Thoreau’s "Resistance to Civil Government is the conformation of his desire for a free thinking nation that knows right from wrong and is willing to fight for what they believe in. But while these ideals are true and good in moderation‚ they can be made wrong if followed to the extreme. I believe that while Thoreau was a great writer with great ideas‚ a lot of what he believed was a little too over the top. Americans‚ by inalienable right‚ have the freedom to speak their opinions without fear of
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Aya Micaela Q. English1 Narrative Essay My First on Firsts Never have I ever been the risk-taker type of person. I kept on rationalizing and reasoning out that things should be done according to a valid purpose just to avoid being asked to do them. And frankly‚ I found every purpose or reason other people trying to convince me tell‚ in any way possible‚ invalid. I have escaped many adventures in life and lost opportunities that were already laid out in front of me. I practically think
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Basketball Belief It was six o’clock in the morning and Kyle woke up from a dream of him being a big time basketball player in the NBA. Kyle is a very big‚ heavy footed kid that loves to play basketball. Though he is horrible at basketball and he knows it‚ he still wants to play the game. Kyle put on his shoes and went outside to shoot some hoops. Then he decided to go to the gym instead of his court at home. At the gym he saw a flier posted on the wall and it said “Private Basketball lessons with
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These two English Translations of the Russian poem by Andrei Voznesenky are about a girl being rejected for the first time. The young girl’s feelings of hurt and rejection are described in terms of coldness throughout the poem. “The first ice of human hurt”. The theme that is put across from the poem is of growing up‚ and the experience of loosing someone for the first time. Both of these poems are very similar‚ but they have both been translated in two different styles. This helps to alter the meaning
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during the First Thanksgiving. The painting is very simplistic. In other words‚ it fails to recognize the crucial details of what actually led up to the First Thanksgiving‚ and what occurred afterward as a result of the Peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. There’s a lot more to the story of Thanksgiving. The painting only focuses on a very small piece of the whole ordeal and fails to capture the big picture of it all. The Wampanoag’s and the Pilgrims were not best
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me the box and explained to my sister and I what a retainer was‚ an impression‚ and what the different teeth were called. This sparked both of our interest in teeth and we frequently would pull the box out and investigate the contents. Later‚ while exploring a garage sale‚ we found a Play-Doh dental kit. This was a necessary purchase for us since we both enjoyed playing with Play-Doh and were interested in teeth. We would spend hours pretending to drill the Play-Doh teeth. By this time‚ I had braces;
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liberation‚” (McMahon 14). As a Jewish individual‚ Jesus broke from common religious practices by teaching those seen as unclean‚ because they were not part of the religious sects. Furthermore‚ the miracles performed and the use of parables were used to reach more people‚ so that even the common person understands the message. Later‚ developing the Disciples who were responsible for the flock
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but he did not settle as the minister of any parish. He became an itinerant preacher and evangelist. In 1740‚ Whitefield traveled to North America‚ where he preached a series of revivals that came to be known as the "Great Awakening". His methods were controversial and he engaged in numerous debates and disputes with other clergymen. Whitefield received widespread recognition during his ministry; he preached at least 18‚000 times to perhaps 10 million listeners in Great Britain and the American
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the many North American native cultures directly affected by the European white settlers. Even in ancient times‚ they were a very civilized and progressive people. Their culture was mainly agrarian‚ but focused around ceremonies‚ music‚ art‚ and games. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans‚ “the Cherokee history was passed down orally from generation to generation” (The Cherokee Nation). They adapted to the white settlers by embracing their “formal education‚ developing a written language‚ adopting
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Was Washington an extraordinary leader or has his service been distorted by myth? At the time‚ when a new America was being born‚ the ideal citizen was something uncertain. The standard had not been set‚ the moral code was open. George Washington set an example for the people in America‚ and future presidents. He is a household name for the wrong reasons. He did amazing things for this country‚ but most of them are not talked about‚ and the ones that are‚ aren’t true. He wasn’t an extraordinary
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