Taking on the World Background Ellen MacArthur achieved fame as a yachtswoman‚ breaking the world record for a solo circumnavigation of the globe by a woman in 2001 and by anyone in 2005. Her writing is autobiographical‚ a true story in which she describes her attempt to repair the mast. The key to understanding this passage is being able to appreciate the dangers that Ellen faced‚ how she reacted to them and what this tells us about her character. Understanding the text Ellen faces
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Article Summary: Benefits of Sleep The article‚ “Benefits of Sleep”1 falls under the scientific category of psychology. The author Jules Sowder explains how sleep is required in everything we do in life. With a good night’s sleep comes clearer thoughts‚ stable emotions‚ and better overall health. For example‚ benefits can include body repair‚ a healthier heart‚ reduced stress‚ improved memory‚ controlled body weight‚ lowered chance of diabetes‚ and fewer occurrences of mood disorders. Sleep
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The main idea in the Watson and Kerstetter (2006) article is to describe the history of longline fishing and the different tools they used to implement this method. They provide possible solutions to the bycatch problem and what bycatch is. They discuss the differences in hooks as they can affect the target species as well as the bycatch species. They supply a definition of bycatch which is understandable and easy to relate to the paper I am writing. In the solutions section‚ they discuss the hooks
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Yu-Chen Lin 1521007128 Sec: 5351 Reading Article Taxes: Everyone should pay the taxes when they start to working‚ properly no one want to pay the taxes. In this article‚ it makes me know more about taxes‚ it show us many kinds of taxes. Mostly the countries are pay for two placed which are local government and central state. Property and income taxes are usually what we should have to pay. This also let us know some rules of taxation by Smith‚ these rules makes us know how and why they set
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Take the Blame: Theme Essay When people take a look at the world around them‚ they see that people often are blaming others for their poor lack of judgement. Whether they are blaming their parents‚ friends‚ or a complete stranger‚ they should instead take the blame themselves to learn from the situation. In A Million Little Pieces by James Frey‚ the readers learn that it is easiest to take responsibility for their actions rather than blaming others. The main character‚ James‚ learns that it is easiest
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The article “Girls’ Bodies‚ Girls’ Selves: Body Image‚ Identity‚ and Sexuality” by Elline Lipkin is an informative article describing how men and women are treated differently in certain scenarios throughout the country. The title of the article suggests that females are having trouble figuring out who they really are with or without the help of media and advertisement. The title also suggests that women are the only ones who suffer from sexual objectification‚ which is not the case. Elline Lipkin
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The Secret History of the Bill of Rights: Summary We are being told by the left and right side of congress what the foundation of American Liberty is: the Bill of Rights. In 1787 our founders came together to draft today’s federal Constitution that was later ratified by a majority of the states. Neither of them thought the bill of rights was a necessary addition. Alexander Hamilton‚ James Madison and John Jay later wrote The Federalist Papers to support the exclusion of any bill of rights being
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Absolutism Test Study Guide Know: Study the vocabulary: absolutism Divine Right Thirty Years War republic mercantilism Peace of Augsburg Junkers Seven Years War Boyar Czar The Restoration Habeas corpus Edict of Nantes absolute monarch Czar War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Paris‚ 1763 Constitutional monarchy Peace of Westphalia Glorious Revolution L’etat‚ c’est moi Names of families in charge of the various European countries (spelled correctly) Divine right
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AP American History Free Response Essays Each day will have a specific essay question. For the 1st Quarter ONLY‚ you are to simply write a detailed outline of what you would include in your essay. From the 2nd Quarter on‚ you are to write both a detailed outline and the essay with it. The date listed will be the day the assignment is due. September 16‚ 2009 Compare the cultures that could be found in the New World prior to the Europeans. Why were some groups more advanced than others throughout
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begin to explore the lineage of women as tale-tellers in a history that stretches from Philomela and Scheherazade to the raconteurs of French veillees and salons‚ to English peasants‚ governesses‚ and novelists‚ and to the German Spinnerinnen and the Brother’s Grimm.” (53-54) In the chapter “To Spin a Yarn: The Female Voice in Folklore and Fairy Tale” from Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion and Paradigm‚ Karen E. Rowe explores the depth and history of voicelessness of women and how the combination of spinning
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