staircase. Later Lockhart lay in his bed, and could not stop thinking about her, and then he suddenly heard the noise again and knew she was there. The story takes place in Lockharts apartment, and in the staircase outside his apartment in Edinburgh, late at night. Lockhart, the main character is an average man living a almost normal life. He has an apartment...
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