article 4 nola.com Gulf of Mexico oil spill’s environmental impact expected to be profound‚ long-lasting Published: Friday‚ May 07‚ 2010‚ 8:26 PM As the "Miss Brandy" shrimp boat skimmed rust-colored clumps of oxidized oil from Chandeleur Sound‚ seagulls from a flock circling nearby dived beneath a light oily sheen on the water’s surface to feed on a school of minnows Friday afternoon. "The fish are probably coming to the surface because they’re dying from the oil‚" said Larry
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A respectful relationship means having someone to lean on‚ when you’re broken and down. It means being with someone who will go out of their way to lift you up and still hold you in high regard‚ no matter how far you have fallen‚ and the kind of person to make you laugh and smile no matter how badly you hurt. I have come across many bumps in the road of my life and didn’t have a clue what to do. It’s not all bad times either:It can mean having someone to play basketball‚ softball‚ football and
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Most of all I do not like patriotism very much because I have some negative associations with it. It reminds me of flags‚ war and football. I have to think about people being proud and admiring their country – sometimes in a quite naive way. I do not think that pride is completely bad. Pride is good for one’s self-esteem and so is patriotism. Pride is alright if it improves the own self-perception. But I don’t like it as soon as pride makes people look down on others. This is arrogance. Sadly
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lesson the overall learning process when it comes to academia. We have to learn to take responsibility for our own actions in order to understand what impact that has on our lives. What you choose to do in life and how you manage your time to accomplish your goals will define who you are in life. It determines everything including how you will live your life‚ what you will accomplish in life‚ how easily it will be to support your future family and essentially how hard you make everything on yourself as
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book characters are not immortal. The comic book never deal with question of the hero dying what happen next. Normally superhero do not do drugs‚ drink and respect authority. John did shrooms‚ smokes cigarettes all the time‚ and sometime most of his stories end with him binge drinking so he can forget all of the mistake and decisions he made‚ but the ghost do not let him to that. The comic raise the question what would someone do when they are give an expiration date on their life? Will someone do nothing
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and right. I believe that our freedom is what makes us very unique. I find it extraordinary that in America; everyone is treated fairly and equally. Our flag is a representation of‚ not just our individual religious freedom‚ but of our standing together and ruling as one. The flag is one of the best possessions that this country has ever had. I think that the flag is more than just a piece of fabric floating around on a pole; I think that the flag is what keeps our nation bonded together as a whole
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What does friendship mean to you? There are myriad meanings of friendships‚ for example‚ Google says that friendship means a relationship between friends‚ however‚ my definition of friendship is having someone’s back‚ keeping secrets‚ having a secret lingo‚ so no one knows what you are talking about‚ speaking to each other with your eyes‚ and laughing at something irrelevant together. Many people have different definitions of friendship‚ and they probably will not be the same as mine‚ but they have
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True friendship means understanding and knowing how your friend is feeling and what mood they are in by the way they are acting‚ but no matter how many fights and arguments that you and your friends get into it does not matter because true friendship always prevails.James Miller once said that “A friend is someone who knows you as well or better than you know yourself.”(113). those words could not be any truer. Friendship is something that is forged and made over many years and memories.. For many
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Female friendships are one of the most important dimensions of an adolescent girl’s life. Peer relationships and friendships are critical in the developing adolescent’s identity‚ behaviors‚ and overall health. These peer connections influence all areas of development including emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ social‚ and cognitive. The movie “Mean Girls” addresses social behaviors and experiences that are common in female peer relationships throughout the adolescent years. “Mean Girls” has brought
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becomes messy the more we allow others into our lives. Life was always lacking‚ causing hurt to both my mental and physical being. Experiences filled with pain and suffering have shown me the harsh lessons about the nature of the world and the importance of resilience. Through it all‚ I have found what justice means to me and its importance to the world. Pain physically is easy to overcome‚ mental is harder‚ however‚ like the old adage states‚ time does heal all wounds. Growing up in poverty with a
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