2 March 2012 Period 4 Professional Writing Sample See the Forest for the Trees As the great poet Robert Louis Stevenson once said‚ “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” I believe this quote says that if you put all your attention on planting you will have overflowing crops‚ but if you focus on the crops‚ you might lose sight of how the crops came about. In the end it’s not about enjoying the results‚ it’s about enjoying how the things started. The quote
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Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a 17-day motorcycle journey across the United States done by the author (though he is not identified in the book) and his son Chris‚ joined for nine days by John and Sylvia Sutherland‚ a befriended couple. During this novel‚ I also went on a journey filled with a countless number of insightful‚ philosophical discussions the author stirs up. This story makes you think and ponder questions just as the main character is doing. The story
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Report What makes Simon Says so difficult for young children? Peter J. Marshall ⇑‚ Ashley R. Drew Department of Psychology‚ Temple University‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19122‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 August 2013 Revised 30 March 2014 Available online 5 June 2014 Keywords: Executive functioning Inhibition Social Young children Cognitive control Inconsistency a b s t r a c t Compared with conceptually similar response inhibition tasks‚ the game of Simon Says is particularly
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population. They stated the opposition to absolute monarchies as well as a new main focus on people’s innate rights and freedoms. Many leaders after this period of Enlightenment preached its ideas‚ while others simply used them to gain power. Simon Bolivar might have preached opinions that mainly reflected the ideas of the French Revolution. However‚ his actions contradicted these opinions‚ and revealed that his true intentions were selfish and illiberal. In several documents and speeches
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of Rivers"‚ and it appeared in Brownie ’s Book. Later‚ his poems‚ short plays‚ essays and short stories appeared in the NAACP publication Crisis Magazine and in Opportunity Magazine and other publications.( http://www.redhotjazz.com/hughes.html) Robert Lee Frost was one of America ’s leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. An essentially pastoral poet often
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Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)‚ often called ‘El Libertador’‚ was a Venezuelan historical figure who led the fight for independence in Colombia‚ Panamá‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ Perú and Bolivia. He was also influential in subsequent revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. His legacy is commemorated by statues‚ squares and streets all over the world‚ and NYC is no exception. An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar can be found in Central Park South and 6th avenue. This monument to Simón Bolívar caused
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Simon Bolivar’s Jamaica Letter This document was written to an English gentleman‚ most likely the Governor of Jamaica at the time. It is in response to a request that Simon Bolivar expounds his views on the independence movement in Venezuela and the form of government under which the country should operate. To put this document into context‚ we have inserted some brief analysis [in brackets]. Kingston‚ Jamaica‚ September 6‚ 1815 My dear Sir: With what a feeling of gratitude I read that
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Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee wanted to achieve diverse goals during the Civil War. Lincoln was determined to save the Union and help the United States move into a new era. He wanted to settle the issue of slavery in the United States‚ founded on the principles of liberty and equal rights for all. Robert E. Lee fought the war for the Southern traditions. Lee wanted to defend Southern traditions. He fought the war not only to protect slavery‚ but also to preserve a whole culture‚ a way of life
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Simón Bolívar and his Address to Congress In Simón Bolívar’s message to the Congress of Bolivia‚ he introduced new concepts that he felt would provide a better outcome for the country and the people of Bolivia. He shared his views on what he considered the necessary changes for the Bolivian government. He proposed a new system of representation‚ which were the four political powers. The four political powers are similar to a federal system. He suggested that the people would be the ones who appoint
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Assassination of Robert Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. He served as the United States senator for the state of New York from 1965 to 1968. In 1968‚ Kennedy campaigned for the democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election. Although Kennedy supported Israel in the Arab-Israeli war‚ Sirhan Sirhan was not justified to assassinate him‚ because Sirhan irrationally supported the Arabs and Kennedy was a promising presidential candidate. Robert F. Kennedy
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