The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is truly one of the greatest architectural achievements in recorded history. The longest structure ever built‚ it is about 6‚700 kilometers (4‚163 miles) long and made entirely by hand. This wall is said to be visible from the moon. It crosses Northern China‚ from the East coast to Central China (Karls‚ 1). This massive wall is not only one of the ancient wonders of the world‚ but it also has been the inspiration of many writers and artists. With
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Wal-Mart Lack of compassion Tip of the iceberg can describe the story below. Wal-Mart is company No. 1 in the world. It has the most revenue over any other company ($421 Billion). But its riches equal its controversies. This story is probably the most apt at describing the unethical treatment of its workers‚ because of the sheer senselessness of it. In 2000‚ a collision with a semi-trailer left 52-year-old Deborah Shank with permanent brain damage and in a wheelchair. Her husband and three
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Great Wall of China is a monument that has been globally recognised as a symbol of China for years. This essay discusses the Great Wall of China from three aspects. Firstly we’ll discuss the historical aspect including who built The Great Wall of China and the man-power behind the project. Secondly‚ we’ll look at the political reasons behind why it was built and thirdly we’ll examine the cultural significance in terms of tourism‚ legends and other topics that have been associated with the wall.
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The wall is more than just a lawn decoration‚ but rather a symbol of separation‚ and division between two neighbors. From the first few lines in the poem Mending Walls by Robert Frost‚ you will gather a sense of mistrust or even isolation and separation. Frost starts the poem with two neighbors meet up as a yearly tradition to mend their broken wall. Robert never quite understood the need for such wall. But the neighbor insists a good wall makes a great neighbor. But Robert could not disagree more
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Mending Wall ~by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚ That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it‚ And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone‚ But they would have the rabbit out of hiding‚ To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean‚ No one has seen them made or heard them made‚ But at spring mending-time
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facing a wall with an X on it. In front of the X marked wall is a middle age man looking backwards‚ and in front of him is another wall with an X on it. In front of that X marked wall is an old man facing forward. I believe this all has to do with change with in our own existence. Who we were as children and teenagers are not who we are as middle age‚ and old adults. Our reality is always changing and each stage in life is divided by some unseen force like nothingness. The X marked walls is that
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Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall‚” through its depiction of neighbors coming together to build a wall between each other out of tradition‚ suggests that though there may be hope for progressive thinking‚ Americans generally possess unoriginal views and act in opposition to fundamental patterns of nature. While the neighbor blindly follows tradition and justifies the wall-building with clichéd phrases‚ the speaker is portrayed as dynamic regarding his stance on the concept of wall-building. Frost depicts
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The Occupy Wall Street Movement The Occupy Wall Street Movement is a movement that has garnered extensive popularity in the last few months. The movement has been covered by all the major news agencies and magazines of our time and is considered to be an iconic representative of the unrest that is steadily accumulating and reaching bursting point in the masses. The movement has been the subject of countless debates that have sought to determine if the movement is justified or if it is an exploitation
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“The Mental Wall” The buzzer echoes through the brightly lit building. A girl named Mackenzie is standing behind the block staring at the water lost in thought. She cannot stop focusing on all the negative things that might happen during her race. Little does she know that those will affect the outcome of her race. The mind controls everything: from walking‚ talking‚ and thinking. Swimming is sport where an athlete’s mindset will determine the outcome of their performance. Without mental strength
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The Berlin Wall? On August 13th‚ 1961‚ the communist government of the German Democratic Republic also known for East Germany‚ began to build a wired and concrete wall known as the Antifascistischer Schutzwall (Anti-Fascist Protection Wall) (anti fascists is a anti governmental system led by a dictator having complete power‚ criticism‚ and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.) right between East and West Berlin. The main purpose of this construction of the Berlin Wall was to keep
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