On Tuesday‚ September 11th‚ 2001‚ the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurred as four large passenger jets were hijacked then crashed‚ killing nearly 3‚000 persons. The attack was carried out by four separate teams of terrorists from the Middle East‚ all operating from inside the U.S. Each team had boarded an early-morning flight‚ posing as passengers‚ then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets‚ American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 persons and United Airlines
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Greek War of Independence Persuasive Speech Hello‚ friends! Thank you for gathering. I - a member of the Filiki Eteria - have assembled you here to inform you about a future revolution. The Filiki Eteria is an organization‚ and our main purpose is to overthrow the Ottomans for the Independence of Greece. I have been part of this organization for over six years since it had been founded‚ and for six years‚ we have waited for the right time. Now is that ‘right time’ we have so patiently been
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MOVIE REVIEW “Hidden Figures” is a biography film directed and written by Theodore Melfi in 2016 that adapted from the true story of three women who are African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. These three women had succeeded in making the first man who managed to go into orbit‚ Glen Powell as John Glenn. In this film illustrates how the three women who worked at NASA in their work‚ they actually still have to
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Mother figures aren’t always related to you but‚ that doesn’t mean they’re any less a mother to you. Mother figures could be you nanny a stepmom aunt it could be anyone your extremely close too. That’s why I think Calpurnia is a better mother figure to the kids than aunt Alexandria. Calpurnia teaches them life lessons like she teaches the kids manners and how to cook she explains so they will know for the future. She also teaches them to be respectful like when she scolded scout for saying all those
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Michelle Ducote Title: Current Event Speech Saints Bounty Scandal Specific purpose: Inform others of the Saints Bounty Scandal and its details. Thesis statement: Although the Saints may have won the Super Bowl‚ their win will also bring about a scandal. I. Introduction 1. Background a. What is a bounty? b. Details about it 2. When it started a. 2009-2011 . II. Body 1. Who is involved a. Players i. Jonathon Vilma (1 season suspension)
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Henri Matisse‚ and Cindy Sherman all convey different ideas and expression in their pieces. Each artist has used various materials and techniques to portray their figures in ways to represent their own emotions‚ ideas and values. The artworks David‚ Blue Nude (Icarus) and the Untitled Film Still‚ reveal the common use of the human figure to portray different artworks that carry strong and imperative messages to the viewers. Cindy Sherman is well-known for her artwork in observing human activity
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Grade 8 Graduation Speech Hello‚ graduating class of 2012! Good evening and welcome to all the parents and families who have came to this graduation ceremony today. Our parents are the people who know us the best in the whole world‚ even if that seems hard to believe‚ it’s true. They’ve helped us become the people we are today‚ and they’ve done a great job. After all‚ we wouldn’t be here without them. So‚ thank you‚ parents. Today‚ June‚ 26th‚ 2012‚ is the day that we‚ as a class
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The growing trend in over-muscular action figures did not end with G.I. Joe. Instead‚ this toy’s popularity provided the opportunity for other brands to apply these same changes to their products. Harrison G. Pope‚ Jr.‚ a current psychiatry professor at Harvard Medical School‚ examined this trend through other action figures and their relationship with American trends in his 1998 research study‚ Evolving Ideals of Male Body Image as Seen Through Action Toys.2 In addition to G.I. Joe‚ Pope examined
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Panida Sukthet 5480706 EC 3 (Section 3) Aj. James Whitlam Persuasive Speech II Outline Topic: Gay should be allowed to serve openly in military. General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: to persuade my audience that we should allowed gay in military because not only straight that have enough potential to serve openly in military Central Idea: Many people in US disagree that president Obama will allow homosexual serving openly in uniform; however‚ every should have their rights
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dimly lit room‚ six figures sit around a dark‚ oaken table at its center. As they observe one another in silence‚ a woman opens the door with a knock. Quietly closing the door behind her‚ she approaches the table. Six sets of eyes follow her‚ as she wordlessly pours black tea into each china cup she set before them. The woman withdraws into the shadows of a corner in the room‚ away from the gazes of the six figures. After making sure that everyone has taken a sip‚ one of the figures‚ a black-haired man
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