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    Our founding fathers once said, “ Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one”. The book 1984 is the perfect example of freedom vs security. Some of the characters in the book put off the vibe that they have no freedom. I would have to agree with them. There is no freedom in Orwell’s 1984 because a majority of characters such as Winston, Julia, and Mr. charrington have to live in a world of fear, hostility, and aggression; with the fear of getting caught

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    Big Brother's Cruelty

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    dangers of a totalitarian government. Big Brother desires power and complete control and gains this through repeated acts of cruelty. After Winston is captured by the Thought Police, he is held captive under government control in the Ministry of Love. After being tortured for many days, “there were times when the mere sight of a fist drawn back for a blow was enough to make him pour forth a confession of real and imaginary crimes” (254). Big Brother tortures Winston until he is conditioned to say

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    1. Introduction 158-years-old institution, the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Sought chapter 11 protections on September 15, 2008, indicating the largest bankruptcy filed in the U.S. history. The Lehman declared $639 billion in assets and $619 billion on debts, which surpassed the previous bankruptcy filed by WorldCom and Enron. The Lehman brother was 4th best-ranked U.S. Investment bank and globally 7th best investment bank before the collapse. An industry that had 25,000 employees worldwide

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    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. on September 15, 2008 was the fourth- largest U.S. investment bank, which sought Chapter 11 protection, ultimately initiating the largest bankruptcy proceeding in history. Lehman Brothers was very successful in pursuing a high-leverage, high-risk business model to fund its operations. Beginning in 2006, they began to invest aggressively in the real-estate related assets, soon having significant exposures to subprime mortgages, just as the markets were turning for the

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    Marcellin Champagnat was a remarkable person. He was born on the 20th of May 1789 and died on the 6th of June 1840. During Marcellin’s life many things changed. Marcellin had a huge impact on the catholic church and the world by the time he died. The year 1789 was when Marcellin Champagnat was born. At this time, the outbreak of the French revolution occurred. During this time the official religion of the French State was Catholicism. In 1789, the French population was 28 million and almost entirely

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    bank Lehman Brothers was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the federal court. The firm was entangled in risky business that ultimately led to its demise because they did not take reasonable care to avoid acts that were foreseeably damaging to the United States economy. Established in the United States, Henry Lehman and his brothers, Mayer and Emanuel, formed a partnership to start a general merchandising business together naming it Lehman Brothers. Soon after its founding, the Lehman Brothers

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    Band of Brothers is a non-fiction historical account of the U.S. Army’s Easy Company during World War II. Historian Stephen E. Ambrose explores the deep psychological bond that formed between the men as they went from basic training to their inevitable meeting with history at the Normandy D-Day invasion. Band of Brothers is unique among military histories in that it focuses not on the men behind the scenes making the plans, but on the front line soldiers, from the privates to the non-commissioned

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    Home HBS Index Contact Us Home About This Collection Using the Business Records Using the Deal Books Chronology Company Industry Glossary History of Lehman Brothers History of Lehman Brothers With a special focus on recognizing the potential of promising industries and helping finance the expansion of these enterprises, Lehman Brothers played an important part in the financial and commercial history of the United States for more than 150 years. The history of the firm offers an inside look at

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    and Wilbur Wright invented the airplane. The Wright brothers were Americans that worked for years to invent the airplane and failed many times, but they refused to be daunted by their task and they continued to work until they succeeded. The airplane drastically changed life and would become an important innovation in American history. Another important example is Steve Jobs. He created Apple a popular brand for iphones and computers. After founding Apple he would be fired from his job there. He did

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    I am a boy without a father who as a mother I have an African American slave named Sally Hemings. She worked as a slave for one of the founding fathers named Thomas Jefferson. My mother never spoke of my father or where he was or even how he spoke or his dashing looks. My father was a mystery to me. I have wanted to speak to my father and hug him and have a role model and want to be just like him. The day I was thinking all this it came to me. I'll see what my mother knows about my father then go

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