Andy Naoki Aoyama Professor Bush English 1C 29 April 2012 Friend or Foe? England saw much change as the British Industrial Revolution changed nearly every aspect of British society throughout the 19th Century. During the same period‚ at the peak of the revolution was the Victorian Era‚ which brought forth much change; politically‚ socially‚ and artistically. One of the novels during this period was Robert Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. To better understand the protagonist
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Nothing is Impossible All of us‚ at some stage‚ have dreamed of being somebody special‚ somebody famous‚ a celebrity. Who hasn’t imagined about being the player scoring the game-winning touchdown? Who hasn’t dreamed of being the next miss universe? And how many times have we dreamed of being a millionaire‚ or successful‚ or happy with our love life? Generally‚ we dream huge dreams and have big aspirations. Mostly however‚ our dreams remain only that – dreams. Eventually our hopes are just get
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Rough-Draft #2 March 18‚ 2013 A Best Friend is Man’s Best Friend Dogs have been known to be “Man’s Best Friend” for thousands of years. More commonly known to be man’s best friends are dogs‚ rather than cats and any other animal. Most people consider a best friend as someone who is there for you when you are sad or lonely‚ when you need someone to talk‚ cry‚ or laugh‚ however a man’s best friend is all the same and more. Dog’s today are referred as man’s best friend because they are loyal‚ faithful
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“Whose nature?”. Cronon begins by remarking how people disagree about nature and how the main message in his book is that this argument is inevitable. He says‚ “Nature becomes our dogma; the wall we build around our own vision to protect it from competing views. And like all dogma‚ it is the death of dialogue and self-criticism. This is the seductive power. This is the trap it has set for us.” In his view‚ nature will always be a contested terrain and it’s meaning will always be the basis for all
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Nothing Is Perfect Have you ever wished things would be just perfect? I‚ for certain‚ know I have. Yet‚ if you really stop to think about it‚ perfection isn ’t attainable because we always want something bigger and better as human nature. In the novel‚Brave New World ‚ by Aldous Huxley‚ there is strongly influential Utopia existing. Even in a controlled society such as the one represented in this book‚ the people still revolt against the government. There are people in this book who change
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Best Friends It was my second year back at Kildonan East Colligate. My best friend Sydney and I walked in the small gym doors. My cheeks we’re rosy red because it was starting to get cold outside. As we walked in the gym the bleachers we’re packed with some new faces and some familiar faces. The gym looked small at first because of all the students in it but in reality it is huge! Banners hanging all around from the sports team they have here at Kildonan East. After the teachers we’re finished
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Write an article for your school magazine stating your opinion ‚and giving reasons and examples to support your point of view . In Hong Kong‚ people lead a hectic lifestyle‚ having tons of work to be completed and with a tight deadline. So‚ they can’t have much leisure time to talk with their friends‚ family or others . With the enhancement of technology‚ few people can spare some time to chat with others face to face‚ let alone having communication. I agree regular meeting and discussion are
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previously in the novel‚ Paddy is seen to deal with his brother with violence‚ but realises that this no longer works and therefore does nothing. Further along in this episode‚ Paddy is begins to display another voice‚ making him seemingly proud of his brother‚ “He wasn’t selfish like most fellas who could dribble”. The use of the modal verb of ‘could’ in this passage makes it evident that Paddy has noticed that his brother is becoming good at something and this is a more mature display of character towards
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state of non existence‚ with no consciousness. The soul is material and dies with a person. Epicurus as an empiricist‚ he made use of his senses to form judgements about the world around him. "Get used to believing that death is nothing to us. For all good and bad consists in sense experience‚ and death is the privation of sense experience.” Epicurus contends that the nature of death is that of annihilation. The living cannot experience annihilation‚ since experiencing annihilation
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A friend is one of life’s greatest gifts. In good times and bad times‚ a friend remains reassuring and faithful to the end. A friend lends a hand without being asked‚ encourages growth‚ and supports change. Time and distance can not diminish friendship. It is forever. My particular friend fits all of these characteristics and many more. She is a true friend under any circumstance. For many years my friend has been there for me. Her actions prove to me how much she really cares for other
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