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    English II H October 25‚ 2010 Necessary Bonds Make no mistake; the world today is not an easy place to grow up in. Hatred‚ poverty‚ and violence affect everyone. However‚ these are not the only problems. Every day we are all faced with adversity‚ ranging from simple tasks‚ a math test‚ to seemingly impossible ones‚ such as moving on from the loss of a good friend or family member. We are challenged to be strong and overcome this diversity. Sometimes we feel hopeless‚ unable to believe in

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    SMOKING AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON TEENAGERS As a society‚ we have a long way to go to win the fight against tobacco smoking. If the parents are informed about the hazards of smoking‚ and recognize when their teen is being pressured or is actually smoking‚ then they will enact a plan of successful preventive measures that will enhance the life and health of their teenager and family. Just being aware of the circumstances and pressures that lure teens to start smoking will help parents recognize

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    Adversity can bring out the positive and negative sides in a person. In “The Proof of Worth‚” Edgar Albert Guest demonstrates how challenges in life can help someone understand what he or she is capable of during a hardship. Similarly‚ “The Importance of Adversity in Growth and Development” written by Patrick Kohan exemplifies how children will never learn how to conquer an obstacle if they are always given assistance. Furthermore‚ Laura Hillenbrand’s novel‚ Unbroken‚ indicates that experiencing

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    There was nothing on the shelves. Nothing. We had money‚ but we could buy nothing. Later‚ there would be long lines for bread. People standing in line for hours for a loaf of bread. Maybe there would be some for you when you got to the front‚ maybe not. It was the same on the days they had flour. Some days there was none. On the day they came to take us to cut sugar cane‚ I had a short-sleeve shirt

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    When asked to identify an individual who has had a significant influence on me‚ I immediately think of my mom. Throughout my childhood‚ my mom has been the figure that I’ve looked up to‚ longing to one day amount to her ceaseless faith and her colossal strength. Together‚ my family and I have gone through a plethora of trials; however‚ despite these‚ my mom’s faith refused to vacillate. Therefore‚ the first of these hardships began in December 2005 when my sister‚ Jenna‚ was diagnosed with Acute

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    Xu Chen G2 Mr. Gunzelman 4/12/16 Adversity of Elijah Introduction My person is Elijah. Elijah was a prophet during the reign of Ahab around 9th century BC. He was also a wonder-worker in the northern kingdom of Israel. First Adversity There was a Tishbite named Elijah‚ the Lord told him that to go hide by a stream and he did so. Everyday morning ravens will feed him by getting him bread and meat. And he drinks from the stream. The stream dries up since there was not a single drop of rain. And then

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    On July 1st‚ 1867‚ a new country was born. From then on‚ she has been through moments of glory‚ pride and warmth‚ and moments of darkness‚ defeat and helplessness. All these moments have made Canada the nation as it is. A nation’s identity is not only forged in moments of victory‚ but also is defined in moments of adversity. There are no historical events that better formed the Canadian national identity than Vimy Ridge‚ or the October Crisis. There is a common saying:” Nations are made in war.”

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    How we face adversity Our life distingue into two‚ that is lucky and adversity. Sometimes‚ the people who face the adversity‚ they easy to give up their life and do something will harmful themselves like suicide to end their life. So‚ everybody does not encourage to do some dangerous action when face the adversity or want to reduce their stress. When we face the adversity‚ we must think positive and have a positive attitude. We must think how to solve the problems but do not think why the problems

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    the factors which have given rise to globalisation Globalisation can be defined as the growing interdependence of world economies. Before you proceed with this essay you must take two key points into consideration; firstly‚ that globalisation is not an end result‚ but is a continuing process that is always growing and gathering momentum‚ and secondly‚ that globalisation leads to world economies becoming more dependent upon each other. Globalisation is not a new phenomenon‚ in fact it has occurred naturally

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    Submitted by: Sophia Obaidul Submitted to: Mr. Fraser Course: ENG2D Date Submitted: 6/13/2014 Victims of Circumstance The tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare‚ is a story of two families‚ the Montagues and Capulets‚ who have an ancient grudge against each other but their children Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other. Bad blood between Romeo and Juliet’s families gets in the way of their love so‚ Romeo and Juliet reach out to Friar Lawrence for

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