or any sort worth speaking about. I have but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never had been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.” Those where Captain E. J. Smith’s words describing his career as a Captain. Smith was retiring after he concluded the Titanic’s journey. Smith was trying for record time in the
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democracy. The question of equality of citizens does not arise at all in totalitarianism. China today the leaders declared it: "Communism with Chinese Characteristics" (aka: Free market capitalism with no democracy). When it comes to economy and day to day life‚ they will not call it ’Communism’. The people are free to buy and sell things freely and they will even say that economically there are more freedom then the US. When it comes to politics‚ they DO have a totalitarian government. They don’t
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The Value of Good Friendship Encountering a good friend can be quite difficult in the contemporary lives of teenagers. They experience an immense amount of worries and problems throughout the day‚ that being a good friend is one of their last priorities. I‚ myself‚ was once baffled by what the definition of a “good” friend was‚ until I discovered a single step that if taken would make you the greatest friend there is. Willingness. That is all it takes in order to be considered a good friend
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is a festival. This celebration has become an important part of Kadazan Harvest Festival for a reason. This is about the history and story of Kadazan. A long time ago‚ the king was struggling with the fear of a drought that led to a crop failure. The king dedicated his daughter to God‚ praying for rain. The celebration (Unduk Ngadau) is to commemorate the king’s daughter. On the second day of this celebrated celebration‚ all ethnic groups in Sabah‚ Malaysia‚ have the opportunity and opportunity to
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TRENDS: The face of Facebook For the architect of a platform built on people disclosing information about themselves‚ founder Mark Zuckerberg is reluctant to reveal himself. WHEN Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook‚ it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who‚ despite his social network’s worldwide reach‚ was all but unknown to the public. A year and a half later‚ the movie The Social Network and the attention that followed have dispelled much
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all of my friends and my roots. I was a very intelligent student; however I knew that the biggest challenge for me was going to learn to speak English. Everything was new for me and had to adapt fast. I remember when my dad started talking to my mom about moving over here. I heard them talking but I did not give it any importance. The idea of changing houses to me seemed absurd. We had everything there was not any need for us to do such thing. At that time my sister had been having trouble with school
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TV is the major distraction in the life of a student today. These days students find an easy way to spend time by watching TV and are less interested in reading. In fact‚ reading is becoming a thing of the past. It also causes harm to the eyes and ears. Concentration power of a child decreases by watching TV. Watching TV involves only eyes and ears. The students are not taking part in outdoor activities because of TV. Watching TV also makes them couch potatoes. Confined to the ac rooms watching TV
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“Kak Em‚ there is one place called Terrapuri that you must visit because I know you like architecture so much‚” a friend told me when we discussed about places that we had and have not been and of course‚ I was surely enticed. One day‚ I was invited to join Gaya Travel team to stay at Terrapuri. I jumped at the opportunity and said yes. My family and I travelled by car to Kampung Mangkuk‚ Pantai Penarik‚ where Terrapuri is situated. Upon reaching the place‚ the gate was closed. But silly me‚ I
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studying their lessons‚ especially trying to budget their allowance for the whole month which is very difficult for us because there are many unexpected fund that we should may and may lead to out of budget. I know that the money that I use every day is came from my parents who really do their very best for me to continue my studies. I know that it is not easy for them to have that money for my tuition and it is a great help that I have this scholarship. I’m so lucky that I have this scholarship
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Since I have decided to become a better volleyball player‚ I will condition and study the sport. First‚ every day I will go to the gym‚ run for fifteen minutes to help with my endurance and lift weights every other day‚ such as squatting and deadlifting. By going to the gym‚ it will help me to keep up with my more advanced volleyball friends during long rallies and long games. In order to help with my volleyball skills‚ I plan on going to local San Jose open gyms. At the open gyms‚ I will focus on
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