results were going to be announced. The Vice Captain of Red House( that was me) prayed longer that day hoping to receive the shield. I was ready in 20 minutes‚ neat and fresh‚ pinned my badge "Vice Captain" to the left of my uniform and rushed to my school. It was 7:25 AM. Time for prayer. I stood in the second row behind the Captain‚ firm and steady. Behind me‚ were 4 rows of Prefects and behind them stood 400 people. The School Captain shouted loud: "Stand at ease"‚ "Attention"
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ethnic groups that have expanded the most throughout the whole world‚ especially in North America‚ are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a great force and surviving character these people were able to survive such harsh conditions. The majority of the slaves were shipped to the Americas by the English and French because it was the new continent and they were in need of people
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O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman O captain My captain was an expiring poem for me. This poem filled my mind with great memories snd make think of my loved ones who are now Angels.I am still feeling the connection. In my opinion‚ I can say that peopleare physically dead be we can keep them in our mind alive as long as we want them to be part of our lives. Father and I had different character. We had the same interest such as reading‚ watching news‚ assisting on conference-debates
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many arguments over Christopher Columbus and his discovery of America. Although many can argue that he was not the first to discover America because there we natives there long before he arrived his discovery led to centuries of exploration and utilization of American land. Christopher Columbus had a hero’s heart and was willing to go on an expedition far from home to a far away land. Although his intentions were not to find America he still ended up finding it. Many argue it was luck and that he
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In many history classes‚ students learn about the past. Unfortunately‚ racism is viewed as a past event in history that has resolved over time due to historical events. In this case‚ racism is still around and it impacts people all over the United states. Racism isn’t just saying a racial slur towards an individual‚ it is shown through objects and actions. The first step towards facing racism is to accept that is a problem today. The reason why many Americans have a hard time recognizing racism in
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Fear is defined as a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger. This emotion is expressed immensely throughout the novel‚ The Plot Against America. By reading the first paragraph‚ the reader can’t imagine what horrifying events could lead one to have such a fear. "Fear presides over these memories‚ a perpetual fear. Of course no childhood is without its terrors‚ yet I wonder if I would have been a less frightened boy if Lindbergh hadn’t been president or if I
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differently and carry out different activities . Most of these are mainly based on the environment from which the person comes from . Therefore‚ human beings behavior is also directed by the environment from which the person comes from . As an environment captain‚ some of my duties in school are as follows; a) cleanliness being second to God‚ I have to ensure that the whole school‚ classes and the compound is always clean. A clean environment offers room for critical thinking. b) I am concerned with
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distinctions between orthodox and unorthodox practices were distinguished (and oftentimes blurred). You may look at Staden‚ the readings on witchcraft and “superstition‚” etc. Beginning in 1492 when the Spanish under the crown of Castile invaded the Americas‚ where their first settlement was in Santo Domingo‚ their main motivations were trade and the spread of the Catholic faith through indigenous conversions and economic gain. Due to these objectives they intervened and attempted to change every facet
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the three men fall overboard‚ Aronnax‚ Conseil and Land. The three men find themselves on top of the mysterious creature‚ which is actually a submarine‚ the Nautilus. They are taken on board and placed in a cell. The men meet Captain Nemo‚ the commander of the vessel. Captain Nemo was very friendly to his guests. Not only were all three of the men guests but prisoners. Nemo did not allow them to leave. The reason Nemo created this vessel was to escape from the real world. He says that he wants to
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In 1492 there were regional and cultural differences in the Native American peoples of North America. In an essay compare and contrast the southwestern‚ Eastern Woodland and Great Plains cultures in the following ways: geography and climate; Social/political organizations; and economic and lifestyle. A series of events and conditions existed in the old world in 15th-century that made new world expiration and only possible but desirable. (1) Identify these events and conditions and explain how
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