After twelve years of fighting‚ Maximus longs for nothing more than the warm embrace of his family. Unfortunately‚ the king‚ Marcus Aurelius asked that he should be crowned king of Rome instead of his corrupt son Commodus. Maximus is caught in a power struggle‚ which leave him and his family condemned to death. This critical analysis of the motion picture “Gladiator‚” will analyze the
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Gatorade A Game Changer Gatorade‚ the sports drink that changed sports forever continues to be a success through the science that has made the brand credible. In 1965 the Florida Gator football team was preparing to win a national championship‚ but the team was facing difficulties. Many of the Gator players couldn’t bare the Florida heat and were constantly being injured. A Florida Gator assistant coach met with a team of the schools university physicians to find out why so many of the players
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Beyonce is an unstoppable force in entertainment. For years she has been charming her loyal following of fans with her award-winning music and show-stopping personality. Even her husband Jay-Z calls her the "greatest living entertainer". While he might be a bit biased‚ she’s at least in the top 10. Speaking of top 10‚ here’s a list of 15 shocking facts about this celebrity. 1. BEYONCE HAS CELEBRITY DREAMS BEYOND THE STAGE It’s not uncommon for musicians to become actors and the other way around
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Ever since September 11‚ Islam have become the face of terror and this has brought a lot of attention and victimization towards average Muslims. Many people are just looking for a reason to bash Islam‚ so they pick on controversial topics that Muslims differ from. One controversial topic is the hijab and it what it symbolizes‚ to many non-Muslims conservatives. The hijab and/or burqa is a veil that covers the head and body and is a form of modest attire worn by Muslim women. This form of attire has
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Natalee Sweet Comp. #1 Mr. Yates 7-22-2012 Argumentative Essay: Addiction is a choice Alcohol and illicit drug consumption are all too prevalent today in high schools‚ colleges‚ and all across the globe. Students seeking to fit in or forget about the repetitiveness of school and homework have a tendency to experiment. Drug addiction is known by the scientific community to be a psychological condition based on excessive‚ obsessive‚ and compulsive actions. Once that regular user crosses the
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According to Article II of the Constitution of the United States‚ no individual is to be allowed to hold the office of the president except a natural born. The persons who have been a citizen at the time of the adoption of the constitution are also eligible for the candidacy. The individual must have also been residing in the United States for fourteen years and must also be thirty-five years and above. The twelfth amendment to the Constitution provides a procedure that is to be followed in electing
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Argumentative Essay The American Television show American Idol is a well-known entertaining program by many viewers across the nation. Castings are held every year in several different cities for thousands of people to get a chance at stardom. There are essentially 3-4 judges that get to decide whether contestants move on after auditions or are immediately given a No for an answer. The past judges have been celebrities such as: Simon Cowell‚ Randy Jackson‚ Mariah Carey‚ Jennifer Lopez‚ Steven
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"When love is in excess it brings a man no honor nor any worthiness. But if in moderation Cypris comes‚ there is no other power at all so gracious" (Euripides). In the play Medea by Euripides‚ Medea is driven entirely by passion and fury and does not consider the consequences of what she is doing. She is so focused on her desire for vengeance that she does not stop to deem if what she is doing is right or wrong. Others around her do not console her but instead push Medea into her excessive nature
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detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16‚ 1945‚ at the Alamogordo Bomb Range in New Mexico ( Sublette‚ 1999)‚ as he quotes the Hindu holy text‚ the Bhagavad Vita. Nuclear weapons have only been used in warfare twice‚ both times by the United States during World War I‚ when the United States dropped the ‘Fat Man’ and ‘Little Boy’ bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August‚ 1945 (Sublette‚ 1999). In the 60 intervening years‚ a number of other nations have since developed nuclear weapons
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The afterlife is something that has been and likely will be argued over until such time as a deity of some kind presents themselves and sets the record straight. Until then‚ we get to deal with religious tension and violence that is ultimately pointless but might make some people feel better about their own fruitless existences. Speaking of existence‚ part of what makes the afterlife such a touchy subject is that people want to believe that there is a point to initial life. If life is some kind of
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