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    of one of the most diverse cities in America to be aware of this sport. Purpose/ Preview: In my speech‚ I will talk about the influence of American ethnocentrism on the popularity of soccer‚ the most common argument against soccer‚ and the social and health benefits of soccer in order to persuade you to give soccer a chance. TRANSITION: First off‚ I would like to talk about the influence that American ethnocentrism has had on soccer in America. BODY I. American ethnocentrism and soccer:

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    Technology “I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity - The world will only have a generation of idiots.” With these words‚ first uttered by Albert Einstein long before the era of Pc’s and iPhones and even portable phones or phones at all existed‚ I want to make you aware of the Philosophers wisdom in my todays scheme. Now that technology plays such a major role in all of our daily lives‚ we have to ask ourselves‚ has Einstein’s fear become true? Fact is‚ that TECHNOLOGY is

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    Rudolph A. Marcus

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    Rudolph A. Marcus was born on July 21‚ 1923‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946 from McGill University. In 1949‚ he worked on postdoctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1956 to 1965 Marcus published a series of papers on electron transfer reactions. His work led to the solution of the problem of greatly varying reaction rates. Marcus made two assumptions about the reacting molecules. First‚ they had to be very loosely

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    Marcus Aurelius

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    Even today‚ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic‚ meaning it can be related to at any time‚ by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries‚ and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained

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    Nick Carraway

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    Nick Carraway‚ the narrator and important character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is deeply characterized through what he says‚ thinks‚ and is seen as by others. Many different perspectives of Nick are evident throughout the novel. He is judged and characterized by himself‚ his friends‚ and other strangers that he meets in the novel. Fitzgerald uses more dialogue to characterize Nick than other mediums. In the beginning of the book‚ on the first page‚ Nick himself

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    Nick Knight

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    businessoffashion.com] This essay is about the inspiring fashion photographer Nick Knight and how contemporary and influential his work is‚ talking about his past work and his transition into moving image and fashion film. “I first picked up a camera in about 1957 it was a family camera and the real reason I did it was because I wanted to photograph girls. I liked girls – it sounds really dumb but then so did Jacques Henri Lartigue.” – Nick Knight [www.theindependent.co.uk] Nick Knight believes the word

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    Marcus Garvey

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    Marcus Mosiah Garvey‚ 1887-1940 Marcus Garvey remains a vitalising‚ inspiring force today. He touches Jamaicans closely because he raises questions of race and social commitment with which they still have to come to terms. His message is as relevant now as it was in the 1920s and 1930s‚ when he formed the People’s Political Party. As an independent and predominantly black nation‚ Jamaicans now have the power to reach decisions on issues he raised. A study of his life and times

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    Nick Vujicic

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    Nick Vujicic “Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around a friend; no hands to hold the ones you love; no fingers to experience touch; no way to lift or carry things. How much more difficult would life be of you were living without arms and hands? What about legs? Imagine if instead of no arms‚ you had no legs. No ability to dance‚ walks‚ run‚ or even stand. Now put both of those scenarios together no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that affect your everyday life?”

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    Marcus Aurelius

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    ALPER TUNGA YURDAKUL 20901344 MARCUS AURELİUS Aurelius is one of the most remembered of the Roman emperors because of his Meditations (c. 169–c. 180)‚ a classic work of Stoic philosophy consisting of a collection of his private notes gathered posthumously under one title. As the last of the five “good emperors‚” as head of the Roman Empire from 161 to 180‚ and because he was revered for centuries after as the perfect emperor‚ Aurelius continues to be of great interest

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    Nick Carraway

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    Towards the final scene of the book‚ I notice something that is both relevant in my current life experiences as well as today’s society. Nick Carraway moves back home to the slower paced state of Minnesota‚ because he’s honestly not made to be a New Yorker. Nothing’s wrong with that‚ New York isn’t for everybody. However‚ this part of the book is incredibly valid‚ almost 100 years later. This past summer when I was looking at colleges‚ I made the realization that not every place is made for me. When

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