Task: Write about what life will be in the year 2050. In 2050‚ our life will be a lot different from nowadays in many aspects. The environment‚ transportation‚ education and people’s lifestyles will also change to a new level. There are some reasons to be optimistic about life then. Along with development of scientific advances‚ people will have more means of transport. Solar- powered‚ wind- powered cars which are much more environment-friendly will be produced and used. Travelling to other
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SUMMARY: Who is Jose Rizal? On June 19‚ 1861‚ the Mercado Family from the town of Calamba in the province of Laguna in the Philippines‚ happily greeted the birth of their newest member — a baby boy born as the seventh child to proud parents Francisco Rizal Mercado y Alejandro and Teodora Alonza y Quintos. They named the bouncing baby boy Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado. Being the seventh of a brood of eleven‚ Jose Rizal Mercado demonstrated an astounding intelligence and aptitude for learning at a
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I have my information on Aztec life so will begin. To start off‚ I will explain what I know of our daily ways of living. First‚ if you want to be successful in your adventure you must make sure you are clean. The reason for this is that we take steam baths every day. So if you are trying to go cloak-and-dagger you must smell like them. Second‚ it is very important for you to understand our customs. Don’t be taken aback if you see a human sacrifice. We have many of these daily. If you are looking
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“Amanda Clark’s phone conversation came to an abrupt end when her Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled three times before landing on its roof. She’d run a stop sign and was broadsided by another driver. Metal caved in around her but the roof stayed intact and she survived with just scrapes and bruises” (Tracy). This story of Amanda Clark’s car accident caused by distracted driving is common among people. “In 2014‚ 3‚179 people were killed‚ and 431‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted
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neglected could be the beginning of the path to a life of failure. Being deprived of one’s most basic needs such as food‚ shelter‚ and security can ruin someone’s whole entire life... but only if they let it. It is hard to overcome a painful childhood. It is hard to rise above the sorrow. It is extremely difficult to become successful after such a childhood‚ but it is possible if one has enough emotional strength and determination to make their life better (Kendall-Tackett). So‚ how does it feel
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length of life‚ but the depth of life.” This famous line shows that the value of life is in how you live it‚ and in how you impact those around you. It is never something that can be based monetarily. Instead‚ if someone is constantly living life to its fullest‚ never dwelling on the minute details as opposed to the grand tapestry of life‚ then they have truly led a meaningful and rewarding life. Firstly‚ is it possible to put an actual dollar amount on the value on someone’s life? Many have
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How is one to distinguish between a good and a bad mother? What characteristics sets apart a good mother from a bad one? Amanda’s actions in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams were made clear from the beginning. First‚ she was an extremely arrogant person. Especially when it came to her children‚ constantly putting them down and making them feel as if they were inferior and couldn’t do anything right. Secondly‚ she would make her childrens’ decisions for them‚ allowing them to decide little
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in her article‚ “What’s a College Education Really Worth? Not Enough.” She covered many aspects of the financial and educational college experience‚ especially negative aspects. She focussed on the story of twenty-four of the smartest potential college students‚ Mark Zuckerberg’s creation of Facebook‚ and how college and the worth of a college degree has changed and is still changing. Overall‚ Naomi claims that college is too expensive for what little students receive. However‚ I disagree with this
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What do you see as the relationship between the two texts you have studied? How are form‚ structure and image used in each of the two texts you have studied? The study of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s definitive American novel "The Great Gatsby" and Anthony Minghella’s emphatic film‚ "The Talented Mr. Ripley"‚ portray to me that the prevalent theme relating the two texts is the corruption and disillusionment of The American Dream. Both texts articulate the corruption of The American Dream relative to
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Critical Analysis A Psalm of Life Longfellow’s "A Psalm of Life" belongs to the genre of poetry called ’Carpe Diem’ poems. The Latin term coined by Horace in one of his odes means‚ "Seize the day and place no trust in tomorrow." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a classic poem entitled‚ "A Psalm of Life." Most people consider it to be a timeless work of art‚ for one can still relate to the central theme. It was written in the Romantic Era of American Literature‚ where salvation through nature
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