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- 1011: BECOA Report on Investing Currencies in the Far East
- ... the market and impose the proper strategic plans. In this report, the issue of investing money in the currency markets of the Far East will be my main area of interest. The Far East offers great potential for a currency trader who wishes to make money. I also have the option of investing in the European currency market as well, but I feel that the European market is somewhat too volatile ... one percent. However, the economy is still growing and the only cause for alarm would be if the inflation rate approached zero or actually became deflation. These first two choices, as is evident have a great bearing on the fluctuation and growth that the Japanese Yen has shown and will continue to show. Yet another area that is of great of importance that I looked at before investing in Japan, is the export market. When we refer to (Fig. 4, pg: 8), it is clear that the value of exports that have been leaving ...
- 1012: Julius Caesar
- ... Cinna (Schlesinger 30). Cinna took power in 82bc when Rome’s leader at the time Gaius Marius died. Marius was married to Caesar’s Aunt Julia. Marius was killed in battle with one of his great enemies Sulla. Soon after this battle Sulla died also, but he still had many allies. Marius had let Caesar help him while he was leader by doing small jobs. Caesar gained much experience while helping ... so full of ambition. In 69bc, Caesar was serving as governor in farther Spain, administering Roman laws to Spanish tribes and subduing those who resisted. He went to go see the statue of Alexander the Great in the city of Cadiz. Alexander was a leader who had conquered much of the world by the age of 30. Caesar remembering that wept out in envy and longed to go back to Rome ... most successful Romans of his day, Pompey and Crassus. He followed their ways in shaping his own career. The two men were very different. Pompey rose to power through military victories, while Crassus was a great politician and the richest man in Rome (Green 19). By 67bc Caesar was back in Rome. His wife, Cornelia, had died two years before. He now had a new wife, her name was Pompeia. ...
- 1013: Astrology
- ... of violent will, impatience, impulsiveness, and rapid, often precipitated, decisions. The principal qualities are enthusiasm, courage, independence, and pride. But Aries is too aggressive and impulsive. Like the animal that it symbolizes, he has a great tendency to thrust ahead with his horns without having reflected beforehand. To succeed in life the aries must keep his enthusiasm but moderate his ardor. The Aries essence is the principal of acceleration personified. "Fast ... things. Quite often such discriminations are based on a desire for power. Highly verbal and gregarious, Geminis have a gift for talking and taking advantage of the attention that their clever words attract. There is great power in their ability to generate an eager and receptive audience. Caught up in the moment, they lack self-consciousness and have the ability to get the most dolorous crowd to break into contagious laughter ... versus chaos. Underneath the smiling face and stellar charm lies a character with many convolutions, confusions, frustrations and ambivaleces concerning its identity. Combine this with very high intelligence and you have people who think a great deal about how they ought to be, how they should have been, how they might have been and how they will be if only...and so on. While this highly complicated process sounds self- ...
- 1014: Emperor Constantine I
- The emperor Constantine has been called the most important emperor of the late antiquity. The many great events of his reign laid foundations that would affect the future of Europe and Western Civilization for centuries to come. His recognition and support of Christianity was one of the most important moments in world ... return of all church and personal property that had been taken during past persecutions of Christians. Constantine now gave imperial property to the church including the Lateran in Rome. On this site, one of the great cathedrals of Rome, St. John Lateran, still stands today. Constantine not only recognized Christianity but made many contributions and enacted laws that helped it spread. He also became involved in Christianity. He felt that, as emperor, he had a responsibility to help and protect the faith. He also believed that all Christians should have the same beliefs. These concerns led to another of Constantine’s great accomplishments, the Council of Nicea in 325 CE. The Council produced a statement of Christian faith known as the Nicene Creed. The creed defined the beliefs about Jesus for all Christians. It said that ...
- 1015: The Life of Booker T. Washington
- The Life of Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was a great influence for the black community. The efforts this man put to become such a wonderful leader were incredible. Booker T. Washington was a man that started up from scratch. He grew up as a Black ... taking care of ourselves. He said the way we do this is make successful businesses we get educated and get into politics. For these beliefs that Booker believed in is why he was called "The Great Compromiser." Many white ex-slave owners began to respect Bookers notions. Not only was he becoming acknowledged by the Blacks but now also by the whites. Booker T. Washington was being secretly funded by great industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. The love approached racism in a nonthreatening way. The only thing that was a problem to him is not all people liked his belief. WEB Du ...
- 1016: Theseus or Hercules?
- Theseus or Hercules? Theseus is most worthy of emulation. He was a great hero in Athens. "Theseus was, of course bravest of the brave as all heroes are, but unlike the other heroes he was as compassionate as he was brave." (p. 159). Theseus also was a man ... bring about before he followed through with them. First, Theseus was very strong. He fought many terrible horrendous monsters such as the Minotaur, "..a monster, half bull, half human.." (p.151), and went on many great ventures such as the Quest for the Golden Fleece. Theseus showed his great strength in adventures such as the one with the Minotaur. Hercules was also involved in many great adventures in which his great strength was shown. Hercules was much stronger than Theseus, but Theseus made ...
- 1017: James Cameron
- ... cast as Kyle Reese, but then decided to play the Terminator instead. The Terminator became Cameron s breakthrough film. It features stunning effects, even though it has $6.5 million budget. The Terminator became a great succes, both critically and comercially. David Giler and Walter Hill, the would-be producers of Aliens, were very impressed with Cameron s work, and they suggested that he should direct the second alien movie himself ... did it on one condition, namely that Gale Anne Hurd would be brought on board as a producer. Cameron got Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton and Michael Biehn to star in the movie. Aliens was a great movie, it has great effects, a well written script and fine acting because Sigourney Weaver got an Academy Award nomination for her performance. Alien was nominated for 7 Oscars and won 4. This movie really made Hollywood open ...
- 1018: ... Whitman describes a man mourning over the death of his foe. He rejoices over the ultimate death of war "Beautiful that war and all its deeds of carnage must...be utterly lost." He also feels great remorse over his so called enemy's death "For my enemy...a man divine as myself is dead." He then shows his love for the enemy "I...bend down and touch lightly with my lips ...
- 1019: Sammy Sosa The Super Hero
- ... large margin of votes over Mark McGuire. The Cubs also made it to the playoffs with Sosa's help for the first time since 1989 when they won their division championship. Sosa's accomplishments were great as a player on the field. He credits his success to hard work and Page 3 Flintstone's vitamins. Not only were Sosa's actions on the field a success, but he also proved an ... Autry Courage Award for demonstrating heroism in the face of difficulty or adversity, overcoming hardships to inspire others. Sosa Page 4 was very deserving of this award. The things Sosa does to help others shows great character. He is a great rolemodel for people of all ages to look up to. The world would be a great place if it were filled with caring, honest people such as Sammy Sosa. He is not only a ...
- 1020: Gatsby Essay For Rocco's Fat Ass.
- ... and the world had changed. People no longer conformed to the traditional ways but rebelled and sought out new idea and ways of doing things, this rebellion also flowed into literature. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses uncertainty, disjointedness, and disillusionment for the content of his story. The reason why he is a master of modernist writing is because he not only makes his characters uncertain, disjointed, and disillusioned ... in the future of the novel. He also used disjointedness to show how people of the 1920’s didn’t feel apart of anything and had no structure in their lives, (American Literature 6 ) The Great Gatsby main theme is how money corrupts people. All of the rich character, with the exception of Gatsby, inherited their money, while Gatsby had to earn his. He was a bootlegger and that’s how ... the content of the novel the reader becomes Nick and has the same views and feelings as him. Along with other modernist writers, Fitzgerald makes use of non-traditional techniques in the form of The Great Gatsby. He omitted the exposition, clear transitions, explanations, and resolutions. With these omitted the reader must do more than just simply read the novel. They must step back and really analyze what Fitzgerald is ...
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