If I won a million dollars Winning a million dollars can lead your life into many different directions. If I won a million dollars I’d try to focus on managing it wisely‚ because money runs out if it’s not used correctly. Many people today find themselves in debt from spending it too quickly. Statistics show that nothing but failure comes out of spending while no money is going back in. There are numerous things that can be accomplished with a million dollars. If I won a million dollars the
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surroundings. It does this in many different forms such as limericks‚ sonnets‚ ballads‚ haikus‚ free verse‚ and many others. Some famous poets who are known for their different views on love are William Shakespeare‚ Alfred Tennyson‚ Emily Dickinson‚ and Maya Angelou. William Shakespeare is known for a paradoxical approach to some of his poems for example‚ ”she’s love‚ she loves‚ and yet she is not lov’d”. But he didn’t stop there. In 36 plays
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The Mayas‚ Incas and Aztecs. They all had a very distinctive culture‚ that defined the way they lived‚ and influenced the way their followers still live today. For example‚ the Maya lifestyle was greatly based on religion‚ with big temples known today as architectural wonders. Along with their culture‚ each civilization also had a set of achievements‚ which in some cases are continued to be used today. The Inca people would weave colorful woolen cloths‚ which served as blankets for those who could
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Like a good politician‚ The Ides of March promises more than it delivers. A moody political thriller bursting with good intentions‚ the film veers uneasily between accomplished and trite. Canny packaging and a strong leading cast may help compensate a bit for inevitable bad word-of-mouth. Based on the play Farragut North‚ the film focuses on press secretary Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling)‚ a true believer in Presidential candidate Mike Morris (George Clooney). As Morris‚ an ideal liberal who is confident
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Glasgow 5th march Glasgow‚ 5th March‚ 1971’‚ by Edwin Morgan‚ is a modern poem about a shocking crime committed upon `a young man and his girl’ by `two youths’ and witnessed by two expressionless drivers who pass by without turning a hair. The first way in which this poem effectively conveys the incident is the form it takes: very unemotional‚ clear and ’formal’. This feeling is emphasized in the title‚ which is simply a place and date. The title does two things: in the first place it implies
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Maya Deren‚ an incredibly well-known and well-regarded avant-garde filmmaker‚ entered the scene in 1943‚ with the release of her first film‚ created in collaboration with her husband Hammid: Meshes of the Afternoon. Deren would go on to create a number of other films‚ most notably At Land‚ A Study in Choreography for the Camera‚ and Ritual in Transfigured Time. Deren’s work has been picked at and analyzed by a number of critics over the years‚ looking at the role of the individual‚ the flexibility
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In Geraldine Brooks’ March‚ the main character Mr. March shows us his vast array of ideals. Some of them may seem impractical while others are the opposite. An example of one of Mr. March’s more practical idealisms is his idealism on women. Mr. March shares this idealism on women with plenty of other men from the past and even some now. Although this idealism is now seen as impractical‚ during Mr. March’s time it was not. We first get an insight into how he views women in chapter 5 when he is
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Once highly acclaimed‚ “A Million Little Pieces” had an abrupt fall from grace when it was discovered that author James Frey took liberties with the truth and exaggerated his depiction of his 6 week stay in rehab to battle his lifelong alcohol and cocaine addiction. Any memoir‚ to some degree‚ is at the mercy of the writer’s memory. And this writer in question still insists that the majority of the book is true. He is absolutely an addict who went through rehab. He still claims that the chilling
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What Is a Hero? “A hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.” (Maya Angelou) Today‚ it can be complicated to differentiate the real heroes from the fake heroes. A fake hero may act as if he or she is a hero but doesn’t display the characteristics of a hero‚ which includes bravery‚ courage and many other things. One way to tell the difference between the two may be to look at his or her actions and attitude. A hero is someone who always helps others in peril‚
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Is there anything more frustrating than sitting in rush hour traffic‚ day after day‚ knowing that it will never get better? How does standing in line at the grocery store‚ spending a full day at the crowded Department of Motor Vehicles‚ or having to squeeze into the packed elevator in a downtown high-rise sound? These are but a few minor‚ yet inconvenient‚ effects of the population explosion Californian’s face day after day. Our geographical space is not getting any larger‚ but the population is
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