NAME - URSULA DAS CLASS- 9 A ROLL- 40 MARY KOM Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom better known as M.C Mary Kom was just another story on the sports page. But with an Olympic medal in hand ‚ she has become India’s latest sports star. She is the first boxer who has made women’s boxing popular in India. Like any other Olympic athlete ‚ Mary Kom’s story is inspiring but it is more so considering the background she comes from . Mary Kom was born on 1 March ‚ 1983 in the north-eastern state of Manipur
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The Queen Mary is a ship that was used for 1936 through 1967. The ship is reported to be haunted and their have been many different types of paranormal activity on the ship. The Queen Mary was built to be a cruise ship but during the ships timeline she was also a troop ship‚ and “Bride and Baby Voyage”. The ship was built in Scotland from the start in 1930 and finally finished on 1936. The construction on the ship was stopped between the years 1931 through 1934 because of the great depression
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one of the most mysterious animals of the world. In an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s essay "Owls‚" she discusses her fear as well as her utmost admiration of this most frightening of creatures. Mary Oliver’s use of threatening imagery conveys her deep fear of the power of this frightful creature. By using phrases referring to "it’s razor-tipped toes" and discussing the "heavy‚ crisp‚ breathy snapping of it’s hooked beak‚" Mary Oliver wants the reader to understand just how dangerous and scary these
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Kaleb Cockerell English 11 Angela Bray The Conspiracies of a Confederate While doing some research on Mary Surratt I discovered that she was the first woman in America to be hanged. She was hanged for being part of the conspiracy theory along with John Wilkes Booth for Lincoln’s assassination. Leading up to her death she still pleading guilty. In this paper we will discuss what events happened in her life leading her to the path that she chose. Surratt was born in Waterloo‚ Maryland in May 1823
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Characterisation – turning point The turning point in the story is when Mary murders Patrick – hitting him on the head with a frozen leg of lamb. This is so particularly shocking because the reader does not expect this from Mary. Clever characterisation by Roald Dahl conveys Mary before this point as kind‚ caring‚ vulnerable‚ lonely and deeply in love with her husband (see ‘Before Turning Point’ quotations above). After this Mary changes drastically and is shown to be callous‚ clever‚ sly and manipulative
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there‚” Mary said‚ head nodding out the window above the kitchen sink. “We used to come here to pick apples and pumpkins in the fall. “You don’t say‚” Mr. Bergeron said. “I grew up on a farm‚” Mary said. “I know how important the land is. I can imagine how difficult this must be for you.” Mary’s compassion took William by surprise. He’d never known his wife to show the slightest hint of empathy for anyone or anything. Perhaps a byproduct of her own experience losing a farm‚ the empathy Mary radiated
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as. Mary agreed she was happy to receive the care being provided and was comfortable in the presence of the healthcare professional. Gaining consent
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autobiography‚ "There are and will be those who think I have gone overboard. Let them rest assured that this assessment is correct‚ probably beyond their wildest imaginations‚ and that I will continue to do so." In "The Wife of Bath’s Tale" Mary would have just be upset‚disgrace and discusted‚I was‚ for the simple reason that this was a man that raped a girl that was virgin. A pure girl who might be dramatized and would never get respect or ever get married for the sin of a man that took something
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Elective history essay Expert knowledge has been very useful in the study of the Mary Rose and her crew in the processes of raising the ship‚ examining the human remains on board and investigating what the physical appearances of the crew would have been. Experts in various fields of archaeology‚ anatomy and forensics have played a crucial role in uncovering some of the mysteries surrounding the famous flagship of Henry VIII and her crew. Expert knowledge has been useful in physically raising the
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Mary Stewart‚ better known as Mary Queen of Scots‚ represented in many books as a strong‚ independent ruler‚ (change to period) however‚ in many other books she is portrayed as an unintelligent whore. Some people (individuals) agree‚ even in our gender equal society of today ( even in our present gender equal society some individuals still agree ) ‚ with the latter‚ and that she failed as a ruler mainly because of her femininity. However‚ this is untrue‚ Mary Queen of Scots reign was influenced
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