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    an interest creating works of art. Two such artistic works was the Cycladic figure created around ca. 2600-2400 B.C.E. by the Greeks in the Cyclades‚ and the Venus of Willendorf created by Paleolithic peoples around ca. 25‚000-20‚000 B.C.E. Although both are thought to have been used in rituals that sought the blessings of Mother Earth‚ there are some vast differences between the Venus of Willendorf and the Cycladic figure. The most obvious being their appearance. Whereas the Venus of Willendorf is

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    Winston Churchill Speech‚ Blood Toil Tears and Sweat Blood‚ Sweat and Tears speech by Sir Winston Churchill May 13th 1940 On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty the mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will of’ Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties. I have already completed the most important part of this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members‚ representing

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    Identifying Valid Sources One of the biggest issues with crime analysis is the dark figure of crime. The dark figure of crime has to be taken into account because it will tamper with the data. This causes the data not to reflect crime accurately. If the criminal commits more than one crime‚ the UCR also only lists the most severe crime (FBI-Uniform Crime Report‚ 2011‚ para. 1). In other words‚ all crime data is not recorded. In addition‚ another reason is the UCR is data reported by agencies and

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    Many people would say he’s a Christ-like figure. True‚ he was not perfect. A major flaw in him is that even though he believes in God‚ he doesn’t do what a Christian should do like going to church regularly and training his children in the way of the Lord. But in many aspects he was like Christ

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    Speech 101 Hello‚ Good Afternoon fellow students‚ Professor Williams. I am here today to introduce my friend Yamilka Regalado. We had met in class during the fall 2012 semester and quickly became great friends. We shared many same interests as the term progressed. I want to speak to you guys about the topic of companionship and how important it is to our overall being. Yamilka owns two poodles by the names of Daphne and Princess. I myself own a Pomeranian name Charles. With a show of hands‚ who

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    Michael Moore Speech Prof. Isaacson Persuasive Outline Specific Purpose To persuade my audience why it’s bad for people to be on their phone while driving. Central Idea Driving and being on your phone can cause you to be un alert while driving‚ your endangering yourself and others and being on your phone will increase car accidents. Introduction How many of you guys are always on your phone either texting or making a call? Many of you guys are also are on your phone while driving

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    womenship. She was brought to Maycomb to be a kind of mother figure. The thing is I don’t get that. Calipernia is at least three times as beter of a mother than Aunt Alexandra. Now I will tell you why. I will start with Calpernia first. She is twice as hard on Scout and Jem if they do something wrong than an actual mother. She has a good moral and a good way of teaching the kids and Atticus agrees. The second reason that she is a better mother figure is that she cares for the wellbeing of the kids. If she

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    In a sense all characters are based on some form of a historical figure or at least have an inspiration from them. HBO’s Game of Thrones female characters can be easily defined as any historical female icons. Take for instance‚ Joan of Arc: When she was about 16‚ the voices exhorted her to bear aid to the dauphin‚ later King Charles VII‚ then kept from the throne by the English in the Hundred Years War. Joan won the aid of Robert de Baudricourt‚ captain of the dauphin’s forces in Vaucouleurs‚ in

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    The Use of Animal Figures in Oral Narratives Animals can be personified in a way that will convey messages to others through the use of stories or narratives. During one’s childhood‚ parents share stories that include animals to teach us different lessons. The Tortoise and the Hare is a common and popular story that most children often hear. The main plot of the story is centered on a race between the Tortoise and the Hare. Once the race begins‚ the Hare pulls far ahead of the Tortoise. He becomes

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    We heartily welcome our chief guest‚ shri N.L. Tibrewal ji ‚ chairman of the program shri Subhir ji kumar‚ special guest shri B.K. Subbaiha COO of sez Mahindra world city ‚ shri Gopal ji gupta chairman of Ankampa group and all our honored guest on the stage. We also welcome you all and thanks a lot that you all came here on our invitation . Today we all get together here to celebrate the inaugural function of J.D. MAHILA MAHAVIDHAYALYA. Firstly I want to put some light on womens’ education

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