English Free Topic Essay #2 ‘’Clay Matthews III’’ Virgilio Henriquez 11-3 Clay Matthews III is an American football linebacker that plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He is my favorite NFL player‚ because I‚ myself‚ play as a linebacker in my team‚ so I use Clay Matthews as my inspiration and motivation to become better every day. Even though he doesn’t play in my favorite NFL team‚ I consider him a very good player because of his swiftness‚ strength‚ and
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Blind imitation or taqlid is a sickness that has infected Muslim minds which is unnatural to the Muslims since the Qur’an repeatedly urges Muslims to think critically before accepting any idea as practicable solutions to predicaments of the ummah. Al-Alwani stresses that “increase in taqlid has caused a growing belief in fatalism”. It also has become a fertile breeding ground for rigid‚ narrow and superficial thinking; which are
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Imru al Qais was an arabian poet‚ of the 6th century‚ and the youngest Son the Kindite kings. He had a great influence on arab poetry‚ known as the master of arabic poetry and the father of love poetry. His long poems "let us stop and weep" is included as one of the seven Muallaqat. The Muallaqat is a name of a group that consists of seven poems however some may say ten poems. These poems are known as qasida. Qaseedas include long poems dating back to pre-Islamic Arabian period. Al Qays is father
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Life With ALS Have you ever wondered what the meaning behind the infamous ice bucket challenge is? Many people do not fully understand the actual diseases that the ice bucket challenge portrays. ALS and CTE’s are diseases that are developed due to abundance of concussions‚ and lack of treatment for those concussions. Most people who develop these diseases are athletes who played contact sports during their high school years or people who continued and went on to play professional. Many athletes
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Al-Qaeda had been seen as the most powerful and relevant threat to the United States‚ specifically since the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. But appearing on most subject matter experts and intelligence community personnel is the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ better known in the press as ISIS. This is a Sunni group that has become more vicious and powerful than any other terrorist group known to us‚ even more brutal than al-Qaeda itself. This is why it is
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On December 6th‚ 1941 the world welcomed Richard Benjamin Speck‚ who would become a well-known mass murderer. Speck‚ having a rather rough childhood‚ had an extensive criminal background before committing the unspeakable murders that made him famous. After being found guilty‚ Speck spent his remaining days in Chicago’s Stateville Penitentiary. One can look at Richard’s personal history‚ crime and criminal history to try and pin him to one criminological theory‚ when in reality‚ none will really
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their epic masterpieces. William Shakespeare who wrote during the 15th century‚ created many plays‚ lyric poems as well as sonnets. Known as a well respected master of his craft‚ Shakespeare wrote many fine lyrics which can now be found in his plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. Similarly‚ Thomas Hardy‚ a realist poet in the 19th century‚ is best known for his pessimistic style and tone used in many poems and novels. The poem It Was a Lover and His Lass by Shakespeare and The Ruined Maid by Hardy contain
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had. The poem Richard Cory by Edward Arlington Robinson and the Paul Simon song of the same name share many attributes. The theme is the same: in both the song and the poem‚ the title character is somewhat aloof and distant from the rest of society due to his wealth and position. I think Paul Simon was interested in the mystery: the question of exactly why he might kill himself given that he appears to be living a charmed life. In the poem‚ the first two stanzas focus on Richard Cory but not so
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Ann Richards Ann Willis Richards is arguably one of the most important women in Texas history. Her broad political life included County Commissioner‚ Treasurer of the State of Texas‚ and the second woman Governor of Texas. She created opportunities to countless women‚ improved Texas economics‚ and made reformations of many crises faced by early Texas. Ann Richards was born Dorthy Ann Willis in Lakeview‚ Texas on September 1‚ 1933. She grew up in Waco‚ Texas and was granted a scholarship to attended
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