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    known authors writings such as‚ Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Lost. “Good Lord Boyet‚ my beauty‚ though but mean‚ Needs not the painted flourish of your praise: Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye‚ Not utter ’d by base sale of chapmen ’s tongues”. Benjamin Franklin in 1741 wrote “Beauty‚ like supreme dominion: Is but supported by opinion” in the Poor Richard’s Almanac. David Hume wrote "Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them." in his essays‚ Moral and Political written in

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    World Without Electricity

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    on electricty to function. The majority of items that are used on a daily basis depend on electricity to function. Modern socirety adapted to electricity more than ever. There is no specific date as to when electricity was discovered. In June 1752 Benjamin Franklin proved that lightening is electricity. In 1791 Galvani publisged his doscoverey of Bio electricity. In 1800 Volta invented the Galvanic cell‚ in which this day in age we call it the battery. Without these advances we woukd be living in a

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    1. Yes‚ I was drawn in. I think when Poe first developed and wrote the story‚ he designed it in a way that would inherently draw the reader into the fantasy world of Roderick Usher. Leaving the narrator unnamed and seemingly average in personality‚ it’s easy to identify with him‚ seeing ourselves in his shoes taking care of an ill friend. 2. The narrator travels to his friend because he was told that Roderick’s health was deteriorating both physically and emotionally. Sadly‚ the narrator ultimately

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    Why Are Computer Games

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    Computer Games are just a waste of time and energy. The precedented statement suggest that computer games are wasteful and depletes vast amounts of energy. I beg to differ. Games are not a waste of time‚ but a time waster if you’re stricken with boredom. As well as the cure for monotony‚ many gamers make money by playing games. Games don’t waste your energy‚ it will improve and test you physically and/or mentally. It may as well educate you with many life lessons. First of all‚ a waste of time.

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    What are my expectations from this course? “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin. Reading is essential for everyday living‚ regardless of my insufficient skills. At the University of the Virgin Islands‚ English 101 class I’m determine to enhance my love for reading and build a stronger vocabulary foundation. I’ve never had a passion for reading. I was never surrounded by peers or family that influenced to me read. I always preferred to watch a movie

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    S Aphorism Essay “The way to be safe‚ is to never be secure.” Benjamin Franklin once said this statement. But what does it mean? Being unsure keeps you from doing many things. A lot of people probably think a secure person probably does the right things and is always so sure about everything. But really that is what sometimes causes mistakes in peoples lives. For example‚ if you’re with your friends and they want to do something that you know is wrong

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    Conserving energy is definitely crucial in improving a nation’s economy‚ environment and society. Throughout the years‚ scientists and other experts developed various ways on how to save electricity. Daylight saving time‚ which was initiated by Benjamin Franklin in 1784‚ is one method in which individuals can properly maintain the environment. Due to its massive significance to mankind’s society and surroundings‚ the daylight savings time should be continuously regulated for its outstanding benefits

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    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button            “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was largely characterized by a depressive tone as Benjamin began his life as a grave disappointment to his father and ended his life in the same manner with his son (Fitzgerald‚ 1922).  The stylistic device of imagery was created by Fitzgerald’s carefully crafted diction.  For example‚ the verbiage of ‘horrible mishap’ and ‘grotesque’ was used to describe the infant’s appearance‚ in addition to describing the reaction

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    Does the term “Founding Fathers” ring a bell? Warren G. Harding was the first man on record to refer to the first statesmen of America as the “Founding Fathers;” over fifty years after the last American Revolutionary soldier had died (Bernstein pg. 4). How interesting that this common term that we associate George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ just to name a few‚ was not such a common term. R.B. Bernstein’s The Founding Fathers Reconsidered‚ gives us a different view of what we associate

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    Ludwig von Mises‚ Meet Benjamin Graham: Value Investing from an Austrian Point of View Chris Leithner Leithner & Co. Pty Ltd Leithner Investments Pty Ltd Level 3‚ Benson House 2 Benson Street Toowong‚ Queensland‚ Australia chris@leithner.com.au www.leithner.com.au Paper Prepared for “Austrian Economics and Financial Markets” The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino Las Vegas‚ 18-19 February 2005 I acknowledge the helpful comments of Robert Blumen and Prof Roger Garrison. DRAFT – FURTHER COMMENTS WELCOME

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