How to Say Nothing in 500 Words- Response The writer of this text gave some very influential information that I could really use to further develop my writing skills. I admit that I do generally use common things that everyone uses and that do affect my scores on essays. After reading this‚ I really want to improve my essays by using more descriptive language and venturing out of the box. Surprisingly‚ even though the speaker’s essay was written 50 years ago it is still very relevant today.
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resource. Access to water is essential to ensuring the health and well-being of humans and the protection of nature. The United Nations recently announced that the world had achieved the Millennium Development Goal by half‚ the proportion of the population which is without sustainable access to safe drinking water. Eighty-nine percent of the world population‚ or 6.1 billion people‚ now have access to an improved drinking water source. But 11% still does not. 2012 Prize Winners National winner Limpopo Mpumalanga
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World War 2 – why this topic? The world of the 21st century is still living with the consequences of World War 2‚ the most tremendous conflict in history. 73 years ago on the 1st of September 1939‚ Germany invaded Poland without warning. Two days later on the 3rd‚ Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week‚ New Zealand‚ Canada‚ South Africa and Australia had also joined the war. In time‚ Italy‚ USA and Japan became involved. Worldwide‚ countries had been plunged into their Second
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Diplomacy is a very valuable because it allows us to interact between other countries. It is used to negotiate with other countries for compromises and to prevent war. But as we can see‚ it hasn’t been entirely effective in the past. Diplomatic relations in World War 1 (WW1) was a huge part of why it happened. The ignition point of WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The killer was Princip of Serbia. Princip was part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand. The
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A Night to Remember “Emjed hurry up!” my cousin shouts with joy. I walked out of the garage while putting on my jacket to get into my car. We first drove to go and pick up my friend‚ Nathan. As we got close to his house‚ I called him to come out. A few minutes later‚ he came out and jumped in the car. Before we headed to the party‚ we made a quick stop at the liquor store to buy alcohol. Once we left the store‚ we spotted two cop cars right behind us. My friend Nathan was so scared because he was
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The 1986 EDSA Revolution was the first non-violence revolution in history. Instead of holding armors ad guns‚ the people with the members of the Catholic Church used rosaries‚ flowers and their own bodies to prevent the tanks and firearms of the soldiers who were then still under the control of then President Ferdinand Marcos but later turned their backs on the President. They joined the protesters and denounced the President and pushed for his surrender of power. The said revolution is about the
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FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES Exxon Mobile the Number One Fortune 500 Company A fortune five hundred company is defined as “an annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S.‚ published by Fortune magazine. The corporations are ranked based on such metrics as revenues‚ profits‚ and market value.” (2011) Exxon Mobile has been declared the number one fortune five hundred company in the world in 2008. In 2007 Exxon Mobile was ranked number two but recently with its new
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Civil War‚ the lives of the soldiers in war shared many similarities and differences. The lives of the soldiers before the war were very similar‚ despite the opposing views of each side of the war. Most of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45‚ boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry‚ buglers or drummer boys‚ and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates. Most of the Union Soldiers were under
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April 2014 World War II Impact on America As far as history goes‚ World War II was the most monumental war in the history of the United States. The war lasted from 1939 to 1945. About .4 million Americans were killed and many other were wounded. These casualties were the lowest in number compared to those of the Axis and Allied powers. America was also in control of the most powerful weapon of the time‚ the Atomic Bomb. Clearly‚ the United States was the leading super power of world affairs. Politically
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Nathan Hoffman Period 3 5/21/13 Ms. Wolf War of the Worlds: Men to mice “Fear makes us feel our humanity” ‚ Benjamin Disraeli. The novel War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1898) follows the story of a man and his brother in England during an Alien invasion . In 2005 Steven Spielberg made the film War of the Worlds based off of the book. In his version we follow one man in modern America during an Alien Invasion. As a divorced father he’s trying to desperately reach Boston to reunite his kids
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