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    the dying sun

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    The Dying Sun Q1. How is it that a star seldom finds another star near it? Ans. There are countless stars wandering in space. They are so big that millions of earths can be packed inside them. But the space around them is so huge that a star is like a lonely ship in an ocean. Therefore‚ a star seldom finds another star near it. Q2. What happened‚ when according to Sir James Jeans‚ a wandering star‚ wandering through space‚ came near the sun? Ans. When a wandering star came near the sun‚ it raised

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    The Olympic Athlete

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    The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are

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    Professional Athletes

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    Professional athletes get paid way too much - by Debate.org Thank you to whoever accepts my debate Let me start off... Professional athletes get paid way too much. Here are some statistics on the salaries of pro athletes. Profession Average salary (per year) Minimum starting salary : Basketball player $2.2 million $220‚000 Baseball player $1.37 million $109‚000 Hockey player $892‚000 $125‚000 Football player $795‚000 $131‚000 In contrast • The average pay for classroom teachers in

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    understands. Everyone thinks that the bird wants to live caged and safe‚ but the only thing the bird wanted was to be able to roam around the sky without being caged. As you can see‚ in the poem “Caged Bird” by and the story “Under the Rice Moon‚” the author and poet clearly illustrate the theme of ‘freedom.’ In the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou‚ the speaker explains how the free bird’s life is and how the caged bird’s life is.

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    Poem

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    Shakespeare both instill a figurative idea of immortality throughout the course of time long after the writers have passed on. Shakespeare plants his beauty within the lines of the poem after his lover’s physical beauty deteriorates with time. Spencer‚ however‚ keeps the memory and love for a woman. Although both poems are about two different subjects‚ the main theme that connects them is that they immortalize two non-physical ideas. The hope of every writer is to have their work famous and studied

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    College Athletes

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    and lawyers also makes for a potentially sticky situation as the athlete becomes older. As a young‚ collegiate athlete focused on sports‚ the student potentially misses out on opportunities to build their resume with employment and skills. They also might not take advantage of other aspects of the university‚ such as internships in their major or classes on interviewing. The reason behind this is potentially two-fold: university athletes do not have the time or focus to devote to skills that will extend

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    Flower Fed Buffaloes

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    The poemFlower Fed Buffaloes” by V. Lindsay is a short text set on the prairies of America in old days. It is about “Flower Fed Buffaloes” where the old days take pass and that the buffaloes did not live there because locomotives has taken over the prairie‚ where buffaloes were. Three key techniques used by the poet were alliteration‚ metaphor and repetition. They were effective because they helped me understand the theme. The theme is the buffaloes prairies have been taken over by the modern day

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    athletes not overpaid

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    ENG 4U1 – 11 25 Sept 2013 Professional Athletes Should Not Be Criticized In a world with numerous and various types of occupations‚ it is often difficult to measure the importance of each profession monetarily. Each person‚ society and organization has a different perspective on the significance of certain occupations but it seems that cross-culturally there is a common belief that professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Professional athletes worldwide are often questioned regarding their

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    Poems

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    cure her spleen – Where she had begged one flower he’d shower fourscore‚ A bunch fit to amaze a China Queen. Cold fog-drawn Lily‚ pale mist-magic Rose He conjured‚ and in a glassy cauldron set With elvish unsubstantial Mignonette And such vague bloom as wandering dreams enclose. But she? Awed‚ Charmed to tears‚ Distracted‚ Yet – Even yet‚ perhaps‚ a trifle piqued – who knows? The Witch-Bride by William Allingham A fair witch crept to a young man’s side‚ And he kiss’d her and took her

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    student-athlete

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    a Student-athlete. I am a student-athlete. Although many are called by this name‚ few are actually both. I pride myself on being able to call myself a true student-athlete. It has not been easy and it will only get more difficult‚ but the sense of accomplishment that comes with it is worth the struggle. This is due to the fact that in today’s high school sports venue‚ being a true student-athlete has become a very cumbersome task. I guess I’m not what you would call a “star” athlete. I’m the guy

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