The Mid Year Symposium at Bridgewater State University was a truly amazing experience. With 500 students on the roster to present at all times of the day. There was so much that I learned in the two different times that I was there but I will narrow it down to 5 things that I found the most interesting
1) Canada's banks are rated 1st in the world in terms of stability and soundness; The United States is ranked 111th.
2)The United Nations was concieved in 1948 and as of 2011 had 9 different peace-keeping missions still active around the world
3) Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is where a person has multiple different personalities, anywhere from 2 to over 100.
4) A "Toxic Asset" in regards to the financial world can refer to any investment, like a mortgage or shares in a company, where you do not expect to get a good return and will actual lose money. Alot of these were bought up by the U.S government during the 2008 financial fallout.
5) The United States is ranked 10th of 28 on the list of countries where bribery is prevalent. At least four different U.S based companies have been discovered using bribery in their business.
Ms. Williams, I know that you will be reading this post so let me take this time to thank you. Had you not urged people to sign up for this event I would have missed out on all of this. I sincerely thank you for everything you have done this semester for me. Without your patience and guidance I would not have survived.
Nick I am so glad you did this. Not only did you completely transform a paper that you could have just cast aside, you gave a fantastic presentation, and you learned a lot from other presenters. I hope you continue to do this in the future.
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