...Eliza Lucas Pinckney was a remarkable individual who greatly impacted agriculture in the Southern colonies by discovering an alternative way to grow indigo, leading it to become a largely exported cash crop, and thrived in her passion, even under the pressures of being a woman. Since the “..indigo blue dye that they had been using is primarily a product of the French West Indies,” the colonists had to find a way to farm it themselves (SouthCarolinaETV). Although growing indigo is not as hard as making it into dye, the colonists who lived in the thirteen colonies still could not figure out how to get the blue pigment. Therefore, even though it took many years, once Eliza found another way to grow and process indigo, it highly affected the New...
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...winning first prize at the Coastal Carolina State Fair, and working for a small graphics business. In the second section, I discuss my transition from high school into college with art, the skills I have attained, and my MBTI test results. My paper draws to an end with a third section that offers research of the graphic design market which is the field I chose to major in while attending college concludes with a fourth section that discusses the importance of what success means to me. I also include a resume attached after my bibliography. Before I can begin the examination of my four main sections, however, I need to provide some insight into who I am; it is to this that I now turn. I’m a simple southern girl who was born and raised in Charleston, SC. I’ve lived in Summerville all my life; I first attended Summerville Catholic School beginning in K5 and leaving after at the end of the third grade. After I had been there for a little while, my parents asked if I would like to attend a new school, which I said yes to. We then went to tour the new school, Pinewood Preparatory School. I attended Pinewood from fourth...
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...Charles Lee: General in the American Revolutionary War By David E. LaClair Jr Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary war, is a historic figure in American history. Serving under George Washington, Charles Lee participated in a number of battles. However, history says Charles Lee was treacherous to the cause, all the while that he was in command during that time; he was acting in bad faith toward the Americans. His influence in the army was, at all times, mischievous (General Charles Lee: Traitor of the American Revolution). To the British, Charles Lee was a traitor who turned on England to fight under George Washington. Due to Charles Lee’s treacherous actions against America, it would lead to his downfall in the following years. Born in England to an aristocratic family, Lee had already joined the army at the age of 12, and in the 1750's was sent to colonial America to fight in the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War). It was here that he first served with the man who would be his superior officer later in life, General George Washington. Together they survived the bloody disaster of Major General Edward Braddock's defeat at the hands of the French Canadians and Indians in 1755 (American History Suite 101) at the Monongahela River at the forks with the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers near modern Pittsburgh (Fort Pitt) in the Battle of Monongahela (British Battles). Not only was it here that Charles Lee first came into contact with George Washington...
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...Lockton’s temper and abuse. Isabel’s Decisions When Madam Lockton was in a bad mood of sorts, she would take it out on Isabel. This is what influenced Isabel to make the risky choices that she felt she was forced to make because of the nightmare that she was living. It’s because of these actions that Isabel made her biggest decisions like running away from Madam Lockton (unsuccessfully), sneaking food to Curzon and the other prisoners, and shortly thereafter running away the second time with Curzon (this time, thankfully, she was successful). Madam Lockton’s Actions An example of one of these actions of Madam Lockton’s was when Madam Lockton made Isabel rub coals under her bedcovers to make them warm. But not just once: four times. ‘I did what she asked, then returned to the kitchen… she called for me...
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...jurisdiction there are some that once said many people are familiar with such as Center for Medicare and Medicaid, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the FDA(Food and Drug Administration). The state level agencies would consist of the following, welfare department, insurance, and the health department. The private sector brings organizations in which play important roles when it comes to health care laws and regulations. The following are part of the private sector organizations NCQA (National Committee of Quality Assurance) and JCHAO (Joint Commission on Accreditations of the Health care Organization). With so many laws and regulations, only two governmental agencies will be viewed and focused on to try and understand and see how they are used, and work or not work in today’s health care. It is also important to see the cause and effects of regulations. **** The JCHAO which stands for the Joint Commission on...
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...Music & The Internet Many upcoming artists, usually of younger ages, have found a little secret to instantly increase their fan base. Since they are more up to date with technology and whatnot, the Internet has provided them with countless networks to acquire fans. Also, the World Wide Web has many free websites to promote music. These different networks have provided for aspiring artists for many years and it has been completely efficient. First of all, for many years, new websites have emerged as places to interact with people from all over the world. MySpace, Facebook and Twitter are amongst the most important ones. Extremely successful websites, with an immense amount of accounts on each website. In the early stages of these networks, MySpace came out as a site to explore young, new, aspiring artists. Many musicians would post their music for free as a preview of what’s to come from them. Soon after, Facebook released its new design to implement fan pages. This brought a large amount of attention to many indie bands/artists. In the recent years, it is extremely easy to look up any genre of music in a quick Internet search to explore new artists because of all these networks. Through these websites, artists promote their music and fans have extremely easy access to it. They are able to listen to previews, and if they like it they can buy it. In some cases even, the artist will release free music. All these acts attract attention to the artist and the fans begin to...
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...vice-versa. This factor is perfectly clear when the manufacturing engineers’ complain about the working procedures of the design unit, as quoted “They can’t work the production problems from an office… each week we had to spend time trying to convince them that we knew what we were doing”. Such lack of understanding might contribute to inefficient communication between the two teams, affecting the execution of the project. The manufacture part of the project requires the active contribution of engineers from both units. It is, therefore, essential that those two teams work closely together in order to proceed with the project. Notwithstanding, several problems arose, as illustrated in the statements presented before. We will discuss further how and why this lack of understanding could have been originated. Cooperation among different cultures and structures As presented in the case, the company is currently passing through a restructuring that intends to change the reputation of...
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...David Walker was an African-American abolitionist who was born in 1796 to a father that was a slave and a mother who was free, thus making Walker free as well. Walker grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina in a town where African-Americans were the majority in the region and their presence in the town was profound. Most labor--skilled or unskilled--was performed by “black slaves who were the foundation of the region's key industries: naval stores production, lumbering, rice cultivation, building construction, and shipping.” (Hinks) When he grew older he moved away from his hometown to Charleston, South Carolina because free African-Americans made up much of the population and had many more economic and social opportunities. Walker’s local church faced white oppression as they continuously tried to close the church down. In the early 1820s increased attacks on the church deeply angered its members, with some looking to rebel and fight against...
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...music 02 • In the African heritage it had to be the music, the preacher and the religious. o Had to be the preacher and the response • Music was to be free but then brought Christianity which was pulled out from that they say. • Involving percussion tones • Melees tone – not singing the tone right to but to shape it. We wear the mask poem: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 – 1906) • Mask – façade, disguises you, hides you, masquerade, protection, performers. Performance v. rituals • Ritual o Gospel • Performance o For others/benefits o Entertainment o Image Video: Education on Minstrel – goes into the Images topic • Developed in 1820. • T.D. Rice • Jim crow presents himself as an African (black face) by performing how the Africans perform. Performance within a performance. • Compromise of 4, etc. o Paid performances • Call and response Images: • Co-opted • Corruption of the history image • Massive available – were everywhere. • The images like the lips exaggerated, clothing, hair. • Looked more animalistic in the pictures • Children in images that they were alligator bait • Food that they ate – watermelon and chickens. Watermelons grow in Africa so they eat it a lot which people didn’t know that.. o Letter from home – is food that you recognize (watermelons) • Clown – dressing them as that in images and plays. • Sheet...
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...Harrison. He was a symbol of the Democratic West and won by a sweeping majority. Shortly after his inauguration, Harrison died, and Tyler, who had sharp differences from Clay and Webster, became president. 10. Explain some of the social reforms that emerged between 1830 and 1860. (text). A new concept of education requiring a tutored literate electorate. Citizens demanded free, tax-supported schools open to ALL children. In addition to this social reform was the sale and use of alcohol, also known as the temperance movement. The American Temperance Union pressed for prohibition of all alcoholic beverages and banning their production. Other reforms were brought up during that era, such as problems of prisons and aid to the insane. 11. How did Andrew Jackson and the Congresses of the 1830s deal with Native Americans?...
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...The How to Guide: From Grey’s Anatomy to the Real Thing “What do you want to be when you grow up?” has been asked throughout everyone’s childhood. Since elementary, we had firefighters, policemen, doctors, and even zookeepers come in to persuade us that the career they have chosen is a terrific career. I always wanted to be the coolest person there but, once I grew up and went from fantasyland to reality world, I realized it is not about the cool guns, stethoscopes and suits that you can have, but, it is the time (and money) you invest towards college. Although college is an optional path for life, not much can be done without the additional education. Usually, the first or second question on a job application asks about school history. I decided...
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...decided that it was time to move on and look for freedom. Before slaves escaped, they needed to ensure that they had enough supplies food, water, and clothes because the journey up north was long and tough (Borderwich 25). An escape needed thorough planning with outside contacts on how and when one would leave the compound and what their first destination would be. This would ensure that the slave would arrive in time at the next destination where he or she would meet the people who would help him or her to move on from there. Most runaway slaves escaped from plantations by foot, carefully choosing the ‘safest’ paths that would deliver them to the next point, from which they would now join their helpers (Borderwich 27). The plantations were vast and finding a way out to a safer place was no easy task. Escape from the plantations needed to be done at a time when the slave master or the overseers were not aware and most slaves opted to run away at night when no one would be awake to see them. It was important for the runaway slave to seek guidance from the people who would help them escape north because of the terror of being pursued by bounty hunters or their masters. For a successful escape, there was need for trust between the slave and...
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...“The child is a genius.” Blake first purchased a pump organ for 75.00 making payments of 25 cents a week. When Blake was seven, he received music lessons from their neighbor teacher, Margret Marshall, an organist form the Methodist church. In 1901 Blake danced and played melodeon with Dr. Frazier's Medicine Show. In the following year, he joined the touring company in Old Kentucky, which took him briefly to New York City. From New York, Blake returned to Baltimore and received a job as a relief pianist for Big Head Wilbur at Alfred Greenfield's saloon, an establishment built by light weight boxing Champion Joe Gans. After two years at Greenfield's, Blake found steady work at Annie Gilly's sporting house. In this is Ragtime, Blake related how he “ragged” popular songs and classics from Wagner to Viennese waltzes. Able to compose numbers in any key, and possessing a finger span of twelve notes, which was unheard of in this time period, Blake earned a reputation as one of the finest ragtime pianists of the eastern school. In 1911, Blake wrote...
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...Apple SWOT Analysis Jamaal Piper MGT 521 July 4, 2011 Dr. Julie Ballaro Introduction Apple Computer, Incorporated have gone through many up and downs to become the successful company that it is today. Co-Founder and current Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs has been an innovator and strong leader in the direction of the company. A mutual fund manager should invest in Apple due to the track record Apple and Jobs has demonstrated. The following SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of Apple will illustrate where the company has been and where it is going. Apple has set high standards for their products, which continues to challenge its competitors. History Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976, both college dropouts, started Apple Computers. Jobs was a 26-year-old working at Atari and Wozniak was 21. Their partnership began several years earlier when Wozniak, a talented, self-taught electronics engineer, began building boxes that allowed him to make free long-distance phone calls. Several hundred boxers were sold and in 1976 Wozniak was working on another box--the Apple I computer, without keyboard or power supply--for a computer hobbyist club (Finkle & Mallin, 2008). Their original partnership began years earlier when they were designing a box to that could make free long distance phone calls. In 1976 Wozniak was already working on the first Apple Computer, the Apple I. Later that year the Wozniak began developing...
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...nothing but the lint in their pockets. Their story is not one of fulfilling the “Great American Dream” or going from “Rags to Riches”. They weren't heir to some hidden family fortune, nor did they miraculously win the lottery. Actually, my father still steals paper towels from work to make sure we have napkins for the dinner table. And two days ago, we stuffed my mother's purse full of ketchup packets from the McDonald's because we were running low at home. Are we impoverished? Absolutely not. We have a roof over our head, shoes under our feet and a very modest, but stable family income. After my mother has recently been laid off, my father is the solely responsible for paying car payments, mortgage, bills, and the daunting idea of successfully putting his three sons through college. If anyone reading this knew we collect rain water in five-gallon buckets and trash bins to do our laundry with, it would be a seen as an indicator of poverty. However, I am actually typing this on my MacBook, connected to the internet, and sitting rather comfortably in the air-conditioned school library, or at least as comfortable as one can be in a rickety wooden chair. I am the first one in my family to graduate college and am pursuing a higher education with a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Charleston, and concurrently pursuing an MBA degree from Northeastern University. Although I will find myself in the grips of the federal loan servicing agency upon graduate, I am will not be begging...
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