Ballad From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Ballad (disambiguation). A ballad is a form of verse‚ often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas‚Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheetbroadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th
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Is Phoenix Jackson a Hero? Phoenix Jackson is an elderly Negro woman‚ who is a former slave and is walking by herself through the countryside to get to town in order to pick up medicine for her sick Grandson‚ who swallowed a poison. Based on the essay question‚ Phoenix Jackson is considered a hero because of her endurance and her ability to complete a goal. First‚ Phoenix Jackson is a hero because her journey to get her grandson is not an easy one. She has to walk about 30 miles in order to
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Yr 10 Mathematics Assignment LCR Maths By Adonis Chigeza Understanding and Fluency Tasks Task A 1. y = 1.2? + 2.57 2. Interpolation: y = -3.43 Extrapolation: y = -8.23 Task B a) The equation for the path of the ball is h = -0.1t^2 + 0.9t + 1 (h = height‚ t = time) b) The vertical height of the ball after 2. seconds2.664m c) The maximum height reached by the ball is 3.025m d) The time of with the ball is at maximum height of 3.025 is 4.5 seconds e) The total time in which the
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Mateo Magallon English 98 11 September 2013 Essay 1 From Athlete to Account Major According to Lynn O’Shaughnessy‚ a college blogger‚ that about 2% of seniors win sports scholarships every year to a NCAA institution. I strongly believe that everyone has had a dream that drastically changed throughout the course of his or her lifetime. Most of us have dreamt about being a famous actor‚ singer‚ or even a athlete. Due to life circumstances those dreams were taken away or have changed. I realized
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the book in his adventures‚ proving his peira‚ or worth‚ since he is an epic hero. He is known by all‚ including the gods‚ for his cleverness. On the island of Kalypso‚ Odysseus proves that he is faithful to his wife and also clever in how he addresses Kalypso. Kalypso begs him in Book 5 to stay with her‚ and her temptation nearly makes Odysseus fall for her allure. She promises not only to save him from having to face problems in getting home‚ but to also give him immortality‚ which is a very desirable
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"prices of goods rising!" or "super discount!". This means that we have to pay a higher or a lower price for the same goods or services. Very often we use index numbers to indicate these changes. In Form 4‚ we have learnt about Index Number from Chapter 11 in Additional Mathematics. Do you know what exactly Index Number is? Well‚ an index number is an economic data figure reflecting price or quantity compared with a standard or base value. The base usually equals to 100 and the index
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It is probably true that students who go directly from high school to university or college do not get too many benefits. Consequently‚ some assert that students should take a job or go travelling before starting their university lives‚ which I fully agree with. First‚ those who go to university after one or two years work‚ get work experience and earn salaries. Consequently in some western countries‚ most undergraduate students pay their tuition fees by themselves. For example‚ for students who
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The success of Phoenix Satellite Television starts with the accurate positioning. According to research‚ in 2011‚ the coverage of Phoenix Chinese Channel in southern China including Guangdong and Guangxi province enjoyed a dominant position among all the areas in China. Meanwhile‚ administration and enterprise network have become the main channels for people to watch Phoenix TV. More than 65% of people have watched Phoenix Chinese Channel through administration cable network specifically. The number
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My personal development plan is based on analyzing my personality and identifying my strengths and weakness. Based on the answers from the personality test I have discovered that I am burdened with many barriers to achieving my personal goals. I must learn to understand to overcome any threatening obstacles to my achievements‚ and to use techniques that will help me overcome any hitches that I could phase. My weakness that I must work on is procrastination‚ poor time management‚ and becoming overwhelmed
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Throughout the book‚ Treasure Island‚ had many characters changing like Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins. Violence‚ Friendship‚ and Survival are all major forces that shaped Jim Hawkins throughout the classic novel Treasure Island. One of the biggest forces that shaped Jim was the violence that surrounded him. “Out of the eight men who had fallen” (Stevenson 117; Ch.22). The previous attacks that just happened forced him to see some of his greatest friends die before his feet. He had to fight back if
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