Clean Water In 2010‚ a devastating earthquake struck Haiti‚ destroying homes‚ families‚ and natural resources such as water. When a developing community loses the only clean water they have access to due to an earthquake or other natural disaster‚ the results can be catastrophic. Haiti was crushed‚ as if it was not already underdeveloped enough. The earthquake demolished much of the farm land‚ which removed many jobs from the agricultural field. A new wave of technology‚ known as aquaculture‚ has
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Keeping Old Friends are better By Taekyun Lee It is more important to keep old friends than to make new friends because they are more comfortable to be with and socialize. The friendship between people is strong because they knew each other from a long time ago which will also help earning trust from each other. The most important things in friendship is trust‚ in other words‚ old friends are more reliable than new friends. When people are in trouble‚ they can always ask
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Joan Didion explains to us in the essay “On Keeping a Notebook” that her point of “keeping a notebook has never been‚ nor is it now‚ to have an accurate factual record of what I have been doing or thinking” (77). Throughout “On Keeping‚” Didion tells us her reasoning for keeping a notebook is to see the types of expressions of how a person is feeling at a point in time‚ rather than keeping a diary which is just a record of dated events. Didion tells us that keepers of private notebooks are lonely
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Back in the 1982‚ the amount of teens that were killed due to alcohol consumption was roughly 20‚000 per year so a legal drinking age was put in place. (Hook) Over the years‚ the law has saved many people from dangerous or fatal traffic accidents but as time goes on‚ many still believe that the drinking age should be lowered‚ higher or stayed the same. The drinking age should remain the same as it already and still save lots of lives already and that the human body will be fully functional by that
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I believe that keeping animals in captivity is wrong. Keeping them in cages will cause them to feel isolated‚ because no matter what‚ one can’t copy their environment. An animal would have 18‚000 times less space in zoos than in the wild. A few feel that it would be educational for us‚ and safer for them. However‚ research shows that animals are prepared for what’s out there for them‚ and it also shows the best way for us to learn is by watching them in their natural habitat. Animals are used for
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King Belshazzar‚ rises to greet me‚ thankfully more sober than most of the nobles. The room erupts in applause as Belshazzar leads me to a couch the dais‚ gazing at me adoringly. “A toast!” he shouts. “To the most beautiful woman in the kingdom!” The men raise their golden goblets and respond‚ “To Queen Itani!” The banquet continues on‚ and more of the King’s wives and concubines trickle in. As I observe the room‚ I realize that the vessels being used are not what we normally use at parties.
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Sharing a room is difficult. Having a younger sister means mess‚ mess‚ and more mess. I try to arrange things a certain way and find them completely changed by the time I get home at the end of the day. Despite the downsides of sharing‚ I love my room because of the way it has changed throughout the years. The first thing you notice as you enter my bedroom is the blue stars on the white walls‚ and the cherry laminated wood flooring. The size of the room is not big neither small‚ just average sized
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Well‚ there is not much to say about my small (7 m2) room. When you go in‚ first what is visible is a big window and the nice scenery outside with many trees and a kindergarten full of children during spring and summer. You could feel the calming atmosphere of this small space because of the light blue colour‚ that reminds of light blue sky ‚ which is quite relaxing. On the ceiling there are phosphorescent stars and the moon ‚ so at night it is even more psychodelic. There is a nice‚ white big table
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envelop the whole room. Red‚ fierce eyes of my pater. The cloth stained with red envelop my arms‚ it itches. The woman that are my queen‚ my life giver are sleeping on the floor beside that man‚ without any gesture. Is it me or my mind is blank. I wonder if the world is entertaining as it used to be. Blue azure sky‚ laughing children‚ and equally happy. I don’t know anything. Before this happened‚ I recall some nice memories. I had a friend‚ his name is Miko. We play everyday on my room‚ we wear the
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Melissa Narvaez Essay Assignment #1 In the short story "A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place‚" Ernest Hemingway shows his unique style by using contrasting images of the old man and the discussion between the two waiters. One can see many themes that Hemingway uses throughout the story. For example‚ aging seems to be a main issue in the story. His text and choice of words give the reader a gloomy tone‚ especially in the beginning of the story: "It was late and every one had left the café except an
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