Francis Scott Key

(noun)

An American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Georgetown who wrote the lyrics to the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

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Examples of Francis Scott Key in the following topics:

  • The War in the Chesapeake

    • Having destroyed Washington's public buildings, including the president's mansion and the Treasury, the British Army next moved to capture Baltimore, a busy port and a key base for American privateers.
    • The defense of the fort inspired the American lawyer Francis Scott Key to write a poem that would eventually provide the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner."

  • Remanufacturing (to as-good-as-new condition)

    • The term ‘sound working condition' is key because in some areas of the world, reassembled products made from used parts are considered new and come with the same guarantee and warranty as products made from virgin raw materials.

  • The people at the bottom of the pyramid

    • ‘Inclusive business' is the term used to describe efforts that include ‘bottom-of-the-pyramid' (BoP) customers in a company's business model – and the key to tapping into this powerful economic base is ‘local partner selection'.

  • Building a better future

    • The USGBC has developed a rating and certifi cation system titled Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to recognize the efficiency performance of buildings (as well as healthcare systems and labs) in five key areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

  • Higher Education

    • The most important educational component of Johnson's Great Society was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, designed by Commissioner of Education Francis Keppel.
    • Distinguish the key features - as well as the effects - of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Facilities Act, and the Higher Education Act.

  • The Salk Vaccine Field Trial

    • Salk's vaccine was then used in a test called the Francis Field Trial, led by Thomas Francis; the largest medical experiment in history.
    • The key distinguishing feature of the randomized control design is that study subjects, after assessment of eligibility and recruitment, but before the intervention to be studied begins, are randomly allocated to receive one or the other of the alternative treatments under study.

  • Types of Transitions

    • Internal previews cue the audience to listen for the key elements within major points.
    • I will be focusing on two main points--Why Jim and Pam should get married, and why Michael Scott needs to get married.
    • Internal summaries, in contrast to internal previews, review the key points a speaker just made.
    • Internal summaries reinforce the key issues in the speech.
    • Signposts allow an audience to remember the key points and follow along in the speech.

  • The importance of collaboration

    • Apart from frames and nudges, group collaboration (i.e. the input of employees as well as different departments, customers, suppliers, and so on) appears to be another key component to achieving success when sustainability-based changes are introduced into a business.

  • The requirements of a good recording-keeping system

  • Environmental audits