1991; children: Rocket Valentino‚ Racer Maximiliano‚ Rebel Antonio. Education: University of Texas at Austin‚ B.A. Taking do-it-yourself methods to inspiring extremes‚ Robert Rodriguez helped revolutionize low-budget filmmaking with El Mariachi (1992) before ultimately recalibrating the notion of independence as a one-man writer‚ director‚ producer‚ editor‚ composer‚ and special effects man. With El Mariachi Rodriguez used invention to surmount seeming limitations; ironically the limitations of the story
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If I ruled the world‚ I would have my own island just for me and I would live a mansion the size of Jamaica. If I ruled the world‚ I would get the world’s leading scientists to create a volcano that spewed chocolate every month. If I ruled the world‚ I would get rid of nuclear weapons as they cause too much destruction to the people of the earth and the planet itself. If I ruled the world‚ if I ruled the world I would make sure everyone is equal and socially accepted‚ I would help with 3rd world
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(slide 1) Hello everyone I’m ….. we are gonna talk about an interesting topic which is Decolonization in Yeats’ poems The first thing that comes to our mind after hearing Yeats’ name is the word decolonization Before we’re gonna talk about him ‚ there’re some details about the Irish literature in general . Also‚ in our presentation we selected the important points because all these points if we take them individually we’ll not finish (slide 2) So‚ If you look at this sentence ‚ the main
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If I ruled the world If I ruled the world‚ first thing I would do is make everyone in every contry free to do‚ say‚ and think whatever they want. We live in the year of 2010 and there are still countries‚ where women do not have the right to vote‚ to divorce‚ where they are beaten by their husbands or sons for the simple fact that they are not all happy and willing to obey their rules or the rules their religion set for them. Not only in The Emirates is domestic violence approved as a common and
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Before I Was‚ There Were My family history is pretty diverse. I am part Greek‚ Irish‚ and Italian. My mom’s side of the family and my dad’s side of the family are very different culture wise. My grandpa was in World War II and he is alive and well today. My other grandpa is Greek and he has a New York accent. My grandma is Greek also and she is one of the most generous people I know. My mom is Greek and also is a great person to be around. My dad is one of the funniest people I’ve ever known and
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The Copperheads of Illinois were a group of democrats who were anti-Lincoln during the civil war. They were not Pro-South‚ but they were very critical of Lincoln. Through many attempts‚ they took a stand for what they thought was right‚ from trying to pass their own constitution to starting violence‚ they failed to gain enough power to make a large impact. I picked this subject because it seemed like a little known topic and I enjoy politics. On April 12‚ 1861‚ the Civil War began and it ended on
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NIGERIA The Federal Republic of Nigeria comprises thirty six states and its Federal Capital Territory is Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The Flag The flag of Nigeria consists of three equal sized vertical stripes - the right and left stripe are green; and the middle stripe is white. The Nigerian
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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BISHOPS Unit 2.2 – Colonialism (The Good & The Bad) Essay Topic II: Was The Colonization of the Incan Empire a Good Thing? Aidan Bizony 26-Feb-13 Throughout the centuries many have explored the world‚ some discover other lands and claim it a colony of their homeland and this is referred to as colonisation. Colonisation is a bit of a two-headed dragon in the sense that for every colony of every country there are pros and cons. In this essay I will attempt to highlight the
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until they surrender. It’s a rather piteous sight watching a village being knocked to pieces and I wish there was some other way‚ but unfortunately there isn’t”’ (886) remarked a British officer. The British were on the verge of controlling Northern Nigeria‚ wanting the resources and land it had to offer. They destroyed any villages that didn’t cooperate‚ suggesting that Europe’s imperialism was fueled by the population growth of the Industrial Revolution‚ which lead to a desire for more land‚ justified
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