There is nothing more menacing‚ more intimidating‚ more alluring than the prospect of conquering a mountain. At 1:15 a.m. I emerged from my tent with my boots laced‚ my ice-axe stowed‚ and my headlamp glowing. I was ready for this mountain‚ rearing to begin the ascent up its face. Before leaving base camp‚ my guide had a few words to share with the team. We gathered around him‚ and he began. “This will not be an easy climb‚” he warned‚ “And not all of you will reach the summit. If you feel disoriented
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Space exploration is an essential part of developing technology‚ medicine‚ and many other fields of science. For example‚ space exploration has helped advance technology. When the Apollo spacecraft caught and fire and was destroyed‚ killing all inside‚ clothing and vehicle interiors became more fire-resistant due to that incident. The parachute shrouds used to land the Viking probes on Mars are now being used in tires‚ which are more durable than tires without ehm/ Also‚ space exploration has helped
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"The words of my books‚" said Walt Whitman‚ "are nothing‚ the drift of it everything." The various themes in Whitman’s works are the most important‚ the actual erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme
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Are all of our laws here in the United States concrete or are there some circumstances where laws can be broken? Should we say that all of our laws should never be broken or are there areas that are gray? I would think that Martin Luther King and many other African Americans would say that if they had not broken the law they may not have the freedom they do today. John Rawls‚ a famous political philosopher of the twentieth century also believed that there were and still are certain circumstances
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The Necessity of IdentityA community is a social group whose citizens reside in a like region‚ share government‚ and posses a common culture. The Puritan societies that once populated the New England colonies captured this idea of community and heightened it to its extremes. The communitys stern regulations create a habitat which lacks personal expression and leaves little room within its boundaries for ones own identity to be ascertained. Nathaniel Hawthorne demonstrates their austere standards
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feeling excited about being on the verge of discovering new land‚ passages‚ powers‚ and glory . His enthusiasm in "discovering the wondrous power which attracts the needle and regulates a thousand celestial observations" and his "ardent curiosity to tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man" parallel the feelings of Frankenstein’s fascination with the mystery of the creation of life. This same enthusiasm is expressed in this quote by Frankenstein; "the astonishment which I had at first
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Persepolis (Old Persian: ’Parseh’‚ New Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه‚ ’Takht-e Jamshid’) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall‚ or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of Iran (Persia). In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians‚ the city was known
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Euripides’ Electra Tragedy‚ as defined by Aristotle‚ has a multi-faceted meaning. The Aristotelian definition of a perfect tragedy‚ artistically states that tragedy must comprise of several elements; the perfect character‚ hamartia‚ a complex plot structure‚ suffering within close relationships‚ and a terrible/pitiful event. Euripides’ Electra generally follows the Aristotelian structure of tragedy‚ but due to the inclusion of two non-heroic characters and other unforeseen elements‚ Electra stands
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Observation Zinc Shot: Silver color‚ some pieces are shiny while the majority is dull. Tear shaped pieces (round at base with pointed top). No odor. Zinc Granular: Silver in color‚ semi shiny‚ flaky appearance. No odor. Zinc Sheet: Sheet of metal‚ flat pieces that are about 3 inches wide & 2 inches in length & 0.02 inches in height. Each piece has a dull side and a shiny side. Silver in color‚ the dull side has a darker shade of gray. No odor. Zinc Powder: Gray very fine powder. No odor
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Textile weaving is an art that has been performed in the Philippines since pre-colonial times. Each ethnic group has its own particular kind of textile‚ motifs‚ and method of production. The people of the Cordilleras weave blankets and apparel with a backstrap loom. T’boli people first tie-dye abaca threads in earth tones before weaving them into a fabric called t’nalak (Guillermo‚ Alice G. “An Essay on Philippine Visual Arts”). A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material
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