Expository Essay What would you do if you committed a murder‚ and the next day you were forced to move to an island with no one but you? You could only bring three things with you. What would you bring? I knew killing someone would be the completely wrong thing to do ‚ but I had to. Telling my father was the worst part. He is making me move to a deserted island were I’m going to live. I only get to bring three things. If I bring animals‚ power‚ and some protection‚ that shows that I can stay
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Why I Count my Blessings Have you ever read an article in the newspaper which caused your heart to ache for someone that you did not know? You may have read about an accidental shooting that involved a couple of playmates or about the couple‚ who on their honeymoon‚ died from a head- on collision with a drunk driver‚ or possibly read about a parent who abused their child for wetting the bed. Those are some of the news articles that had lingered on my mind long after I had read the newspaper
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Shock. That was the first thing I felt when I saw the Principal coming towards us‚ her mouth pressed into an angry line. Comprehension came second; but it was too late. Before long‚ she had herded us out of the corridor‚ into the ground‚ ordering us to stand in a queue under the blazing sun and the watchful eyes of other students. After she had left‚ I started to think. Why had I done it? Couldn’t I have just followed my usual behavior and sit in class? Self-hatred hit me like a wrecking ball. I
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The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic and tectonic activity. Tectonic plates shifted down into the Earth and went to magma level. This would allow for a volcano to pop through to the surface and create islands around themselves. The islands may have started as just one island‚ but over time more formed more (8). There are currently six Hawaiian Islands‚ Hawai’i‚ Maui‚ Lanai‚ Molokai‚ Oahu‚ and Kauai (1). The Hawaiian Islands lie in the Central Pacific Ocean‚ 2‚390 miles from California and
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Many studies have shown a negative correlation between economic growth and natural resources‚ a finding often dubbed “the curse of natural resources.” However‚ oil and other minerals may not be the biggest curse in developing countries. In many of them‚ the amount of foreign aid is a far larger share of government revenues. In Burkina Faso‚ for example‚ aid accounted for two-thirds of the government budget and 8% of GDP over the period 1985-89. In Mauritania‚ it accounted for 60% and 22%‚ respectively
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Healthcare in the United States and Belgium Healthcare in the United States and Belgium Americans and law makers currently debate the healthcare system in the United States. Most Democrats feel American’s need government controlled healthcare‚ and most Republicans feel this give the government too much power over the American people. “Belgium ’s healthcare system is rated by Expatica.com‚ a UK expatriates web site‚ as having one of the best healthcare systems in Europe”
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One’s Night Out Is it Wood and Wine’s friendly and welcoming service or is it the delectable and unique entrees of Red Lobster that keeps me coming back? Choosing which restaurant is superior will be difficult as both have many different aspects to offer. Both restaurants unique in their own ways. A favorite restaurant is not something one often stumbles upon. At Red Lobster‚ I feel like an experienced chef has just prepared my meal. Their pasta dishes are exquisite and is always served with
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An Essay on Man vs. Candide During the period of Enlightenment‚ many philosophers began a new way of thinking. For philosopher Alexander Pope in An Essay on Man‚ Pope believed that‚ “Whatever is‚ is right” (L. 294)‚ in that God is in control and every human being is a part of a greater design of God. Voltaire later challenged that belief in Candide with the idea that God does not produce order‚ but instead‚ we must produce it ourselves and use reason to give our lives meaning. Pope’s position is
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This is a creative essay on Ellis Island‚ describing life as an immigrant who went to Ellis Island through first-person. All facts and dates are historically correct. I come from Spain. My name is Carmina Diaz. I immigrated because of the Cristero War‚ in Spain. The war was actually a rebellion of the Roman Catholics in Spain who were persecuted by the government. There were dangers such as raids and the death toll was growing higher every day. Being a Catholic Christian family who simply wanted
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While formulating a comparison and contrast between two sculptures; the "Lady of Auxerre” created in the Daedalic Greek class‚ c. 650 to 625 BCE in limestone standing approximately 2’5” and the “Nike of Samothrace” created in the Hellenistic Greek class‚ c. 200 BCE in marble standing approximately 8’. The Lady was found most likely in a cemetery at Eleutherna on the island of Crete and the Nike at its namesake of Samothrace Greece. The “Lady of Auxerre” is a depiction of a woman possibly in offering
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