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    addresses her audience, sharing some of her personal experiences with men and argues through her feminist viewpoint that although women have been raised to be kind and gentle that they must not assume responsibility for maintaining their facade that they forget to take responsibly for themselves. She states from personal experience, “Every time his comments took a lecherous turn, I chattered distractingly; every time his hand found its way to my knee, I returned it as if it were something he had misplaced.” to express an experience when she had been in a position where she lacked the audacity to protect herself. Aside from the fact that Ehrenreich has won several awards, been published multiple times, and has earned a Ph.D. degree from Rockefeller university, by sharing personal experiences, Ehrenreich establishes her credibility and ultimately gains the audience’s trust proving that she understands how it feels like to be in a position where she could not protect herself. Ehrenreich appeals to ethos through her personal experiences which she uses in order to influence her audience and ultimately persuade them to toughen up. Ehrenreich makes a strong appeal to pathos throughout the course of her short essay as she approaches pathos in a comical form. In order to convince her audience (consisting of primarily women) to be more like men and toughen up, Ehrenreich uses comical examples which are effective in influencing her audience. "...I wouldn 't recommend emulating the full…

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    Eric Lefkofsky Analysis

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    Eric Lefkofsky is a graduate of the University of Michigan, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago, he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tempus a company with the technology and an operating system to gather data to be more effective in the treatment for Cancer and other illnesses. Eric Lefkofsky has twenty years of experience in the advances of technology. He believes that the health system is lacking sufficient data and information to treat patients differently, and depending on…

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    Who was John D. Rockefeller? John Davison Rockefeller was a very intelligent businessman. He started learning at a young age about business. He was also generous. John D. Rockefeller donated millions of dollars of his own money to charities. He also helped fund for universities and many more things. John D. Rockefeller was one of the most generous and intelligent businessman in the United States. John D. Rockefeller was born in the town of Richford, New York. Since he was a kid, his father,…

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    continuously try to make more money off of Rockefeller and sabotage his well planned industry, however Rockefeller always makes a decision that will tear down the opposition to keep his industry running. Through the study of John D. Rockefeller, he should be considered a captain of industry. He has justified his wealth many times as he has never cut his workers wages, he has also donated to charity very often, and innovated enough to create many jobs for American citizens. His oppositions such…

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    is today without the influence of John D. Rockefeller. John Rockefeller was an American business man from the nineteenth century. Rockefeller quickly became one of the richest men in America. John Rockefeller’s legacy as the richest man in the oil industry is still with us today. As a young boy, John Rockefeller was a typical American boy that was interested in business. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839, on a farm in Richford, New York, to William and Eliza Rockefeller (“John D.…

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    John D. Rockefeller is the poster child for the American dream. He worked himself from the bottom of the monetary food chain to the top. Rockefeller believed in hard and honest work and hated when anything went to waste. This is why when he saw oil being drilled and wasted through inefficiency, he saw an opportunity. Rockefeller then started his own company and the rest is history. He became one of the first multimillionaires in the United States of America through his business and talent. …

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    John D Rockefeller was a strong and striving individual that helped shape America into what it is today. Many might believe that Rockefeller just out to enrich himself and only used inhumane business practices. To some, this might be the case, but with the wealth that came from the so called inhumane business practices, came money that was used wisely. Rockefeller donated a tremendous amount of his hard earned money to great causes and great organizations that were used to change the world of…

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    labeled as Robber Barons, John D. Rockefeller should have been honorably regarded as a Captain of Industry due to his account on strengthening the U.S’s economy by investing in blooming American industry and becoming one of the most respected philanthropist. At the same time, his fellow businessman, Cornelius Vanderbilt was suitable of the title Robber Barons for his hated reputation and lack of charitable efforts. Post-Civil War, the United States experienced with economic boom in which…

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    The Rockefeller Legacy Beatriz Elena Soto José María Vargas University Abstract The history of the Rockefeller family begins with the marriage of two opposing families. The marriage of Eliza Davison and called "Devil Bill" Rockefeller was a union between the faith of a young oil salesman sagas. From this union was born John D. Rockefeller who started the growth of the wealth of the family. John created a bad family reputation between their competitors of their competitors. His…

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    John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller, the first robber baron of America and the Hero of America as well.. John D. Rockefeller born July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York and died May 23, 1937. (Rockefeller Biography) John D. Rockefeller a man believing in the Gospel of Wealth, helped the american people by making oil affordable to the masses and creating new ways to use the by-products of refining oil. Through the life of John D. Rockefeller, he influenced the United States especially with his…

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