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    Paul Keating’s speech Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier was a eulogy given on the 11th of November 1993 and was in honor of the soldiers who gave their lives in the first world war‚ the speech was given at the memorial gardens in Canberra and was also televised all over Australia; and throughout the speech an air of remembrance and the ability of us as a unified nation to overcome these obstacles. Anwar Sadat delivered his speech on the 20th of November 1977 in the Israeli Knesset‚ house of

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    In complete darkness‚ you can see more than you expect. In Paul Bogard article “Let There Be Light” tries to explain that we need our natural darkness by using evidence‚ reasoning‚ and persuasive elements. Evidence is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. In paragraph 3 it states‚ “ world health organization classifies working the night shift as a probable human carcinogen…. “. An human carcinogen is something that causes cancer

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    The Father

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    ENGLISH REPORT… “THE FATHER” By: Bjornstjerne Bjornson aBorn | 8 December 1832 Kvikne‚ Norway | Died | 26 April 1910 (aged 77) Paris‚ France | Occupation | Poet‚ novelist‚ playwright‚ lyricist | Nationality | Norwegian | Notable award(s) | Nobel Prize in Literature 1903 | •was the son of a Norwegian pastor •was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. •is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen‚ Jonas

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    "We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as being an organism‚" wrote Paul Brooks in The Pursuit of Wilderness. Paul Brooks was accurate with his statement because if land isn’t treated as an organism‚ it becomes property. Property requires ownership‚ and ownership then leads to a need for money. Where money is involved‚ a corrupt system develops‚ and a vicious cycle is sparked into action. Therefore‚ it is our duty to stop this cycle. First off‚ land is an organism by

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    The article “My Mother’s English” by Amy Tan is mainly about the author’s thoughts and judgments on her mother broken English in comparison to “Standard English”. Tan is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” (Tan 1) and uses language as everyday part of her work as a writer. Tan’s point in this article is to prove that even if her mother is speaking English! Others should not use that to judge your intelligence. Tan’s mother did not speak perfect English‚ but the points

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    The ideology of a government "for the people‚ by the people‚ with the people" (Constitution of the U.S.) continues to be portrayed by the media in America and throughout the world today. In Paul Kahn’s book‚ Political Theology‚ he analyses the relationship of the people with the state‚ as well as it’s original and roots‚ bringing out the fact that America was founded on Christian beliefs. The revolution was an overthrowing of what they saw as tyranny and instilling of democracy with its roots in

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    Critical Analysis The article‚ In Defense of Obama‚ by Paul Krugman written for The Rolling Stones magazine‚ is about Obamas polices and his positive contributions to this country. Krugman describes Obamacare‚ financial reform‚ economic policy‚ environmental policy‚ national security and social change. His thesis is what was expected from him‚ both from left and right wing vs what he has achieved. The author’s evidence is supported by census data‚ and his own research. Furthermore; his conclusions

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    The Arrival - Shaun Tan

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    The Arrival - Shaun Tan Where the text came from The Arrival is a migrant story told as a series of wordless images‚ it was illustrated by Shaun Tan in 2006. Purpose of text The fact that Shaun Tan grew up in Perth‚ he said was one of the main reasons for making so many novels based on the concept of belonging‚ he describe Perth as being one of the most isolated cities in the world‚ sandwiched between a vast desert and a vaster ocean‚ and they lived in a “freshly minted northern suburb that was

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    Paul Tillich makes a claim in his writing “What is Faith?” that says that a core part of faith is it being a core part of you as a human. In his second section he says‚ “This leads to the question of how faith as a personal‚ centered act is related to the rational structure of one’s personality which is manifest in his meaningful language‚ in his ability to know the true and to do the good‚ in his sense of beauty and justice. All this‚ and not only his possibility to analyze‚ to calculate and to

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    The main argument of the reading by Paul Bogard is how we should take care of the natural darkness and how we should preserve it. HE tries to give very specific and detailed information to convince us that we should worry about the darkness and how it is really important. At the very beginning‚ he gives a personal experience and how he felt at the time. He says that "I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars". With that being said‚ what he thought of the

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