...William Henry Harrison Calamity Day “class” NOTE – Remember that this work is to be handed-in ON PAPER TWO WEEKS after the assigned calamity day. Open the “William Henry Harrison resource” Read “Life Before the Presidency” and answer the following questions: What sort of family was Harrrison from ? What role did he play at the Battle of Fallen Timbers ? What did Judge Symmes think of Harrison ? How did Harrison get to be Secretary of the Northwest Territory ? What was his primary task as Governor of the Indiana Territory ? Who was Harrison’s main opponent in his conflict with the Indians ? What happened at the Battle of Tippecanoe ? What happened at the Battle of the Thames ? What were some of the political offices/positions Harrison held in the years following the War of 1812 ? On the right side of the page, click on and read “Campaigns & Elections” and then answer the following: What was new and special about the election of 1840 ? On the right side of the page, click on and read “Death of the President” and then answer the following: How did Harrison’s presidency end ? How long did it last ? On the right side of the page, click on and read “Impact and Legacy” and then answer the following: On what did Harrison’s significance in Presidential history lie ? Open and read “The Battle of Tippecanoe” resource and then answer the following questions: Before leaving on a trip, what advice/orders...
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...Over the course of time and multiple presidencies since the beginning of our wonderful nation, you come to realize that some just weren’t very good. Whether it be they made some terrible executive decisions or they completely pissed off the entire country, you can easily make a list of the worst presidencies in United States history. However, and listen carefully, the person in office is not what we are judging today - if that’s the case, most of America (and all of Twitter) would agree that President Donald Trump takes the cake. Instead, we are assessing their performance in the office, such as what policies they created and how they dealt with national debates. It took some thought, but the top four worst presidencies in United States history would have to be William Harrison, Andrew Johnson, Herbert Hoover, and John Adams. William Harrison was a nice fellow. However, his presidency only lasted 31 days. After being sworn into office as the ninth President of the United States, he gave the longest inauguration address in history...
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...was the son of the second president John Adams (1825-1829). Unlike his Federalist father, the later one was part of the democratic-republican party. They were the first father and son that served as chief executives. John Quincy Adams was accused of being corrupted and because of this, his presidency only lasted one term. He, however, served nine terms in the House of Representatives where he advocated the opposition to slavery and supported the freedom of speech. Afterwards, Andrew Jackson was known as the common people’s friend became the 7th president (1929-1837). Similar to his predecessor, he was part of the democratic party. He was highly known and recognized since he expanded the powers of the presidency. He would become America’s most influential and polarizing political figure during the 1820s and 1830s. Jackson became the leader of the new Democratic Party where he supported the states’ rights and opposed the Whig Party among...
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...As the eighth president of these United States, he was the first man to become president who was born a United States citizen. All the presidents before him were born a British subject. The Constitution states under Article Two, Section One, that “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of the Presidency”. The seven presidents before Van Buren were not being unconstitutional because it clearly states that at the time the Constitution was written they only had to be a citizen of the United States, not a citizen born in the United States. However, by being the first president born in the United States he has set the tone for all who follow him. The only president to take office after Van Buren who was not a natural born citizen was William Henry Harrison, who happened to be the oldest president elected during that time. When continuing to read the specific paragraph above in the Constitution it later states “and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States”. Looking at each president up until Martin Van Buren, none of them have been constitutional or eligible to be in the Office of the Presidency because of the fact that none of them have actually been born a citizen of the United States and been a resident for fourteen years. Besides Harrison’s thirty two days in office, Van Buren set the stage for every other president after him to be eligible...
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...Indian government. Andrew Jackson, however, openly ignored the decision as he pushed for further settlement westward. Jackson’s disregard for Marshall’s ruling when it came to the sovereignty of Indians changed the role of the Presidency. In the past, the Supreme Court’s decision would have been final, and the President could veto a bill only if it was deemed unconstitutional. Now, however, Jackson had increased the authority of the Executive Branch by giving it the ability...
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...nation’s development is taught to the American youth early in their school years. Ask any fifth grade student who the first President of the United States is and the immediate reply would be Washington, the father of our country. Ask who freed the slaves and Lincoln will be immediately answered. Adults can answer these questions relatively easy too. However, ask who the ninth President is and there may be no response from a student or an adult. President Harrison played a key role in the development of our nation and should be honored for his service and his many other accomplishments for this country. He was the youngest of seven siblings and was born into a wealthy and politically involved family on February 9th, 1773 (Ohio History, n.d.). His father who was a three term Governor, signed the Declaration of...
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...Revised May 1992 THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE by William C. Kimberling, Deputy Director FEC Office of Election Administration (The views expressed here are solely those of the author and are not necessarily shared by the Federal Election Commission or any division thereof.) In order to appreciate the reasons for the Electoral College, it is essential to understand its historical context and the problem that the Founding Fathers were trying to solve. They faced the difficult question of how to elect a president in a nation that: • was composed of thirteen large and small States jealous of their own rights and powers and suspicious of any central national government contained only 4,000,000 people spread up and down a thousand miles of Atlantic seaboard barely connected by transportation or communication (so that national campaigns were impractical even if they had been thought desirable) believed, under the influence of such British political thinkers as Henry St John Bolingbroke, that political parties were mischievous if not downright evil, and felt that gentlemen should not campaign for public office (The saying was "The office should seek the man, the man should not seek the office."). • • • How, then, to choose a president without political parties, without national campaigns, and without upsetting the carefully designed balance between the presidency and the Congress on one hand and between the States and the federal government on the other? Origins of the Electoral...
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...Later, states followed Main’s example. But, some of these status were considered unconstitutional. E: The treaty recognized the Rio Grande as the border of Texas. US got New Mexico and California. Also, US agreed to pay $15 million to Mexico for the land. A: The Republican Party was consisted of abolitionists and Northern Whigs. Also, it was consisted of the Know-Nothing Party, which disliked immigrants. The purchase of Cuba was favored by the South who wanted the land for slavery. D: The election of 1840 was between Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison. The Whigs tried to emphasize Harrison’s humble nature bypassing hard ciders and putting log cabins on wheels. Campaigns and banners were used for the first time in the election to persuade voters to vote for them. D: The Republican Party was founded after the Kanas-Nebraska Act. The party was made up of northern Whigs, antislavery Democrats, Know Nothing, and Free Soilers. Lincoln was president of the party. D: Grant was the commander of the Union army. The Union wanted to strike the South by taking New Orleans. The Union won and got control of the Mississippi...
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...1 Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie 2 CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXIX Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Project Gutenberg's Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, by Andrew Carnegie This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Author: Andrew Carnegie Editor: John C. Van Dyke Release Date: March 13, 2006 [EBook #17976] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW CARNEGIE Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie ...
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...blood Where in your body is your patella Where can you find London bridge today What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Who was the first man in space What would you do with a Yashmak Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Which animal lays eggs On television what was Flipper Who's band was The Quarrymen Which was the most successful Grand National horse Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle What is Dick Grayson better known as What was given on the fourth day of Christmas What was Skippy ( on TV ) What does a funambulist do What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog What are bactrians and dromedaries Who played The Fugitive Who was the King of Swing Who was the first man to fly across the channel Who starred as Rocky Balboa In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Who invented the television Who would use a mashie niblick In the song who killed Cock Robin What do deciduous trees do In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood If you has caries who would you consult What other name is Mellor’s famously known by What did Jack Horner pull from his pie How many feet in a fathom which film had song Springtime for Hitler Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2 What was the name of inn in Treasure Island What was Erich Weiss better known as Who sailed in the Nina -...
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...Outliers THE S T O R Y OF S U C C E S S MALCOLM G LAD W E L L # 1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink $27.99 $ 3 0 . 9 9 in C a n a d a Why d o s o m e p e o p l e succeed far more than others? T h e r e is a story that is usually told a b o u t extremely successful p e o p l e , a story that focuses o n intelligence a n d ambition. In Outliers Malcolm Gladwell a r g u e s that the true story o f s u c c e s s is very different, a n d that if we want to u n d e r s t a n d h o w s o m e p e o p l e thrive, we s h o u l d s p e n d m o r e time l o o k i n g around them — at s u c h things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth d a t e . T h e story o f s u c c e s s is m o r e c o m p l e x — a n d a lot m o r e interesting — than it initially a p p e a r s . Outliers e x p l a i n s w h a t the B e a t l e s a n d Bill G a t e s have in c o m m o n , the e x t r a o r d i n a r y s u c c e s s o f A s i a n s at m a t h , the h i d d e n a d v a n t a g e s o f star athletes, why all t o p N e w York lawyers have the s a m e r é s u m é , a n d the r e a s o n y o u ' v e never h e a r d o f the w o r l d ' s s m a r t e s t m a n — all in terms o f g e n eration, family, c u l t u r e , a n d c l a s s . It matters w h a t year y o u were b o r n if y o u want to b e a S i l i c o n Valley billionaire, G l a d w e l l a r g u e s , a n d it matters w h e r e y o u w e r e b o r n if y o u want to b e a s u c cessful p i l o t . T...
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...THE GREAT RECESSION Since publication of Robert L. Hetzel’s he Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve (Cambridge University Press, 2008), the intellectual consensus that had characterized macroeconomics has disappeared. hat consensus emphasized eicient markets, rational expectations, and the eicacy of the price system in assuring macroeconomic stability. he 2008–2009 recession not only destroyed the professional consensus about the kinds of models required to understand cyclical luctuations but also revived the credit-cycle or asset-bubble explanations of recession that dominated thinking in the nineteenth century and irst half of the twentieth century. hese “market-disorder” views emphasize excessive risk taking in inancial markets and the need for government regulation. he present book argues for the alternative “monetary-disorder” view of recessions. A review of cyclical instability over the last two centuries places the 2008–2009 recession in the monetary-disorder tradition, which focuses on the monetary instability created by central banks rather than on a boom-bust cycle in inancial markets. Robert L. Hetzel is Senior Economist and Research Advisor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he participates in debates over monetary policy and prepares the bank’s president for meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee. Dr. Hetzel’s research on monetary policy and the history of central banking has appeared in publications...
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...Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children First published in 1981 Excerpts from the Koran come from the Penguin Classics edition, translated by N. J. Dawood, copyright (c) 1956, 1959,1966,1968,1974. for Zafar Rushdie who, contrary to all expectations, was born in the afternoon Contents Book One The perforated sheet Mercurochrome Hit-the-spittoon Under the carpet A public announcement Many-headed monsters Methwold Tick, tock Book Two The fisherman's pointing finger Snakes and ladders Accident in a washing-chest All-India radio Love in Bombay My tenth birthday At the Pioneer Cafe Alpha and Omega The Kolynos Kid Commander Sabarmati's baton Revelations Movements performed by pepperpots Drainage and the desert Jamila Singer How Saleem achieved purity Book Three The buddha In the Sundarbans Sam and the Tiger The shadow of the Mosque A wedding Midnight Abracadabra Book One The perforated sheet I was born in the city of Bombay ... once upon a time. No, that won't do, there's no getting away from the date: I was born in Doctor Narlikar's Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947. And the time? The time matters, too. Well then: at night. No, it's important to be more ... On the stroke of midnight, as a matter of fact. Clock-hands joined palms in respectful greeting as I came. Oh, spell it out, spell it out: at the precise instant of India's arrival at independence, I tumbled forth into the world. There were gasps. And, outside the...
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...Handbook of Management Accounting Research Volume 3 Edited by CHRISTOPHER S. CHAPMAN Imperial College London, UK ANTHONY G. HOPWOOD University of Oxford, UK MICHAEL D. SHIELDS Michigan State University, USA AMSTERDAM – BOSTON – HEIDELBERG – LONDON – NEW YORK – OXFORD PARIS – SAN DIEGO – SAN FRANCISCO – SINGAPORE – SYDNEY – TOKYO Elsevier The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK First edition 2009 Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone ( 44) (0) 1865 843830; fax ( 44) (0) 1865 853333; email: permissions@elsevier.com. Alternatively visit the Science and Technology Books website at www.elsevierdirect.com/rights for further information Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for...
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...Sam Walton Made in America My Story by Sam Walton with John Huey BANTAM BOOKS NEW YORK• TORONTO• LONDON• SYDNEY• AUCKLAND This edition contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. NOT ONE WORD HAS BEEN OMITTED. SAM WALTON: MADE IN AMERICA A Bantam Book/published by arrangement with Doubleday PUBLISHING HISTORY Doubleday edition published June 1992 Bantam edition/June 1993 Photographs without credits appear courtesy of the Walton family. All rights reserved. Copyright© 1992 by the Estate of Samuel Moore Walton. Cover photo copyright© 1989 by Louis Psihoyos/Matrix. Cover design by Emily & Maura Design. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-18874. ISBN 0-553-56283-5 Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada Bantam Books are published by Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Its trademark, consisting of the words "Bantam Books" and the portrayal of a rooster, is Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Marca Registrada. Bantam Books, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OPM 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 Contents Acknowledgments 4 Foreword 5 1 Learning to Value a Dollar 9 2 Starting on a Dime 14 3 Bouncing Back 25 4 Swimming Upstream 33 5 Raising a Family 44 6 Recruiting the Team 50 7 Taking the Company Public 58 8 Rolling Out the Formula 68 9 Building the Partnership 77 10 Stepping...
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