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    Let’s imagine that you are the loving parent of Kerry (10)‚ Don (8) and Harriet (6). Someone broke that expensive vase your grandmother gave you as a wedding present. You had told your kids to be careful with it a million times before! Complete the following text with the appropriate indefinite pronouns to solve the mystery! Yesterday‚ I arrived home late from work to notice that the vase my late grandmother gave me was broken. ____________ (thing) happened‚ and __________ (person) must be responsible

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    The preschool life stage is one of the most interesting life stages to study. During this life stage‚ a child turns from a walking toddler to a child that can perform basic arithmetic calculations and begin to learn how to write words. However‚ the process of learning does not come without challenges. The three main characteristic challenges of children undergoing this life stage are egocentrism‚ centration‚ and appearance as reality. Many examples in the media show children in their preoperational

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    another past work of art‚ and the feel of Realism in the painting. The artwork stood at about 87 x 87 inches (MFA Directory). The scene was captured in oil paint on canvas (MFA directory). Bordering on either sides of the gold frame were two large vases that looked identical to the ones in the picture. If you stood back‚ it almost made it look like an extension of the painting itself‚ bringing you into the room with the four girls. This made for a more personal experience with the piece just by its

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    Without strive and motivation towards progress‚ a civilization cannot get anywhere. Ancient Rome and Greece are excellent examples of this fact. Ancient Rome was a global superpower that believed with enough determination and motivation‚ they could go anywhere. Let a successful civilization be defined be defined as equal‚ reformed‚ and similar to modern societies today. Ancient Greece and Rome were similar in terms of military values and feats between the Greek city-state Sparta and the Roman Empire

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    be true. Death brought both of these into existence. We cannot look to death for meaning‚ because it is the end of something. Rather‚ we have to look at what died‚ and who created it‚ to see what meaning can be understood. Say a glassblower makes a vase and sells it. In the new owner’s home‚ the glass breaks on the floor beneath a window. When the sun’s rays shine through the window and illuminate the shards‚ filling the room with multi-colored veins of light‚ we may study the shards to see what they

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    We can not live in it neither can we live without it. Water is very important to us. Period. We will die without it‚ but unfortunately we also can not live with too much water. Our bodies are not designed to handle too much water. Our infrastructures also can not withhold massive amounts of water. Therefore we hope things like tsunamis‚ or hurricanes or typhoon or heavy snowfall or blizzard would not occur in an extreme manner. We all know our resources are depleting and I am going to encourage

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    cultures that share similar religious beliefs and writing systems‚ but different types of architectural monumental buildings. Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar religious beliefs. Mesopotamia was a polytheistic religion. They had gods like UR and Uruk. Egypt was also a polytheistic religion‚with gods like Isis and Osiris. They created different gods which helped to explain why different things occurred. Like wheather and other natural events that happened. Both Ancient River Civilizations believed

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    which is extant that did not exist. Enkidu is more satisfying. He was created by the gods as a rival to Gilgamesh‚ and is thus younger. Gilgamesh was terrifying his subjects and the gods created Enkidu to “be a match for the storm of his heart…so Uruk may be rested”(Gilgamesh 1.98 - 100) Enkidu lives in the wild‚ uncivilized‚ and runs with the beasts. On the other hand‚ Patroclus comes to Phthia with his father

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    Given the secret of eternal life‚ Gilgamesh dives in the cold water‚ finds the plant and brings it to the surface. He cannot. On his return trip‚ a serpent steals the plant. Despairing‚ Gilgamesh has an epiphany when he returns to his native land of Uruk. At the city gates‚ he has an epiphany and comes to realize the importance of living life‚ of cherishing the everyday things one tends to take for granted.Gilgamesh’s quest was one of personal insight and growth. Through the physical and psychological

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    directly with life‚ death serves as a reward for a well-lived existence on earth. Gilgamesh refuses to discern that death gives life a meaning. On a separate note‚ after Gilgamesh completes his quest and undergoes his transformation‚ he returns to Uruk as a wiser king‚ sensitive to the needs of all individuals. From there‚ he establishes his legacy by offering thorough protection through building impenetrable walls‚ creating an economy in the city‚ and developing infrastructure for all citizens

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