Should the Olympics have a permanent home? Today the modern Olympics consist of summer and winter games although the ancient Olympic games were only a series of competitions restricted to a few games and a few people. The Olympics symbolize with five intertwined circles representing all five continents of the earth‚ giving the meaning that the games are opened to the whole world. Olympics is a major international event which gives the thousands of athletes the opportunity to participate in variety
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A discovery I have made in my life is that making mistakes only makes you a better person. Normally when someone makes a mistake‚ it is because that person is inexperienced in whatever they are attempting to do‚ and they are doing it improperly. When we make mistakes we are hopefully learning a very important piece of information‚ what not to do! Life is trial and error‚ we do things wrong and hope we do it better next time. There are many examples of myself making a mistake and in turn never
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I Have a Dream… Everyone dreamt as a child. We dreamt to become astronauts‚ cowboys‚ and princesses‚ but as we got older‚ we realized those dreams were childish. We began to mature and set our dreams to plan more for our future. Our dreams evolved into becoming successful in the business world‚ to go to college and succeed‚ to have a relationship with a spouse‚ dreams we were able to achieve. I have a dream to stay strong in my relationship with God‚ and continuing to grow in my faith as a woman
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A Wedding I Have Attended Last year‚ I went to Taiping to attend my cousin’s wedding. She‚ unlike most of my family members‚ is a Christian. So‚ this was the first time I have been to a Christian wedding. Her wedding was held in the Chinese Methodist Church. The wedding had two receptions in two different places‚ one in Taiping and another in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. This marriage was traditionally done every step of the way. The marriage and betrothals were made a year ago by both bride and bridegroom
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works have been widely read‚ since the 1937 release of “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”‚ his first children’s book. While most of his subsequent releases were aimed at young children‚ he also drew political cartoons during the 2nd World War‚ which provide a backdrop for the motivation into exploring the topic of this essay - reading his works as a thinking adult. I provide an analysis of his more seminal works‚ from the perspective of a mature reader‚ while attempting to resolve my interpretation
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main protagonist of the movie‚ “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Existence on this earth has turned out to be one of the worst decisions that human kind has ever grasped on. We take a glimpse of the world around us and see nothing but hatred‚ detestation and greed surrounding our human lives. The main factor for revulsion to be brought up is the power that leaders want to take hold of today and so they create a diversion‚ such as an example like the World War I and in this case‚ the rivalry between
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The novel‚ The Raging Quiet‚ written by Sherryl Jordan‚ portrays the ignorance‚ suspicion‚ and prejudice that people feels towards other individuals who have done nothing wrong except for committing an unforgivable crime of being different than the rest of the society. Upon arriving in Torcurra‚ the protagonist‚ Marnie‚ finds herself an outsider in this remote seaside village. Alone in this place filled with unwelcoming villagers‚ Marnie befriends with two other people‚ a local priest and a madman
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and Quiet I like the saying: “The grass is always greener on the other side.” To me‚ it means that we tend to believe that life in places different from our town is for some reasons better. Considering this‚ I have tried to be content with the town where I resided throughout my life – a regular city in the center of the United States. However‚ due to various situations which would take too much time to describe here‚ I started to think about changing my life and moving to another area. I have attempted
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For my MLK activity‚ I watched the famous “I have a dream” speech‚ “But if not” speech‚ and read articles about Martin Luther King’s life and his career as a clergyman‚ activist and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. In my opinion‚ Martin Luther King is a great example of a social entrepreneur. His work to improve the civil rights in America holds true with the definition of entrepreneurship‚ which is “a process of pursuing opportunities without limitation by resources currently
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Graham Green’s novel‚ The Quiet American takes place in Vietnam as the French Colonization of the country is coming closer to an end. It is a time where the American’s are beginning to arrive in Vietnam with hope of ending the colonization while attempting to "protect" the south from communism and the ever-dreaded "Domino Theory". Within this one novel‚ Graham Greene has different stories and can capture diverse readers. One story tells a love story between two people from different cultures‚ another
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