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It Was Late on a Friday Afternoon When Makari Polzin

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It was late on a Friday afternoon when Makari Polzin got a call at the help desk for Taggart Transcontinental.A man with an edge of panic in his voice was on the phone."I'm really in a bind and I sure hope that you can help me." He identified himself as John Galt from the Accounting Department.He told Makari that he had to work on a report that was due on Monday morning and that he had forgotten to bring a written copy of his new password home with him.Makari knew that Taggart's new password policy required that passwords be at least fifteen characters long,must contain letters and numbers,and must be changed every sixty days,had created problems.Consequently,Makari provided the password to John.The caller was not John Galt,and Makari was a victim of

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Non-importation Agreements

A series of colonial American boycotts against British goods in the lead-up to the American Revolution, aiming to protest British policies and taxes.

Townshend Acts

A series of British acts passed in the late 1760s imposing duties on colonial imports in America, contributing to growing unrest and the American Revolution.

Formal Agreements

Officially binding contracts or treaties between parties, often involving nations or organizations.

Tea Importation

The process of bringing tea into one country from another country for sale, trade, or consumption.