...Rick Riordan is and has been an author for many years. Rick’s first series was an adult series that book came out in 1997. This book was called the The Big Red Tequila. The book won two national awards, the Anthony and the Shamus. The last book in that series came out in 2007. Rick Riordan has been a teacher for fifteen years. He started his second series while still teaching, but soon became a full time author. Rick Riordan is the author that has best taken ancient historic mythology and given it a modern twist for all ages. Rick Riordan’s first book that he read for fun was the The Lord of the Rings. This sparked interest in the mythologies. His interest in mythologies was in middleschool. By high school he was into mostly fantasy and science fiction during...
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...Maegan Forney GOVT 2306-N01 10 June 2015 Special Project #1 Governor Rick Perry gave a speech in 2009 regarding the issues Texas was facing. Governor Perry was extremely confident throughout his speech. During Perry’s speech, He was constantly referring back to the Texas Constitution. Perry is a right winged man who takes extreme pride in his state. At the end of his main point, Perry stated “This is how Texans have always been, very about themselves,” which is a good thing. Each state should put its foundations before everything else. The 10th Amendment subject has been debated for some time now, according to Perry. His belief is that the constitution does not empower the federal government to infringe upon our states rights. A states primary concern should be the peoples individual rights and responsibilities that the state has. I think that if Texas returned to what the Constitution and 10th Amendment really meant, it would become a much stronger, as a state. Perry is interested in being “a leader in a very strong 10th Amendment movement” and working with those who agree with him in the sense that Washington has become too intrusive. He wants to put America back on the right track, and to do so he needs each state to start competing with each other to encourage prosperity. To become a powerful country with a strong economy again, Perry believes that acting out the 10th Amendment will be something that will take him to where he wants to be. I think that everything...
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...27 AUG 14 English 106 1700 The Indians are Coming for America In the essay “While I was Sleeping” by Thomas L. Friedman, he made a very strong argument (figuratively) that the world is becoming flat. After reading this essay, one really has no choice but to agree. The essay was written fairly recently due to the fact that he mentions very current technology in this essay. Mr. Friedman said “I just want to understand why Indians were taking Americans work and why they have become such an important pool for outsourcing Americans work” (626). It is obvious that he is somewhat warning the American culture, young and middle aged. The world really is flat in regards to technology, the economy, and our ever changing cultures. Thomas L. Friedman’s argument in this essay is that the world is flattening. He starts with the setting on a golf course in Bangalore, India. Bangalore is the home of the modern world’s most advanced technology. The author kept comparing his journey to Bangalore, to the journeys of Christopher Columbus. As we all know Christopher Columbus set out to find a more direct way to India and to prove that the world was round. The author of this essay uses the modern world of technology and its recent advances to prove that the world is in fact flat and that everyone needs to be ready to except significant changes to our culture and power as we know it. Through the help of interviews with the CEO of Infosys Technologies Limited, he supports the fact that...
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...MEDICAL RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES You will be writing a 4-page research paper on a medical condition that affects you, a member of your family, or someone you know. The condition may be either physical or mental. Title Page – A creative title should be centered and located about 1/3 down the sheet of paper. Your name, your class name, and your high school name should appear on separate lines, single spaced, about 2/3 down the page. I. Introduction (one paragraph long) Attention-getter • Give examples or a story that is hypothetical or real, give alarming or surprising facts or figures, or ask questions • Integrate information from your personal interview • Should be at least 3 sentences long Lead-in • One or two sentences that connect the attention-getter to the thesis Thesis statement • One sentence that summarizes the paper • States the nature of the medical condition • Should be the last sentence of the introduction • Never begin thesis with “I will write about...” or “My paper is on...” • Thesis statement should be in bold II. Disease, Ailment, or Condition (Length determined by subject matter) What is it? Fully explain this. What are the known or suspected causes? What are the symptoms? How is it diagnosed? Integrate information from your personal interview. III. Treatment (Length determined by subject matter) How is it treated? Fully describe all possible treatments. Integrate information from your personal interview. IV. Prognosis (Length determined by subject matter) What...
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...Managerial roles that I chose for Rick Federico include the leader role, monitor role, and entrepreneur role. I feel that the leader role is appropriate because Mr. Federico’s leadership ability is evident in the short video and he is already utilizing this role successfully. Specifically, according to Lussier and Achua (2013) the mark of an effective leader can be observed in the leader’s decision-making ability, the ability to influence others, and in their inclination to treat employees as assets. Han (2007) expands on our textbook’s definition of a leader and adds that establishing expectations regarding work quality, decision-making responsibility, and directing time commitments to the job are all outcomes of an effective leader also. I feel that based on the video Mr. Federico demonstrated competency in all of these areas. The second managerial role that I chose was the monitor role. Han (2007) explains that the effective monitor is constantly seeking to scan and monitor the environment in which he participates, much like Mr. Federico is seen doing on the video. Mr. Federico appears to have a predisposition towards this role that can be seen in his desire to stay abreast of current products and trends in the culinary field and identify those that are working well in his organization alongside his chef. In the video, Mr. Federico is seen inquiring extensively about how the customers as well as the other chefs are identifying with their products and how those constituents...
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...PURPOSEFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE Definition: Purposeful: having a useful purpose; acting with a clear aim and with determination. Christian Life: showing the qualities that are thought of as typical of a Christian, Christ like.. Some people say that we are just evolutionary result of the survival of the fittest Others think of reincarnation Most of our lives, we have been searching for a purpose for our lives, one that has a deeper meaning than just the basic action of existing on this planet. We felt that our lives were meant for something; and something meaningful and worthwhile that would give us a true reason to live. We searched for this purpose in things like relationships, a career, a job, a hobby, in school, and in many more things, only to find disappointment at every turn; because though these things could preoccupy us for a moment, they would ultimately fail at fulfilling our spiritual desire for a meaningful life. Then we find God, and we feel that we see our purpose clearly. We are full of excitement and hopeful to see what God will do with our lives. The overwhelming joy and excitement that drives us motivates us to share the good news with everyone around us, telling them of the great purpose that God has in store for our lives. We devote ourselves to learning more, growing more, and doing more for God. We surround ourselves with more and more people who call themselves Christians to glean as much as we can from them, astounded at the miraculous experiences...
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...authority. However, according to our text, Practicing Texas politics on page 319 it is said, “the legislative power is exercised through four major functions authorized by the Texas Constitution. These four major functions are, Delivering messages to the legislature, signing bills and concurrent resolutions, vetoing bills and concurrent resolutions and calling special sessions of the legislature.” The Texas governor has less formal powers than most other governors. Some Formal powers of the governor include: qualified veto, line item veto, “State of the state” address, appointment powers, call special sessions of legislature, plan powers, budget powers, law enforcement, military powers and clemency. According to thinkprogress.org, governor Rick Perry convened the first special session to give lawmakers more time to consider abortion-related bills that failed to advance during the state’s regular legislative period. Since special sessions operate under different rules, they allow the Republican majority to more easily rush through legislation without as...
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...Percy Jackson has been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention, deficit, hyperactivity disorder.The three main traits to ADHD are Inattention, hyperactivity, and Impulsivity. Some people have ideas that Percy does not have ADHD, but other think he does. Some reasons Percy has ADHD is that he blurts things out, he can not find a activity that he likes, and he always lots of energy. The first reason Percy Jackson has ADHD is that he blurts things out at the wrong moments. In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief it says, “No, no,” Mr. Brunner said. Oh confound it all. What I am trying to say . . . You’re not normal, Percy. That nothing to be-- “Thanks,” I blurted. “Thanks a lot sir, for reminding me.” So that is one of the symptoms that Percy has...
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...Portland, Oregon. The conference creator, Chris Guillebeau asked attendees that wanted to share their work from the main stage to submit their stories in advance to be considered. Out of over 300 submissions, the story of Kids of the Gulf was chosen to be featured in an attendee stories forum on the last day of the conference. The Kansas Graziers Association (KGA) Winter Conference will be held Saturday, January 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Courtyard Mariott Hotel in Salina, Ks. “Back to the Basics of Grazing Management” is the theme for this year’s conference. Expressive Crowd (PETERBOROUGH) The PCVS auditorium was overflowing with Raider spirit Wednesday morning (March 21 2014) as students welcomed Canadian comedian Rick Mercer to their school. Mr. Mercer’s visit allowed him to get to know the students of the school that raised the most money towards his Spread the Net campaign. Other nonhuman actors play no small role in manifesting the crowd-as-crowd — and by (intensive) extension, the expressive potential of the athletes on the basketball court. The public address announcer, cheerleaders, jumbotron, canned sound effects, in-house music: all of these purportedly exist to "enhance the game experience" for paying consumers. At Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California on April 29 2012 Acting Crowd A....
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...The Progressive insurance organization began business in 1937. The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company formed in 1965, currently has 54 subsidiaries and 1 mutual insurance company affiliate. These insurance subsidiaries and affiliate provide personal and commercial automobile insurance and other specialty property-casualty insurance and related services. Our property-casualty insurance products protect our customers against losses due to collision and physical damage to their motor vehicles and uninsured and underinsured bodily injury, and liability to others for personal injury or property damage arising out of the use of those vehicles. Our non-insurance subsidiaries generally support our insurance and investment operations. We operate our businesses throughout the United States and sell personal auto insurance in Australia. Organization Auto insurance differs greatly by community because legal requirements and decisions vary by state and because, among other factors, traffic, law enforcement, cultural attitudes, insurance agents, medical services, and auto repair services vary by community. To respond to these local differences, we are organized as follows: • Our Personal Lines products are comprised of insurance for personal autos and special lines products (e.g., motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, mobile homes, watercraft, snowmobiles, and similar items): • We currently write personal auto insurance in all 50 of the United States and...
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...For several writers, traveling is looked upon as a positive experience where they were able to learn and take something out of the culture. For other writers, some were not able to return home with a new mindset about that new culture they had just experienced. Authors like Carl Hoffman, Paul Theroux, and Rick Steves are writers who were able to open their eyes and leave their comfort zone to explore and connect with another culture. Camp 1 In order for us to understand other countries, we must see them and experience them ourselves. Author Paul Theroux goes into detail when talking about the significance of the Mexican border, describing it as an “unintentional masterpiece” and the “oddest frontier” he has ever seen. He talks about Mexico...
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...Biography Biography: rick and Dick Hoyt General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the amazing love and perseverance of Rick and Dick Hoyt. Central Idea: Rick and Dick Hoyt have lived an extra ordinary life and have a story that has inspired many Introduction I. Attention material A. The dictionary defines Agape love as; a selfless love of one person for another. B. This type of love puts all self ambition aside and does what is best for the other person at any costs. II. Orienting Material A. Today I want to share with you the story of a father and son who in my opinion epitomize the definition of agape love. Transition: If you were to see Rick and Dick Hoyt out an about on any given day, you might feel pity for them, but I’m here to tell you that pity is something these two have never taken upon themselves. Body I. According to the Team Hoyt website, in October of 2013; Rick was born to Dick and Judy Hoyt in 1962. A. As a result of oxygen depravation during childbirth was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. B. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that that effect body movement and muscle coordination. C. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Rick had the most severe type of cerebral palsy. It is often accompanied by severe intellectual disabilities. D. Rick’s doctors had advised Dick and Judy to put Rick in an institution...
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...Author project Author: Rick Riordan By: What did you do before you wrote books? Rick was a teacher. Where did you get the idea for Percy Jackson? Rick's son Haley, asked to hear a Greek myth every night and when there was none left he asked rick to make up his own with new characters. What is different between writing a kid's book and writing an adult book? When rick was writing Percy Jackson he did not find it much different from writing. Rick made sure to not "write down" to kids. Why does Percy have ADHD and dyslexia? Ricks own son was going through testing to see if he had ADHD/dyslexia and found that people that had those conditions were creative, and outside...
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...I choose The Mark of Athena because I love this author and was already reading this series. Rick Riordan wrote the Percy Jackson series and those were my favorite books, so I wanted to continue reading books like those. My first impressions were that it started it off slow but progressed quickly. The book was very exciting. The cover of the book was very interesting and wanted to make me read it because it shows two of the main characters that are allies fighting. In the second book The Son of Neptune , Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book, The Mark of Athena, will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land to find the Doors of Death. Much of the prophecy remains a mystery.They will have to work as a team if they want to accomplish this quest. With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting,...
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...Doran Roberts 11JA November11, 2014 English Language – Purpose Driven Essay The book “The Purpose Driven Life” written by Christian writer Rick Warren is one of the top selling Christian books of all time. This book impacted me in many ways. This book tells me that I was created for God’s family, fashioned to be like Christ, designed to serve and ordained for God’s mission. This book impacts me most when it reassures me that I was created to serve (ministry) and because of this I have a better understanding of my life and why it should be purpose driven. In chapter 3 the quote that really popped out to me was “Nothing matters more than knowing God’s purpose for your life, and nothing can compensate for not knowing them.” This quote brought me to the realization that when I know what God called me to do I will have a better appreciation for God and his purpose for my life. When I know my purpose in life I would have a drive to fulfill my purpose on earth and strive everyday to continually better myself. I never knew what my purpose in life was until I had a transforming experience that brought me to better knowledge of what my purpose in life was. All my life I had a passion for playing the drums. I started out at the tender age of five beating on pots and pans. Anything that made a sound I used it. My God mother and God-brother saw deep inside of me that my purpose in life was to play the drums for the...
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