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    The Downfall of the Middle Ages There were many reasons for the downfall for the Middle Ages‚ but the most crucial ones were the decline of the feudal system‚ and the declination of the Church’s power over the nation-states. In feudal society‚ everyone had a definite place and a definite role‚ with the power resting in the hands of the local lords (instead of a central government). The lords‚ or nobles‚ lost power after the Crusades‚ when the Europeans came into contact with the more

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    Are you an optimist or a pessimist about your future? In fact‚ what is future? Is it dependent on your attitude toward it? The issue arises why these questions are always worried people so much. I suppose that life is too tricky to predicate it. Future – it will happen in any case‚ whatever our mood is. Of course‚ it is better to think about your future with a smile. As for me‚ I do it this way I am an optimist about my destiny. I according to the principal that you should live here and now

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    Marriage is classified as a formal union between a man and a woman. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ this formal union is a prevalent factor in the relationships between many characters‚ whether the marriage is for love‚ or for financial security. There are developing relationships‚ relationships that begin at first sight‚ and relationships based solely on desperation. While all the women depicted in this novel improve their social situations through marriage‚ it is not always intentional‚ and

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    Latin’s wife actually having an affair. In "The False Gems" Maupassant uses the theme of the story to show us that ignorance is bliss. By using the ironies in the story he gives a cynical statement of the superiority of false happiness versus real unhappiness. Throughout the first six years of Monsieur Latin’s marriage‚ he had come to the conclusion that he loved his wife even more now than the first days of their honey moon. The only downfall was‚ Monsieur Latin’s wife had a love for imitation

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    According to The Atlantic article‚ “The False Stereotypes About Millennials Who Live at Home‚” a 2014 data report from the Census Bureau‚ the “median earnings for young adults who were working full-time were only about $34‚000 for Millennials.” This salary is much less than previous generations. Additionally‚ according to the same report by the Census data‚ “only 65 percent of Millennials were employed as of 2014‚ compared to about 70 percent in the three decades prior.” Despite being

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    Tell me about your Lunar New Year In Chinese and many other Asian countries‚ people celebrate the Lunar New Year. With me‚ the Lunar new year is the most important holiday of the year when all of the family’s member gather together after a hard-working year. It’s 11.59 PM on December 30th in the Lunar Calendar. In just a minute‚ New Year’s Day began with a bang. Fireworks are displayed‚ all of my family drank champagne‚ kissed and hugged together. We all yelled “Happy New Year “-a word to say

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    and they share their vision with others. A vision comes from your soul and touches your heart. It influences your decisions and actions. For example‚ if your vision is to help the environment in every way you can‚ you will use supplies that are environmentally conscious and will recycle everything you can. Your staff will follow your vision‚ and your example can influence your peers to adopt conservation strategies. 2. Develop your communication skills. Two-way communication is a necessary element

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    the play is about an aging and struggling salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ and his family’s misguided perception of success. Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. He tries to become a very successful businessman‚ in reality he is not a good salesman he is good with his hands‚ not people. Willys complex mind often makes up stories or changes the stories he knows because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished as much as he has planned. Therefore Willy’s downfall is his own

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    Wealth does not bring happiness True or false? Nowadays happiness is a very popular word but each of us can define "happiness" differently. Some people argue that without wealth you can not be happy. Which one‚ of us‚ hasn’t dreamed of “money piles”‚ beautiful houses‚ cars and other things like that? But if we could somehow get all this‚ would we really want it? Can we then finally be happy? It is undoubtedly true‚ that people with money have beautiful things and they are usually admired

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    love‚ but the world around them would not allow them to be together. The Capulets and Montagues could not look past their nonexistent differences and let their children find true love. The ridicule from their own parents and families caused for the downfall of the love-struck teenagers. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the influence of the judgmental family is to blame for the death of the two characters. Although Romeo and Juliet were young‚ they were both more mature than their families. Neither

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