Can you believe that the United States of America has been a county since the late 1700’s‚ and the laws and rights that applied back then still apply today? Think about everything that has shifted since then. We have medicines‚ strong education‚ and even new technology that is still being produced today. I believe that America’s gift to my generation is technology and medicines‚ and also freedom. Freedom is a big part of all our daily lives and some of us take it for granted. When the veterans
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Shakespeare have been admired for centuries. However‚ in 1848 the authorship of Shakespeare’s play began to be questioned. As of now there have been over 70 people named as potential writers of the Shakespeare plays. Despite these allegations‚ there are still supports who strongly believe William Shakespeare is the true author of his plays. Without any conclusive evidence we will never know if William Shakespeare is who he claims to
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politically charged poems‚ these views were ahead of their time‚ and are now relevant or still relevant today. The reason that the poems are still relevant today is that a majority of the poems consist of common problems‚ emotions‚ and urges that mankind faces. John Donne’s "Holy Sonnet #10" discusses death and how it holds no power over people and is something that someone should not fear. This is especially prevalent today as most people fear not accomplishing enough before they pass‚ what is on the other
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Why do we need heroes? Every era and every person once recognized one or more outstanding people to be their personal heroes. This merely for the reason that we‚ as common people‚ sometimes feel so insignificant in comparison to the great deeds and grand events that are happening around us. We identify our own heroes when in need of inspiration or strength to achieve something important. We look up to those whom we can connect to our current life choices‚ present challenges or even when we strive
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William Shakespeare is still relevant to modern students today as his poetry & particularly his plays‚ they are still among the greatest ever and always will be. His work will always be unmatched in the history of the English language. Even though Shakespeare’s sonnets were written over four-hundred years ago‚ they are still relevant today because all of the ideas and issues that Shakespeare addresses in his sonnets are still relevant to people today. Shakespeare had a very good understanding of
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1 Chavous‚ Lauren Ms. Swain Acc. British Lit. 29 August 2013 Why and how humans need heroes? A hero is a person‚ preferably a man‚ who is idealized or admired for outstanding achievements and qualities. Usually a hero is one with superhuman powers or having impossible qualities. As a hero you would think of Superman‚ Spiderman‚ or maybe someone like Beowulf‚ but now a days some of our heroes are soldiers who fight a war or at person who leads the way for other humans to stand up
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Athens When one thinks of Ancient Greece‚ often one thinks of Athens. One of the two most notable states of Ancient Greece‚ Athens paved the road for history as we know it today. From Solon to Pericles‚ the people and government of Athens are some of the sires of the way we view government in the modern world. Why is this a problem? This is due to the fact that Athens had a large impact on the Greek world‚ laid the foundations of modern democracy‚ and consequently made the blueprints for the American
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indispensable. They do a lot for the construction of homes and other buildings that sometimes goes unnoticed. They set foundations‚ lay stairs‚ install beams‚ trim and much more. Without skilled carpenters‚ the construction of many buildings would not be possible. Carpentry is an essential skill in American society and given improvements in technology and techniques it is still very important today. Carpentry is the activity of building or repairing objects and structures using wood. People that do this professionally
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The world needs something to fix the chaotic state it is in and chivalry is that factor. Chivalry is still necessary today to help people understand the morals that are still needed in the world today. Back in the days of the knights they lived by this code which was chivalry. They had rules that made them better as a community‚ and keep everything running smoothly. If that could be brought back to today’s society things might start to run a little smoother again. If we would embrace chivalry in
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People today know more and are more involved in the government to allow an oppressive government to achieve this type of society. The Party in “1984” has achieved the power to control the minds and thoughts of the people‚ so much so that 2+2=5. This type of powerful‚ oppressive government is not achievable today because people are too aware of how technology works‚ and what the government is doing. In 1948‚ when Orwell wrote 1984 technology was just starting to advance and people were still worried
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