The Battle of Valcour Island was an important battle‚ though it was small and seemingly unimportant. This battle‚ with many shots exchanged‚ was a significant battle between Benedict Arnold and Guy Carleton‚ fighting for a large advantage in the Revolutionary War. The main reason for this battle was to seize Lake Champlain and control it. The lake was the main gateway for troops from the north to enter the Hudson Valley and southern New York‚ as there was a very small number of travel routes in
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Christopher Nowlin Professor James Ross Lone Star College System PHIL – 2306 29 August 2015 Meno Response Paper The Meno‚ although not for certain‚ is thought to be one of Plato’s earliest dialogues. The dialogue opens with Meno asking Socrates whether virtue can be imparted‚ or taught‚ with the two men dwelling on this question (alongside more central questions of what virtue is) for the entirety of the text. Within the text‚ Socrates tries to dichotomize an ethical term by inquisitively questioning
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Herve M Tshimanga PHL 101 Jesse Patterson June 6‚ 2016 Reading Response – Buddhism The Buddha discussed the human problem and its solution together. The short statement that lays out these out “The Four Noble Truths” forms the main foundation of Buddhism that differentiates it from all other religions. And the eightfold path witch some of the point make since to me understand Buddhism’s goal of abandoning “earthly and carnal desire.” The eightfold path‚ although referred to as steps on a path‚
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Response Paper H. J. McCloskey‚ a renowned philosopher in the mid 20th century‚ wrote a provocative article in 1968 titled‚ “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey argues for atheism as the preferred and better belief system based upon his refutation of the theistic arguments. He argues against the existence of God by attempting to refute the cosmological and teleological arguments; as well he endeavours to discredit a God based upon the presence of evil. In doing this‚ he extends the boundaries for
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LORD OF THE FLIES a novel by WILLIAM GOLDING With a biographical and critical note by E. L. Epstein A Perigee Book Published by The Berkley Publishing Group 200 Madison Avenue New York‚ NY 10016 Copyright 1954 by William Golding Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 59-11717 ISBN 0-399-50148-7 Contents 1. The Sound of the Shell page 2. Fire on the Mountain 第 1 页 共 117 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Huts on the Beach Painted Faces and Long Hair Beast
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READER’S RESPONSE Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach Method are compared in teaching English language. Which is better? Based on the research of Nitish Kamar Mordal‚ Communicative Approach Method (CA) is far more significant effective than Grammar Translation Method (GT) in teaching English language. After reading this research‚ the writer wants to give some comments and opinions. Firstly in introduction‚ although the researcher introduce the variable briefly‚ explain the
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Response to: Foul Shots In Foul Shots‚ Rogelio R. Gomez writes about his Chicano background and the neighborhood he grew up in. Furthermore‚ he describes himself being stereotyped as one of the “barrio boys” basically meaning that he is considered inferior to the Anglos. In high school‚ the writer states that he was on a basketball team and that there was one day when his coach announced that his team was to “buddy up” with the opposite team. The opposite team was all White and therefore had a
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Response Reading: An American Childhood My first reaction to An American childhood was a lot like my own memories when I was a child. I have vivid memories of throwing snowballs at cars driving by‚ playing football‚ and hanging with the boys. I related to Annie Dillard more than any author I have ever read. Dillard was not the average type of girl growing up and neither was I. I’m sure though that this relates to many children when growing up and not having a care in the world. She was much more
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Poetry response to “Aubade” Charity Ryan The poem I am responding to is “Aubade‚” which is written by Philip Larkin. I looked up the definition of the word Aubade on dictionary.com‚ and it said that an Aubade is a song or poem of or about lovers separating at dawn. It is also defined as a song or instrumental composition concerning‚ accompanying‚ or evoking daybreak. Stanza One: The speaker hints that he is at home in his bed. “Waking at the four to soundless dark‚ I stare.” He wakes
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Response Paper 1 As we’ve been reading‚ I often have found myself paying particular attention to Shakespeare’s analysis and critiques of love. Occasionally it seems as if Shakespeare is holding up love as the most intensely wonderful and perfect feeling one could experience. Yet‚ most of the time‚ it seems that Shakespeare cannot describe a single couple that is actually as perfect as it appears to be. At first I thought that Shakespeare was criticizing love as an ideal‚ saying that it actually
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