David Gallegos Skinner ELA 12 12 April‚ 2014 Steve Jobs The Oxford Unabridged Dictionary offers many definitions of independent‚ including "not depending on the authority of others" and "not dependent on others for forming an opinion." Making up your own mind‚ in other words. We all need relevant information and data on which to base our opinions off of. It ’s the way that we seek information and how we apply it that makes us dependent or independent thinkers. If we uncritically accept whatever
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The king of Thailand For me‚ Bhumiphol Adulyadet‚ the king of Thailand‚ is one of the most influential people of the 20th century. There is no other King who is so loved by his people whether Buddhist‚ Christian‚ Muslim and who loves his people so much and cares for them. He is the good example to the nation and to the world. First‚ the king of Thailand always works for his people. He sacrifices himself for the well-being of Thai people. The king of Thailand stands is the developer. He is
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Andrew Bolze Ms. Allen Scandal Creative Essay 26 October 2012 Shame and Regret Bang! The gun rang throughout the glistening Olympic stadium in Sydney. Marion Jones claimed her first gold in the 100m dash. After the exciting two week competition ended‚ three gold medals and two bronze medals glimmered around the neck of the beautiful and gifted athlete‚ Marion Jones. Everything seemed to click that year for the three-time Olympic champion‚ but her tremendous performances led critics to question
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“My English Teacher.” In the course of our life‚ we come across different people. Some of them come into our life and then just leave without influencing us‚ while others leave an indelible imprint in our memories and determine our future life. My English teacher at high school has been one of the most influential people in my life. Not only did he teach me a lot of useful skills that I will definitely need in my academic life and future career‚ but he also nurtured the most positive features in
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Celebrities are widely considered the most influential people of the 21st century‚ possibly exceeding the pertinence possessed by famous politicians and religious leaders. Celebrities alone embody the means to win over countless of hearts with their charismatic winsome looks or unique characteristic skills. The extensive power that these celebrities hold therefore leads us to ponder: Do these personalities exploit their position in society to only offer nothing in return? Personally‚ I believe that
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I think everyone has a treasure! The story‚ “Treasure of Lemon Brown‚” is a story about an old man that had a special treasure. In the story‚ Lemon Brown told Greg what a treasure is and what his own treasure was. Lemon Brown taught him That a treasure is a special thing in life. One of the main characters was Lemon Brown. Lemon Brown was an old‚ poor man with rags as clothes. He lived in an old‚ abandoned building and got his clothes out of the nearest dumpster. In the story‚ When lemon Brown
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Porscha Silva IB English 1-4A Ms. Einsporn 29 May 2013 100 Love Sonnets When referring to a significant other‚ one would typically shower the other with lavish compliments such as complimenting their beauty and all that that person has to offer. Going against the norm‚ Neruda presents his lover in ways that most people could not even fathom. Metonymies‚ metaphors‚ and ways of hypothetical speech(not to be taken literally) are used in their entirety to most effectively portray Neruda’s unconditional
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100 Whatever Street Whatever‚ FL‚ 01234 October 3‚ 2014 Samuel Hicks Hamilton High School 30 Boston Neck Road North Kingstown‚ RI 02852 Dear Sam: Congratulation on your upcoming high school graduation. Have you decided whether you’ll be going on to college? Do you know what you’re next step will be? Let us hear at Florida State University aide you with that search. We offer more than 100 degrees and certificates which will lead you down the path of your dreams. With all of our offerings
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On a cold‚ Friday evening in March‚ I was warming up before a track meet began. I was going to be running the 100-meter dash- it was the first race of the meet. The stadium was piling up with people’s families‚ friends‚ and relatives. My own family was in the crowd‚ and I was so excited to show them all the hard work I had put in. “100-meter girls!” I heard the announcer say‚ and I knew it was my turn to go and run. While waiting in line‚ I started to get nervous like I do before every run- I get
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Introduction Temasek Holdings is a Singapore-based investment company with over US100 billion in assets‚ including shares and investments in a wide range of industries worldwide. It is owned by the government of Singapore and the prime minister of Singapore‚ Lee Hsien Loong‚ has a supervisory role over the company. Although there were accusations of nepotism when Ho Ching‚ the prime ministers wife‚ joined the company in 2002 (at the time her husband was the Finance Minister of Singapore and her father-in-law
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