-Daniel Defoe‚ first novelist (as we know them today)‚ invented modern journalism. -John Dryden‚ writer of great satire‚ was Jonathan Swift’s cousin. -I didn’t know Dickens was an actor (and accomplished at that)…I don’t really know much about him‚ actually -George Eliot was a pseudonym for a woman (Mary Ann Evans). -Skiing was popularized in Switzerland by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -James Joyce was terrified of thunder & lightning. -Jerome David Salinger’s ex-girlfriend was Oona
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About Me My name is ............................ I was born and raised in Queens‚ New York. Currently I am a full time college student at La Guardia Community College. My major is Criminal Justice. I am planning on transferring to John Jay of Criminal Justice after I earn my 45 college credits in order to join the New York Police Department Cadet ‚ my GPA is also good enough to be qualified on John Jay. I am currently a volunteer for New York Police Department Auxiliary. Since I was a kid I used
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was amazed to see all of the people had their hands full with bottled water. Bottles were everywhere. Even the dogs were drinking from bottles of water. There were garbage cans‚ beside recycle bins‚ filled with bottles. Not to mention the bottles laying everywhere on the ground. Bottled water is a problem in our society. Bottled water should be banned because it is dangerous for our environment‚ resources‚ and health. Bottled water is very dangerous for your environment because recycling is not sufficient
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Water‚ is essential to all forms of life. Water plays a huge part in our lives whether you realize it or not. It ties in with many different factors‚ some being political‚ social‚ environmental and ethical. Singapore has her own water issue as well. Science plays a major role in today’s world this also includes issue of water and the benefits and limitation science can provide for Singapore in her water issue. Water is extremely vital for our survival. According to (Water Partners International
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end of the continental shelf. About 73 percent of Japan’s area is made of mountains‚ and scattered plains and intermontane basins cover only about 25 percent Only 12% of Japan’s land is usuable for cultivation. Due to the lack of arable land‚ a lot of terraces is used to farm in small places. This adds up in one of the world’s highest levels of crop yields per unit place‚ with an overall agricultural frugal rate of about 50% on fewer than 56‚000 km² cultivated. About 73% of Japan is occupied by
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Kindertransport by Diane - A Brief Study Guide Compiled by Amanda Lockitch Samuels http://www.childrenwhocheatedthenazis.co.uk/ Kindertransports http://www1.yadvashem.org/about_holocaust/faqs/answers/faq_11a.html From December 1938 until the outbreak of World War II on September 1‚ 1939‚ 9354 children and youth‚ 70% of them Jewish‚ reached Great Britain mostly from the German Reich in organized groups known as the Kindertransports. The trigger for the start of this rescue operation was the
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09-10-09 When you hear the word radioactivity‚ you think directly about dangerous gasses. But radioactivity can also be a way of healing people. The most known are X-rays and radiotherapies. Too much radioactivity is‚ in contrast with radioactive medicines‚ dangerous for your body. You can get seriously sick‚ cancer for example‚ or even die. A tragic example of this is Tsjernobyl‚ where a nuclear reactor exploded. In this essay I will try to answer the question: How can radioactivity help people
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violence. Without the pressure of competing with different styles‚ students are more relaxed in school” (studymode.com). They will feel equal and at peace leading to disappearing thought of violence. We can be also with ourselves without feeling worried about being picked on because of your clothing. We’ll not find a hard time on choosing and preparing what to wear. “Students that wear uniforms or follow the common dress codes going to school know what clothes are acceptable and do not spend extra time
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Immediately to the south of the Philippines is Indonesia and to the southwest are Malaysia and Singapore. The Philippines is separated from her nearby Asian neighbors by several bodies of water. They are the Pacific Ocean on the east‚ the South China Sea on the north and west‚ and the Celebes Sea and the coastal waters of Borneo on the south. I. LAND AND ITS PEOPLE The Philippines is an archipelago of 7‚107 islands and islets. The biggest islands are Luzon‚ with a land area of 40‚530 square miles (105
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English 10 Aspiring Education Education is a must on every people’s lives‚ a requirement for a person to be successful in life. We can all remember how our parents scold as‚ as we disobeyed on what they are telling us to do. My parents inspire me about education. Both of them finished high school and graduated in college; my father graduate with a Master’s Degree while my mother has a Bachelor’s Degree. They struggled so hard to be successful‚ so my siblings and I will have a healthier life‚ a better
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