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    A. Plan of Investigation The investigation aims to evaluate the significance of third party candidates in the US presidential election of 1892. In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt famously split the vote of the Republican party as a third party candidate, and the investigation resolves to assess whether a third party candidate changed the outcome of the election in 1892. The investigation will focus mainly on the influence of one particular candidate from the Populist Party, James B. Weaver, as he won several

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    Introduction McCain Foods is a potato manufacturing company founded in Canada in 1957 by Harrison and Wallace McCain. Currently, there are 41 sites on six continents employing 3,600 farmers and 17,000 other workers across the world (McCain, 2015). McCain has had several external environmental factors affecting their business including social, legal, economic, political, and technological forces that they have had to overcome and adapt to. Due to these factors, McCain has had numerous opportunities

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    The Beatles were an English rock band who formed in Liverpool. The band formed in 1960 and consisted of four members. The four band members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles built up their reputation by playing in pubs and clubs that were located throughout Hamburg and Liverpool, they did this for around 3 years until they became well known worldwide. Background: Brian Epstein who died in 1967 at age 32 managed The Beatles . Brian managed The Beatles

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    Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s “Harrison Bergeron” tells the story of an unbelievably talented young man that defies the constraints of total equality in futuristic America, year 2081. Because of the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments, all citizens are subjected to a communist like state where everyone is made to be equal in beauty, physique, and intelligence. Throughout “Harrison Bergeron,” symbols such as Harrison’s defiance of the law, his physical attributes, and the setting presents the theme of the story

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    world of politics or try to protest through their music they have songs that focus on those exact two things. In 1966, the English rock band that consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (the Fab Four), released a song called “Taxman” on their album Revolver. George Harrison wrote this song after he “discovered how much of The Beatles earnings went straight to the Treasury” (Taxman | The Beatles Bible) and “in anger at finding out what the taxman did” (“Taxman.” Wikipedia

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    Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut Essay

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    Harrison Bergeron is a story written by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut’s story is a warning to the world about the quest of equality, which is spreading all round in many nations with America on the lead. The story shows the reader how the equality issue can have negative impacts on people’s individuality, and the society. The story revolves around the protagonist, Harrison Bergeron who is an archetypical symbol that represents defiance, and individuality. He is used to represent the people who will stand

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    Away, features both John Lennon and Paul McCartney on the acoustic rhythm guitar, George Harrison on the acoustic lead guitar, Ringo Starr circulates between the tambourine, shaker, and maracas. Johnnie Scott plays the tenor and alto flutes (MacDonald, 148). In song #2, I’m Down, has a little different setup on instrumentation with McCartney on the electric bass, Lennon on the electric guitar, organ, Harrison on lead Electric Guitar, and Starr on the drums, bongos. (MacDonald, 148). The resemblance

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    Evelyn Harry Saru COM 795 August 15, 2007 Artifact Speech I.        Introduction A.Attention Getter: How many of you like to travel? How many of you wish that you had all the time and money to travel around the world? I considered myself privilege to have the opportunity to visit different countries of the world. Some of the countries that I have visited include Japan, Singapore, Canada and the United States. B.Thesis Statement: This globe represents different countries I have visited

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    Kurt Vonnegut’s story of “Harrison Bergeron” which is a Utopian society where everyone is equal mentally, socially, and physically? Would we need to interact or come together with others in society? #2 “Harrison Bergeron”, a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Vonnegut makes it well-known to his readers how dangerous it can be to have total equality. Throughout the story, the author uses comedy, sarcasm, and tone. #3 In Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron”, the author argues

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    Charlie Kaufman’s upcoming adaptation Harrison Bergeron takes a different approach to the original short story. In the Vonnegut’s story the year is 2081 and the world is finally equal or at least considered to be that way. Everyone wears handicaps to suppress whatever can give them an advantage, such as headpieces that stop a person from using their brain, weights to diminish strength, and masks to hide beauty. The short story looks at the lives of Hazel and George Bergeron living during this new

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