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Continue reading →: Business Lesson 105 – My ad
For this business lesson, I was assigned to write an advertisement for something I wanted to sell. Running a lawn care business during the summer, it made more sense for me to advertise that rather than some imaginary service. First, I will show you the ad, and then break down…
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Continue reading →: Plunkitt
George Washington Plunkitt was a man of means. He played the part of a patriotic statesman with a burning desire to do justice to New York City. More accurately, he was a man who took advantage of the opportunities presented to him. A man that history hasn’t looked favorably on.…
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Continue reading →: Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington held two beliefs on racism. The first belief was that Negroes would learn to find acceptance into social norms through Capitalism. I focused on that topic in my last English essay. In this essay, I will discuss the second topic: the timeframe until Negroes were accepted. Booker…
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Continue reading →: Is Wealth Redistribution Fair?The topic of this essay is Capitalism, Socialism, and wealth redistribution. One of the common criticisms of Capitalism is that it encourages efficiency rather than empathy. In a Capitalist society, people are encouraged to multiply their wealth instead of looking out for their fellow man. Of course, that is just…
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Continue reading →: Capitalism or Elitism?
In Booker T. Washington’s autobiography, he talks about slavery and racism. The negroes were not accepted socially. That was one of the dilemmas he faced during his time. Booker’s solution was to have the Negro race prove their value through economics. He wanted them to become such an integral part…
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Continue reading →: Lifestyle In Twenty Years – Business Lesson 95Upon finishing this week’s business lessons, Dr. Gary North asked all the students a simple question: “What lifestyle do you want in twenty years?” It’s a curious question that I haven’t thought about much. Sure, I have a goal for my career; I have a vision for my future family,…
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Continue reading →: English Lesson 60
In this essay, I will discuss two topics in Booker T. Washington’s autobiography. The first section will be about racial prejudices in America. The second part will be about the poverty that followed freedom. The racial prejudices in America during the nineteenth century are incredibly revealing. In Booker T. Washington’s…
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Continue reading →: A Name – Business Lesson 85 Assignment
The most interesting principle I read in Carnegie’s How To Win Friends & Influence People, was his point about remembering names. As he poetically pointed out, “A name is to that person the sweetest sound in any language.” Most people have to repeat their name multiple times until someone remembers.…
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Continue reading →: Why Slavery Is A Bad System – English Lesson 55
There is often the misconception that slavery was beneficial for the slave owners and destructive for the slaves. That is only a half-truth. Booker T. Washington, who was born a slave in the south, beautifully laid down his case for why slavery was adverse for both parties. In this lesson,…
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Continue reading →: Business Lesson 80
Throughout Dale Carnegie’s book, How To Win Friends & Influence People, he gives multiple principles. The principles help the reader win friends and influence people. I cannot give this book enough praise. Often self-improvement books make some good points coupled with mediocre advice. Thankfully, that is not the case with…
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