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    The Blue Bouquet

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    The Blue Bouquet Millions of people around the word have been in a situation that has transitioned them from innocence to experience. In this story a boy wakes up to go for a walk outside‚ after not listening to the boardinghouse owner‚ and ended up going through a horrible experience. He transitioned from feeling safe in his little town‚ to feeling a sense of horror. In “The Blue Bouquet” by Octavio Paz‚ readers must realize that people go through lots of experiences in their life time‚ good

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    Pericles Funeral Speech: Hype or Truth Several philosophers and thinkers have graced Athens but none probably have described Athens as vividly as Pericles did with his funeral speech delivered in honor of the martyrs of the Peloponnesian War. This speech was given almost a year after the Peloponnesian War started and its purpose was to inspire both the citizens and the army of Athens. In his speech Pericles describes Athens as a flawless state when compared with its contemporaries. Pericles highlighted

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    Sonny's Blues

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    How does Baldwin’s real-life experience connect to his short story‚ "Sonny’s Blues"? The writer was a poor boy growing up. He was also a Negro‚ so things were bad for him and his family in white America. He probably felt sad every day of his childhood so he turned to books for entertainment and maybe escape. When he started reading‚ he found that he liked it and wanted to create stories for other people to enjoy‚ but he was a poor Negro boy who could not expect help from the whites‚ so he taught

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    Blue Gold

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    Issue: The short documentary‚ Blue Gold‚ presented an issue of our planet’s water supply. Our planet is made out of about 70% of water. However‚ less than 1% of that water is actually drinkable. The issue is that water is becoming scares and due to lack of rain‚ the precious water begins to dry out. As the water source rapidly declines‚ the corporations saw that as a chance to make profit. Therefore‚ we are forced to buy overpriced water. Summary: Blue Gold did a great job representing

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    Both Pericles “Funeral Oration” and George W. Bush’s address to the nation after the 9/11 terrorist attack were given at times of grief and mourning. Pericles “Funeral Oration” was given in 431 BC after the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War. Pericles gave this speech to pay tribute to the people lost in battle. Pericles was chosen to give the “Funeral Oration” by the city of Athens as he was a leading citizen of Athens‚ as he was an orator and general during the Golden Age. This was

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    Compare The Poets Attitude To World War One in ‘The Soldier’ And ‘Dulce ET Decorum Est.’ In this essay I will be comparing the two poems. One of these poems is known as ‘the soldier’ and the other is ‘Dulce et decorum est.’ ‘the soldier’ poem was written by Rupert Brooke and ‘Dulce’ by Wilfred Owen. Rupert Brooke uses language in The Soldier‚ to give the reader the impression that dying in war for one’s country is very honourable‚ and glorious. Wilfred Owen uses language in Dulce ET Decorum Est

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    Reservation Blues

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    In Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie extensively uses dreams to portray the relationship between white people and Native Americans. The dreams depict a constant struggle between the two societies‚ as well as a gradual extinction of the Indian culture. A complete picture of the Native American way of life could be seen from examining these dreams—and its not a pretty one. None of the dreams are positive or reveal anything good about the Indian way of life. If anything‚ Sherman Alexie tries to show

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    Blue Eyes

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    Journal of Computer Science and Management Research Vol 2 Issue 7 July 2013 ISSN 2278-733X Blue eyes Technology Himanshu Sharma and Gaurav Rathee Computer Science Department‚ Mahamaya Technical University‚ Noida‚ Uttar Pradesh-201309 hmix13@gmail.com & gaurav_rathee@hotmail.com Abstract - This study examines the making‚ building and the real life application of Blue eyes Technology. The BLUE EYES technology aims at creating computational machines that have perceptual and sensory ability

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    The Blue Bouquet

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    worse‚ hyperthermia? Similar to the child‚ the protagonist from “The Blue Bouquet” is given numerous opportunities to justify his decisions‚ however his naïve and foolish decision will expose him to great harm and dangerous threats. Paz uses a variety of literary elements such as word choice‚ symbolism and foreshadowing to justify that the transition from innocence to experience is impactful. In Octavio Paz’s story‚ “The Blue Bouquet” the reader should understand that the transition from innocence

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    Blue Jeans

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    than You Thought Jeans are pants and a world icon for the casual look. It has been so far for decades. I t is known for its comfort and many different styles of fitting. It’s now available in many different colours but perhaps the most famous one is blue jeans. There’s more to a pair of jeans than you thought. Most of you probably think that jeans are just made in factories by machines‚ but that is certainly not the case. For starters‚ the brass wire that makes up the teeth of the zip comes from

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