The optimism of people today revolve around too many insignificant instances. “The Autobiography”‚ by Benjamin Franklin‚ shows this. “TRANQUILITY. Be not disturbed at trifles‚ or at accidents common or unavoidable.” (Franklin 81). This virtue means that one should not be in dismay over calamities that can’t be dodged in everyday life. When the boat to Philadelphia was torn at the sails‚ Benjamin and the crew waited out the robust winds. Anxiety is a disorder that makes the average person worry about
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The Four Dutchmen The Van Dorth Hotel at Singapore was far from grand. The bedrooms were unclean and unorganized. But it had character. The Van Dorth Hotel should have been a depressing place‚ but somehow it wasn’t; its quaintness saved it. It was the third time I had stayed at the Van Dorth. I had been told about it first by the skipper of a Dutch tramp‚ the S.S. Utrecht‚ on which I had travelled from Merauke in New Guinea to Macassar. The captain‚ chief officer‚ engineer‚ the supercargo‚ and I
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In Amiri Baraka’s poem Somebody Blew Up America‚ released a year after the anniversary of 9/11‚ he executed a highly controversial piece of writing that was a accused of racism and hatred against Jews‚ Israelis‚ and American leaders. The bigoted public treated
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have Queens day. On that day Queen Beatrix and the rest of the royal family walks through a city and plays some games with citizens. No other country in the European Union has its own Queens day. On that day people from the Netherlands feel like Dutchman in state of an European. Another example is the way of living. In the south of Europe the people are more relaxed. They enjoy the sun‚ the sea and life. In Spain‚ Greece and Portugal they have what they call a siesta. That is
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more varied islands than anywhere else in the Pacific. They named the islands Aotearoa‚ or the land of the long white cloud. The Maory people inhabited New Zealand for nearly 1000 years before the first European explorer to the island nation‚ the Dutchman Abel Tasman‚ sailed up the west coast and named it Niuew Zeeland‚ after the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Maory culture has always been an integral part of New Zealand‚ and an understanding of the Maory’s vividly chronicled history is critical
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German composer‚ Wilhelm Richard Wagner‚ was born May 22‚ 1813 in Leipzig‚ Germany and lived until February 13‚ 1883. Beyond his composing‚ Wagner was also known for being a great conductor‚ music theorist‚ and essayist throughout his life. Wagner was primarily raised by his mother‚ Johanne‚ as his father‚ Friedrich died when he was just a baby. Wagner’s biological father could have been one of a few men at the time‚ casting a shadow on his true origins. He ended up taking his name
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During the Korean War‚ an officer of the United States Marine Corps‚ Colonel Frank H. Schwable‚ was taken prisoner by the Chinese Communists. After months of intense psychological pressure and physical degradation‚ he signed a well documented "confession" that the United States was carrying on bacteriological warfare against the enemy. The confession named names‚ cited missions‚ described meetings and strategy conferences. This was a tremendously valuable propaganda tool for the totalitarians. They
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In fact‚ the difference is clear between the status of women in the past and after the liberation from slavery. In the past‚ black women have used hideously as domestic servants‚ workers‚ slaves‚ sexual exploitation‚ etc. But all things have changed after liberation from the slavery system. Many talents have emerged as civic activists‚ writers‚ artists‚ and representatives of women. In addition‚ freedom from slavery opened wide spaces for all Negroes in various fields‚ including university professors
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people are stubborn‚ thinking I can do this myself or I’ll cry later when nobody’s watching. Tom begins walking the Camino alone‚ but he makes friends and they help him along the way. During Tom’s journey he meets and is accompanied by a cheerful Dutchman Joost‚ Sarah‚ a Canadian woman and Jack‚ an englishman. The quartet unexpectedly created a special bond and impacted each others journey. The people which accompany you on your journey through life will surely bring you times of joy‚ but choose carefully
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bullets. The unsuspecting Germans failed to evade the oncoming Garros and consequently within sixteen days he had taken down five German planes and became the first allied flying ace. This machine gun idea was later improved by Anthony Fokker‚ a Dutchman. He synchronized the propeller with the gun firing mechanisms so that the bullets would fire between the blades of the propeller. By the middle of W.W.I‚
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