Bomb Blast in Beirut: An Extension of Syria’s War On Oct. 19‚ 2012‚ a large bomb exploded in the heart of Beirut’s Christian section‚ killing eight people and wounding at least 80‚ unnerving a nation as neighboring Syria’s sectarian-fueled civil war spills beyond its borders and threatens to engulf the region. The blast also killed a top security official‚ Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan‚ long viewed as an enemy by Syria. The bomb shattered windows for blocks and spread panic in a city where memories
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7 Day Creation “You will never find time for anything. If you want time‚ you must make it‚” an aphorism that has been a great influence in my life. I mean‚ what is time? Time is a non-spatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future. To me‚ time is just a pigment of one’s imagination‚ and that travelling back and forward through it is all a matter of splitting the space-time continuum‚ and creating a portal or vortex
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I didn’t always like going to school in the morning; in fact‚ I used to hate going to school. I always found it boring‚ useless‚ and a waste of time. I always asked my self‚ “when will I ever need to do/use this outside of this classroom?” The process of getting up early‚ getting ready and then sitting at school for seven hours a day Monday through Friday didn’t appeal to me one bit. Little by little‚ I had unknowingly programmed myself into thinking that it was such a burden to go‚ that I eventually
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Africa any more. Anything and everything can and is being discussed openly. Only once you have been to a South African braai‚ the beach in December‚ the bustling cities zig-zaged by taxis‚ a game park and met our vibrant inhabitants can you under. Where else in the world can you go from Oceans and Mountains‚ through beautiful vinyards and into arid desert‚ from open bushveld‚ to tropical forest. Where else can you find such a diversity of people that 11 official languages are required. South Africa
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I love golf. To me the sport is one where I have found struggles and accomplishments on and off the golf course. I am part of The First Tee of Nassau County‚ where I teach children and learn more about how to play golf. The First Tee of Nassau County teaches children of all ages life skills and golf skills that if understood can be used throughout one’s whole life in an array of ways. I have learned how to think over my actions and choices on the golf course or in my community through the First
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Good and Bad Experiences One of the many memorable scenes in Lac Su’s memoir‚ I Love Yous Are for White People‚ takes place in Chapter Four. It is the scene where Lac’s father takes his family out to buy their first restaurant meal. I find it a very interesting and hilarious scene. Pa receives some extra food stamps from Uncle Sam‚ so he decides to take his family out to the restaurant around the corner of their house. Obviously‚ this is the first time of them eating in the American
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"DO AS I SAY‚ NOT AS I DO?IS A COMMON ABUSE OF AUTHORITY There are so many wrong ways to approach something‚ and fewer right choices. Therefore‚ people depend on those around them and different resources for good advice and influences. Children‚ especially‚ look up to their parents and other adults in admiration and try to mimic their actions. It is not always easy‚ however‚ even for the heroic adults to set the right examples. "Do as I say‚ not as I do?is one of the most commonly used clich
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"If I Could Tell You" Analysis In "If I Could Tell You" W.H. Auden uses personification‚ repetition and imagery in order to prove the point; you must live your life like you do not have time left. Auden gives a vast setting over all. There are two main characters; Auden and time. The dialogue is in first person and he is speaking to some one he cares about. Auden uses personification to give life to time. This shows how time is the keeper of our destiny. He personifies time because he does not
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Almost eight years ago I was abused physically and mentally‚ I didn’t think that even now it would haunt me‚ or that I’d have to go to therapy because of it. I won’t go near that house for as long as I live. Because the pain still lingers even if it was in the past. I lie on the floor of a hoarder’s bedroom‚ cluttered with trash‚ dirty cloths‚ spoiled food‚ and food stains in the cream colored carpet. The roar of a busy highway a little less than a mile away makes my ears hurt. I had slept on the icy
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link for the Third Quiz in the Content section.) Chapter 24 1. Progressives supported all of the following as measures to democratize government EXCEPT the: a. b. c. d. Poll tax e. 2. The originator of the “Wisconsin Idea” of efficient government was: f. g. h. i. Robert M. La Follette j. 3. This company refused to turn over its records to the government‚ leading to a suit and the breakup of the company
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