honourable madam. respected teachers. and judges‚and all my dear fellows.. assalam o alaikum! today the topic of my speech is “all the way to greatness is through a winding staircase” no matter how you define greatness it always requires one thing :self discipline. welive in one escator world one that is filled with shortcuts‚quickfixes and distractions that make it all too easy to slide into greatness. how do successful people stay forcused and achieve results and success? success is the
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Essay on how man is destroying the Environment Man is an integral part of the environment‚ yet he is the arch-enemy of it. For centuries man has been thriving on its generosity. But in his quest to make life very simpler and more luxurious‚‚ he has turned a blind eye to the damage caused to the environment. Our greed to get the most out of everything has made us contemptuously neglect the environment‚ although we all know that our very existence depends on it. A careful analysis of why there
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The results of coal mining are destroying the environment. Regulators are trying their best to get coal mining companies to put money aside to clean up the devastating mess they have made‚ so that the tax payers do not have an outrageous $1 billion bill to pay. Many companies claim that their cleanup plans are well funded‚ but many believe this to be false because the demand for coal is low and many companies still remain bankrupt. The biggest problem is with the business Alpha Natural Resources
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Book Review: Destroying Avalon by Venus Pham Published in 2006‚ ‘Destroying Avalon’ is a Young Adult fiction novel written by Katie McCaffrey. It depicts the story of Avalon‚ a 14 year old girl‚ whose life drastically changes when she moves from the country side of Grace Point to the city of Sorrento. As she enters a new school she becomes a target of a bullying campaign which escalates to being bullied both face to face and through blogging sites. Attacked by strangers and people she knows‚ the
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In 1962‚ Wal-Mart opened their first store in Rogers‚ Arkansas. In 1970‚ Wal-Mart’s first distribution center and home office in Bentonville‚ Ark. open and Wal-Mart went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Just nine years from that‚ Wal-Mart’s annual sales exceeded one billion dollars. In 1988‚ Wal-Mart super centers opened across the country. In a merely three years from that‚ Wal-Mart opened their own store in Mexico City‚ Mexico; making Wal-Mart an international corporation. Not even sixty
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‘Destroying Avalon’ Essay who are the people that influenced/changed Avalon the most? In the novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ many people have influenced her but not always in a good way. As Avalon is constantly bullied online and offline there are not many people who have helped her significantly. Throughout the novel Avalon begins to exclude herself from others‚ including her family and some friends. Avalon only has a small group of friends that tolerate her and do not believe all the lies everyone else
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Written by the writer Kate McCaffrey Destroying Avalon uses the narrative techniques Direct Speech‚ Emotive language‚ Conflict‚ Point Of View‚ Actions and Expression to show the reader the issues of true friendship and the dangers of cyber bullying through her teenage characters. SUICIDE Marshall knew that suicide was never the sensible answer‚ but thought it was the only one left remaining. He felt scared that his school life was never going to be any more manageable and that “…this is never
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Destroying Avalon (ODD QUESTIONS) (1) The pseudonym ’AFriend" is ironic because the person by this name is not a friend however a bully which is sending Avalon messages about what the other girls think of her at school. (3) Being overwhelmed by the content of the email is quite normal for Avalon mainly because it was suggesting that she was not liked and that she was being bullied. (5) Avalon’s parents have positive attitudes and strong values towards education as their both teachers. (7) Mitch
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Kate McCaffrey’s novel “Destroying Avalon” is a very revealing text that is highly recommended for parents and teenagers to read. This novel teaches teenagers and parents the consequences of bullying over the cyber world and how it affects not only the victim but also the loved ones and even the bully. This is displayed by McCaffrey’s interesting plot structure. “Destroying Avalon” draws the attention of teenagers as it has great use of suggestive and unique language techniques. The subject
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Destroying Avalon- “To what extent is Avalon responsible for her being a cyber-bully victim?” Destroying Avalon is a book written by Kate McCaffrey. It is a book that reflects realistic attitudes and values in society. This is shown through the actions made by Avalon and the other people involved in her being cyber bullied. Bullying has been an existing problem for many years and Destroying Avalon is a book that helps reflects the effect of it on life which is shown through Avalon’s story
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