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A Streetcar Named Opportunity
Few of us have the experience of turning our lives upside-down to pursue our career, and among those that do, most probably have not pulled up stakes and moved to…
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Mutiny In Pennsylvania
As schoolchildren, we all learn the legend of the crossing of the Delaware River depicted in the famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. We are told about the harsh conditions endured…
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From Humble Roots
Imagine for a moment that you were born in 1838, in a small village in Germany that even today has fewer than 2,000 residents. As a teenager, you worked in…