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    The Virtue Test Case

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    We are presented with a formidable quandary for Lauren to overcome at her new job. She has to make a rather difficult decision on whether to green-light her company’s product meeting the contracted specifications from a buyer. However she has discovered the products don’t quite meet specifications, with a chance to completely fail under high humidity conditions. Therefore she has to decide to pass and sign off on the new product which will help fulfill her company’s lucrative new contract, or…

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    If the truth be known, complaints were filed with the agency about the truthfulness and reliability of data supplied to the SEC by Five Point. If environmentalist's have their way, The unspoiled Santa Clara River will stay that way If environmentalist’s have their way, The unspoiled Santa Clara River will stay that way which would halt construction of Lennar’s Newhall Ranch development…

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    Autobiography Essay

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    grandfather decided to make something out of his life, and enrolled at San Jose City college in 1972, and graduated in 1975 with an Associate degree. While enrolled in San Jose City college, my grandfather was offered an internship to work for the Santa Clara county in the investigation program unit. At first, it was very stressful for my grandfather,…

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    The sanctity of the moment was interrupted by voices coming up the trail. Two young men walked on past us at a good clip. We acknowledged them; they did not acknowledge us—too involved in their conversation with one another. They were talking about “doing” trails. One said something about “doing Berryvale,” which I know to be a great hike out of Big Basin Park. They were so much into their own exploits and planned exploits that they did not see the view of the bay. They did not see the gulch…

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    California Quake Summary

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    Areas…” This article was written and published in the New York Times in 1989, which is a while from the actual event. This article clearly describes 7 counties that affected by the quake, such as Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey. Beside the article is the little graph that demonstrates these 7 areas and the routes, highways, as well as what specifically happened at that time. What makes this article special is that the writer mainly focused on…

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    1. Q: When was San Francisco founded and who founded it? A. San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776. It was founded by a Spanish explorer named Juan Bautista de Anza and Paloú. Anza lead an expedition northwest to the Pacific Coast and established the first successful overland connection between Sonora and Northern California. The Mexican viceroy was so impressed, he commissioned Anza to return to the San Francisco Bay and set up a permanent settlement. (San Francisco History) 2. Q: What is…

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    Clara Barton I believed Clara Barton should be nominated for the “Guardian of the Lives” award. Clara Barton was born in North Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. Clara was always a caring person and later became a nurse after many different varieties of jobs . But when the civil war broke out, she was one of the first volunteers to care for the wounded soldiers. After her father’s death, Clara left the hospital and cared for soldiers. She collected distributed supplies for the Union and Confederate…

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    Lincoln, maybe the slaves, but do women come to the mind of most when thinking about the American Civil War? Women played a great role during the Civil War. Some women were spies, like Isabelle Boyd and Elizabeth Van Lew; many were nurses, like Clara Barton; some were even soldiers in disguise, like Sarah Edmonds; there were also women who didn’t have a direct role in the war, but had effort in supporting the soldiers. Women had very significant roles…

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    the fundamental principles of the ethics is a real challenge (Tomaševski, 1998). Apparently the ethical concerns were noticed much farther back than one might think. The American Red Cross was founded on the very basic principle of assistance. Clara Barton realized the need for assistance. She envisioned the organization providing relief to those in need. She saw that groups of people could come together for the…

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    the country if elected president. Our constitution states that all mankind is created equal. Everyone should be treated equally, so if a man can be president, so can a woman. Women can be leaders and make a difference, just like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, and Mother Theresa. Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15, 1820. She developed a sense of justice and moral zeal early in her life. She became active in temperance after fifteen years of temperance. She wasn’t…

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