important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war was won by the Americans. After this
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Zheng He‚ originally named Ma He‚ was a Chinese Muslim born in 1381. At the age of ten he was taken to North China and assigned to serve Zhu Di (“Zheng He” Gale). Almost twenty years later‚ In 1402‚ Zhu Di‚ who was once the prince‚ came to be the Yongle Emperor and appointed Zheng He as an Admiral. Three years later‚ in 1405‚ after Zheng He had proven his worth‚ he was appointed as a commander of a fleet of “treasure ships”. At this time‚ the Ming dynasty was not known to the world. It was Zheng
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Zheng He was a Muslim eunuch who served as a close confidant of the Yongle Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty. He went on voyages to Southeast Asia‚ Sumatra‚ Java‚ Ceylon‚ India‚ Persia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Arabia‚ the red sea Egypt‚ and the Mozambique Channel. The number of his voyages vary depending on method of division‚ but he travelled at least seven times to The Western Ocean with his fleet. The fleet comprised 30‚000 men and seventy ships at its height. He brought back to China many
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of hard-earned money.) ~kids feel tired‚ no mood to study anymore ~co-curriculum or clubs need to attend to ~time consuming ~tuition costly (One subject may cost more than fifty dollars per month. So‚ if a student decides to take six subjects‚ he will probably have to pay around six hundred dollars. Eventually‚ they need to depend on school teachers for help. Actually‚ the money spend on tuition can be used for other things such
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“Yeats’s poetry is driven by a tension between the real world in which he lives and an ideal world that he imagines.” I believe this is an apt statement to define to work of Yeats. At the heart of Yeats’s poetry there is a strong division between the natural world and the idyllic world which Yeats appears to be constantly seeking. Yeats was an artist who was the first Irishman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel committee described as: “inspired poetry‚ which in a highly artistic
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Tien Nguyen ( 1072 words) Professor Juncker English 1B November 8 2016 Consequences of Following Orders Have you ever questioned why you followed commands‚ orders or instructions from other people? What makes you obey or disobey them? Millions of people were killed in wars because they followed the orders from their authorities. They didn’t even have an accurate reason to kill others‚ but they still did it as it was their missions. Obedience is a form of social influence where people follow an order
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God is a very important person that not everybody believes in. His characteristics are powerful‚ caring‚ loving and so many more. He is the reason we are here‚ the only reason we exist. God created everything around us‚ even people. He is the creator of the Earth. Every human being that believes in God shall not perish but have everlasting life. If you believe in him and do right by him you are rewarded with living with him forever in Heaven. When someone dies may be cremated or buried‚ but
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Eng 12B 2/25/2013 “Can a Man Forget He Is Human?” Upon reading the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell‚ I was prompted to keep a question in my head as I read it. Erich Fromm questions‚“can man forget that he is human?” or what is it to be Human. This question was undoubtedly adhered in my mind as I read the book and made me analyze the story in a big picture‚ comparing it to modern governments and pondering the deeper meaning of the text. My goal in writing this reading response is
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Now Chillingworth he some how desired his sin and chose it for himself. He wanted revenge because Dimmesdale and Hester were lovers. Chillingworth and Hester were once married but sadly Hester cheated on Chillingworth with Dimmesdale. This is the reason that both Hester and Dimmesdale had “A”s on them‚ it was a repercussion of their sin. Chillingworth seeked revenge on Dimmesdale because of what they had done. It became his obsession to get revenge on them for what they did to him for‚ making him
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The Ghost Creeper: John Donne Proving He’d Still Creep On Women Even If He Were Dead The Apparition is a highly melodramatic poem Donne uses to explore the emotions of a jilted lover. The meter of the poem adds interest as it does not remain constant. It begins with a pentameter line followed by a trimeter‚ pentameter‚ tetrameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ diameter‚ tetrameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ trimeter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ and finally ends on a hexameter line.
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