environment is the sum total of our surroundings A photograph of Earth reveals a great deal‚ but it does not convey the complexity of our environment. Our environment (a term that comes from the French environner‚ “to surround”) is more than water‚ land‚ and air; it is the sum total of our surroundings. It includes all of the biotic factors‚ or living things‚ with which we interact. It also includes the abiotic factors‚ or nonliving things‚ with which we interact. Our environment includes the continents
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Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today because of the Many of Shakespeare’s plays explore the humanity in people. He has accurately depicted many truths about the human. In Macbeth‚ one human virtue that Shakespeare points out is that even the “bad guys” have some good spirit‚ no matter how deeply buried it is. The corrupted characters in Macbeth are shown sympathetically when Macbeth sees a ghost of Banquo‚ when Lady Macbeth goes insane from guilt‚ and when Macbeth’s conscience is so full
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Heroes: Do They still Exist? In modern times we hear the word hero all of the time. The news media throws the term around as if it is an everyday word. So who‚ or what‚ can be classified as heroic? The definition of a hero is a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired for courage or noble qualities. To the average person‚ however‚ a hero is much more. To better understand what a hero is it may be easier to describe what a hero is not. A hero is not a football player who scores the game-winning touchdown
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light‚ the projection went on‚ a gloomy announcement of the Hutu radio station haunts in the classroom. Hotel Rwanda is starting. It was this movie totally changed my opinion on the International Law and International Criminal Court (ICC). I used not to be very passionate about International Law. Instead‚ the flag of human rights protection‚ from my previous perspective‚ was only a proliferation of western ideals and it’s terribly hard to impartially apply them everywhere. After I read Eric Posner’s Twilight
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Nowadays many people believe that slavery only happened in the past‚ in fact that today slavery is still exist. Even more miserable‚ slavery also involves children. Slavery is not relevant anymore with today’s world order‚ moreover if it involves child. Many unlucky people trapped into slavery‚ tragically 1 in 4 of those are children. Usually those who trapped into slavery‚ they experienced bad treat by their employers or people who force them to work. Children who are used by others who profit from
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Zzzzzzz Zzzzzzzz English 102 September 12‚ 2012 The Confederate Battle Flag: Heritage or Hate The Confederate Battle flag is one of the most recognized symbols in the United States. It is not always a welcome symbol in today’s society. Take for instance the state of South Carolina having to remove it from its statehouse on April 12‚ 2000. The reason it is not always welcome is because people often misinterpret its true meaning. It is not a symbol of hatred but‚ a symbol of
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the 30th of August‚ Malaysia’s then Prime Minister‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman took to the Royal Selangor Club Padang‚ now known as the Merdeka square at 11.58pm and observed two minutes of darkness. At the stroke of midnight‚ the Union Jack was lowered and raised with the Flag of Malaya. The morning after‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman read aloud the Proclaimation of Independence‚ followed by seven chants of Merdeka‚ with the crown at the square joining following each chant. The moment is considered to be one of Malaysia’s
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In the current state of world’s affairs‚ there are many battles being fought over regional and territorial rights for land. The desires for separatism and secessionism often come about as results of ethic and linguistic divisions among the people. However‚ to analyze territorial and regional autonomies and the issues that arise‚ it is necessary to define and understand the historical contexts and frameworks upon which the individual states were built‚ and particularity their political and economic
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What is the definition of “beauty?” What defines beauty? What is it to be beautiful? Beauty is confidence. Many people in the celebrity world view beauty as one’s physical appearance. They are not wrong: there is physical beauty‚ but people fail to realize inner beauty. Confidence has been shown in many makeover shows such as Ten Years Younger or Make Me a Supermodel to make people’s physical and inner beauty increase dramatically. Confidence allows self-esteem to heighten‚ and
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speech in front of you all. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ The title of my speech is “Save Our Earth; Save Our Forest”. As we know‚ people from all over the world always commemorate Earth Day every 22nd April. The idea of earth day is based on the awareness to save this world from the environmental destruction. It aims at making global movements to participate actively in saving our earth – the only planet in which we live. Our country‚ Indonesia‚ which is known as the emerald of equator‚ has an important role
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