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    Honor has always been a central aspect of one’s identity. People go great lengths to keep and prove their honor. Honor is a popular topic that is regularly seen throughout literature‚ but what exactly is honor? Honor today is seen as one’s integrity and protecting one’s values and beliefs. But it has not always been that way. Honor is a difficult concept to characterize due to the fact that the definition of honor has changed over time and varies from culture to culture. In past times‚ honor was

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    "Necessity is the Mother of Invention" The quote‚ “Necessity is the mother of invention‚” is a pretty well known saying. Like most quotes‚ they can have different meanings for different people. To me‚ this quote means that without ever having to need anything‚ nothing would have been invented. Without necessity‚ the need for new inventions‚ such as the fire or even the television‚ may have never been found or even thought of. Also‚ with the need of certain things‚ you can help improve your life

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    War has changed greatly over time‚ especially in the area of developing strategies and tactics to make an army more powerful. The war has developed from using guns and having to physically shoot people to being able to drop a bomb and not really see the effect. This essay will discuss the change in what makes a countries army powerful‚ how the use of weapons and tactics has been used to dehumanise war and the variation in our reasons for war. It will also discuss the impact of these changes on society

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    didn’t know. Their history‚ inventions‚ and events that happened are very fascinating. Canada is known as the second biggest country after Russia and neighbors the United States. It is known as the world’s most populated country. The two most common languages are English in French. The country’s capital is Ottawa which is the fourth largest city in Canada. The largest city is Toronto. Canada has a lot of interesting history and figures. Canada also has many great inventions. A few of the creations are

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    Honor has a lot of different meanings‚ from high respect‚ to privilege‚ to moral sexuality‚ but through the many years the thought of honor existed‚ “The term honor has always been a word used to describe men and women of high moral worth or great achievement”(Honor). An honorable person is a selfless person‚ one that can be trusted‚ a person who you can depend on‚ a person who will always do the right thing and will never let anyone down. People of earlier times were taught honor from a young age

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    expanding world. As seen in Jackson Spielvogel’s World History: Modern Times on page 195‚ as the European countries explore and trade with the Americas‚ they “” The brutal torture

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    Many times we wonder why we really exist. Many times we search high and low to find answers. Many times we doubt who we are. Many times we try to compare ourselves even with lifeless things. Many times we take things hard because of the circumstances around us. Many times we ask questions we are unable to answer. Many times we wish we never existed because we don’t know why we really exist. Many times we change who we are to be someone we were never to be. Many times we had made mistakes

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    The Hindenburg was an awesome huge blimp. It took a long time to build it. The Hindenburg was built by the Germans and was used for many things. It was used for passengers that can enjoy a flight 10000 feet in the air‚ looking down at the whole city. It was also used for mail transportation. The construction of the Hindenburg started in 1931 and finished in 1936. Her framework was fabricated of a right and sturdy alloy know as duralumin. Sixteen gas cells were placed throughout the huge

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    It’s an apt metaphor. When it comes to the traditional screen that families gather around‚ live television is competing against a growing array of self-selected content. Given the amount of high-quality shows idling in my DVR and on-demand queue‚ channel surfing for live television seems very last century. And our television is Web-enabled‚ so a vast treasure of other goodies awaits from Netflix‚ Hulu Plus and Apple TV. (Our house is part of a rapidly growing trend: online viewing is up more

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    English spoken today is very different from the old English spoken back in the 18th century. I think the English has changed because a different generation is born every year. When people from the old generation have babies their babies come out talking the same way they do. Then later on in life they end up having children and the way they talk starts to change they start using smartphones and computers to use slang language instead of texting the whole thing we have a short cut that we use like

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