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    Hurricanes have made a huge impact on the world. They have impacted our environments and society. We have discovered what hurricanes do and how they occur‚ and what they are. There are 5 different categories of hurricane 5 being the worst and 1 being the least strongest. People have reacted differently to different hurricanes. One recent hurricane known as Hurricane harvey was a very deadly and one of the most destructive hurricanes in history. It ruined lives‚ homes‚ and buildings.

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    How do you do

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    water’s clear‚ the sand is warm‚ and the wildlife is everywhere. That place is Hawaii. It’s one of the most beautiful and exotic places. But more specifically than Hawaii‚ we’re talking about Oahu. It is the third largest of all the islands but it is the most populated of them all. It also has the state capital‚ Honolulu. There is an abundance of beautiful plants and animals but there are also dangerous ones living among the people of Oahu as well. It’s a beautiful place but it needs to be respected

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    lives. Nothing has to stay the same. The O. Henry Biography showed how people in general can change for the better. In the biography‚ it stated‚ “In 1896‚ he was falsely accused of embezzlement‚ taking money from the bank for personal use.” This shows how O. Henry’s life wasn’t really going his way. After O. Henry was mistakenly accused of embezzlement‚ he ran away to New Orleans and then went to Honduras to escape the police and law enforcement. According to the biography‚ “But‚ when he learned that

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    Summer Reading- Civil Disobedience Prompt: Does your book contain one or more of the following themes? What techniques does the author use to develop this theme? Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau contains the theme of power as a corrupting influence. In the essay‚ Thoreau believes that the American government does not lead its people well. By following the majority‚ the power in the so-called “unjust” government‚ Thoreau thinks that the government has been corrupted. Those who work in government

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    what do great leaders do

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    C O L L E C T I O N www.hbr.org How to stay on top of your leadership game? Don’t mimic the pros—make your own moves instead. What Great Leaders Do Included with this collection: 2 Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership by Robert E. Quinn 14 What Great Managers Do by Marcus Buckingham 26 Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve by Jim Collins Product 1479 Collection Overview It’s a frustrating fact of leadership:

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    what do i do know

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    1What do I do now? I remember it as if it was yesterday; my first college application‚ something that I had been waiting for my whole life. I worked so hard in school and pushed myself in order to be able to get accepted into a University. Throughout my whole body I felt goose bumps‚ I do not know why I was feeling this way. Maybe it was because I was scared that I would not get accepted in any University‚ and that would mean everything I had been working for would go down the drain. I knew I had

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    Do as I Say, Not as I Do

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    "DO AS I SAY‚ NOT AS I DO?IS A COMMON ABUSE OF AUTHORITY There are so many wrong ways to approach something‚ and fewer right choices. Therefore‚ people depend on those around them and different resources for good advice and influences. Children‚ especially‚ look up to their parents and other adults in admiration and try to mimic their actions. It is not always easy‚ however‚ even for the heroic adults to set the right examples. "Do as I say‚ not as I do?is one of the most commonly used clich

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    If people do not protest‚ can they righteously call a government unfair? If they protest violently‚ should any authority listen to them? There must be a middle way. Henry David Thoreau‚ a great author and pioneer in transcendentalism wrote the essay “Civil Disobedience”‚ in which he reminds us‚ “All men recognize the right of revolution;... the right to refuse allegiance to‚ and to resist‚ the government‚ when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.” This is the thin line that

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    Henry the Fourth, Part One

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    Henry the Fourth‚ Part One William Shakespeare’s Henry the Fourth‚ Part One‚ focuses on the character Hal and his personal struggle to mould two very different worlds into oneOne world is that of an English commoner‚ the other world is that of a future King.  Hal tries to embrace both worlds within himself‚ and this creates some interesting conflict. The first side of Hal is shown in Act 2‚ Scene 4‚ when Hal and his side kick Flagstaff‚ role play the impending interaction between himself

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    presence citing contention against wonder of David Hume. In the chapter "Do We Survive Death" by James Rachel’s quotes’ perspectives about the presence of soul. Socrates insists that every person is made out of a physical body and a nonphysical soul. For a man

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