Reading/Writing Assignment #3 “Luck” 1. In Greek Mythology‚ King Midas was a Phrygian king. He was given the ability to turn everything he touched into gold by Dionysus. The Midas touch can be interpreted as the ability to make money or the ability to make success. Mark Twain applies this in the story “Luck” by comparing Scoresby with King Midas. Because every blunder Scoresby made turned into something worth praising about‚ it seemed like he had the Midas touch. 2. A close reading is a
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Thesis: There have been multiple of speculations around the signing of Camp David in 1979 between Egypt and Israel and the involvement of United States of America. People from around the world would look at this significant historic event from different angles—many have praised it for settling some of the differences in the Middle East but many have criticized for not achieving comprehensive results. However‚ it cannot be denied that the US involvement in this treaty vital as they helped promote
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Jared Diamond explains why geographic luck is the leading cause to an unequal world which gave certain countries advantages and other’s disadvantages. Have you ever wondered why some parts of the world are much more developed than others? Well‚ to find the answer‚ we’ll have to trace this question all the way back to ancient times. Jared Diamond explains that the reason for this revolves around geographic luck‚ to be more specific; the shapes of the continents‚ steel‚ horses and writing are primary
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and every obstacle we overcome‚ strengths our expectations in succeeding. Through every step‚ we question our luck‚ some of us fail and when they do‚ the only excuse they give is "bad luck". In my opinion‚ luck does exist but it won’t play a huge roll in us if we worked hard enough. The very well-known novel "The Great Gatsby"‚ told a story about a truly loving and wise person who had no luck‚ he worked hard so hard to pamper his loved one‚ but unfortunately‚ she was too materialistic and selfish to
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Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity I agree with the speaker. I consider luck to be the result of my own decisions and actions. The only forces at work are the decisions and actions taken by me or others around me. A lot of people make important decisions or attend important events according to lucky stars or lucky hour. I’ve heard a lot of people say that they have lucky shoes‚ lucky charms‚ lucky suits and even lucky hair styles. So‚ apparently these things have brought positive
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the theme of life and death. In the short story entitled “Indian Camp” there was both a miraculous birth of a baby‚ and the sudden death of the father‚ who committed suicide during his wife’s labor. Interestingly enough‚ as Nick sits on the lake rowing with his father‚ he thinks of death‚ and feels sure that he will never die. In inter-chapter five‚ there are several similarities which can be compared to the story “Indian Camp.” First of all‚ there is the recurrent theme of “life and death.”
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is not even recognized. When the war began in 1861‚ the confederate and union states began taking in prisoners. These prisoners of war were treated very poorly‚ and some prisons saw a death rate of twenty-five to twenty-nine percent (Hall). Prison camps were described as having conditions worse than the battlefields. Every day‚ prisoners were fighting for their lives rather than fighting for their country. By 1862‚ both armies had large numbers of prisoners. The confederate states began with the
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until I was in 7th grade. I went to Falls Creek that summer for church camp and I gave my life to christ. I started noticing my relationship with him started growing stronger. Then my life took a turn after my 8th-grade year of school my Dad had a stroke and at the time it was once again time to go to Falls Creek for church camp my Dad was in the hospital in the ICU. My mom sat my sister and I down and said if we went to church camp my dad probably wasn’t going to be alive anymore when we got back. I
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This excerpt talks about a man by the name of Jack and his luck with cars and such. At first the author explains how Jack has had an old Mercury since his sophomore year‚ and is always attempting to fix something that is wrong with it. The author explains that he spent several hours scavenging through junkyards for parts before he finally realized that the engine was within its last few miles. Once he realized this‚ he sold the old car to a “ignorant graduate student” because the car had so much
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The Civil War: Battle of the Prison Camps “100 of the Boys left last night & 2 more were going out this morning & they were shot. poor Boys such is life. some die one way and some another.”1 From the diary of a common Union soldier’s experience in Andersonville emits an expression that seems to encapsulate the life of many soldiers serving in prison camps at this time. The Civil War‚ 1861 to 1865‚ remains a crucial period in the history of America. It was regarded as ‘war of States’‚ that is
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