Context On the afternoon of August 15‚ 778‚ the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army was massacred at Roncesvals‚ in the mountains between France and Spain. Einhard‚ Charlemagne’s contemporary biographer‚ sets forth the incident as follows in his Life of Charlemagne: While the war with the Saxons was being fought incessantly and almost continuously‚ [Charlemagne] stationed garrisons at suitable places along the frontier and attacked Spain with the largest military force he could muster; he crossed
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“Should You Tell Your Boss About a Mental Illness?” by Roni Jacobson‚ he states “If you decide to share your mental health status with your boss or human resources manager‚ consider doing so soon-but not immediately- after being hired. In most situations‚ experts suggest waiting six months to a year…” In other words‚ you should develop a relationship with your employer and co-workers before disclosing because of the judgement and discrimination. People will always form opinions about what they hear
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and the ocean. When we arrive the first thing I notice is the smell of the ocean‚ it smells of wet sand mixed with salty water and I almost feel like I can smell the sun. I know that sounds strange but it makes me smile from ear to ear. One of my favorite smells at the beach is the smell of sweet coconut suntan lotion‚ There is no other smell in the world that makes me feel joyful like I have no cares or worries in the world. If you are looking for a quiet place‚ this is not place to for you. The
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My favorite holiday Do you like holidays? If you are like me you do. If you like to celebrate holidays you could try to be enthusiastic about them. I love Halloween because I scare people and go trick-or-treating. My favorite holiday is Halloween because I like candy‚ scaring people‚ and seeing decorations. First‚ I like candy‚ because that is a big part of Halloween. I love the taste of all the different candies. When I go trick-or-treating I get to try new candy I haven’t yet. Some
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Charlotte Little My favorite place in life is my parents’ house that I treasure and adores. That is the most special place ever‚ not only do I get to see my family; but we laugh‚ we cry‚ we fuss‚ and sometime fight. Under all that‚ love tops it all; her house is fill with so much tender‚ love‚ and care. We have Sunday dinners together; one of my favorite dinners on that day is pork steaks‚ bake macaroni & cheese‚ collard greens‚ cornbread‚ and some homemade lemonade my mom specialty. After getting
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and care to their boyfriend or girlfriend. Among all poems and songs from the sixties to the twenty first century‚ I think that the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe is the perfect Valentine’s Day poem. The poem told a story about the persona’s girlfriend‚ Annabel Lee died years ago. They had become couple from they were a young age. It describes the feelings of persona and the anger he expressed. Although it was a poem about death and anger‚ it portraits that love can last forever despite
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My favorite dish One of my favorite food is my grandma’s corn cake and prepare it means a lot to me. My grandmother still alive‚ but this recipe always remember me my childhood and the whole time I spent with her. She is the best cooker I’ve ever known and her corn cake is wonderful. Is mouthwatering to think so. The directions to prepare the cake are very simple‚ but the result is really tasty. To make it‚ it’s necessary to separate one can of yellow cornmeal and - this part is very important
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My Favorite Movie There are thousands of movies in the United States. Many people have several favorite movies throughout their lifetime. Some people have favorites from each decade. Though many movies have grabbed my attention‚ my favorite is the eighties movie The Breakfast Club. I love the main characters‚ the amazing storyline‚ and the original ending. I have watched this movie many times and it never gets old to me. The reason I love this movie is that I can relate many of the characters
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Explore how the writer of one of your choice from the relationship collections presents different ideas about relationships from those given in ‘song for last year’s wife’ The poem by Brian Pattern presents thoughts of a man who misses his wife. The man in the poem is directly talking to his wife which plays a role in the structure of the poem. On the contrary‚ ‘One Flesh’ by Elizabeth Jennings explores the effect of long term relationships as the poem is written about her parents‚ therefore it is quite
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In the article “What Your Supermarket Knows About You” Martin Lindstrom details his experience after visiting a laboratory in Chicago of one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers. He describes the different marketing techniques retailers use to get customers to stay longer and buy more. Lindstrom explains how they monitor their shoppers to see how they respond to different tactics used; such as employing speed-bumps in certain sections of the store so they stay in one section longer and increase
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