In this Ted talk Dame Ellen MacArthur tells about how she sailed around the world solo in record time and what she learned from it. When she was young she always had a passion for sailboats‚ this lead her to her hobby of sailing. After the vet school she went to said she wasn’t going to be able to pass her class she decided to start sailing for a living. Her goal of sailing around the world the fastest happened when she was 24 but at that time someone else recently beat the record as well so she
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unknowingly trapped in the same sort of circular circuit. In our case‚ however‚ the cycle is not a small metal circle‚ but instead the endless cycle of work we put ourselves through that results in nothing worthwhile. In her short story “The Company Man‚” Ellen Goodman exemplifies the uselessness of these draining efforts through an extended anecdote about a workaholic named Phil. In the story‚ Goodman utilizes direct quotations and precise diction to show that while she disapproves of Phil and his choices
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What makes a good mystery? A good example of a mystery would be The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Over the past two months‚ GLMS 6th grade students have watched and read The Westing Game. At some points in the movie‚ the class wondered why so many good parts of the book were missing from the movie? The Westing Game book contains book contains many similarities and differences that are worth explaining. The Westing Game was created by a dying Sam Westing who was looking for someone smart enough
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a political activist in more than just the abolitionist cause‚ she is also credited with being the mother of the woman’s suffrage movement. Stanton served as the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association and frequently lectured on topics of law. The education and informal legal training Stanton received through the men in her life undoubtedly aided her in her activist writing and speeches. Her father was a New York state congressman and judge and she informally
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Duncan Rice Fox Writing and composition 1/12/2015 The Company Man Analysis In the essay “The Company Man‚” the author‚ Ellen Goodman‚ expresses her feelings towards the man Phil. Throughout the selection‚ Goodman uses a plethora of rhetoric devices to convey her attitude from the perspective of the narrator‚ Phil’s wife‚ towards Phil. Goodman portrays her disdain towards Phil and the workaholic lifestyle that he led. Goodman shows her disdain as early as the first sentence where she says “finally
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Character Sketch!!!! Turtle Wexler is a three-teen year old girl who lives in Sunset Tower in her closet. Turtle is a character in the “Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin. She loves to wear her hair in beautiful long braids which makes her look older than she originally is‚ and she usually wears a uniform. She has a sister named Angela Wexler who always makes Turtle annoyed because of how pretty she looks. Her mum is named Grace Wexler‚ she doesn’t really care about Turtle as much as she does with
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Al Sharpton “The Reverend” Full Name: Alfred Charles Sharpton‚ Jr. Born: October 3‚ 1954 Brooklyn‚ NY Occupation: Baptist Minister Civil Rights/Social Justice Activist Radio/Television talk show host Education: Graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn‚ NY Dropped out of Brooklyn College after 2 years Chronology: • Born in Brooklyn‚ NY to father Alfred Sharpton Sr. and Ada Richards‚ then raised in Queens‚ NY. [1954] • Preached first sermon‚ “Let Not Your Heart
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I do not believe much hardship would come from trying to communicate with the character described in Calvin Trillin’s essay. A person who talks to himself in public or is constantly explaining why things are good for him would often be troubling for most people‚ but I feel like it would not be that big of a deal for me. If he felt that doing these things would help him relieve his stress‚ or bring him happiness‚ then all the power to him. The worst part of it would be trying to figure out if the
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Synopsis Jane Goodall‚ is an Anthropologist and Primatologist‚ a animal’s rights activist. Goodall was born on April 3‚ 1934 in London‚ United Kingdom‚ currently age 81. Had studied chimpanzees by the shore of lake Tanganyika‚ and is a very high demand woman for all her success and still is contributing to her research by sharing it with others all around the world. Jane Goodall studied for many years and learned many life lessons from Chimpanzees. Early Life Jane grew up in a household with two
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Harry Tyson Moore was born on November 18‚ 1905‚He was the only child of Johnny and Rosa Moore. Moore spent the next two years teaching fourth grade at Cocoa’s only black elementary school. During his first year in Brevard County‚ he met an attractive older woman (she was 23‚ while he was barely 20)‚ named Harriette Vyda Simms. She had taught school herself‚ but was currently selling insurance for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company; they married on Christmas Day‚ 1926. Her family lived in Mims‚
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