My country is Venezuela. Venezuela is located on the Northern tip of South America and Colombia is it’s neighbor to the West. Venezuela was founded on July 5‚ 1811 by Simón Bolívar. The inspiration behind the flag originally came from the one used by the liberation leader‚ Francisco de Miranda from his expedition in 1806. The Venezuelan flags colors are red‚ blue‚ and yellow. The yellow stripe is on the top of the flag‚ the blue is in the middle‚ and the last stripe is red. In the middle‚ on the
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History of Asian Art 3A Banerji Vishnu and Shiva at the Norton Simon In Southeast Asia art is influenced by Hinduism and is often depicts just a few characters: primary the god’s Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ and Shiva‚ the destroyer. Although the subject matters are often of the same representation‚ at times they can be hard to distinguish from one other to the untrained eye. Despite the variances of artistic styling‚ diachronically and synchronically‚ the symbolism remains the same. Through understanding
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The article written by Harvey Simon in the New York Times is about the effects exercise has on the heart‚ Simon discusses both the immediate effects of exercise as well as the delayed effects. The article also discusses the risks of not exercising‚ saying that if a person regularly and vigorously exercises‚ that person will have the lowest risk of heart disease. Simon discusses the difference between vigorous and moderate exercise. Simon says that vigorous exercise may not be as effective in improving
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leaders‚ the colonies wouldn’t have had the same success. One of the most well known leaders‚ Simon Bolivar emerged triumphant from his movement for freedom‚ granting independence to those who fought with him. But his successes and motivations didn’t develop overnight. They were fueled by many different aspects of Bolivar’s life‚ stemming from type of people that he met and heard about‚ to his need for glory. Simon Bolivar was born into a life of privilege and wealth. He came from an important family
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In the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal‚ he has asked a very important question to the readers‚ “You‚ who have just read this sad and tragic episode in my life...and ask yourself the crucial question‚ what would I have done?”(Wiesenthal98). Simon is asking the readers the question if we were in his shoes would we forgive Karl‚ a SS solider‚ for all of his heinous crimes. Karl had the choice to be a solider no one told him to sign up for it. Karl asked Simon to forgive him for the killings
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ask for forgiveness or not. What I had never pondered is the chance that someone might ask me forgiveness for something wrong they have done to someone else. Do I have the right to put them at ease or offer forgiveness? In the book The Sunflower‚ Simon Wiesenthal‚ a man who had watched countless of innocent Jews like himself be murdered because of sheer hate‚ shares his unique story. One that has made me think about the way I view‚ and use forgiveness. One day while working as a prisoner of a Nazi
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Gooseberry Season by Simon Armitage This essay is about the poem which is called “Gooseberry Season” and it’s by Simon Armitage. I will be looking at the character of father in the poem and look at the different techniques that are used to describe the behaviour of the father. At the start of the poem the character of the father seems to be kind‚ generous and caring as he lets a stranger stays in the house when the stranger comes and asks for water. This shows his generosity and niceness. Later
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The paper is about the book titled The Bronze Horseman‚ written by Paullina Simons (2002). The book focuses on a young adolescent girl named Tatiana and her time living in Leningrad‚ Russia when Hitler begins his invasion. She is 16 when the book first begins. She faces many trials and tribulations‚ many situations in which she has to grow up rather quickly‚ face things as an adult would have to as she becomes of age‚ and even a love interest‚ which doesn’t completely over power the story of her
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Boxer In 1968 Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley wrote “The Boxer”‚ a modern rock ballad. This narrative poetry tells the story of a young man struggling financially to make ends meet in a down economy. Like all narrative poetry‚ it tells a story of true life emotions that people can relate to. At the time‚ the economy in the United States of America was weak and thus many Americans were struggling financially. During this economic crisis‚ this ballad was popularized by the famous Simon and Garfunkel musical
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Dr. Melissa Simon is a professor and a vice chair department of obstetrics and gynecology‚ and she is doing her fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital including the Prentice Women’s Hospital. Melissa grew up in Detroit in a barrio where there was only violence and lack of opportunity. As she was growing up in Detroit she still remembers that there were times where she did not have a roof over her head due to the poverty she was living in and had no support from people who she cared about
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