Why All High Schoolers Should Play A Sport Every teenager has a sport that fits him or her and his or her personality. For instance‚ if a teen were the quiet‚ not so active type‚ than maybe golf would be a good sport for him or her. If there is an active‚ competitive‚ and more talkative teen‚ than basketball may be the perfect sport. Any sport betters anyone in or out of high school physically and most of the time mentally. Playing a high school sport betters teens all around inside and out
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He lost a part of himself. He unraveled completely as a person‚ seemingly turning insane at one point and yet‚ he is the only one that understood what the Greeks know today. A person isn’t of importance because of the wars they won or by their possessions‚ but by what they can offer to
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At the brink of the 1600’s‚ European nations were expanding beyond the reaches of their own lands. Instead they began focusing on what lay beyond the vast oceans. With the discovery of a new world‚ the distant shores soon to be known as America provided both refuge for those seeking religious freedom as well as the potential of a better life. By the time of the late 19th century‚ European explorers had turned their attentions to the interior of Africa. Between both of these vastly different eras
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Sam Mendes classic “American Beauty” brilliantly presents the Burnham family ’s individual personality traits and dysfunctional relationship through their actions and dialogue. Carol who appears to have been awake for hours is busy grooming her prized flowers as Lester reluctantly wakes up and enjoys “the in high point of the day” in the shower. Carol confronts her daughter Jane ’s wardrobe choice by asking “are you trying to look unattractive?” Jane ’s cold relationship with her mother is established
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At first he is very hesitant to return to the jewelry store to claim the money for the pearl necklace. M. Lantin felt embarrassed of how the necklace came into his possession and tried to enter the shop to claim the money multiple times but was stopped by his own shame. When he finally goes into the store‚ persuaded by hunger‚ the money gives him relief. “Then‚ as he was on the point of leaving‚ he turned to the ever-smiling
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How does War Tactics from Homer’s the Iliad differ from War Tactics Today The enduring and growing popularity of Homer’s Iliad offers the most persuasive testimony of all that the vision of life celebrated in the poem still reaches deeply into the human imagination‚ spanning more than two thousand five hundred years. Cultures since Homer’s time have constructed social and personal lives on systems of meaning very different from the harsh demands of the warrior code‚ but the continuing power of
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No matter which way you state it‚ women have struggled to be their own person through literature. Obstacles have always been present when women have to try to find themselves. Their roles have either been the crazy feminist or the obedient wife‚ with many other roles in mind. Women have always struggled in literature due to male dominance and societal views. What truly is their role? Many authors have tried to answer this question. Others have shown their idea of women’s’ roles through their point
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Hurston‚ Janie‚ the heroine‚ represents some aspects of feminism when she takes it upon herself to become liberated from each of her three domineering romantic relationships. Janie’s first husband‚ Logan Killicks‚ treats Janie as more of a prized possession to be obtained than as a wife or companion. For example‚ Logan goes to Lake City to buy a second mule that Janie can plow behind in the potato field because potatoes are “bringin’ big prices” (Hurston 36). To Logan‚ Janie is a means of increasing
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much. As result of the Queen being upset‚ she quickly ordered the death of Snow White. In determining this crucial execution of Snow White‚ the Queen was simply envious of Snow White’s beauty. Based on this fairytale‚ Snow White’s beauty was a prized possession. It even signaled a source of power which explains why the queen was persistent in having power displayed through beauty. Consequently‚ killing Snow White would result in the Queen maintaining this power. Likewise‚ the stepmother was very obsessed
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reunited with my prize possessions: $70 from baby-sitting gigs‚ an underused PalmPilot from my first corporate boss‚ most of my teeny-bopper CD collection‚ and irreplaceably‚ a college semester’s worth of notes. At least the ordeal was over." (1). The writer mentions the stolen items because the items are important to her‚ and they cannot be replaced. I wonder why somebody would steal a college semester’s worth of notes (1). At the beginning‚ Mala describes her stolen possessions‚ but she does not mention
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