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    School Captain Speech

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    year 1970. But very sad to say ‚ I can’t celebrate my birthday. Because I don’t have any birth certificate  so‚ nobody knows the exact date. The year is only known to me as it’s engraved on my body. After I was born I was kept in a locker along with my other brothers and sisters Then‚ one day a shopkeeper involved me in a transaction As a balance amount‚ to a mother I was given. The mother’s boy wasn’t fascinated by my cute body Without hesitation‚ he parted me for the purchase of

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    erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme to consider. It’s obvious the narrator has great respect for the Captain‚ rendered by tones of compassion‚ reverence‚ and ceremony in the poem. "Exult‚ O shores

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    Focus and Violence Distraction Reconstructive Errors Many people believe that memory works something like a videotape. Storing information is like recording and remembering is like playing back what was recorded‚ with information being retrieved in much the same form as it was encoded. However‚ memory does not work in this way. It is a feature of human memory that we do not store information exactly as it is presented to us. Rather‚ people extract from information the gist‚ or underlying meaning.

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    What were the strengths of British Conservatism that it could recover from so quickly from Labour’s post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951? In this essay I aim to explain some of the strengths that British conservatism had that helped it recover quickly from labours post-war landslide to dominate British politics after 1951. In 1945 it was apparent that the Conservatives would not recover from their defeat post-war. I shall argue that one of the reasons why the conservatives

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    the British Western subgenre reached its creative peak in the early 1970s‚ beginning with the release of Captain Apache (1971)‚ produced and distributed by Benmar Productions of England and featuring Lee Van Cleef (High Noon‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) as the eponymous protagonist. While the decision to cast a white actor in the film’s lead role and have him apply red makeup to increase his authenticity would be considered exploitative and harmful by contemporary standards‚ Captain Apache

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    Captain Ahab's Monomania

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    Through his actions‚ words‚ thoughts‚ and what others think about him‚ Captain Ahab is truly monomaniacal. Ahab is monomaniacal through his words and thoughts. "Talk not to me of blasphemy‚man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me." This shows Ahab’s madness because only he would have the nerve to say that no matter who it is‚ great or small‚ he would stand up to them; this includes Moby Dick. Ahab often smokes a pipe‚ but he realizes something and says "What business have I with this pipe? This thing

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    Say No to Drugs

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    actually less aware‚ and less alert. Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they were taken‚ the effect on the mind can last a long time. Don’t lose your mind! Avoid drugs. 2. Drugs mess with your body Drug use can make you ill and an overdose can kill. Drugs are poisons after all. The list of diseases you can catch as a result

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    Chapter 2: When Worlds Collide (1492- 1590) 1. Discuss the roles played by the rising merchant class‚ the new monarchies‚ Renaissance humanism‚ and the Reformation in the development of European Colonialism. The merchant class rose beside the economic growth. It expanded commerce and trade in basic goods. Commercial expansion stimulated the growth of markets and towns. Alliance between commerce and political power was important in the development of European Colonialism. New monarchies promised

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    Question I witnessed a fight at the hawker centre "Okay! See you! Bye!” I chirped as I hung up the phone. I was talking to my best friend Abigail about our Science project. We were going to meet up at Clement Food court to have lunch then off to the library to do research. As the food court was only a stone’s throw away‚ I decided to leave 5 minutes before the meeting time. Little did I know what danger awaited me......? I stride to the market leisurely‚ and at the corner of my eye‚ I noticed

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    Say NO to Racism

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    BERNIE CENICEROS Title: Say NO To Racism Topic: People must learn to avoid racism and correct those who don ’t Thesis: No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back Intro: I.Attention Gaining Strategy: how many of you have witnessed or been a victim of racism? II.¼ high-schoolers are racially abused every year III. No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back IV. My main points are why racism is wrong‚ why people move here‚

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