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    My Ideal Job

    My Ideal Job What do you want to do when you graduated from your university? Do you want to be a white collar or a manager in a company? Do you want to be a teacher in a school? Or do you want to be an actor or actress? I will say no. I have my own dream job even it looks like ordinary – an owner of a special store. My special store is a combination of a coffee shop and bookstore. We serve drinks, desserts, and all kinds of books. We also serve wireless network for all of our customers, they can

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    Business Law

    1-Police have charged people with a string of offences after an early morning fight outside a Kalgoorlie bar. Officers were called out after reports of people fighting outside the Maritana Street bar about 2.30pm. Police arrived to find an injured man lying on the ground. He had suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. "While police were attending to the man, it is alleged another male entered an unlocked police car and drove off," a police spokeswoman said. "It is further alleged

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    Sociology

    Don’t Drink the Kool Aid On November 18, 1978 what has been called the largest mass suicide in modern history occurred in Jonestown, Guyana where 909 members of The Peoples Temple died. Jim Jones was the leader of the Peoples Temple Church and religious movement. The church was looked highly upon by many back in the 1950-1970’s. All races and backgrounds were brought together as one in his congregation. Religion serves as a sanctuary from the harshness of everyday life and oppression by the powerful

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    Garage Door-Opener Design

    One of the most common types of garage door opener systems is the chain drive. It has a fixed motor that drives a sprocket attached to a moving chain. The chain moves a trolley that is attached to the door with a J-arm. While simple in concept, this power transmission system has several moving parts that add up to a lot of noise during operation. Other alternatives such as the screw-drive has fewer moving parts but is noisy nonetheless. On the other hand, the belt drive is quieter but has multiple

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    Inside Jonestown Case Study

    important in establishing a church or major organization such as the People’s Temple and the Catholic Church is a strong leader. In the early Catholic Church these leaders were the apostles, especially Peter, and in the People’s Temple it was Jim Jones. They were both very persuasive and passionate about what they believed, which they showed through preaching. However, the positions of these leaders and how they thought of themselves is very different. The Apostles saw themselves as servants of God

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    David Jones Case Summary

    Mr. David Jones is a forty-two year old, never married, African-America male from Memphis, TN. He was admitted to WMHI on April 29, 2013 pursuant to T.C.A. § 33-7-301(b), having been found not competent to stand trial on April 12, 2013. He had been charged with felony vandalism for breaking out windows of four vehicles with a hammer and then breaking glass panels at Fox 13 News in Memphis. On May 30, 2013 the court ordered Mr. Jones judicially committed following dismissal of criminal charges

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    Brazil

    Brazil (1985) directed by Terry Gilliam is a film that brings together some of the problems of the century and presents it in the plot of the movie. It has all things that is Gilliam is known for in his other films. The film portrays ideas and themes of industrialization, terrorism, government control and bureaucracy, technology gone wrong and taking control, plastic surgery, communism, dehumanization, going against the system and love. Terry Gilliam is an American Director born in 1940 who is

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    The Shakespeare Code

    The Shakespeare Code Through the years, the works of Shakespeare have been subject to numerous reinterpretations - latest in an episode of the television show, Doctor Who, in which the prominent English poet and playwright himself makes an appearance, constituting it as an excellent opportunity for introducing younger generations to his crafts. The portrayal of the Shakespeare, however, might differ a great deal from the prevalent idea of the widely known figure, describing him as rather foul-mouthed

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    Case Study

    One might say that there was a “personality” clash between Knowlton and Fester. What personality model could you use to describe the clash? I would support that statement that there is an observable personality clash between Knowlton and Fester. Knowlton is taken back by Fester as he begins to feel somewhat inferior and not as content with his achievements in his project. According to the case, “Fester said some things that left Knowlton with a mixture of annoyance, irritation, and at the same time

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    Jonestown

    that occurred on November 18th, 1978 in Georgetown, Guyana. It was the largest loss of civilian life in a non-natural tragedy until the attacks of September 11th, 2001. 909 lives were lost under the hand of Jim Jones who had cultivated a following of people over twenty-plus years. Jim Jones started his first church, named The Peoples Temple, in the mid-1950’s in Indianapolis, Indiana (I). From the beginning, he preached a message of socialism and communism. Upon scrutiny of his tactics and teachings

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