on January 18‚ 1535. The Peruvian flag is a vertical triband. It is red on the left and right‚ and white in the middle. It has an escudo partitioned into 3 unequal parts (the bottom being larger). The current flag was officially adopted on February 25‚ 1825. In this paper I will be talking about 3 properties of the flag. What the Cinchona tree represents on the flag‚ what the red and white represent on the flag‚ and what the golden cornucopia represents on the flag. The Cinchona On the top right
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Metaphysics 1. What is real? Do any of us really know for sure what is real and what is not? A few years ago I read a book‚ although the name of it escapes me‚ that really had me thinking. “Is this life real or are we dreaming? I wondered if what we’re doing is dreaming and if our dreams are actually our reality. 2. Is the physical world more or less real than the spiritual or psychological world? I believe it is all real. The physical world of course is real‚ how else would we feel pain
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It is the early 18th century. The seas are at an endless unrest as ships sail. The crack of thunder sounds from across the blue‚ yet there is no storm. A black flag is raised‚ cannonballs crash‚ and pirates take control of the helpless sailor ships. This is the scene that most think of when pirates are concerned. Of course video games also do their fair sure to help exaggerate this scenario further. In particular one recent game series has taken the mantle of telling the ancient history of maritime
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I have chosen David Hammons’ work Boy with Flag (1968) to analyze. To me‚ I think this work shows literally a boy’s love for his country. The meaning of this work comes from the fact that the figure is hugging the flag and shows respect toward the country. Hammons created this work during a year where a few monumental things happened in the United States‚ three things having to do with racism. The first was Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated‚ second African American athletes present at the Olympics
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accepting differences. I chose two texts and a video to help me discuss their different opinions on accepting differences. I chose the text “American Flag Stands for Tolerance”‚ “The Wife’s Story”‚ and I chose the video My So Called Enemy. In these next few paragraphs I will discuss the diverse thoughts of the authors. In the story “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” the author is accepting of the differences from both
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In the paper‚ I will be providing five faith flags. Sharing faith stories provides listeners an opportunity to start a spiritual conversation. For example‚ when someone expresses a need in their life and you may senses a natural opportunity to ask questions. Then‚ it may have an opportunity to share a story from your own life that tells how God helped you with a similar need. When you explain about faith flags‚ provide your listener with stories‚ use conversational language‚ don’t preach‚ and most
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The understanding of God‚ Flag‚ and Country‚ is something that I strongly grasp as a young American. In my life I have witnessed the amazing things these they do in our lives. To me‚ God has always helped in life through problems that I have faced. However‚ soldiers that are fighting for our country have kept God close to their fearless hearts. As General George Marshall said “Military power wins battles‚ but spiritual power wins wars.” I know in my heart that everyday and night God looks down
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What price would one be willing to pay to achieve all of their wildest dreams? 1‚000 pesos? 50‚000 pesos? What about the respect of their community? Even worse‚ the life of their child. While Kino did not intend to lose any of these attributes in his quest for a better life‚ his stubbornness guided him to murder and ultimate heartbreak. It leaves the reader questioning‚ what price should be paid to attain the luxuries one wants from life? John Steinbeck’s novella‚ The Pearl‚ follows a poor Indian/Mexican
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Date: 11 December 2012 Honor Flies High: The American Flag America is a country full of patriotic‚ free spirited‚ opinionated‚ and passionate citizens. The United States of America has many symbols that portray the true nature of the country. Some of these symbols include‚ the Statue of Liberty‚ Mount Rushmore‚ and the Liberty Bell‚ but no national monument can compare to “Ol’ Glory” herself‚ the American Flag. Everyone that looks at this flag sees red‚ white‚ blue‚ and the stars and stripes‚ but
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of all policies covering the same property read exactly alike." (from ’About Myself’‚ 1945) After World War II White became an enthusiastic editorial supporter of internationalism and the United Nations‚ publishing a collection of essays under the title The White Flag (1946). In 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy named White as one of thirty-one Americans to receive the Presidential Medal for Freedom. In 1959 he edited and updated the classic The Elements of Style‚ which is an American English writing
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