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    “O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife/Who more than self their country loved/And mercy more than life!” These are the words from a verse in ‘America the Beautiful; they give us a sense of what makes America so magnificent. Men and women have selflessly sacrificed their lives for the betterment of this country. In order to repay them for their service‚ I believe‚ as citizens of the US‚ we should put our best selves forward in every aspect of our lives. Being the best you can be can

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    The first one was prior to the novel when the catastrophe first commenced. The catastrophe was the spark for the father to seek the safety of his son. It left behind a barren wasteland causing him to enter a survival instinct to keep his son alive and away from the cannibals that came to be. “On the far side of the river

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    Oedipus and Okonkwo

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    Adam Kelley Mrs. Grimaldi English II AC 13 June 2014 Two Tragic Hero’s A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. Oedipus and Okonkwo are both fantastic examples of a tragic hero because they have it all in the beginning and then they both fall. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo is a man from the village Umofia; he has many wives‚ a famous wrestler‚ and a big yam plantation. In the play Oedipus

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    Have you ever looked up at the night sky‚ and wondered how big those blue shiny dots in the sky actually are? Stars are magnificent things‚ they provide heat‚ and light for us. Without them we would not be here today. But there are so many different stars out there. Now in your mind you might think that bigger stars are way cooler than smaller stars like our sun. But I’m going to convince you otherwise. Smaller stars are better‚ than bigger stars. Now the birth of a star. The stellar nebula‚ the

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    India vs Bharat

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    India Vs Bharat Our constitution describes ‘India that is Bharat’ is  a union of states. And it is a sovereign‚  secular‚ socialist  and a democratic republic. But anyone also knows that the way the country is developing as two distinctly different  block ‚  …it seems as if it is no more India ‚ ie Bharat … rather‚ it looks like India and Bharat. Yes‚ any thinking mind with a power to analyze‚ understand and define would agree to the assumption that to day‚ we have…  Two countries  in one nation

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    An Inconvenient Truth NOTE: This assignment requires viewing a DVD - "An Inconvenient Truth." You have five options. 1. Go to the CSUDH Library Instructional Media Center (LIB C121) and ask to view “An Inconvenient Truth”‚ which is posted on their web server. Note that the IMC is closed on weekends. 2. Most public libraries will have the video for checkout. 3. You can rent the DVD at a local video store (Wherehouse‚ Blockbuster‚ etc.). 4. If you use Netflix‚ it is available there. 5) You can rent

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    The poem ‘Building with its Face Blown Off’ directly portrays the results of a catastrophe after being hit by a detrimental bomb. The poet describes the situation through displaying specific scenes of the damage done throughout the poem. The poem vividly conveys the destruction caused through the utilization of personification‚ impactful contrast‚ unique enjambment and the boldness of the final stanza. In result of incorporating these elements‚ the poet achieves to deliver the intended message to

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    Panem Analysis

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    tragedy stuck (HG p. 18) - perhaps an intended reference to climate change? In response to catastrophe‚ there’s always a government ready and willing to save the day by taking away people’s freedoms. This is what the Capitol does in Panem‚ a world split into 13 districts that exist on the land that remains. Panem‚ as we know it‚ is post-rebellion. We’re quite some time removed from whatever catastrophe put the world in the shape it’s in‚ but we’re just 74 years removed from a revolution that was

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    Tok - What Is Art?

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    What is ART? 1. Sunflowers – This piece of art is a masterpiece because of its realistic features that expresses its beauty. Also comparing to the natural sciences its realistic features makes it a source of truth but is it really the most real painting? Also this could be a painting depicting empathy for the flowers in our life that we do not water… 2. Fountain – Art has to be something unusual to stand out‚ a different interpretation or a different intent by the artist himself. A good

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    Michelangelo Influence

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    Michelangelo was considered to be one of the most inspired artist in the history of art. Not only was he a talented artist‚ he was also a sculptor‚ architect‚ and a poet. Through his creativity and intellect‚ he employed an astounding amount of influence on his contemporaries and western art. Michelangelo was truly a Renaissance man who manifest unbelievable abilities and visions throughout his artwork that presented humanity within its natural state of intense beauty. Italian artist‚ born

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