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    The perspective of Captain Nemo can be complex. It can change in an instant. The perspective of captain Nemo to the ocean can be obscure. It doesn’t say much of the perspective of Captain Nemo to Professor Aronnax too. The perspective of Captain Nemo to the people on land‚ on earth can be brutal. Captain Nemo is a perplexing character. The captain’s view to the ocean is always grand. Captain Nemo’s “land” is the ocean. The ocean is his life. The book states that Captain Nemo had been in the ocean

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    revolution 12 markhsjsjsbxjxjbdjsksjsjsjsjjsjsjsdjsjsjsjsjjsjsjsPetra glided down the halls of the castle with ease‚ the glow of candles lighting the passage she was skipping down. She rounded the corridor and swung into the dining hall where her comrades were waiting. Hanji quickly swung her arm around the smaller girl and half pulled‚ half dragged her further into the hall and pushed her into a chair. Hanji flopped down into the seat next to her. "Hanji‚" Petra finally managed to laugh out‚ "What

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    Andrew Carnegie indicated‚ “In bestowing charity‚ the main consideration should be to help those who will help themselves; to provide part of the means by which those who desire to improve may do so; to give those who desire to use the aids by which they may rise; to assist‚ but rarely or never to do all” (Carnegie). He did not believe that alms giving provided value. While I understand the intent that Carnegie had‚ I do not believe it fits every situation. Alms are “money‚ clothes‚ food‚ and other

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    Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates: both incredibly rich‚ incredibly generous (or so it appears) men from two differing time periods.Both men were self-made and owed their wealth to much hard work‚ and both were distinguished figures during their times. Furthermore‚ both utilized their wealth to perpetuate meaningful social change rather than reforming society altogether. Despite the similarities they share‚ the two men originated from relatively different backgrounds and did their benefacting through

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    Dale Carnegie starts this book out with one of the biggest steps to making and keeping genuine friends. As a human being you want to have a group of people that you can call friends. These people will stick with you through the thin and thick and always have your back. You and your friends need to have a level of respect. Dale explains that you don’t want to bite the hand that has been there for you. This means that there are right times and wrong times to criticize someone. You don’t always want

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    Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big BusinessHarold C. Livesay said in his book‚ Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business‚ that Carnegie "was a collection of paradoxes‚ this man of American steel-violent and peace-loving‚ ruthless and loyal‚ greedy and generous‚ boastful and diffident‚ vain and doubting‚ brash and shy". Andrew Carnegie was a quite normal in his younger years. He was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ and grew up in the rural town of Dunfermline‚ which was located in Scotland. His family

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    Captain Ahab's Monomania

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    American Heritage Dictionary‚ is the pathological obsession with one subject or idea. In Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick‚ an obsession causes monomania in its main character. Through his actions‚ words‚ thoughts‚ and what others think about him‚ Captain Ahab is truly monomaniacal. Ahab is monomaniacal through his words and thoughts. "Talk not to me of blasphemy‚man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me." This shows Ahab’s madness because only he would have the nerve to say that no matter who it

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    others who give charity in the form of their time. Carnegie and Addams were two wealthy individuals who had vastly different perspectives on what philanthropy was supposed to look like in society. Carnegie brings about three different reason as to why someone’s well earned wealth would be distributed‚ and the benefits and loses of each. The first is that the money from one wealthy individual is left to the family of the deceased. However‚ Carnegie doesn’t agree that this form of philanthropy is the

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    In the ‘School Captains Reflection’ letter from Spensley High School‚ there is a mix of register being both formal and informal language. In order to achieve the primary function‚ the school Captain and Vice Captain of 2019‚ Sam Robertson and Kadiza Begum‚ wrote a reflection speech to the community of Spensley High School. Their words offer a glimpse into the parts of high school period‚ diving into their reflection by navigating the ebbs and flows of a year market through growth‚ resilience and

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    creative peak in the early 1970s‚ beginning with the release of Captain Apache (1971)‚ produced and distributed by Benmar Productions of England and featuring Lee Van Cleef (High Noon‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) as the eponymous protagonist. While the decision to cast a white actor in the film’s lead role and have him apply red makeup to increase his authenticity would be considered exploitative and harmful by contemporary standards‚ Captain Apache is an incredibly atypical character for a western

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