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    traverse great expanses of territory. His fame has endured the passing of centuries‚ and he will forever be lauded as the "greatest military genius of all times". His achievements would never have been attained if he was not determined to pass all the obstacles presented before him. His unwavering determination brought him his achievements. Similarly but on a much smaller scale‚ Jerry‚ from "Through the Tunnel"‚ accomplished

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    of the Cid consist of a more realistic tone. In comparison to The Odyssey and The Aeneid there is no divine intervention from gods or goddesses. Most of the obstacles the Cid is faced with is caused by another human or himself and his success can be attributed to his own determination and perseverance unlike in The Odyssey where most obstacles are caused by

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    October Revolution; Battle of Cowshed; Chapter IV The October Revolution of 1917 was a Russian rebellion led by the Bolshevik Party founded by Vladimir Lenin. This revolution takes place in Russia. In the book Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell‚ the October Revolution is represented by the Battle of Cowshed. The Battle of Cowshed is a rebellion led by the animals on Manor Farm against their owner‚ Mr. Jones. A speech was given by Vladimir Lenin before the rebellion

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    Helen Keller's Obstacles

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    Helen Keller had so many obstacles throughout her life. She was blind and deaf. Still‚ she continued to live as normal of a life as she could. Keller made the most out of what she was dealing with. She helped many people by writing books and being a political activist (Wikipedia). We all could take advice from her to go out and do the things we want to do. If we don’t then we will regret it later. If you have wanted to do something for a long time‚ do it. Imagine you are at your deathbed and your

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    Running head: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY Overcoming Challenges of Diversity The forming of a high-performance and cohesive team is a delicate process that when done properly can reap great results. According to the text Tools for Teams‚ “effective teams go through three basic phases: formation‚ development‚ and renewal.”(Thompson‚ Aranda &‚ Robbins‚ 2000‚ p. 56) Each phase can prevent great challenges for each individual member of the team. It is an even greater challenge when

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    Obstacles In My Life

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    There is many challenges or obstacles in life. They are placed there by god to create the person you are today. This is my life story of how I overcame some challenges and obstacles in order to become a better person. An old abandon trailer laid at the end of a dark and dirty ally. Aluminum sheets with baseball size holes covering the small collapsing home as if it was a blanket. One room‚ a kitchen and toilet were the only things standing inside the small trailer. The bedroom only had one bed in

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    Dylan Hearn 2nd 9/24/14 Animal Farm 20 Questions Webquest   Directions: Please use the suggested links to find answers to each of the questions below. Be sure to paraphrase (not copy) the answers/information you find on the internet.  All these questions will have parallels in Animal Farm‚ so be sure to pay careful attention!   For questions #1-2‚ please refer to your copy of the novel and to this website http://www.k-1.com/Orwell/site/opinion/essays/rhodi.html 1. What was George Orwell’s

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    to class to read more of The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a story of a guy who has about a 20 year struggle to return home to is wife and son after fighting in the trojan war. Odysseus faces many obstacles on his journey home such as the Cyclops island‚ The sirens island and Calypso’s island. The first obstacle that Odysseus faces is the Cyclops island. At the Cyclops island they find his cave and the Cyclops comes back to his cave and mvs a huge rock in front of the door so everyone is stuck inside

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    Analysis of "A Gap of Sky"

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    Analysis of ”A Gap of Sky” by Anna Hope The short story “A Gap of Sky” is written by the English author Anna Hope and published in 2008. The short story revolts around a girl named Ellie. She is nineteen years old and lives in London‚ England. Ellie lives without her parents and goes to University College London where she studies literature due to the fact she mentions different English authors. The title of the story refers to a specific point where Ellie sees the gap of sky. It is a metaphor for

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    believed that morality was based on duty‚ that ethics is absolute‚ not conditional‚ and is based on reason‚ not feelings. (Pojman‚ Vaughn 309) That is exactly the dilemma that Ambrose Bierce writes Carter Druse into in the short story A Horseman in the Sky. I feel there are several parts of the story that flip back and forth between being moral and not being moral or maybe the better words would be that it is ironic on many levels. The story begins with Carter Druse being referred to as a criminal

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