On April 23rd‚ 2011‚ I went to Simon Sun’s concert at Presbyterian Church‚ Williamsburg. Simon Sun is a senior at the College of William and Mary majoring in Neuroscience and music. He has played piano for almost seventeen years and was a finalist in the Young Artists International Piano Competition. I was so impressed by his performance on that day‚ because I have started to learn piano at an early age also‚ but I could never be as good as he is. Simon is a skillful‚ dynamic‚ and energetic player
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Being in both band and choir can be tough‚ but the nerve-racking performances can be even tougher. Just in band alone‚ you have to make sure your instrument works‚ you have to know and remember your notes‚ and learn how to play the music which is pretty difficult. In choir‚ you have to make sure you’re in the right seating arrangement‚ the right octave‚ and you have to make sure you’re singing the right part. The performances are perhaps the most stressful part of both band and choir because you
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There are many or few who over pass leaders of justice who have fought not for vengeance but for justice of equality for those who have done wrong. A man named Simon Wiesenthal is one of those leaders who brings the name of justice to Nazi war crimes to those held responsible for the death of approx. 5.93 million Jewish during the holocaust. Simon Wiesenthal
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Mr. Lindhurst English 11 3 Mar 2011 Simon In all humans‚ there is some form of evil. This theme is expressed throughout the novel of Lord of the Flies. The only character to realize this is Simon. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ nature resembles the unfortunate events to come and the character‚ Simon‚ foreshadows these events. When Simon is introduced in the beginning of the story‚ he is fainting. Physical weakness becomes a hallmark of his character‚ from
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While many of the five reformers in this work held unorthodox views‚ Menno Simons is described by George in the book as “the “odd fellow out” among these five” men chronicled (18). Simons held to a “celestial flesh” Christology that greatly differed from his contemporaries. He believed Jesus “received nothing of his human nature from the Virgin Mary: He was born out of not from Mary” (396). To be fair‚ Simons is not historically unique in this viewpoint‚ as Caspar Schwenckfeld‚ a well-known Spiritualist
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Discuss the issue of media publicity affecting people’s personal lives. Some people think publicity is essential‚ others think there should be means of controlling publication of private information. What is your opinion? It is often said that people over 60 should not work any more because of the problems they create the employers should make them retire. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your opinion. Many universities are offering jobs to students one year prior to their graduation
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SPEAKING QUESTIONS Where are you living? - Is it a house or an apartment? - Do you have a favorite room in the house? - What does make your house pleasant? - Is drawing important for an adult? - Do you find it difficult to draw? Cue Card Talk about a job that you would like to have. You should say - What is it? - What skills are needed for it? - Why did you choose it? Discussion - What can you say about those who change their profession? - What do you think are the disadvantages/advantages of changing
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The amount of sport shown on television every week has increased significantly and this is having an impact on live sports events. Do you think the benefits of having more televised sport are greater than the disadvantages? Sample answer It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week‚ and the current amount of coverage will undoubtedly increase in the near future. This is definitely affecting the live sports themselves at some ways‚ and there are both benefits and drawbacks
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The chart shows the fluctuations in the numbers of international students attending the Sydney International Language Centre in 2001. At the start of the year numbers were quite high at 170‚ this was because there were a large number of students in University Preparation (UP) before the March intake. The student population remained the same until the end of February when 40 graduated from ELI and took up their offers in Bachelors and Masters courses. In both April and May‚ 15 extra students enrolled
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Introduction to Philosophy Week 1: What is Philosophy? Rough Transcript for Lecture 1: What is Philosophy? Hello! Welcome to the course. Idea is to give you a brief intro to some of the main areas of philosophy Aim for this week: to think about what philosophy is Five short parts: Introductory part‚ where we try and get an initial idea of what philosophy is Next 2 parts where we try and assess some common claims made about philosophy: that it’s (somehow) fundamental and that it’s about important
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