3 Ways to Pitch Yourself in 30 Seconds by Jodi Glickman | 10:03 AM October 8, 2009 * ------------------------------------------------- Comments (27) * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | People often think of the elevator pitch as something you use when you’re interviewing for a new job or trying to raise capital for a new venture. The elevator
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and spend your lives traveling around the world?" His young audience responded to this speech well with a petition signed by a thousand students willing to serve abroad in the Peace Corp program. Kennedy asked R. Sargent Shriver, to direct a Peace Corps Task Force. Shriver outlined seven steps to forming the Peace Corps in a remembrance to Kennedy in February 1961. Tanganyika and Ghana were the first countries to participate in the program. President Kennedy welcomed the inaugural group of volunteers
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One hundred years ago, Canada began a mission destined to change the course of the nation forever. Britain’s declaration of war on Imperial Germany, August 4th, 1914, forced Canada into the Great War. The allied war effort intended on carrying out a swift victory over the barbaric ‘Huns’, completing duty before the Canadians could cross the pond. Unfortunately, the campaign emerged into an unprecedented, grueling struggle lasting five years. In all, the conflict claimed the lives of 60,000 Canadian
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be doing will be some of the best times in your lives I have put thought into joining the peace corps and have researched it on many different occasions -The Peace corps not only helps others but also will help yourselves -In my speech I will talk about the benefits of joining, What the Peace Corps is, and how it has helped america First I wanna talk about The benefits of joining the Peace Corps ____ Some different types of benefits that volunteers can get are things such as _+*(_)(*_* You
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American Peace Corps could do a lot to solve these problems. For example, they could work with the natives to get clean supply of piped water to individual houses or, at least, to neighborhoods by sending a Water Systems Engineer. This would make drinking water safe and reduce infections. In addition, the Peace Corps could also provide an Electrical Systems Engineer who could also work with Dominican Republic engineers to get adequate power to their homes and businesses. If the Peace Corps took these
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The positive outcome that Canadian soldiers experienced in the Battle of Vimy Ridge came from lessons that they learned in two previous battles, the Battle of Second Ypres, and the Battle of Somme, namely the first day of this battle, the Battle at Beaumont-Hamel. In the battle of Second Ypres, there were two Canadian Brigades fighting during the battle. This battle began with a chlorine attack on the French, which just narrowly avoided Canada’s forces. This attack resulted in the French having to
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It's hard to imagine the aftermath of the bloodiest battle fought on Canadian soil. 15 minutes of fighting had claimed the lives of over 1000 soldiers. The battle on the Plains Of Abraham was a very important win for the British. It took place in halfway through the French and First Nations war. The British leader in the battle, General James Wolfe, had a very important part in the British win. He was guiding the British to Quebec because it was captured by the French. He was an knowledgeable
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Through Canadian history, there have been many proud moments. Also, equally as many moments of violence and defeat. From the creation of Insulin, to the results of the well known Persons Case, and even the disastrous “Bloody Saturday”, these historical Canadian events have shaped the success of Canada to this day, creating many memorable moments throughout the years of 1914-1939. In 1921, North America had been greatly affected by Diabetes. At the time, no one knew the cause or treatment of this
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Duties were assigned according to their age and physical condition without restrictions on marital status or age. These young men often went by the nicknames “ Tree Troopers”, “Soil Soldiers”, and “Three-Cs Boys”. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) was a great way for young men to make money in the Great Depression. The president at this time was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he was also the founder of this program. The CCC built many buildings, bridges, roads, planted trees, etc. Some of these
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Krista Lee Professor Akins HIST 1302 26 February 2014 “New Deal Legislation” Franklin Delano Roosevelt became 32nd President of these United States. At this time American was a country that was facing one of the foulest economic issues in history. Ever since the Great Depression more than seventy-five billion was lost, the gross national production ensured nearly downgraded from one hundred and four billion to seventy-four billion. Over this time United States exports fell over sixty-two percent
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