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    behind my success. An MBA from CSU global would allow my work ethic and technical skills to be parallel, without having one overshadowed by the other. Professionally speaking, my college does not jump off the page on my resume. The University at Albany may not be recognized nationally, however I received a top-notch education and gained the knowledge that has led to my professional and personal success. After graduating, like most college graduates I had to take an entry-level job outside…

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    Secret societies have been present in American society throughout time, but their effects have gone unnoticed. The Freemasons, for example, were an ancient society that moved to the colonies from Europe before America even became a country. Their main role in each society was to cause “… destruction of the traditional social and political order based on an authoritarian philosophy and characterized by inequality and privilege.” (Carter). They wanted to make the world a more fair and just society…

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    American Colonists Dbq

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    Colonists: Loyalists or Americans The colonists who lived in the thirteen colonies known as America mainly originated from England and thought of themselves to be loyal to the British Empire. However the continental congress formed acts which in return questioned the British authority, after the French and Indian war the British parliament began to increase taxation policies. Consequently, between the time period of 1705 to 1776 colonists dramatically moved away from being a loyalist(those…

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    artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland.” The first major canal was the Erie Canal, first proposed in 1807. Although construction didn’t begin until 1817 and wasn’t finished until 1825. This canal stretched from Albany, New York to Buffalo, New York, it made an unfathomable contribution to the wealth of New York City. The creation of canals increased trade throughout the nation being able to reach western settlements. The Erie was only the first of many, as…

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    Have you heard about Benjamin Franklin? He is the one that discovered electricity. He is one very important person. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn’t be warm in the winter and we wouldn’t be cooled in the summer. He also invented the lightning bolt, bifocal eyeglasses, and the armonica. He also invented the franklin stove to keep houses warm. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts. His father (Josiah Franklin) had 17 kids. Josiah Franklin had two wives, Abiah Folger…

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    All circumstances and subjects have various perspectives and points of view to them. A Catch 22 displays conflicting perspectives in which there isn't either a solitary decent or a terrible, positive or negative. In The Artificial River The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862, composed via Carol Sheriff, there are a wide range of cases of Catch 22s. Towns at first observed the Canal negatively affecting them, however acknowledged it could offer assistance. The Canal accommodated…

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    Identity Fraud Case Study

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    information was obtained Guzman and her accomplice Woods proceeded to open up multiple lines of credit and making multiple purchases in the Capital Region. Suzette Guzman and Emmett Woods pleaded guilty to their participation in the identity theft at Albany Medical Center. Woods was charged with (1) count of Scheme to Defraud in the first degree, (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the second degree (both felonies) and will face 7.5-15 years in state prison. Guzman-Moore…

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    Freedom Of Speech

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    social change. For example in the Albany Movement where there was a struggle in Albany Georgia, between civil rights groups and city officials over demonstrations, Officers decided to arrested King and others on December 1961 in plan of mass arrests in order to prevent the movement. It wasn 't the only time King was arrested by Albany police. He faced arrest again in July 1962 after holding a prayer vigil outside the Albany city hall. Some considered the Albany Movement as a failure, but…

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    this offense and they were unaware of the consequences and that they deserve a second chance, but I don’t see it necessary in this situation when they were given the tools to right a good and true paper. As for the verifier, when referring to our Albany state handout and Gordon State Academic catalog, it has been written clearly on ways to perform proper citations and the consequences involved of academic dishonesty. Our professors and student affairs office have justified what is considered…

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    The Mohicans were a Native American tribe that settled along the Hudson River valley near Albany, New York. Having just fought in the Beaver War they didn’t want to participate in the French and Indian War. However it is true that they participated in some of the raids and ambushes in the movie. Fort William Henry, the centerpiece of the film, was built on the south end of the lake as a stepping-stone from which to attack Fort St. Frederic and end the Indian threat. Two previous attempts to…

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