each other‚ and in totally different cultures and civilizations‚ the Edicts of Ashoka‚ the Bible‚ and Hammurabi’s Code all elucidate the moral principles of self-control‚ justice‚ and abstention from harming living beings. In the Thirteenth Rock Edict‚ Ashoka‚ the greatest Mauryan king of India‚ points out that he desired to have self-control. This is the act of self-denial and the ability to control your impulses. Ashoka obviously considered this to be a virtue and in line with dharma‚ righteous
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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Alexander‚ by in many means deserves his title of “The Great”. He’s possibly one of the most significant rulers of the ancient world‚ had great leadership skills and by far the most well rounded of the ancient leaders. Alexander was born the son of Phillip II of Macedonia‚ at that time the ruling king of Greece and it’s city-states along with Macedonia. Soon after Phillip II was assassinated‚ Alexander took reign around the age of 20. He started what was to become one of the most spacious‚ defiant
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the story of Gatsby‚ a man whose desire to be one of the elite led him to acquire a great deal of money to create an idealistic dream life for himself of loving Daisy in a perfect world. Author might have written the title "great" ironically‚ meanwhile Gatsby is still great personally in many ways and much better than the society he lived in. Gatsby is one of the wealthiest people in West Egg and any of his parties would qualify as a legendary event
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Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C. Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C. Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C. Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D. 150 Shaka dynasties in Indus Valley. ca. A.D. 320-550 Gupta Empire; classical age in North India. 606-47 North Indian empire of Harsha. 711 Arab invaders conquer Sindh‚ establish Islamic
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广东外语外贸大学国际商务英语学院 《高级英语写作(一)》2006-2007学年下学期期末考试试卷(A) 考核对象： 2004级全体学生 考试时间： 150分钟 班级： 学号： 姓名： Part I Vocabulary (1%×10= 10%) Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A‚ B‚ C and D. Please choose one that best interprets the underlined part. Please write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There were cottages sprinkled around the shores. A. scattered B. splattered C. splintered D. spread 2. Given falling
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Physics in Badminton Intro to Badminton To many people‚ badminton is depicted as a "child’s game‚" a sport that doesn’t require serious competition as well as training. The stereotype that badminton is a slow simultaneously requires little action couldn’t be more wrong. In fact‚ badminton is a really intensive sport that requires highly concentrated action that consists of running‚ jumping‚ twisting‚ stretching‚ striking and diving. In addition‚ badminton also requires a stable mind. It
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i am greathttps://www.studymode.com/join.php?join_type=free&redirectUrl=%2Fessays%2FWorst-Day-Of-My-Life-1731186.htmIT WAS THE DAY THAT TURNED MY LIFE UPSIDE DOWN THE DAY I FOUND OUT I WAS LOST… LOST WERE? I DON’T KNOW. ALL I KNOW IT WAS DARK VERY DARK. As we walked through the street and turned the corner and we were there… there at the shopping centre Lewisham Shopping Centre. As we entered I was surprised at first because it was my first time in it after they’ve renovated it but afterwards I
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Was Alexander the Great “great”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with
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