We are gathered here today to honor the life of John Oakhurst of Poker Flat. I knew him very well and I am much obliged to be here today to speak highly of him. John showed many people that even the most unexpected hero can do great things. He was seen as an outcast‚ outcasts usually aren’t seen as heroes around here. John was always open and honest with his words with a no-holds-barred vocabulary‚ but he would always speak with motivation and try to empower others. Good yet daring people like John
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Lattimore) Contents PRESENTS UNLYING DYING AFTER LIVING Presents Today I’m five. I was four last night going to sleep in Wardrobe‚ but when I wake up in Bed in the dark I’m changed to five‚ abracadabra. Before that I was three‚ then two‚ then one‚ then zero. "Was I minus numbers?" "Hmm?" Ma does a big stretch. "Up in Heaven. Was I minus one‚ minus two‚ minus three--?" "Nah‚ the numbers didn’t start till you zoomed down." "Through Skylight. You were all sad till I happened in your tummy." "You
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All For One‚ or One For All >>>>>In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚" a question about suffering is raised. When comparing these two short stories‚ one is compelled to ask is it better that a society suffer to improve the life of one person‚ or instead is it better that one person suffers to improve the life of a society. In "The Enormous Radio" and "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas‚ " the main characters dealt with the pain and suffering in their societies in ways that
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Can This Bookstore Be Saved Facebook: It’s all about the Money questions 3-4 1. The internet has brought an end to most brick and mortar locations of book stores and have changed the ways that book publishers market and sell their books. Publishers had to change the way they allocate printed books as well as beginning to release books as apps in order to change the ways that books are sold and open up to a wider audience. Paper books would create a bigger profit but do not sell as well as e-books
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sun. But this is just one aspect of realism. The whole of realism is made up of the fact that our lives‚ the world‚ the universe‚ it’s all real. And as much as our minds would want to deny it‚ everything will stay real‚ and for most people they just make the best of it. But for the rest of the people‚ they invent new ways to get around the feeling that a wall has been placed in their path. All this goes to say that people must be original and "keep it real" to survive the physical and mental fatigue
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Abortion: It’s Your Choice Abortion is a controversial topic around the world. There are two groups when talked about when discussing this topic: pro-life and pro-choice. People believing in pro-life want to make abortion illegal. They believe it is not only wrong‚ but is cruel to kill an unborn child. It also can be harmful to the mother. Dorothy Shaw‚ president-elect of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is quoted in the article “Unsafe Abortions Kill Thousands of
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market is decided by the invisible hands‚ the intersection of demand and supply (Fine‚ 1964). In contrast‚ John Keynes stated that in order to increase consumption and investment‚ the intervention of government is prerequisite (Yearwood‚ 2013). After World War I‚ America experienced unprecedented economic boom. Industrialization and introduction of new technologies assisted the economic growth. Factories and firms were flourished. At that time period‚ people had a belief that the economy will goes
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Have you ever made a wish that came true‚ but you didn’t want it anymore after it did? George‚ the main character or protagonist of “The Greatest Gift” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”‚ who stood on a bridge ready to jump the night of Christmas Eve; contemplating how to tragically ending his life until an Angel came to save him. He wished that he had never been born instead of taking his own life and the Angel granted his wish. The story “The Greatest Gift” was written by Philip Van Doren Stern and Frank
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Love for all‚ hatred for none Love brings peace in our lives. Where ever there is a love there is peace whether it’s a house‚ a community or the world but the pace at which peace is fast disappearing from the world today has caused each sane and sensible person to worry. Now a days the world is facing the threat of the third world war because of the present social ‚ political and religious situation all around the world. To make this world a peaceful place what we need now is love for all‚ hatred
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Almasy 1 Jan Almasy Dr. Butler ENG 234 2 May 2012 “If We Must Die” and the World of a Peacetime Veteran The poem “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay is a poem that can be widely interpreted by many different audiences. In the view of an African American‚ the poem relates to acts of blatant racism. In the eyes of a male soldier‚ it encompasses the honor of war. In the mind of a female soldier‚ it gives insight into the horror of harassment and discrimination in the armed forces. To understand the
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