powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings “This land was made for you and me”. It really hit home‚ and I felt like nothing could express that sentiment
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the export of Persian carpets from Iran. Between 1980 and 1983‚ the son arranged for the export of the carpets from Iran in contravention of Iranian Revenue laws and export controls. The carpets were sold by the father in England or elsewhere outside Iran. Disputes arose between the father and the son relating mainly to whether the son had received what he claimed was due to him from the proceeds of the sale of the carpets that he alleged to have arranged to export from Iran. Both the father and
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An Analysis of “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor The author‚ Flannery O’Connor‚ wrote a short story in entitled “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”‚ which took place in Britain during the late 1700s. In the story‚ the main character‚ Tom T. Shiftlet‚ a drifter‚ meets Mrs. Crater‚ an old toothless woman‚ and her mute daughter Lucynell. The use of irony helps to show the true identity of Mr. Shiftlet while the theme shows the struggle humans face in redeeming themselves. Mr
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Have you ever wanted to meet someone famous in your life? Have you ever wanted to see how a day in life is like of that famous person? If I was ever given the chance to meet and spend one whole day of my life with someone famous‚ I will be willing to do so with Sylvester Stallone.Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born on July 6th 1946 in New York City to a middle class family. Sylvester made his way to the one of the biggest celebrities and today‚ He is one one of my favorite movie star as I have
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Self-reflection speech Taking the intra-& Interpersonal competencies course is greatly beneficial to me. What I have learnt in the course‚ helping me a lot in self-understanding and developing positive relations‚ can be used in daily life in different aspects. These aspects are self‚ friends as well as family relationships. In my point of view‚ self is the most essential part among these two aspects. Before building relationships with others‚ we must get known of ourselves and positive
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To sum up what I’m saying the way we act affects our relationships and causes some to be made and some to be changed or even lost. This theme is present in the stories “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?”‚ “The Wife’s Story”‚ and “My So-Called Enemy” as they all have to do with the way relationships affect us. In the short story “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret the main character Sergei acts consistently with his three wishes. Each time he uses a wish he uses it to help
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Should You Shoe Your Horse? Shoeing horses is a very controversial topic in the equestrian world. Many people believe that shoeing a horse is better because it protects their feet‚ and many others believe that keeping a horse barefoot is better because it lets the horse live a more natural life. I believe that keeping a horse barefoot is better for the horse and owner because it is less expensive‚ less can go wrong‚ and many horses don’t even need to be shod. Horses with shoes require much more
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I have read excerpts from two texts. An informational text titled ‘The Sea Around Us’ by Rachel Carson‚ and a literature text titled ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’‚ by Jules Verne. In both excerpts there are many descriptions of the ocean. Many people debate whether details are described more vividly in informational text‚ or in literature. I feel the ocean was described more vividly in the excerpt from the literature text ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’. I believe the ocean
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Daily routine/Stress. A life in your day. How good are you at managing your time? I’ m the typical representative of present young generation‚ doing my best to combine daily routine staff‚ like household chores‚ with university studies and leisure. My tight schedule never allows me to procrastinate and put off doing necessary and important daily tasks. So I try to manage my time and not just go with the flow. At roughly 06.45 a. m. my alarm clock buzzes‚ it literally blasts me into awareness
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year 8. As you know‚ our topic today is if you’re child got a Hogwarts letter‚ would you allow them to go? We‚ as the negative team‚ say no to this‚ you shouldn’t allow your child to attend Hogwarts. Before I go on with my arguments today‚ I’d like to point out a few flaws from the opposing team. Now onto the negative sides points. Our first speaker Claudia has already stated that Hogwarts is a school in which provides incompetent education. She also stated that attending Hogwarts would mean that
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