VALUE OF TREES Trees are an integral part of our environment. Both man and the animals cannot survive without trees. We get food‚ medicine‚ wood and shelter from trees. Trees beautify the environment. We get the most needed rain because of the trees. Trees have a great influence upon climate. Trees preserve moisture. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. Trees on hill sides stop the soil erosion and prevent destructive
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The man who loved Flowers * Character sketch This is the story of a man possessed by love. He has dark hair and blue eyes‚ and is wearing a light grey suit. He lives in a deep repressive reverie because he is unable to live in the real world. A world without his "Norma" is one he cannot bare. In the beginning of the story he appears to us as a completely normal man. A happy and moody setting is imprinted with violet skies and lovely flowers‚ and we are led to believe he is in love. The man
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Lakunle Lakunle is the schoolteacher of the village. He deeply admires Western culture and seeks to emulate‚ often to comically inadequate effect. He is portrayed by Soyinka as clumsy in both actions and words‚ throwing together phrases from the Bible and other Western works in hope of sounding intelligent. He is "in love" with Sidi‚ but has not married her because she demands that he pay the traditional bride price‚ something he refuses to do. Initially we chalk up this refusal to his Western
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Carlos Juan Finlay was born in current day Camagüey‚ Cuba to Edward Finlay and Eliza de Barrés on December 3‚ 1833.6 His father was a physician who had specialized in ophthalmology and fought along with Simon Bolivar. Although Finlay’s father was from Scotland and his mother was from France‚ they tried to embrace the Cuban culture and changed their names two years after arriving to Cuba. When he was 13 years old‚ Finlay was sent to France in order to start the first stage of formal education. He
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My Best Friend In my opinion‚ “Friend” is really important for me. I can live without computer and TV but I can’t live without ”friend” the person who is sharing my mood with me whenever I’m happy or sad and I have “her” my really best friend who has nice appearance ‚ good personality and I’m very happy that I can be friend with her. My best friend is My Mother. She’s cute‚ good looking and does not talk too much with the person that she doesn’t know very well. (Strangers) When you see her first
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new idea or invention that came to mind. For me my life defining moments are not all the same. While I have great moments and simple moments‚ many are so incredible that I could not begin to describe. However there is one moment in particular that is describable and very “life defining”. It was in the middle of sixth grade‚ my life was headed in a direction that was not suitable for a typical Christian teenager. I was slacking off in my work and my life was just not headed in the direction that
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Raghav Jandial Raghav Jandial THREE MEN IN A BOAT CHARACTER SKETCHES THREE MEN IN A BOAT CHARACTER SKETCHES Character sketch of Harris - Harris is a vain fellow who pretends to be extremely hard working but usually pushes off the burden on other people. He is outspoken and does not hesitate to tell his friends what he thinks about them even if it may not be pleasant. For example he outwardly tells George that his new blazer is utterly revolting and that he must not wear it around them
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Character Sketch - Cephalus from Plato’ s Republic Choose one of the three main characters from Book One of Plato’s Republic (Cephalus‚ Polemarchus or Thrasymachus). Write a character sketch that shows how the personality‚ social status‚ life situation and position affect the views the character holds about life and about the virtue of justice. Include the definition of justice for the character you are describing. In book one‚ we are introduced to four main characters: Socrates‚ Cephalus
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MY IDEAL FRIEND My ideal friend is Frank. I’m sure Frank is my ideal friend because we have been friends for many years already. Since we were kids‚ Frank has always been there when I fell down from my bicycle‚ when I was scolded by my parents‚ and helped me chase away dogs that were chasing me whenever we walked to school. One day‚ when I was walking to school together with Frank‚ we were attacked by 2 stray dogs. Frank took a stick and hit one of the dogs on the nose and the other dog on
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Books are our never failing friends. Our worldly friends desert us but they never desert us. They are our best friends‚ philosophers and guides. Friends are plenty when the purse is full but fair-weather friends fall off in adversity. Books‚ like a true friend stand by us through thick and thin. They uphold and encourage us when we feel sad and despondent. They lift the poor out of poverty and the wretched out of misery. They make the burden bearer forget his burden‚ the sick his sufferings and
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