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    William Ramsay William Ramsay was born on the second of October, in the year 1852. William, and his parents, William and Catherine, lived in Glasgow, Scotland. William Ramsay performed his work in his native town, until 1870 when he went to Tübingen and earned his doctorate in 1872. When returned to Scotland later that year, he became an assistant chemist at the Anderson College in Glasgow. Eight years later, he was appointed principal and professor of chemistry at London University, which held

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    William Ramsay was born in Glasgow on October 2, 1852, the son of William Ramsay, C.E. and Catherine, née Robertson. He was a nephew of the geologist, Sir Andrew Ramsay. Until 1870 he studied in his native town, following this with a period in Fittig's laboratory at Tübingen until 1872. While there his thesis on orthotoluic acid and its derivatives earned him the degree of doctor of philosophy. On his return to Scotland in 1872 he became assistant in chemistry at the Anderson College in Glasgow

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    Not only has he done that, but has also wrote many books as well. Gordon Ramsay is the world's most famous british chef. In 1998 Ramsay opened his own restaurant, the acclaimed Gordon Ramsay, which within three years had won its third Michelin star and had been rated as one of the best restaurants in the world. In 1999 he opened Pétrus, which earned a Michelin star within seven months, and in 2001 he established Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s, which won a Michelin star two years later. A growing succession

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    Mrs. Ramsay. Where Mrs. Ramsay acts placid and cordial, and conforms to the demands society projects, Lilly acts upon her own desires and will, primarily in regards to the realms of painting and marriage. As the story progresses the reader finds that painting lies at the core of Lillie's self, and she uses it as the means to maintain her inner balance. In the end, Lily accomplishes the balance of order and chaos, by choosing her own desires over the pressures ensued by society, and Mrs. Ramsay fails

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    In the film “The King’s Speech”, written by David Seidler and released on November 26, 2010, the filmmaker portrays Albert being constantly under pressure for speaking correctly, by comparing his speech to great broadcasters who are anything but great leaders. The pressure that comes from Albert’s father, King George V, results in more frustration for the both of them, without either of them realising that to lead a country into greatness depends more on just speaking well. Throughout the film, there

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    Gordon Ramsay

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    “The secret is to make sure the business is running to Perfection, with or without me” —Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay, famous UK celebrity chef, born on November 8th, 1966 in Scotland and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Ramsay had played soccer all through his early life in high school. He endured many occupational injuries during his football career which led to knee injury. Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study courses in Hotel Management when he was 19

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    chef Gordon Ramsay had opportunities to work with many great chefs around the world. Now he owns multiple great restaurants around the world and even hosted tv programs such as “ MasterChef”’ and “Hell’s Kitchen”. Gordon Ramsay was born in Glasgow Scotland, raised in Stratford England. His family moved to England when Ramsay was only 5 years old. Growing up Ramsay fell in love with soccer, and was determined to make it has his professional career. By the time he was 15 years old Ramsay was really

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    Should organizations fear websites where consumers post negative or uncomplimentary messages about products or services? I would not use the word fear; however, organizations - and consumers - should be cognizant of such websites and the impact that the sites can have on any type of business. Give an example of a corporate website where negative and/or uncomplimentary messages have been posted. The importance of relying on scholarly - peer reviewed - articles and journals become clearer with

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    Simmons, Charles James (1893-1875), politician and evangelical preacher, was born on 9 April 1893 at 30 Brighton Road, Mosley, Birmingham. His father, James Henry Simmons (1867-1941), was a master painter and his mother, Mary Jane (1872-1958), a schoolteacher. They were Primitive Methodists, temperance advocates, and Liberals. His maternal grandfather, Charles Henry Russell (1846-1918), a Liberal, Primitive Methodist lay preacher and friend of Joseph Arch (leader of the Agricultural Labourers’

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    Labour Party in Britain in the Years 1924-31 Historians have debated just how competent the two Labour administrations were between 1924 and 1931. Governments are normally only considered “competent” if they have managed the economy efficiently, prevented widespread corruption and maintained law and order. Labour came to power at the end of 1923, a time when the Conservatives and other right-wing groups were spreading vicious rumours about Socialism. MacDonald was

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