A hero is a man noted for his special achievements according to the dictionary‚ but if you ask most people what a hero is‚ you will get the same general response. They will probably say someone who does something for other people out of the goodness of his heart. Odysseus‚ who is the main character of the story‚ "The Odyssey" told by Homer‚ would fit the dictionary’s definition of a hero; but if you go deeper‚ looking at what people feel a hero is‚ he doesn’t even come close. In the book‚ Odysseus
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Opinion column in the glamour magazine – Stereotypical jokes on intelligence – For years and years I’ve been subjected to blonde jokes. You hear blonde jokes at elementary schools‚ you hear them around the water cooler at work and you hear them on morning drive-time radio. Ever heard of this one before? “Q. How do you get a blonde to laugh at a joke on Saturday? A. Tell it to her on Tuesday.” Are those jokes about blondes or intelligence of a certain ethnical group really considered as funny?
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Advantages: * You can carry a mobile phone with you so you don’t miss important calls * If you are lost‚ you can call for directions. * If you are in an accident‚ you can call the police or ambulance - and if the phone has a camera‚ you can take pictures of the accident. * You can listen to music‚ text‚ play games when you’re bored. * Most mobile phones have a calculator and a phone book. * You can use a mobile phone to call your customers or boss if you are running late to a meeting. * You
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Reading as defined by Webster dictionary is “the action of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud. Many young people are no longer interested in reading; whether it is a physical book or an electronic book. There are many different things young people get involved with which contributes to the lack of reading they do. There are interested in technological things like television‚ computers‚ cellular phones and video games. Many are easily distracted with what is going on the outside whether
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About myself… My name is Kemberly Flores. That’s right ‚ my name is spelled different then other Kimberly’s. I still don’t know why my parents spelled my name like this. Maybe they didn’t even know how to spell it in the first place‚ but whatever I cant change it now. So I am just going to have to stick with it for the rest of my life. Well ignoring that‚ I was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia on October 18‚2000. Yeah ‚ I’m pretty sure you’re wondering why in the world would she move from Georgia to
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THE LAST SPIN The Last Spin is a short story written by Evan Hunter about two boys from rival gangs‚ Tigo and Danny‚ who were picked to settle an argument by playing Russian roulette after shooting at a candy shop in which in the end there could only be one winner. An idea that interests me in the short story The Last Spin written by Evan Hunter is gang rivalry‚ conflict and friendship. The theme of conflict and gang rivalry is shown throughout the first part of the story. An example is when Evan
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We all have thing that we love or hate‚ but it is good to find our strengths and our weaknesses for an activity. I love to do different types of things but the most important thing I love to do is extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities are fun and educational in many ways. I love to do extracurricular activities because (1) it provides interactions in others and their age groups‚ (2) it also puts a positive force in children’s education‚ and (3) provides benefits for students that
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Advantages of euthanasia * This form of assisted suicide can act as prevention to extreme suffering which people dying of a terminal illness such as late term cancer * Respects a person’s right to choose what they want to do with their life and how they want to end it * Saves the family money for expensive medical bills which simply only are there to relive the pain and treat the illness which in most cases is terminal regardless * The persons organs can be used for patients which
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Although outer beauty is what the world sees first‚ inner beauty is far more important. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Simply put‚ Beauty is considered many different things to many different people. There are many ways to judge beauty in this world‚ probably more than there are people in the world. However‚ if we were to try and categorize “beauty” we would identify that there are two kinds of beauty:outer beauty and inner beauty. Outer beauty is a type of physical appearance. Outer
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Question Bank 1) Explain the term Operations Research. 2) Give the characteristics of OR. 3) Explain the phases of OR. 4) Write a note on methodology of OR. 5) Explain applications & scope of OR. 6) What is linear programming problem? Discuss the scope & role of linear programming in solving management problems. 7) Describe the limitations of linear programming in decision-making. 8) What do you understand by a linear programming problem? What are its major requirements
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