Last year I had read the book entitled “Three cups of tea: One man’s mission to promote peace…One school at a time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. This book has influenced my perceptions of the world that there still exists compassion and humanity. The book traces the life of mountaineer Greg Mortenson and his efforts towards establishing schools for the people of the remote‚ inaccessible areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Greg Mortenson was a mountaineer who got lost in the mountains
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There have been many heroes throughout history‚ some big‚ some small. A hero is someone who improves the world‚ influences or inspires others‚ and leaves an impact on others in a good way. Augustus Caesar is a hero because of his efforts to improve morality‚ lead a golden age‚ revolutionize government values‚ and impact the world as we know it today. Augustus Caesar‚ the first emperor of Rome‚ was known to be an extremely faithful in moral person. When Augustus became emperor‚ some of the major
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SMARTHINKING’s E-structor Response Form (Your marked-up essay is below this form.) HOW THIS WORKS: Your e-structor has written overview comments about your essay in the form below. Your e-structor has also embedded comments [in bold and in brackets] throughout your essay. Thank you for choosing SMARTHINKING’s OWL; best wishes with revising your paper! Hi‚ Gregory! I am Kobe F.‚ and I am happy to read and comment on your work today. I like your choice of Jimmy Cross for your discussion because he
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The Worst Thing to Do is Make a Mistake Many Strong controversial points were made by Sir Ken Robinson‚ though the marrow of my opinion is when the national education system is brought up‚ what Sir Ken Robinson stats is “The worst thing to do is make a mistake” and he is completely right. Being a student I have always been corrected in school when trying things my way for example‚ I am a weak math student therefore I have always tried to find different tricks or less complex formulas‚ though these
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Internet Addiction Disorder Computer and the Internet become useful tools in every day life. People are able to work on-line‚ chat‚ play games‚ or do their businesses. Although Internet brings many advantages it also carry a variety of dangers‚ including the possibility of addiction. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is a new kind of addiction‚ which manifests itself in an excessive computer use that usually collides with person’s daily life. The fundamental problem of IAD is not a computer
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Chinese New Year China is the first one of the cradles of world civilization‚ 5000 years of history makes China more powerful. There are many China’s unique festivals‚ like Mid-Autumn Festival‚ Ching Ming Festival‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ Winter Festival and Chinese New year. Especially Chinese New Year remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring. Its origin is too
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“Another Evening at the Club” In the story “Another Evening at the Club‚” Samia was a young girl who had to grow up at an early age. She had not yet finished high school when she had been arranged to be married to one of the wealthiest men in the village. She was a very kind-hearted person and believed in being fair‚ but where she lived none of that mattered. In the society she lived in‚ there were certain rules that had to be followed. Her husband ‘Abboud Bey’‚ who was like a father figure to her
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The winter wind blows cold across my fur pelt yet I am warm surrounded by those I know and our nomadic settlement fire. Our small‚ traveling clan has settled in southwestern Ohio for the winter. We are happy for now though we experience many dangers as the days grow colder. We have prepared for the changing season‚ ensuring that our food stores were full and our shelters would stand against the harsh weather to come. We have learned from the stories of winters before us. The clan elders speak of
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Advantages of Being Bilingual Being able to speak two different languages is one of the best abilities to have in todays world. Especially living in the United States‚ which is such a diverse country‚ it really does come in handy. Benefits of being diverse in languages are that you have a greater change of getting that job that’s extremely competitive‚ and you’ll have a wider range of culturalism in your life. As someone who is bilingual‚ I can say that I have experienced certain advantages
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Functional Area Interrelationships BUS/475 Functional Area Interrelationships Baderman Island Resort is a self-contained‚ all-inclusive destination. The resort features a variety of restaurants‚ hotels‚ and unlimited activities to entertain and relax the guests. Team C intends to identify the functional areas of Baderman Island Resort and identify the reason for the organization existence through an analysis of the company’s mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and goals. In addition‚ Team C will analyze
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