Famous people of the UK Orlando Bloom Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born January 13‚ 1977) is an English actor. He had his break-through role in the early 2000s as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy of films‚ and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood films‚ including Troy‚ Elizabethtown‚ and Kingdom of Heaven. Bloom’s most recent releases are the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s
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“The Raven” and “Annabel Lee” he displays his sound love towards her through speakers. Both of these poems demonstrate how someone may be going through lost love is feeling. To begin with‚ in the poem “Annabel Lee” the speaker talks only about his life with “Annabel Lee” and how it tragically ended. For example‚ “And this maiden she lived with no other thought‚ than to love and be loved by me (Poe‚ 5-6). In these lines the speaker is expressing how he and “Annabel Lee” only lived to love each
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Importance of Euthanasia It allows people to be free of physical pain‚ followed by mental suffering. One of the most famous euthanasia debates revolves around Dax Cowart‚ who was almost burned to death in a propane explosion. His hands‚ eyes‚ ears‚ and lips were burned off‚ he spent years in physical pain‚ wishing to die. Does he have the right to die‚ be free of his physical pain and mental sadness? Or is it better that he now continues to live‚ blind‚ deaf‚ divorced‚ alone‚ and has attempted
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km2(17‚212‚000 sq mi) Population 4‚164‚252‚000 (1st) Pop. density 87/km2 (225/sq mi) LANDMARKS Mogao Caves The city of Dunhuang in China is not only a modern‚ economic and cultural hub for trade‚ but also the centre of one the famous‚ historic and artistically developed caves in the world. On the Silk Road route‚ the city offers a beautiful journey to the Magao Caves in the Gobi desert‚ Gansu province. Lying on the edges of the Taklamakan desert‚ the caves have been and declared
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This poem is a fourteen line poem. Donne’s Holy Sonnet XIV "Batter My Heart Three Personed God" is his earnest plea to his Creator‚ the Three In One God‚ The Holy Trinity‚ Father Son and Holy Spirit‚ to deliver him from the clutches of evil Satan and ensure his eternal salvation. Donne uses a remarkable simile-"like an usurpt town"-to describe his pitiable sinful condition of slavery to sin and how his conscience and reason have been completely overwhelmed by Satan and hence cannot set him free
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Famous Creative Thinkers PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking June 23‚ 2015 BANKSY Banksy is the name he goes by‚ but his art speaks for itself. This urban street graffiti artist/painter turned political activist and director‚ has taken is the world by storm with his outspoken commentary on society through his art. When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master‚ painter‚ activist‚ filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur—for its list of the
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James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher‚ 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar‚ who most famously published a chronology that purported to establish the time and date of the creation as the night preceding Sunday‚ 23 October 4004 BC‚ according to the proleptic Julian calendar.In 1619 Ussher travelled to England‚ where he remained for two years. His only child‚ Elizabeth‚ was born in London
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equilibrium. Example of thermal equilibrium A wet towel is placed on the forehead of a person who has high fever. Initially the temperature of the cloth is lower than the body temperature of the person. Heat energy is transferred from the forehead to the towel until thermal equilibrium is reached. The towel is rinsed in tap water and the procedure is repeated. In this way heat energy is removed from the person. Cooling drinks A hot drink can be cooled by adding a few ice cubes to the drink. Heat
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A famous Spanish scientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal 1852-1934 He was one of the greatest Spanish scientists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His study of the brain and nerve cells laid the groundwork for neuroscience. He was not a man who kept his studies to one specific field‚ but rather made lasting important contributions to several fields. He was highly rewarded not only for his laboratory work‚ but also for his scientific writings and illustrations. Cajal tells his
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Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall at the First Battle of Manassas Junction‚ but was Jackson as good a commander as Lee? While
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