Ancient Greek Contributions Ancient Greece forged many of the contributions seen in western civilizations. One of the most influential contributions is literature. Those contributions where very important then and still are today. The importance of Greek literature is found when looking at the texts of western civilization. Greek writers created the form and foundation for later writings. By opening Greece to the idea of writing‚ literature introduced new forms of entertainment‚ record keeping
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Pinatubo in June‚ 1991 at Philippines. It was the largest eruption and affected so many people. Her family member was also the victim of that eruption. When she heard about explosion on news she was shocked‚ afraid‚ and worried about the family members. Fortunately‚ her family member survived‚ but they lost their house. When I heard about that volcanic eruption‚ I was surprised that how other country people suffered from unexpected natural disaster. I felt that definitely the victims of that incident
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It seems strange that so little is known biographically about one of the most important figures in Christian history‚ but this only serves to add to the mystery and grandeur surrounding the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Much‚ however‚ is known of the time after his conversion to Christ and what he did to contribute to Christianity in this period‚ and it is this that leaves a greater legacy than the simple facts of his life. The contributions that he made towards the cause of Christ and the spreading and
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feel happy even though we are unhappy. It’s called strength Live now. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again. Many people live under the illusion that they have none. Success is ninety percent about your attitude and ten percent about your talents. If not me‚ who? And if not now‚ when? Don’t wish it were easier‚ wish you were better. A man may die‚ nations may rise and fall‚ but an idea lives on. Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is
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Have you ever read any scientific stories? Many short stories give you warnings about modern society. Three short stories that give you warnings about society are Unwind‚”A sound of thunder”‚ and “There will come soft rains. The first book we read was Unwind. It warned us to be careful about abortion at any point. In the book Unwind‚ we were warned about young teens being aborted. Connor and Roland were unwind because they were bad. Risa was supposed to get unwind because she was a ward of the
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Religion does more harm than good! Examine and comment on this view‚ with reference to a thinker/ discipline in the study of religion that you have investigated. “The belief in and worship of‚ a personal God or Gods” Religion is present in every society. Whether this has negative connotations on behaviours that over shadow the good done‚ will be objectively evaluated. Religion understandably comes under scrutiny from scientists‚ and free-thinking scholars. This may be due to the lack of physical
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El Filibusterismo? Rizal had problems with the authorities due to their reception of the book. As said by Rizal in a letter to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt on 5 September 1887: "My book has raised a great deal of uproar; everybody is asking me about it. They would like to anathematize (excommunicate)
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aid of hope. As soon as one war would come to an end‚ another one would start. Though Koreans have only recently immigrated in large numbers to the United States‚ due to North Korean oppression‚ they have managed to make a reasonable amount of contributions‚ while still juggling countless hardships in America. All Koreans had reasons to leave their homeland. One reason was the poor education Korea offered. College education was highly valued in Korea‚ but the schools were of poor quality or very
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like down from the breasts of millions of white birds; and to see how smooth and deep the drift was; and to listen to the hush upon the paths and roads. They had plenty of the finest toys in the world‚ and the most astonishing picture-books: all about scimitars and slippers and turbans‚ and dwarfs and giants and genii and fairies‚ and blue- beards and bean-stalks and riches and caverns and forests and Valentines and Orsons: and all new and all true. But‚ one day‚ of a sudden‚ the traveller lost
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have ideas‚ but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer‚ not a dreamer - Nolan Bushnell‚ founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful - Warren Buffet‚ investor and billionaire I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out
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