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Telus History
Telus History TELUS as we know it today is the result of a number of mergers and acquisitions along more than 100 years of history. Everything started in 1885 when the first telephone call took place in Alberta; from there the city of Edmonton bought the Edmonton district telephone company in 1904. In 1906 Alberta started a provincial telephone service by acquiring the assets of the Bell Telephone Company in the province; in 1958 the
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Zen in the Art of Archery
Zen in the Art of Archery, by Eugen Herrigel describes the ritualistic arts of discipline and focus that the Zen religion focuses around. In this book, Herrigel describes many aspects of how archery is, in fact, not a sport, but an art form, and is very spiritual to those in the east. The process he describes shows how he overcame his initial inhibitions and began to look toward new ways of seeing and understanding. In
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The History of the Modem
The modem, which is an acronym for modulator/demodulator, was invented in the 1950’s for military use. Manufactured by the now popular computer company, IBM, modems were used as part of an air-defense system; their purpose was to connect various airbases and control centers. Modems are devices that mix (modulate) and separate (demodulate) signals, allowing one computer to connect to another. They transfer the data over telephone lines by using analog waves and the modem
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Baroque Art: Protestant Vs. Catholic
Baroque: Protestant vs. Catholic Before the purity of Neoclassicism, even before the carefree artists of the Rococo era, there was the dramatic and emotive Baroque. The term "baroque" is said to have been derived from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl, and is certainly an adequate description. In the wake of what has become known as the Protest Reformation, the Catholic Church held the infamous Council of Trent. This eighteen year deliberation addressed several
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Rock and Roll as a Performing Art
Introduction Rock and Roll, Rock 'n' Roll, also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals, often with harmony, electric guitars, a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. It has been credited with ending wars and spreading peace and tolerance, as well as corrupting the innocent and spreading moral riots. Rock has become popular across the globe, far from its birthplace in the United
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History of the Blog
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. A few called themselves "escribitionists". The Open Pages webring included members of the online-journal community. Justin Hall, who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers,[5] as is Jerry Pournelle.[citation needed] Dave
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Electronic Arts - Marketing Concept
TO: Susan Campbell, Course Co-ordinator REP/2/2007 FROM: Bartosz Walkiewicz DATE: 5 October 2007 MARKETING CONCEPT IN ELECTRONIC ARTS 1.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE The report will present an implementation of the marketing concept into business strategy of Electronic Arts. The report will evaluate the benefits and cost of the marketing approach in Electronic Arts. All information has to be submitted to Mrs. Susan Campbell, the HNC course co-ordinator on 25th October 2007. 2.0 PROCEDURE In order
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Korea Old and New: A History
Book Review: Korea Old and New: A History The book I chose for this book review assignment is titled Korea Old and New: A History by author Carter J. Eckert along with other contributing authors Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson and Edward W. Wagner. The book is published at Korea Institute, Harvard University in 1990. The book consists of 418 pages and it is more of a survey of Korean history and reference
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Art of the Interview
10-10-06 Campus Engagement “The Art of the Interview” Blane Ruschak is a recruiter for a major accounting firm. Their closest office is located in Nashville, Tennessee. He has visited Western Kentucky University several times over the past four years. He has come not only as an informational speaker, but as a recruiter trying to find possible employees for KPMG. Mr. Ruschak’s speech on the art of the interview was rather expedient, yet beneficial. The seminar
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The Chinese Healing Art of Acupuncture
Acupuncture The Chinese healing art of acupuncture is one that can be dated back at least two thousand years. Some authorities maintain that acupuncture has been practiced in China for even four thousand years. Though its exact age is vague, what is certain is that up until the recent twentieth century, much of the population of the world was uninformed about acupuncture, its origins, and its capacity to promote and maintain good health. Even today
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History on Amazing Grace
"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound..." So begins one of the most beloved hymns of all times, a staple in the hymnals of many denominations. The author of the words was John Newton, the self-proclaimed wretch who once was lost but then was found, saved by amazing grace. Newton was born in London July 24, 1725, the son of a commander of a merchant ship which sailed the Mediterranean. In 1744 John was impressed into
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The Contribution of Prophets in History
The concept of a prophet is an old one. In the Greek religion there were prophets of Zeus, Apollo, and other gods. The Bible refers to prophets of Yahweh, Baal, and other regional deities. Christians refer to John the Baptist as a prophet of the Christian god, and Muslims refer to Muhammad as the Prophet, the last and greatest of the prophets of Allah. According to what the prophets did we can say that
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History of Valentines Day
Valentine's Day occurs annually on February 14th. This is one of the few facts that we can say for sure, since the exact origins of the holiday are uncertain. Many experts believe that it originated with "Lupercalia", an ancient roman festival that was celebrated on February 15th, to honor the roman god Lupercus, who watched over their shepherds and flocks. This festival can be traced back as far as the fourth century B.C. At Lupercalia,
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Louis Kahn: The Salk Institute and Kimbell Art Museum
Louis Kahn was a genius beyond his time. His idea of silence and light separates his architecture from anyone else in history. The ideas spawned by his work challenged many theories before and beyond his time. He used plainness, light and location to shape the design of his buildings. Another concept that was heavily practiced by Kahn, was the use of served and servant spaces. The servant spaces usually housed the lighting, plumbing, and any
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History Paper
English people came to New England in the 17th century for a few reasons. Fishing was very much a part of the English economy and the English diet. They learned to make fishing their way to survive. A way to get rich in the colonies, they had to work for it, market it, and sell it. They didn’t keep records of where they were catching fish because they didn’t want everyone to know where the
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The History of the Periodic Table
Since the ancient times, people like the Greeks were acknowledged of the existence of elements, but only knew of common ones like gold, tin, and copper. It wasn’t until the middle of the nineteenth century when about 50 elements were discovered and scientists began to wonder if the elements vary from each other or if a pattern is represented in the arrangement of the elements. A number of scientists tried different kinds of patterns. For
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History Essay for out of This Furnace
In Out of this Furnace, unionism at the outset of the depression was referred to as “merciless repression.” This was evident through the mere 6 percent labor force that belonged to the Unions. But with the new climate inspiring men like Dobie from Out of This Furnace and aid from the federal government in the form of the Wagner Act, during the 1930’s unions were able to establish themselves, demonstrated by 1/3 workers carrying union
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History of the Mustang
History of the Mustang To say you know about cars is basically saying that you know about the ford mustang. The two are hardly talked about separately. Throughout history cars have come and gone but the mustang is one of the few that has never left it has passed the test of time. The mustang isn't looked at as an exotic car, it is still put together just like every other car an assembly line.
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Art Work Analysis
The name of the artwork that I have chosen to analyze is Home, Sweet Home by Winslow Homer. Homer first came to national attention during the Civil War with his accurate, vivid sketches of life at the front. As an artist-reporter he accompanied the Army of the Potomac in the Peninsula campaign in Virginia, observing camp life and some combat. While Homer drew a few traditional military scenes, such as bayonet and cavalry charges, he
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Economic Policy in Recent U.S. History
Economic Policy in Recent U.S. History In the highly materialistic world that we live in, success is generally measured in financial terms. The same is true in politics, where the success of a politician, especially the President, is measured by how well the economy did during his term in office. It is specifically measured by how well they bring down unemployment, grow the economy and fight inflation. Two basic modes of thought on the subject
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The History of Track and Field
Track and Field events, also known as athletics, have progressed a great deal since their birth in Olympus, around the ninth century B.C. More athletes and more nationalities compete in Track and Field than in any other Olympic sport. Athletics is one of the largest attractions at the Modern Olympics, drawing in huge crowds of spectators and creating interest at summer Olympics. Track and Field events have come a long way since the Ancient Greek
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Michael Ray Charles Art and the African American Society
Michael Ray Charles born in 1967 in Louisiana, he is a graduate from McNeese State University while he was there he studied advertising design and illustration later he picked up painting. Afterwards he received a MFA degree from the University of Houston, and in 2000, he consulted in a Spike Lee's film, "Bamboozled". He also served as a panelist for National Endowment for the Arts and a juror for The Bush Artist Fellowship. Michael Ray
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Nuclear Weapons History
Mesopotamia, whose territory was roughly equivalent to that of modern Iraq, fell to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century and remained part of the Ottoman Empire until a British invasion during World War One. As a method for ensuring the success of the uprising against the Ottoman Turks, the British supported the national independence movement within Iraq. However, in 1920 the Treaty of Sиvres established Iraq as a mandate of the League of Nations
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Documentary Films Have Played an Important Part in Determining the Way We Construct History and Memory. in What Ways Do Documentary Films Dealing with the Holocaust Determine Contemporary Understandings of That Historical Event?
Documentary films and their representations of the Holocaust have served not only to speak their ‘truth’ of the atrocities but also to document changing paradigms of social thought concerning Holocaust ‘truth’. Holocaust History and its documentation: Theodor Adorno’s famous 1949 injunction that ‘to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric’ is indicative of the initial approaches of documentary to the subject matter. The first documentary footage of the Holocaust was shot as Allied troops entered the
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The Death of a Soul, the Glance of History
The Death of a Soul, The Glance of History And meet the time as it seeks us. Cymberline Before the preface, I saw the sentence adopted from ShakespeareЎЇs Cymberline . All of the sudden, a sense of seriousness and heaviness mounted up in my heart. I felt the authorЎЇs tone of despair and disillusionment. Ў°at most, one generation had gone though a revolution, another experienced a putsch, the third a war, the fourth a
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