One argument says that the people were "simply cooked‚ instantly" by the heat. They died very suddenly‚ and had no chance to escape. However‚ the problem with this argument is that a great many people DO appear to have escaped. As a result‚ it is highly possible that this was not what happened‚ and that instead the people were killed by the poisonous sulphur cloud as they attempted to escape. "Pompeii‚ which was on the other side of Vesuvius‚ did not suffer from pyroclastic flows ( avalanches of
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A victim blames everything and everyone but themselves for their own incompetence. They try to do “good enough” to get what satisfies them or someone else and do not try to think of alternate ways of solving problems that prevent them from doing what they need to do. A creator knows when they are in the wrong and will openly admit to it like a mature person would. They have no problem having to think of alternate ways of solving any problem thrown at them‚ and generally shoot for better than “good
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The Journey from Illusion to Disillusion in Hemingway’s Old Man and The Sea 	In our world today we are constantly bombarded with messages of illusion and falsity‚ however the states in which people travel through their lives differ. Some people are suspended in a state of illusion for all their lives‚ only realizing their potential on their deathbed. Others have their illusions stolen from them as a child and are brought up in a world without magic and fanciful ideas. For most‚ we discover
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Running Head: RAPE VICTIMS IN KOSOVO DURING WAR Rape Victims in Kosovo during War Manjola Cuka ENGL 135 Advanced Composition Catherine Davis April 20‚ 2009 DeVry University‚ We all are aware of the suffering that war brings in people’s lives. War means losing everything you hold dear. War means losing your childhood home‚ war means losing your husband‚ wife‚ child‚ brother‚ and sister. During the war in Kosovo there were a number of brutal actions performed towards the
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series of tragic circumstances. When he was only a few days old he was left on a mountainside to die because of an oracle said that he wound grow up to be the murderer of his father‚ the king. However‚ the baby was found and taken to the nearby city of Corinth‚ where Oedipus was adopted as the son of the king and queen there. He was never told about his true past. After growing up‚ and having returned to Thebes‚ Oedipus becomes a victim of fate due to his strange circumstances and inability to escape
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Romeo and Juliet: Victims of Fate or Choice? Romeo and Juliet were not victims of fate: as many people believe‚ but instead were two lovers that made terrible choices. When I was a little kid; I often times heard the love between a boy and a girl referred to as Romeo and Juliet. I would always think to myself that I wanted to be just like them some day. However as I grew up and actually read the story and was old enough to interpret the events that actually occurred: I begin to realize that this
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Crazyteacher THE PROBLEM OF OLD HARJO GENRE Short story - Historical Fiction Subtheme: religion SETTING: Place: This story takes places in Indian Territory‚ in the USA. Before settlers landed on America’s shores‚ Indians resided in what would become Oklahoma ("okla" meaning people and "humma" meaning red‚ so the state’s name literally means "red people") Time: in the middle 1800s when Indians had already been relocated in the West. Historical background: Oklahoma’s recorded history began in 1541
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The Snow Star By Sharon Laferty From out of the blue and gold of a Christmas Eve sunset‚ comes Chrystalene. She was a snowflake‚ born in the clouds‚ as all snowflakes are. She began her journey‚ falling and spinning‚ with all the other little snowflakes on her way to the earth below. Chrystalene‚ however‚ was far too curious a being to simply drift along and wait to see where she would land. She began to look around her‚ peering at her fellow flakes‚ and noticing quickly‚ that she was not like them
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Tears of a Tiger By: Sharon Draper Isbn-10 #: 0689806981 Themes: Death‚ Depression‚ Decisions Reading level: Young Adults Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems‚ letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the
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their lives changed forever. One person that was involved was just a teenager struggling to survive from the Nazis. Tat teenager was Anne Frank along with many other people who were innocent victims. Anne Frank Childhood Anne Frank was an innocent victim of the Holocaust along with many other innocent victims that had no idea or clue what was happening to them Anne Franks full name was Anneliese Marie Frank she was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany‚ on June 12‚ 1929. Anne’s Father moved to Amsterdam‚ where
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