l Historical Essay; Alexander the Great Alexander is a figure of controversy. Depending on your point of view‚ he can be seen as a hero or a villain. Discuss. Is Alexander the Great a villain or a hero? My point of view: Villain. Alexander had done many “great” things throughout his lifetime. But behind all of that‚ he was a vicious‚ cruel‚ soulless and murderous villain. He was a greedy‚ horrible leader. Alexander the Great was not great at all; he was a voracious and hardhearted less than
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Almost eight years ago I was abused physically and mentally‚ I didn’t think that even now it would haunt me‚ or that I’d have to go to therapy because of it. I won’t go near that house for as long as I live. Because the pain still lingers even if it was in the past. I lie on the floor of a hoarder’s bedroom‚ cluttered with trash‚ dirty cloths‚ spoiled food‚ and food stains in the cream colored carpet. The roar of a busy highway a little less than a mile away makes my ears hurt. I had slept on
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The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez by John Rechy delves into the life of Amalia Gomez; a Mexican-American woman living in a poor rural area of Hollywood. The structure of her family is falling apart due to conflict between the characters and Amalia’s lack of involvement in their lives. Her youngest son Juan is a male prostitute known as a “maricÓn”‚ her daughter Gloria is falling dangerously close to following in Amalia’s footsteps‚ and her oldest son Manny although well intentioned starts to clone
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Centrifugal Tutorial Centrifugal Pump A centrifugal pump is one of the simplest pieces of equipment. Its purpose is to convert energy of an electric motor or engine into velocity or kinetic energy and then into pressure of a fluid that is being pumped. The energy changes occur into two main parts of the pump‚ the impeller and the volute. The impeller is the rotating part that converts driver energy into the kinetic energy. The volute is the stationary part that converts the kinetic energy into
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“How to write a great college essay” When gathering information for a writing assignment‚ I must first take a look at whom I’m trying to reach. Acknowledging my audience and presenting information that I feel they will understand is important for a reader to relate to good stylistic writing. When preparing to write‚ I feel it is also important to be aware of such details as choosing the right tone‚ making sure the material is easy to read and not cluttered‚ and including specific details about my
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should a 4 day weekday be enforced? Have you ever thought of having a 4 day weekday rather than a 5 day weekday‚ instead of that short 2 day of relaxation you gain another day to rest off that stress filled body to the luxurious sofa sitting at your house? Well some work places incorporated a 4 day weekend instead of the typical 5 day weekend and I feel as if we‚ the teachers and students‚ equally deserve a 3 day weekend‚ but there’s a catch. The regular school day would be increased by 2 hours
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广东外语外贸大学国际商务英语学院 《高级英语写作(一)》2006-2007学年下学期期末考试试卷(A) 考核对象： 2004级全体学生 考试时间： 150分钟 班级： 学号： 姓名： Part I Vocabulary (1%×10= 10%) Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A‚ B‚ C and D. Please choose one that best interprets the underlined part. Please write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There were cottages sprinkled around the shores. A. scattered B. splattered C. splintered D. spread 2. Given falling
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This incident dates back to my School Days. I could hear a voice faintly‚ a familiar voice‚ someone yelling at me to wake up and get ready for school. It continued for 5 minutes with the volume increasing gradually that I realized it’s my Father. The chill weather‚ the warm blanket and the bluish sky comforted me like a princess. My eyes refused to open more than 5 degress. I kept seeing the clock every 5 minutes to see if it was 7. I would keep reminding myself‚ "6:55 is when you have to
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ADVENTURES DAY “IT WAS RAINNING AND I DASHED TOWARDS A DESERTED BUILDING” with this sentence we should start the essay It was raining and as I dashed towards a deserted building when I was running to find my resort when I had been to a holiday trip GOA during the summer vacation. Previosly when my school’s summer vacation started i was really excited as we finished our exams and got a long holiday after a stressful exams. As days passed I was feeling bored and after some days‚ I got a call from
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acronym associated with the Godman who matters in Haryana and Punjab‚ Baba Ram Rahim. The man loves to be in news and Mr Anil Vij has very good reason to choose him on a purpose to donate largesse of 50 lakhs and that too on the eve of National Sports Day which incidentally falls on 29th August. GURMEET-RAM-RAHIM-SINGH Why a senior minister in Haryana would do something of this sort? Well! To begin with‚ Baba Ram Rahim and Anil Vij are strange bedfellows when it comes to generating controversies. Baba
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