The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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Writing and Reading (II) Argumentative Essay Michael Cheng 96501001 Jennifer Kao Apr. 25‚ 2009 It is not worth the expense and risk to make a manned flight to Mars A human mission to visit and land on the planet Mars has long been an attractive subject and a debatable issue. In terms of expense‚ risk‚ worth‚ and morality‚ proponents and opponents of whether it is necessary to send manned missions to Mars never come to a compromise. Even though proponents has brought up many excuses seemed reasonable
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account of blood pressure testing during a clinical simulative skill session The clinical skill that I have decided to reflect on in this essay is the manual blood pressure test that I have performed on one of my colleague during a simulative clinical skills session. The aim of this essay is to reflect on this experience‚ so as to learn from it‚ identify areas of concern and increase competence in this skill accordingly. To start the essay it is the custom to at least give a definition of blood pressure
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Wonderful Wikipedia Writing papers and using the internet as a resource for information come hand in hand as a college student. However‚ is it safe to trust one of the most widely used and accepted forms of information on the internet today? The argument is brought forth in multiple articles concerning how Wikipedia has been used and abused over many years. Through the eyes of many viewpoints‚ though‚ Wikipedia can still relate to almost any topic and provide quality information. Individuals across
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they might eat them‚ which may cause them to become obese and lazy. This is bad for the animals’ health because they’re not getting the exercise they need and this cause them to become sick. Some zoos don’t care about the animals‚ so they just leave them untreated to become sick. Evidence about
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Sad tires Two companies‚ Newyear and Michelin‚ are using Both of these commercials to sell a certain brand of tires and using fear to do it. These companies use different types of rhetoric to evoke a response from all types of audiences. Using rhetoric like appealing to someone’s emotions is a tactic that both of these companies are doing to sell their product. The two ads have details that are different in their advertisements that change the ad in little ways. The Michelin commercial had an infant
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When one thinks about Earth compared to the rest of the universe‚ Earth seems very small and then when thought about from a single person’s point of view‚ one realizes how miniscule a human is when compared to the rest of space. As the world moves more into the future‚ technological advances continue to evolve‚ but still the world has not learned a fraction of what space has to offer. Space is one of the most interesting topics in today’s world because it continually puzzles mankind‚ impacts society’s
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Douglas was a man who wanted freedom. He would speak out about freedom‚ and how he and every other African American wanted to get away from slavery. How he and the rest actually wanted to get somewhere in life for themselves and not for anyone else. He was very passionate about what he said and he meant it. The topics he would talk about a lot was about freedom‚ slavery‚ and antislavery. When Douglass talked about freedom‚ it was not much so of how much every African American wanted it‚ because
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letter says‚” "we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own." And‚ if you’ve watched students at other campuses‚ the dean warns‚ don’t get any crazy ideas about protesting invited speakers: "we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial." And‚ for the love of Milton Friedman‚ "Our commitment to academic
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propose that a woman should realize that their ability to create babies is a part of the Divine Architect’s design and therefore should “rejoice that she has a capability for creativity that men can never have.” (Schlafly 513) This argument is not giving much credit to God‚ in my opinion; it is basically saying that since God gave women the ability to create babies‚ then that must be their only purpose. I like to think that God is a bit more powerful and nuanced than that. Why is it unreasonable to
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