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    The Stock Market Challenge For this topic we were set a task to submit a report that aims to analyse and evaluate the financial performance of an organisation we each individually chose for the stock market challenge. To begin with I chose the company Glencore to invest £100,000 in. It is said that Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies, producing and marketing over 90 commodities, with a network that spans more than 50 countries and around 181,000…

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    According to many crimes that have been committed the one that seemed more intriguing to discuss was definitely the Oklahoma City Bombing, which was carried out by three individuals, but Timothy McVeigh seemed to get the biggest notoriety for the crime and also labeling him as one of the most well known mass murders around the world. In this paper it is proven that an individual 's situations will cause them to act out in a time in their life which include criminal acts doing what even seemed…

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    In 1995, the cost of a gallon of gas was $1.09, a dozen eggs were 87 cents, a loaf of bread was $1.15 and the average cost of a new car was $15,500 (The People History). Timothy McVeigh caused an upset that would be known as the biggest terrorist attack at the time. The O.J. Simpson trial will be one of the most famous verdicts in history. Windows 95 and EBay were invented and became popular quickly. 1995 was a year of homegrown terrorism, the shock of the century and computer advances that…

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    McVeigh, a former military man, was the one behind this attack. McVeigh earned many medals while serving in the Persian Gulf War, but after not being admitted into the Special Forces program he left the Army. McVeigh was not alone in his wrong doings, Terry Nichols was also a part of the bombing. The two men were infuriated by events like the Randy Weaver incident, but what really set them off was the shootout with the Branch Davidian religious…

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    Swaziland Research Paper

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    Over spring break, I took a trip to Swaziland, Africa. One of the days I was there, I went on a safari ride. The people in my group and I were a little nervous about the ride just because there are some huge, scary animals out there. The first thing our tour guide said to us was, “Don’t worry about it, the safari car is very safe and the animals are used to people coming through here.” The car was pretty big, seating our whole group plus an experienced driver. It had four tall doors and a few…

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    of soliciting to commit murder, a former doctor who poisoned a woman and perhaps a few other to Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, and last but not least Terry Nichols for the Oklahoma City bombing. A clear disparity exists from attempted murder to a bombing. When considering safety and an offender’s ability to instigate others, there is no doubt that Terry Nichols may be able to influence others but based on face value a doctor who quietly killed patients may have less need for placement in a…

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    Quebec there were occasional honks and not a lot of money being donated. When Fox entered Hawkesbury, Ontario, on June 28, 1980 he was greeted by a brass band and thousands of balloons that were released into the sky printed with the slogan, "Welcome Terry. You can do it." His next location was the nation's capital Ottawa. When fox got to Ottawa he got to meet the Governor General, Ed Schreyer. Fox was greeted by cheering crowds everywhere he ran in Ontario. He was being treated like a superstar…

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    Timothy McVeigh was” born on April 23, 1968 in Lockport, New York and grew up nearby in the working-class town of Pendleton” (McVeigh, 2017).Timothy parents divorced, and he went to live with his’s father, where he started to take interest in guns. He learned to use a gun through his’s grandfather giving him target lessons. “McVeigh was also bullied as a teenager, he was also very bright, earning a partial college scholarship after graduating from high school in 1986” (McVeigh, 2017).McVeigh…

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    General Convention is held every two years. The event is open to all collegiate and alumna members. Attendees have the opportunity to vote on important organizational topics, network with one another and attend educational sessions and workshops. Kappa Leadership Conference is held in non-convention years and focuses on officer-specific training as well as adviser training. The presented programming aligns with our Pillars of Education. For example, this year, subject-matter experts will…

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    Oklahoma City Bombing: April 19, 1995 The morning of April 19th, 1995 changed the United States forever. On that morning, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was attacked and destroyed by a homegrown terrorist. This event shook the US and forced the country to start thinking in terms of potential terror events, specifically ones carried out by US citizens. Two years earlier the World Trade Center was attacked by outsiders and caused America to begin to think about foreign…

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