the sun was shining gloriously. The fowls and the other animals in the farm were having the time of their lives. The goats and cows were grazing contentedly. The hens were busy scratching for worms‚ while the ducks swam about in the big pond. Once in a while the ducks would tip upside down in the water to pull a plant or catch a tiny fish. A duck watched all this as she sat on her eggs. She had been sitting on the eggs for some time and she was feeling a bit impatient. “Oh me‚ oh my‚” she moaned
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5000 Canadian students and honourable guests who are joining us here today. The search for the Canadian identity needs to go no further than the Memorial at Vimy Ridge. Many historians and writers consider the Canadian victory at Vimy a defining moment for Canada‚ when the country emerged from under the shadow of Britain and felt capable of greatness. Canadian troops also earned a reputation as formidable‚ effective troops because of the stunning success. But it was a victory at a terrible cost
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My Uncle My Hero Picture this: a little girl at five dancing around the living room on her daddy’s feet. Now picture her at sixteen going on her first date and her dad interrogating the boy. Finally‚ picture her at eighteen‚ and her father sitting proudly in the stands watching her get her diploma. Now you have pictured these scenes erase the dad’s part of it and add an uncle. This has been my life for the past eighteen years. Instead‚ of the dad being an influence on my life‚ my uncle Jamie
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In the poem he’s looking back at a moment of choice‚ and reflecting on how‚ at that moment in the past‚ not knowing where the chosen path would lead‚ he looked forward to the future‚ knowing that at some point in the future he would look back with knowledge of what had ensued‚ and would wonder what might have happened had he made the opposite choice. The phrase "with a sigh" is deliberately ambiguous as to it being a positive or negative judgement‚ because his past self‚ looking forward to the sigh
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I was sent to Kolkata from Mumbai. You know who I am? Guess I am a two rupees coin. I am telling you the days that I nearly spent. When I was made I was shining but a man who was carrying me fell me down. I was sad. No one saw me and without seeing me they kept leg on me and went away. Soon my shine also had gone away. Days were passing like this and I was getting hurt in same brutal way. But one day a girl’s eyes fell on me. She took me in her hand
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The person affects my life the most‚ and also my only idol‚ my goal of living is my grandma. In the time when most Asian women did not dare to express themselves‚ to speak out what was on their mind‚ my grandmother did. Her rare personality was popular and highly respected among those who knew her. At that time women would not have good education‚ however everybody would turn to my grandmothers wisdom to ask for help. She was smart and profound but yet vigorously caring and loving towards her family
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[pic] The flywheel of an engine has moment of inertia 2.5 kg•m2 about its rotation axis. What constant torque is required to bring it up to an angular speed of 400 rev/min in 8s‚ starting from at rest? [pic] A solid‚ uniform cylinder with mass 8.25kg and diameter 15cm is spinning at 200 rpm on a thin‚ frictionless axle that stop the cylinder axis. You design a simple friction brake to stop the cylinder by pressing the brake against the outer rim with a normal force. The coefficient of kinetic
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11th Hour Summary Feb. 27‚ 2012 BPA 3z2 Mrs. Ansigbat The 11th Hour describes the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how humanity has arrived at this moment - how we live‚ how we impact the earth’s ecosystems‚ and what we can do to change our course. The film features dialogues with experts from all over the world‚ including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev‚ renowned scientist Stephen Hawking‚ former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable
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A Pivotal Moment for Social Studies Education and Civic Literacy Social studies and civic education may be on the verge of its greatest moment. After years of being marginalized as a discipline‚ there is a call for from concerned citizens and prominent lawmakers for our schools to do a better job of promoting civic education. In Ohio‚ several laws have been passed recently that emphasize the study of the Founding Documents‚ American history and government‚ world history and civilizations‚ and financial
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My Sister‚ My Friend‚ and My Mentor Every January brings a horrendous memory for my family and myself. January being the month‚ in which my sister passed away‚ unexpectedly taken from our lives leaving behind the heart broken‚ chaotic‚ and depressed husband‚ parents‚ and family members. No to mention‚ the care‚ love‚ and tenderness that this new born child would be in desperate need of‚ where would one begin to manage such a tragedy‚ to pick up the pieces left and go on to love and care again
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