7th Speech “Sometimes I felt as if all my thoughts were leaves in a pile on a lawn‚ and a huge gust of wind would blow them all around. As a child‚ I was gregarious‚ outgoing‚ and happy-go-lucky. Then something went horribly askew at about age 12. I did not know why I was unable to focus when I had been the best reader in school. I had been talkative‚ but I kept to myself‚ remained silent‚ and let bullies pick on me. I hadn’t the slightest idea what was going on with my body and mind. Eighth-grade
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enough beans to feed 1/7th of the world’s total population‚ several changes would occur on a global scale. Assuming the world’s population is approximately 7.28 billion people‚ this would mean producing enough to feed 1.04 billion people. At 1 lb of beans per every 5 persons per day‚ that is approximately 75‚972‚000‚000 lbs of beans a year or 34‚460‚319.53 metric tons per year. Considering a total production of 23‚139‚004 metric tons of beans in 2013‚ producing enough beans for 1/7th of the population
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La Tour Eiffel is one of the most recognizable structures in the world. It is the tallest building of Paris and is considered a global cultural icon of France. It had always been my dream to visit the world’s most-visited paid monument someday. I didn’t have to think twice when my best friend‚ Katie asked me if I wanted to join her on a trip to Paris. I just packed my bags and hopped up on the plane with her. Being in Paris‚ visiting my dream place and that too with my best friend‚ it sure was overwhelming
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The extensive controversy between Great Britain and Greece over the Elgin Marbles has been going on for several hundred years. Ironically‚ Greece did not exist at the time of the catalyst. It all started in 1801 when the British Lord Elgin‚ the ambassador to the Ottoman Turks‚ began to move the marbles from present-day Greece to London. The marbles in question are from the world-famous Parthenon structure in the Athens Acropolis. The temple was built nearly 2‚500 years ago. The Elgin Marbles are
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My Hero Their are a lot of heroes out there some fake like Superman‚ Batman‚ and all the other we sometimes wish we could be‚ then there are the real heroes like firemen‚ policemen‚ and our troops who put their life on the line every day. One of my heroes happens to be my Grandpa‚ He served in the Korean War‚ he was the first person in his family to attend college‚ and he always puts his family first. My Grandpa fought in the Korean War when he was about 20 years old ‚ he was there for almost
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1(a) The small scale industries play a vital role in the growth of the country. It contributes almost 40% of the gross industrial value added in the Indian economy. By less capital intensive and high labour absorption nature‚ SSI sector has made significant contribution to employment generation and also rural industrialization. Under the changing economic scenario‚ SSI has to face number of diverse problems like vast population‚ large scale un-employment and underemployment and scarcity of capital
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Surprise Me Essay Final Draft How to Make a Simple Birthday Cake Have you ever wanted to make a birthday cake for someone special but not know how? Well‚ here is how to make a simple birthday cake. All you’ll need is a little time‚ love‚ and a few items from the grocery store. You will need a box of cake mix (the favorite flavor of the birthday person)‚ shortening‚ eggs‚ oil‚ flour‚ and birthday candles (the number will depend on the age of the birthday person.) When you get home‚ you will need to gather
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“7th grade” and “Melting pot” Every story has a conflict. Some stories the conflict could be internal which means they take place in the character’s mind. In “7th grade”‚ The conflict would be Internal because Victor wants to impress Teresa. Other stories could have an External conflict‚ which basically means that it happens amongst a few groups of people. In the “Melting Pot”‚ the conflict would be external because everyone who lives in the narrator’s neighborhood hated each other. In “7th grade”
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It’s about time for Drake to celebrate his 30th birthday.... We all know that Drake is one of those rappers who is wealthy and famous. However‚ it doesn’t really mean that he’s going to have an extraordinary birthday like renting a Ferris wheel or a Ferrari. He wants to be known as a simple guy who really cares for his family‚ especially with his number one lady of all time. By the way‚ the lady that Drake’s talking about is no other than his mother. Of course‚ our mother is always be the number
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Happy Birthday A father figure is an important part of the childhood for a little boy. At some point the boy will need someone to protect him and teach him the value of life’s true beauty. Otherwise he simply won’t understand‚ and won’t appreciate it. What is much worse is that he might end up looking up to the wrong people. This is what happens in the short story Happy Birthday‚ 1951 by Kurt Vonnegut. On the day the war ended‚ a refugee woman left a little baby in the arms of an old man. Since
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