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    BACKGROUND ON KARNA Karna is one of the central characters in the epic Mahabharata‚ from ancient India. He was the King of Anga. Karna was one of the greatest warriors whose martial exploits are recorded in the Mahabharata‚ an admiration expressed by Krishna and Bhishma within the body of this work. Karna was the son of Surya and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu. Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against the Pandavas in the famous Kurukshetra

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    Beowulf The epic poem Beowulf exemplifies the constant struggle between good and evil through the main character‚ Beowulf’s destruction of evil characters such as‚ Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. During the Anglo-Saxon time period‚ society was centered around a certain set of values‚ and heroes who represented these values admired by the citizens. The Anglo-Saxon values revealed through the character Beowulf are comparable to many of the values upheld in modern-day society. The values

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    live out her dreams of becoming a performer‚ and making a name for herself in Hollywood. Today‚ we still see some of these obstacles that Hattie and other black actors had to go through‚ but we have examples like Hattie McDaniel’s to show us that we can make a changes in these dynamics. She paved the way for not only black performers‚ but for the African American community as a whole. I believe that Hattie McDaniel is a credit to her

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    supposed last war at its time. Ending in 1991‚ this war left a drastic mark in how war and the world works‚ despite not having direct military conflict. But‚ how did tensions between two nations start and how much exactly did it change? In a way you expected‚ issues between The Soviet Union and U.S may have started before the conclusion of The Second World War. Before 1941‚ The Soviets helped the Axis achieve it agenda. However‚ due to a betrayal on Hitler’s part‚ The Soviets decide to help the

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    I believe that most people learn from their mistakes.I am aware of several mistakes that I have leraned from‚and I have watched my family and friends learn and grow from their mistakes.In fact‚I believe that most of the progress we have made in science and technology is the result of people learning from mistakes.When I was 18 years old‚i rushed into a marriage with a man whom I did not know well enough.We thought we loved each other ‚but it turned out that we were not well-matched at all‚and eventually

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    In the poem called From Beowulf the qualities of the three monsters are qualified as so… Grendel‚ a man eating‚ slaughtering‚ demon‚ evil‚ grim‚ greedy‚ and brutally cruel. This monster Seeks to fight only at night and not in the day due to the physical abuse he will get‚ so he Attacks all the men who are in the mend-hall at night to keep guard. This monster can Consumer a human man swallowing him whole and pretty quiet too you won’t even Hear him slip in the room because he’s that evil.

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    Lessons from Kite Flying

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    Lessons from Kite Flying A kite is a tethered Aircraft. Kite flying is one of the most popular sports and festival in India. According to the Greek literature‚ kite-flying dates back to as old as 14th century and later came to India and other Asian countries. Kite Festival in India is popular the worldwide and celebrated with great fun and excitement. We have been enjoying the festival of kites since childhood but we have never thought of lessons which kite flying can teach us especially business

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    Barack Obama has a very hard life. Obama was born in Honolulu‚ Hawaii on August 4‚ 1961. 3 years later Obama’s parents got divorced. Obama graduated from Columbus University in 1983. Obamas father got into a really terrible car accident and lost both of his legs. When Barack Obama was 21 years old his dad got into another car accident and died. Obama attended Harvard Law School in 1988. Obama was very interested in Constitutional Laurence Law‚ so he joined the Lawrence Law tribe. October 3‚ 1992

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    Beowulf is a tale that explores heroism‚ the value of identity‚ strength‚ courage‚ and loyalty. Beowulf is first introduced to readers as an impressive looking man who has the strength of thirty men in his handgrip. Readers like to consider Beowulf a champion and maybe even perhaps a prince; while also comparing him to other noble men such as Odysseys from Homer’s “The Odyssey.” Throughout the poem‚ readers learn about Beowulf’s society; including the society’s values and belief’s about warriors

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    importance but they do not know about its advantages and disadvantages. Good morning respected principal‚ honourable teachers and my dear friends. Today‚ I lois varghese of 12-c would like to share a few positive and negative effects of social media. All of us know what a social network is as most of us are active users of the most ongoing social networking site Facebook. Well Social networking sites can be defined as a virtual place available on the internet where users can communicate‚ share ideas

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