...Frosh at Forty by Mary Mase From 10 years old forward I knew what I wanted to be “when I grew up”. At 17, when I graduated from high school, my mind was still on that same track. Military. College. Graduate School. Lawyer. At 18 however, I married and started a family. I have no regrets about that. I love my family. My husband and my kids are my life. They mean everything to me and that is why, now, I am more determined than ever to finally make this trek. I never gave up on my dreams, just sorta tucked them away until the timing was right. It finally is, and here I am, at CCC enrolled in the Criminal Justice program. My son will graduate this year from CCC. My daughter, a sophomore in high school, is already taking CCC classes. I'm lucky. Their as proud of me as I am of them. Some kids might dread seeing their mom on campus. Being a student at 40 though comes with certain challenges. When I was in high school we were taught typing and word processing on the Commodore 64 computer, which was the latest and greatest of technology available at the time. We had no idea back then that we would have the world at our fingertips via the inter-webs on laptops, game systems and mobile phones. That we would be reading books on hand held devices instead of an actual, tangible, printed paper, bound book. We had no clue that instead of cracking open a dictionary or encyclopedia we would do research using “Google” or “Bing”. I guess I never expected to be the oldest person in the class either...
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...Merely 35 years after the last shot was fired in the American Civil War on June 22, 1865, in 1901, anticipating his imminent displacement, George White—the last African American remaining in Congress—retired. He was a victim of North Carolina’s disfranchisement schemes. On the eve of his departure from the House, Mr. White lamented, “The mule died long ago and the land grabbers have obtained the 40 acres.” Audible in his tone was the frustration that underlay more than 30 years of broken promises made to African Americans. The phrase “forty acres and a mule” that Mr. White refers to in his address has its roots in the Special Field Order # 15 (SFO # 15). The order was signed into effect on January 16, 1865 by General William Tecumseh Sherman; just two months after Abraham Lincoln had been reelected to office. SFO #15 entitled each freed family forty acres of tillable land on islands and the coast of Georgia. However, there is no mention of mules (or any animals) in the field order. A popular fable is that Sherman's commissary man came to him complaining that he had a large number of “broken down” mules for which he had no means of disposal. Sherman sent the useless animals for distribution along with the land. The first two sections of the SFO # 15 describes the area where the land was to be reserved and section three clearly indicates the size of the land to be allocated. “Special Field Orders, No. 15 I. The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields...
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...Spring 15 Spring 15 University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Carolina Wilmington The Legend of the Goruku Chushingura: The Retellings Lorenzell Terry * This research paper will compare and contrast the two films based on the tale of the 47 Ronin. It will examine all aspects of the film based on the Japanese Culture such as everything from clothing to the ceremonies. It will show how foreigners see Japanese culture as being something dramatically else. The Legend of the Goruku Chushingura: The Retellings Lorenzell Terry * This research paper will compare and contrast the two films based on the tale of the 47 Ronin. It will examine all aspects of the film based on the Japanese Culture such as everything from clothing to the ceremonies. It will show how foreigners see Japanese culture as being something dramatically else. 08 Fall 08 Fall Lorenzell Terry William Hedberg JPN 211 17 April 2014 The Legend of the Goruku Chushingura: The Retellings Throughout Japanese history and most of the world, Samurai were seen as being the mightiest and loyalist warriors to have existed. Many years ago, started a story based on true events called the Goruku Chushingura or 47 Ronin. The story takes place in 1701 during the Edo period when most of the power was to the Shogun. Director by Japanese native; Kenji Mizoguchi made the first version of Goruku Chushingura in 1941. He has created credibility for himself by producing an arsenal of films before...
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...Forty-Seven Ronin versus just a single Kira Yoshinaka sounds very unfair. And it was, but for good reason. This is one of the most famous episodes in Japanese history. How did it begin? On December 14th, a nobleman which they call Asano Naganori, lord of Ako, was chosen to help carry out tasks at the shogun’s court in Edo. Kira Yoshinaka was very rude to Asano, therefor Asano lost his temper, drew his sword on Yoshinaka, and attacked him. Asano was immediately ordered to commit suicide which he did. He was then buried in a temple outside of Edo. This was only the start of this feud, the forty-seven samurai of Asano’s decided that their code of honor forced them to take revenge on Kira Yoshinaka. They did not get revenge right away, they waited...
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...“Auntie, who is that?” I asked while clear sparks started to form in my eyes in regard to this unfathomable individual. “That is Superman, honey. He is a superhero.” Since infancy, I endeavored to become the best superhero on Earth and to surpass my own limits. However, I constantly encountered situations that scraped me of all my flesh and hopes to attain my goals. Nevertheless, like an exemplary superhero, I was impelled to go beyond the limits and formulate a life of merriment for me and for those whom I loved. It didn’t matter what society thought of me, I continued to put on my cape at night and train to become a true hero. The Forty Acres Scholar Program will become the first step towards the fabrication of the best superhero the world has seen. Firstly, and most importantly, the program will enable me to receive and afford the education needed to become a successful hero. The exponential growth of society as we enter the 21st century has made education a key component for anyone that desires to influence the world. By receiving...
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...A- Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule presents an authentic setting and insight to newly freed slaves after the civil war. There was a presence of racism all throughout the book which unfortunately would have been present during this era. During the time that the group was traveling they all were told to go back to their masters. They were also tormented by the early version of the Ku Klux Klan and were eventually forced to move from the land that they were cultivating. Harriette Gillem Robinet also avoids stereotypes and myths associated with the different races at the time. While Robinet gives an accurate view on racism at the time she also gives white America a chance to redeem its self with the Bibbs a family that was moving to take advantage...
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...With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Germany became reunified after over forty years of physical and ideological division. Discuss the costs and benefits of German unification Despite the fact that there are few remnants left of the Berlin Wall and nowadays, it is widely seen as a popular tourist attraction, it is still very much present in the mind-set of the Germans as a bitter reminder of when the families, friends and the entire nation were divided in 1961. After the Second World War, Germany was split into four occupation zones with the Soviet Union taking control of East Germany and France, the United Kingdom and United States taking control of parts in West Germany. Similarly, Berlin was split into 4 sectors despite the fact that it was located deep in the Soviet zone. It soon became apparent that there were extreme political divisions between the Soviet Union and the other three occupying powers; whilst West Germany was developed into a capitalist democracy with financial help from the Marshall Plan, East Germany became a communist, socialist republic. In East Germany, also known as the German Democratic Republic, the indoctrination of Marxism-Leninism was introduced as a compulsory part of school curricula and the media became completely controlled by the state’s communist government in order "to direct the thinking of the people into correct political lines.” The East German population were becoming increasingly repressed under these economical and political...
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...00 = 2,000.00 4. Forty-five workbooks @ 15.00 = 675.00 5. Forty- five lunches @ 12.00 = 540.00 6. Forty – five coffees @ 3.50 = 158.00 Total 3,623.50 7. Indirect Cost @ 25% of 3,623.50 906.00 Total 4,529.00 8. Profit Margin @ 5% of 4,528.13 227.00 Total 4,756.00 Fixed Cost 1. Conference room rental 175.00 = 175.00 2. Audiovisual equipment rental 75.00 = 75.00 3. 4 Presenters @ 500.00 = 2,000.00 4. Indirect Cost @ 25% of 3,675.00= 906.00 5. Profit Margin @ 5% of 4,594.00= 227.00 Total 3,383.00 Variable Cost 1. Forty- five workbook @ 15.00= 675.00 2. Forty- five lunches @ 12.00 = 40.00 3. Forty – five coffees @ 3.50 = 158.00 Total variable costs 1,373.00 Break – Even Point The break-even point is forty – five trannies. I would set the go . no go point at forty – five as well. This will ensure that at a bare minimum the cost are covered by the fees paid by attending trannies. XP= A + BX 45P= 3,383+30.50 ( 1,372.50) 45P= 3,383 + 1373 ( 1372.50) 45P = 4756 P=106, Approx. Exercise 11.2 1. Conference room rental 175.00 = 175.00 2. Audiovisual equipment rental 75.00 = 75.00 3. Four presenters @ 500.00 = 2,000.00 4. Indirect Cost @ 25% of 3,675.00= 906.00 Total Fixed Cost 3,156.00 5. Forty- Five workbooks @ 15.00 = 675.00 6. Forty – Five lunches @ 12.00 = 40.00 7. Forty – Five Coffees @ 3.50 = 158.00 Total Variable Cost 30.50 Forty – Five Participants ...
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...Assignment 2_9Marcus Junius Brutus, additionally known as Quintus Caepio Brutus, (born most likely eighty five BCE—died forty two BCE, close to Philippi, Macedonia [now in northwestern Greece]), Roman politician, one among the leaders within the conspiracy that dead Julius Caesar in forty four BCE. {brutus|Brutus|Marcus Junius Brutus|statesman|solon|national leader} was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus (who was traitorously killed by Pompey the nice in 77) and Servilia (who later became Caesar’s lover). When his adoption by AN uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, he was usually known as Quintus Caepio Brutus.Brutus was said by another uncle, Cato the Younger, United Nations agency imbued him with the principles of Stoicism. Within the 50s he...
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...with each other. Values and meanings of relationship cannot certainly be measured with tangible objects; yet, respect and feelings of love can only be obtained by truly understanding one another. In a novel, “Embers,” the author, Sandor Marai, articulates the true friendship between Konrad and Henrik. The dream, passion, and youth which Konrad and Henrik shared burned furiously until lust and envy within human nature had devoured the burning flame. Even though forty-one years and forty-three days have passed, the heat of friendship continues to remain hot in embers. Henrik patiently waits for Konrad’s return to shine the light upon the darkness which concluded their friendship in turmoil. Absolute trust, unfathomable understanding, and altruistic forgiveness are what held Konrad and Henrik together, ultimately leading them to remove the misunderstanding from their nostalgia. Complete trust between Konrad and Henrik has never allowed the seed of doubt to grow in their friendship. Even though it has already been more than forty years ever since Konrad left Henrik, Henrik assures himself that Konrad will return to him. Although times that have been elapsed have taken away Henrik and Konrad’s youth, Henrik’s certainty of Konrad’s return does not change a bit. Henrik’s confidence and his prediction regarding Konrad’s return can be expressed in the following passage: Solemnly and in elderly dignity, he walked down the staircase, his back ramrod straight in his black evening clothes. The...
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...Objective Test Assignment Brittany Ly EED 400 July 16, 2014 Debra Romancho Name: _________________________________________Date:____________________ Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Questions Part A 1.) Is the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves a____ a. Fictional story b. Non-Fiction story c. Poetry d. Play 2.) Where did the story happen? e. Forest f. Baghdad g. Caves h. America 3.) What does Ali Baba do for money? i. He is a thief j. He is a wood cutter k. He is a hunter l. He is a soldier 4.) When Ali Baba was out looking for wood what did he discover? m. A lovely girl n. Money o. The forty thieves p. soldiers 5.) What is the secret code to open the cave? q. Open cave r. Open I said s. Open sesame t. Open barley 6.) What was found in the cave? u. Treasure v. Money w. People x. Bothe a and b Questions Part B 1.) How did Cassim find out about the cave? Explain what happened in completed sentences. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) When Cassim, Ali Baba’s brother, entered the cave, did he get rich too? Explain what happened to him in complete sentences. _____________________________________...
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...My Life My favorite time of the week it Is definitely Thursdays at five forty-five in the afternoon, because that’s the time my last class of the week ends, also it’s the time when can relax and spend time with my family and people that I love. The first reason that I love five forty-five Thursdays, is the end of my last class of the week. After spending almost six hours at Valencia every Thursday, I look forward to see on my cell phone Five forty- five even though I still have to do homework and study I know that I do not have to think about going to Valencia for the next three days. My last class its two hours and forty-one minutes long, and I really think it is too long so I really look forward for this great time. Another reason that my favorite time of the week is Thursdays at five forty-five is that at this time I can relax and spend time with my family usually my mom works in the morning, and sometimes she works at night, so I really do not have time to spend with my mom. Nevertheless, the weeks that she does not work at night after I get out of class, we go shopping or we go to eat so we can catch up with all the things that happened to us that week. Also, I spend time with my little sister; I love to help her with her homework or even when she has school projects. Although Thursday it is not officially the weekend for a lot of people, for me it is. At five forty-five I can say that my three day weekend has officially begun, at this time I can stop thinking...
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...income. Fixed costs consist of the barbers so to figure that out we must take their nine dollars and ninety cents an hour that they are paid and multiply that by the barbers forty hour work week and then multiply that by the fifty weeks that they work a year and then again multiply by the five different barbers that are working at Andre’s Hair Styling; we then get ninety-nine thousand dollars as the outcome. ($9.90*40 hours a week*50 weeks a year* 5 barbers) = $99,000 which added together is one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Other expenses for Andre’s Hair Styling consists of the remaining fixed costs per month which is one thousand seven hundred and fifty and then multiply that by twelve months and we get twenty-one thousand dollars a year for other fixed expenses. ($1,750 fixed expenses * 12 months in a year) = $ 21,000 Now that we have done all of that calculations to begin answering the questions at hand we will go from 1-4. 1. The first task is to find the contribution margin per hair cut at the same time assuming that the barber’s compensation is a fixed cost. So we take the following in mind. Andre’s hair styling is charging twelve dollars for a haircut per customer. The variable cost here is the forty cents per customer for shampoo. So we take twelve dollars subtracted from forty cents and we get eleven dollars and sixty cents as the contribution margin. 2. Next, we want to determine the annual break-even point in the number of haircuts. So...
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...Objective Test Assignment Brittany Ly EED 400 July 16, 2014 Debra Romancho Name: _________________________________________Date:____________________ Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Questions Part A 1.) Is the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves a____ a. Fictional story b. Non-Fiction story c. Poetry d. Play 2.) Where did the story happen? e. Forest f. Baghdad g. Caves h. America 3.) What does Ali Baba do for money? i. He is a thief j. He is a wood cutter k. He is a hunter l. He is a soldier 4.) When Ali Baba was out looking for wood what did he discover? m. A lovely girl n. Money o. The forty thieves p. soldiers 5.) What is the secret code to open the cave? q. Open cave r. Open I said s. Open sesame t. Open barley 6.) What was found in the cave? u. Treasure v. Money w. People x. Bothe a and b Questions Part B 1.) How did Cassim find out about the cave? Explain what happened in completed sentences. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) When Cassim, Ali Baba’s brother, entered the cave, did he get rich too? Explain what happened to him in complete sentences. _____________________________________...
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...Automakers Make More than Cars: The decade of the nineteen forties was one largely known for one thing: the Second World War. This was a time of unity for most if not all nations and industries. Nothing shows this more clearly than the collaboration between governments and automobile manufactures in the forties. Their collaboration will lead the continual rise of the automobile industry through the decade and play a large role in aiding the war effort. The beginning of automobile history in the forties really starts on one date: December seventh nineteen forty one. This is the day that Japanese zero’s carried out an attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. This event would have a profound impact on the industry until nineteen forty five when the war concluded. Near the beginning of the year in nineteen forty two, all of the major automobile makers had ceased production of vehicles for civilian use. All unsold vehicles and parts were rationed by the government as part of the war effort.(“1940s automobiles”) The...
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