The Witch of Colchis As she was ferried ’cross the River Styx‚ what thoughts too harrowing to contemplate came coursing madly through her consciousness? Her children whom she killed with her own hands as vengeance for their father’s faithlessness‚ ensuring they would not be reared as slaves? The hapless rival she engulfed in flames— a marriage of political convenience kindling blind rapacious jealousy? Her husband’s cousins she enticed to cast a heinous spell of mutilation‚ thinking they’d
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facing the opposite direction of him as the elevator slowly ascends. (Complex compound) Instead of being an individual and continuing facing the elevator doors‚ this man joins these random people in unison by facing the opposite direction of the door. What is it that distinguishes us apart from each other? Society norms seem to be helping people in creating their identity. Daring to be different is what makes a human an individual. Andres Martin‚ author of “On Teenagers and Tattoos” and Brent Staples
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would be too general. A friendship is something that grows after many encounters between two people for a deeper connection. What is the definition of a friend? A friend is‚ according to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary is‚ "one attached to another by affection or esteem." Many people make new friends‚ best friends‚ that they can count on for anything. Others have wishy washy friends that are there when they need something. In general‚ there has to be countless definitions of what a friend could
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What is the Fashion | This term does not just define all the latest or the most popular or the most famous clothes. In reality this social phenomenon involves more importance. In some way fashion helps us to show who we are and depict our personality in the terms of visual information. In the way we choosing clothes we show our attitude to world and other people. It is also some kind of communication. We put some of our personality at everything‚ how we behave at different situations‚ what we eat
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circumstances of birth. (James Truslow Adams) This American Dream leaves room for everyone‚ the immigrants and the native-born people‚ the Christians and the Muslims‚ to achieve their personal dream. Racism should not be a part of our American culture. What we hear about most is the bad news‚ the terrorist attacks and the murders and the
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What truly is an American? Many people would answer with “an independent thinker‚” or something like “a free man” or “a free woman.” Being an American is much more than thinking independently or just being free. Being an American means taking pride in America. Being an American means taking pride in everything about America. Being an American means taking pride in being American. An American is not just a person residing in America‚ An American is a person residing in America that loves his or her
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What is writing? I think writing in the written expression of thoughts and ideas. It does not have to make sense to the mass or have to be in complete sentences. It only has to be relevant to the writer. However‚ I feel there are stipulations. When I was asked to “write” my alphabet‚ I was not actually writing? I was copying or transcribing. Writing I feel must be original thoughts. When asked to “write” the alphabet‚ that is not an original thought‚ not a thought at all honestly. How
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Labels There have always been labels in the world. Regardless of the time or place‚ people have always labeled other people. Whether it was negative or positive in one persons mind‚ it could mean the opposite to others. There are recent examples of labels‚ but labels have always existed in our society. Back in the late twentieth century‚ after World War II‚ Technology was on the rise. New technology was popping up day after day. Two of the most popular with the youth were the computer and video
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messages‚ emails‚ tweets‚ instagram posts‚ and embarrasing posts on social media. According to the National Crime Victimixation Survey data‚ 2.2 million high school students‚ showed that 71.9% of students have been cyberbullied once or twice a year. Cyberbullying has increased in the past 10 years due to the improvement in technology‚ now a days people don’t realize that what they say on the internet can be precieved in many ways‚ and to some comments can come across as rude or hateful. Our generation is
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Millions of years before animals lived on land; there were trees on the Earth. But today trees are in serious danger. Everybody knows that trees produce oxygen that we breathe and take carbon dioxide that we exhale that is why trees called the lungs of our world. As man cannot live without lungs‚ so and world cannot exist without trees. Factories‚ power stations and cars emit tons of smoke into the air. This smoke contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These substances mix with water vapor
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