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    Cotton Mather is one of the best known Puritan writers for his work The Wonders of the Invisible World. Mather gives the outside world a glimpse into what the Salem Witch trials were like and how they conducted their way of figuring out who was a witch in their colony. The Wonders of the invisible world brought the audiences into the firsthand experience of a trial and made them experience it from the viewpoint of one of the citizens of that colony. Mather specifically focuses on the trial of Martha

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    World by Cotton Mather is an excellent example of how Bridget Bishop was granted a fair trail during the Salem Witch Trials. Cotton Mather was a very well educated man and respected member of the community. He graduated from Harvard at 16 with his undergraduate degree and at 19 he completed his masters degree from Harvard. (Hudson 2015) Due to his education level he was a very creditable source and his opinions were looked at higher than the average citizen. According to Mather he wants to prove

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    The Mathers: The Father and Son Stand on Spectral Evidence during the Salem Witch Trials Is unpunished witchcraft a sin against God, or do the lives of innocent people take precedence? The answer to this question lies in the understanding of spectral evidence. It is the question that prompted the Mathers to produce the answer which ended the Salem witch trials. Witchcraft had been around prior to the witch trials in Massachusetts. Accusations and persecutions of witches and wizards date back

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    Cotton Mathers Cotton Mathers was born in 1663, into a family that were New England Puritan ministers, as Rev. John Cotton and Rev. Richard Mather. Cotton was determined to reach fame, as he looked up to his father Rev. Increase Mather, who was a well appreciated political leader, and minister of the South Church in Boston. Cotton made outstanding grades on his Greek and Latin entrance exams at the age of twelve, and began college at Harvard. He received his M.A. at the age of eighteen, and felt

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    firm that helps increase favorability and reputation for different companies. According to World PR, Ogilvy PR is the number eight agency in the world. Ogilvy PR is under the ownership of Ogilvy and Mather. Ogilvy PR is well known all around the world. The agency provides public relations counsel for many different companies. Ogilvy has 6 core practices: social marketing, public affairs, healthcare, consumer marketing, corporate, and technology. David Ogilvy founded Ogilvy and Mather in 1948. Ogilvy

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    In society, everyone is attached and more focused on technology rather than the nature and wildlife of planet earth. Some people might argue that the parks or green spaces produce too many greenhouse gases which will pollute the cities. However, our cities already have a lot of pollution so if greenhouse gases are added to the mix it won’t be of any harm. People also argue that parks take up land space that could be developed for retail and the use of natural resources. Parks actually help contribute

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    Founding : Loop Labs Inc

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    History Founding: Loop Labs Inc. (Notion) was incorporated by two friends of twenty years; Brett Jurgens and Ryan Margoles in 2011.(1.) Both the founders were affiliated with University of Colorado at Boulder as undergraduate students. Brett and Ryan with years of experience in the field business and new product development decided to unite their skills in 2011 as a business venture. Loop was formed to provide potential clients solutions that will allow them to be aware of changes to a particular

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    Imagine attending a large scale event with the responsibility of a family to look after. After putting all trust into the security and emergency responders, a catastrophe, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, happens. During the bombing, three people died and more than 260 were injured (Barlow 1). Recently, in Las Vegas, an elevated shooter fired down on music festival goers. He killed 58 people and injuring hundreds (Hudgins 2). Security at major events should be tightened because citizens would

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    Mather, a preacher, theologian, and historian, exercised great authority in early New England, and still retains some of that authority today, for his clear depiction of the area’s history. Authority is a large part of Mather’s argument in Wonders of the Invisible World, used in his logos, his logical arguments, and his extrinsic ethos and intrinsic ethos, and he often uses religion as proof of his authority, with references to America as the ‘Devil’s territories’ and the Puritans as God’s chosen

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    BACKGROUND Charlotte Beers became Ogilvy & Mather's first outsider CEO after its acquisition by WPP Group Plc in 1991. According to her memo dated May 19th, Beers' objective was to "re-invent" the mega-agency, whose inertia and complacency had eroded its competitiveness since the 1980s. In fact, Beer's tenure at Ogilvy constituted a re-creation of the agency, redefining its aims, processes, people, and structure in reaction to the demands placed by the changing advertising industry. ANALYSIS

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