Dear Editor My name is John Foulcher‚ renowned Australian poet. I have recently been surfing the World Wide Web and by accident I come up with your site‚ "Online Anthology of Australian Poets". The subject matter of poetry attracted me to wonder around your website. I believe my poetry should be included in your collection for I have lived and breathed Australian culture for just over 50 years now‚ I have recorded my way of life in my poems‚ and in particular I have a specific
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Reflection Paper on Patch Adams Submitted by: Bivek Singh Patch Adams is a hero of science and a noble being of the field of medicine. Hero is a person who is something more than a typical dictionary defines. A hero is not just anyone. He is special. And I consider Patch Adams as one of them. Born into a strict military-like family and hurdling over many obstacles‚ Patch managed to complete his medical degree. He was even admitted to a mental hospital for some time in his lifetime. The patients
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On July 11‚ 1767‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts. John Quincy Adams was born. His father‚ the second president of US‚ and his mother‚ the first lady of the White House. He traveled to France with his father when he was 10. At the age of 14‚ he received training in the diplomatic divisions and went to school . Adams traveled with the lawyer‚ Francis Dana‚ to Russia‚ working as his secretary and translator. He went to school in Europe and became really fluent in French‚ Dutch‚ and German. Then he returned
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Controversial Issues in Entertainment XXXXX Communication/255 XXX XXXX XXXXX Controversial Issues in Entertainment Clintons unethical behavior while in office In early 1995‚ 1997 President Clinton had inappropriate relations with a young lady named Monica Lewinsky. The interactions did not involve sexual intercourse so they did not necessarily constitute sexual relations. However‚ holding the most powerful position in the United States government‚ as well as being married
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Adams was born into a poor farm family. At a young age‚ he began to keep a diary. It was about the size of the palm an adult hand‚ and his handwriting so small that you would have to use a magnifying glass to read it. Through this he developed the idea that ‚ by reckoning day-by-day his moral assets and liabilities‚ he could improve himself. A famous quote that he has is "Oh! that I could wear out of my mind every mean and base affectation‚ conquer my natural pride and conceit‚". His natural pride
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desert? Chances are Ansel Adams took that photograph. Listen closely as I tell you about a talented pianist who grew up to be a famous landscape photographer. Ansel Adams was born on February 20‚ 1902 in San Francisco‚ California. When he was young he taught himself how to play the piano on his family’s piano‚ and for a long time he thought he was going to be a famous pianist. . After reading a picture book on Yosemite National Park in California Adams wanted to see the place with
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Adam Smith Adam Smith is one of the most famous economists of all time and today I will tell you about his contribution to the economy. Plan 1. Background 2. Invisible hand 3. Division of Labour 4. The result of his contribution Smith was born in the seaport town in Scotland. His father died six months before his birth‚ Adam was raised by his mother‚ who encouraged her son to work hard and to value freedom. Adam Smith was well educated‚ he studied at Glasgow and Oxford‚ two of the most
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among which is the idea of human free will. Augustine’s views on human free will are linked with how he interprets sin and human nature. Because Augustine defines sin as a turning-away from God‚ Augustine certainly implies that humans have the choice and ability to turn away from God and thus have the ability to not only sin but choose to sin. Such a stance raises the question of accountability and nature versus choice. Augustine does believe
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In the short story of The Crucible a character Abigail blames others for what she has done. She purposely caused innocent women to be hung. She had pleaded innocent. When she was found guilty she fled town. She had never paid the price for what she had done. In my opinion she is at fault for everything she had done. She knew the price the others would have to pay when she mentioned them in the witch trials. She did not want to get caught for all the bad she did. She found that she could get out
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of study always leads to an important change in key ideas and/or ideologies” Oliver Bolt ------------------------------------------------- “It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods‚ which were applied or seemed to work in the past.” Mikhail Gorbachev Throughout the Cold War the Soviet Union went through numerous changes in leadership. Throughout the transformations one key element remained remarkably consistent as each
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