Many may ponder “Is Alexander really great?”. Alexander has done many things in history‚ but does that make him great or just selfish because of what he did accomplish was for himself? Alexander himself discovered seventy cities which might seem great‚ but he named them either after himself or his horse. That can make one ponder about him. Is he really great‚ or is he just a selfish person that thinks he’s great? Alexander has done many things to become great to me. One example is when he went
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Alone? Group? Travelling can be done in many ways. Either alone‚ with family‚ or with a group like an organized tour. Travelling alone means that you go by yourself to another place or country either to visit or to have fun. Travelling in a group means you go with a whole lot of people whether it’s a group of friends‚ group of people with the same interest‚ family‚ etc. But in this particular essay I would be focusing more on organized tours for the group section. First of all I would like to
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A Review of Food Matters We live in an age where documentaries have become a crucial medium for the communication of uncommonly known information. Food Matters gives a no-bullshit account of the perils（风险） of modern food consumption and medication（药物）‚ and tells us what we can do to significantly improve our quality of life and our health. The documentary stars several well-educated Doctors of Medicine with expertise in the study of education. As these specialists provide the data‚ the viewers become
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In Edgar Alan Poe’s poem titled‚ “Alone”‚ he conveys a sense of loneliness at a young age. Poe contains a pessimistic outlook on life stemming from the fact he never had an actual childhood‚ he was always alone and this made him categorize himself as “different from the others”. He uses several different examples of figurative language to exhibit his tone and implicitly portray his inner thoughts. Poe initiates the poem with a lonely‚ somber tone and as the story escalates he shifts to a more dark
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Allen Title: Alone on a Hilltop Summary of essay (be sure to use your own words‚ without quotations): “Alone on a Hilltop” was written by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes. It is an exciting story about a young Sioux boy becoming a man and what that journey looked like for him. Four important points of the essay (be sure to use your own words‚ without quotations): 1) Indian children never being alone. 2) The peace pipe playing an important part in the young Sioux night alone. 3) The young
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One Hour Alone For our first assignment in class‚ we were asked to do a “One Hour Alone” where you sit somewhere quiet‚ by yourself and just observe your senses and feelings. My one hour alone was very interesting. I chose to sit in my car in front of my house for one hour. At first it was very boring but then I started to think about my life. It was raining outside and I felt so relaxed. All I heard were rain drops dropping on the windshield and I was watching them fall as I laid in my seat
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Melissa Hoang 3Poetry#1 Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone” is the real reflection of how his life had been. The poem is about how Poe led a life much different from those of the same age around him; and how he could never fit in. It is a clear representation of his feelings of sorrow that he went through due to being the “odd one out” or a “misfit”. The first few lines of the poem emphasize on how he missed out on his childhood since he never really got a chance to live a normal life‚ “From childhood’s
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Does it matter? - losing your legs?... How would you feel if someone asked you this? Good Morning/Afternoon. This term we have been studying propaganda and as you all know propaganda is information‚ ideas‚ or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person‚ group‚ movement‚ institution or nation. Today I will be talking about a poem called “Does it matter?” by Siegfried Sassoon. This poem talks about the struggles of coming back to everyday after the war. As you all know in 1914 there
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"Eating Alone in Restaurants" is an essay by Bruce Jay Friedman about the insecurities some people have about dining alone. It also gives readers tips on how to make the lone dining experience less frightening. Friedman starts off with what one should do before getting to the restaurant. The author suggests that one should be casually dressed‚ should be in a sober state‚ and should avoid theatrical behaviour while heading to the restaurant. Upon arrival‚ be calm and collected‚ and when the waiter
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Why the Great Gatsby isn’t very great and isn’t very Gatsby The choices made by director Baz Lurmann while creating the adaptation of The Great Gatsby make certain aspects a lot more obvious than the book‚ which is good for the audience‚ but ultimately make the movie version of Gatsby very different from the book version. But I’m not saying that it is bad for movies to stray from the books that they are adapting; it just gives the movie a different feeling than the book. Luhrmann’s choice in characters
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