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    Gates of Fire

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    Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year

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    Fire Proof

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    like these joined salt and pepper. For richer or for poorer. In sickness and in health. If you pull them apart‚ you’ll break either one or both of them. God made marriage to be for life.” About a Fireproof Marriage “Fireproof doesn’t mean that a fire will never come… But that when it comes‚ you’ll be able to withstand it.” About Studying Your Spouse “When a man is trying to win the heart of a woman‚ he studies her. He learns her likes‚ dislikes‚ habits‚ and hobbies. But after he wins her heart

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    Catching Fire

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    Catching Fire is the second book of the Hunger games‚ The main characters are Katniss‚ a beautiful strong young 17 year old who is very outspoken and courageous. Peeta‚ A generous young man that is in love with Katniss‚ and Gale‚ Haymich‚ President snow and Prim katniss’s younger sister‚ ect. The book takes place in Districts‚ and the capitol for the games which is a big open field in the wild forests where they fight for their own survival. Suzanne Marie Collins is an American television

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    The Dim Lighting Co. is challenged with several problems. Primarily‚ low cash flow and decreasing profit margins are an important concern. Also‚ the management team doesn’t necessarily get along. Many think Robert Spinks‚ director of R&D‚ is autocratic‚ strong willed and impatient. The General Manager‚ Jim West‚ is quite concerned about his tenure at the company due to his company’s performance during the previous year. He is worried about what will happen to his job security if the coming

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    To Build a Fire

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    To Build a Fire This story is by American author Jack London. The story is considered a prime example of the naturalist movement and of a Man vs. Nature conflict. It is also considered to be a reflection of his own life after his experiences in the Yukon Territory. This story demonstrates negative interactions because the man has not and does not prepare him for this journey. He is not respectful of the nature he can’t control‚ and he ignores the advice of those far more experienced than he.

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    The Gift of Fire

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    A Gift of Fire: Social‚ Legal‚ and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet (Third edition) by Sara Baase Presentation Assignments and Class Discussion Topics for Chap. 1: Unwrapping the Gift General instructions given to students The presentations should analyze the situation‚ use analogies and similar cases where possible‚ mention various possible risks or consequences‚ etc. Include some discussion of how the new technology changes the situation. What advantages or problems result

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    Rapid Fire

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    RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS * What is the Indian version of Barbie called? Monica. * What does BMG stand for in the music label BMG Crescendo? Bertelsmann Music Group * Who has written the book Emotional Intelligence? DanielGoleman * Lux soap was launched in India in 1929. * What is Karamchand Appliances Private Ltd’s most well known product/brand? All-Out Mosquito Repellent * This company was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India Tata Teleservices * World’s largest

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    Catching Fire

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    Catching Fire As the second book in the triology you wouldn’t ecxpect anything great from it‚ because most of them aren’t your favorite. Though in this triology it was my favorite. It was action packed and did everything you could ever imagine. This book will cause so many mixed feeling your will lose your mind until you finish and move on the the third book. This book shows how easy it can be for something to fall for more then one person. It displays how lifelong friends can fall for eachother

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    Do not fight fire with fire. Edmond Dantes had a twisty kind of life. He went from a young captain‚ in love‚ too scraggly man in prison‚ to a millionaire‚ to a revenge seeking count. Dante’s was wrongfully imprisoned for treason; throughout his time in prison‚ Dantes learned the whereabouts of some long lost treasure‚ as well as received an education. Dante’s was able to escape from prison‚ obtain the treasure Abbe Faria told him about‚ and return to Marseilles‚ France as a ‘new and changed’ person

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    Life on Fire

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    Samira Agrippa March 21‚ 2013 ENG4U1-03 Ms. Naccarato Life on Fire A distraught young mother in the East End of London is drawn into a psychological maelstrom of ambition‚ guilt and cynicism that eats away her faith in the society she is trying so hard to defend. Chris Cleaves novel Incendiary emotionally comes alive with compassion‚ grief and astounding humor as young mother becomes broken-hearted after the loss of her son and husband to history’s most notorious terrorist A city that

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