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    foundation of the many divisions that exist among human beings today. These are such as religious differences‚ racism‚ ethnicity and many other types of discriminations. In such kind of instances‚ one group believes that the other is entirely different from the other. In such cases‚ the different type of groups usually treats the other

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    Navajo Code Talkers: The Unspoken Heroes of World War II The Unspoken Heroes of World War II It’s a normal day in June 1944 and we were located on the Pacific Island of Saipan. As were walking through the lush‚ tangled wilderness with dense sugar-cane‚ steep ravines and jagged volcanic mountains‚ there was no such thing as a battle line for us soldiers. Danger was everywhere. The unseen enemy could be hidden by the thick tropical vegetation and the pitch black darkness of the new mooned night

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    Distinctive voice essay

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    A distinctive voice creates an emotional response to texts through its ability to connect with an audience and position them to understand their purpose through the use of a range of written techniques. The two speeches “I have a dream” by Martin Luther King and “Address to the Plenary Session” by Severn Cullis-Suzuki and the song “dear Mr president” composed by pink will be used throughout to help show you how a distinctive voice creates an emotional response to texts. “ I Have a Dream” by Martin

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    Heroes: Francis The Hero

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    Francis the Hero Francis demonstrates that he is a hero through his actions and words in the book Heroes by Robert Cormier. Francis is a hero because he earned a Silver Star. Francis jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. Francis knew that jumping on the grenade could kill him‚ yet Francis still jumped on it. For his actions Francis now has a Silver Star. Arthur realizes that Francis is the man with no face and tells him “You have your own Silver Star. You’re in the stranglers book‚ too.” (Cormier

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    Iraq & Vietnam: A comparison and contrast Kirkland Young HUMN 410 Professor Harris 11/17/09 Introduction Many pundits who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq now compare it to the invasion of Vietnam by viewing the daily attacks on U.S. soldiers as indications of repeating mistakes that were made in Vietnam. In their view‚ “the United States has yet again stumbled into a foreign quagmire – a protracted and indecisive political and military struggle from which they are not likely to remove

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    People and Revolutionary Heroes: Some of the people and revolutionary heroes in the war were women‚ George Washington‚ Paul Revere‚ and slaves. There were many other people‚ but that is what I am going to focus about. When men had left to fight‚ women had new roles and jobs to do. Some of the wives followed their husbands in the war and did new jobs in it. Some women would dress in men’s clothes to fight in the battle. George Washington is a revolutionary hero who led the Americans to win the American

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    Modern Day Heroes

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    answer to life’s questions” (Scheske). Society today‚ needs the modern day heroes we used to have. There have been changes made on how heroes were in the modern day‚ to how they are now. Technology has made a big impact on the differences from heroes now and the ones of the 20th century. Beowulf was an epic hero who was the king of the Greeks. He shows he’s an important hero by the actions he has shown his people. Everyone from his city counted on him and let him take the lead. Beowulf was fearless

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    the United States went to war against Saddam Hussein with one goal. This goal was to get the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The Iraq economy hadn’t been the best and Kuwait had oil‚ so Hussein argued that Kuwait belonged to Iraq and invaded. This invasion started what was known as the Gulf War. Once the U.S. achieved their goal‚ they withdrew and left Hussein in power under one condition‚ and that was for him to eliminate and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in Iraq. In November 2002 when the

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    comparing two heroes

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    that remains strong when faced with the trials of adversity. A person with an impressive strength of character can be measured as a hero. Heroes are admired for their bravery‚ and for their great courage they show others. I ’d argue it ’s the willingness to make a personal sacrifice for the benefit of others. Yes‚ we all know of celebrated legendary heroes spoken of in History books‚ but one can also be defined as an everyday hero. An everyday hero is a person of integrity with a will of

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    Heroes Through The Ages

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    numerous things over the years‚ but a broadened term has defined them for what they truly are: Heroes. Heroes have been around since the beginning of time; from Beowulf in the 5th Century‚ to Sir Gawain in the late 14th Century‚ to Superman in the 21st Century. Whether it being scops‚ professional poets in Anglo-Saxon times‚ or in media and literature today‚ we have honored and commemorated these heroes in many different ways. First of all‚ Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon Times was immortalized as an

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