Somerhalder was born and raised in Covington‚ Louisiana‚ the son of Edna‚ a massage therapist‚ and Robert Somerhalder‚ an independent building contractor. He attended St. Paul’s‚ a private Catholic school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13‚ and by the age of 17 he decided to go into acting In the summer of 2000‚ Somerhalder starred in the short-lived WB series Young Americans‚ a spin-off of Dawson’s Creek. He played Hamilton Fleming‚ the son of the dean of a prestigious
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12 years a slave What were the major events in Northup ’s life? 1.) The 1st major event In Northup ’s life was when 2 strangers came up to him‚ Brown and Hamilton‚ who said that they have heard about Northup ’s violin skills and want him to join a circus with them. He agrees and doesn ’t tell his wife where he is going because he figures he will be home before she is. The two men seem very nice and watch out for what is best for Northup. They tell him that they are going to be traveling into a
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pho‚ grass-fed Texas beef‚ chicken vandaloo‚ and chicharrón tacos all in the same day and possibly on the same block. Parks: Compared to other big cities‚ Houston’s got the largest green space of parks around‚ including the newly renovated Buffalo Bayou. Medical stuff: With 21 hospitals‚ 8 research and academic institutions and 50 related organizations‚ the Texas Medical Center is not only the largest in the nation but‚ the entire world. We’d say Houston has the field of medicine beat! Handling
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Twelve Years a Slave was a very moving and insightful account of the turmoil the author‚ Solomon Northup‚ endured throughout his life. Born a freeman of New York‚ Northup established a family and talked to many slaves about the “secret desire for liberty” (p. 8). Northup did not understand why any white man could recognize the ideal of slavery. This narrative strived to portray a truthful account of slavery in the antebellum era of America before the outbreak of the Civil War. Northup succeeded in
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This movie is about a girl name called Hushpuppy and she lives with her father in a bayou community - a bathtub. And the people there having a primitive life. Hushpuppy’s father was sick and dying‚ but he still strict to Hushpuppy. Her father wants her to learn how to survive even when he is not here anymore. One day‚ a storm came and broke the village and their home. After that‚ the villagers who were survived starts to group together and rebuild their homes. But the water didn’t recede‚ and the
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And O you mortal engines‚ whose rude throats The immortal Jove’s dead clamors counterfeit‚ Farewell!” (3.3.397-409). Othello is eager to assure the senators that he won’t let his marriage get in the way of his career. Another instance that shows his self absorbance is when Othello states‚ “She loved me for the dangers I had passed‚ and I loved
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The Atchafalaya “This nation has a large and powerful adversary. Our opponent could cause the United States to lose nearly all her seaborne commerce‚ to lose her standing as first among trading nations… We are fighting Mother Nature…It’s a battle we have to fight day by day‚ year by year‚ the health of our economy depends on victory (Mcphee‚ 1987).”The narrator of the film said this about the Atchafalaya navigational lock and the complex of associated structures built in an effort to stop the capture
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memory‚ usually one with a massive amount of fear‚ to help us perceive what will happen if we keep going. My subconscious chose the memory when I almost got my brother killed. While fishing with my younger brother‚ I saw an alligator across the bayou resting in the shading water. Bored of not getting a bit on my fishing line threw a rock at the alligator. The rock missed its target by a few feet‚ but the alligator quickly moved to where the rock hit. Curious about what it would do‚ I threw another
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a current‚ confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics‚ a stream may be referred to as a branch‚ brook‚ beck‚ burn‚ creek‚ "crick"‚ gill (occasionally ghyll)‚ kill‚ lick‚ mill race‚ rill‚ river‚ syke‚ bayou‚ rivulet‚ streamage‚ wash‚ run‚ or runnel. 4. A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit‚ although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without
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Parking for students at South Louisiana Community College has been an issue among the student body‚ and the idea of parking tower can be a solution to it‚ but do we really need one? Students are enrolling in community colleges more than four-year colleges. It’s because students find it more easily to take two-year program instead of attending a four your college. This year SLCC have 6‚000 students that enrolled. Last year there was 4‚219 students that had enrolled at SLCC; 2‚151 full time the other
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