Happy Mardi Gras! It seems we’ve just finished planning and shopping and cooking and giving for Valentine’s Day and now another big food day descends upon us‚ that of Mardi Gras! Many people associate Mardi Gras with New Orleans Jazz bands‚ parade krewes‚ and overall hedonistic behavior. I’d say that’s about right. Shrove Tuesday‚ Pancake Tuesday‚ Fat Tuesday‚ (or in French‚ it’s Mardi Gras)‚ and Carnival. Whatever one calls it‚ it adds up to a day‚ for some‚ of pure debauchery. For most‚ it’s
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So why does prejudice remain so strong? Is it truly in one’s interest to reject prejudice in all forms? What about fear? What about failure? What about the unknown? Who are you? And who am I? Prejudice serves its purposes in eliminating fear. The brain convinces itself it knows more than it does. Prejudice eliminates failure. A strong sense of pride can justify any action or decision or thought. Prejudice eliminates the unknown. It creates a false sense of knowing and predictability of outsiders
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A straightforward question‚ what is good art? A complicated answer‚ but that is good art. How does a certain piece of artwork become recognized as "good?" What are some of the traits that make art good? What simply makes art good‚ and what makes art bad‚ in general? Does having a recognizable art or design "style" limit one’s creativity? Is an exact reproduction as good as the original? It used to be that anything called “Art” had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful‚ intricate
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prepare for his risky voyage; he shows great detail and thought in what he needs. First‚ he meets with Whisper: the only survivor from the Matanceros raid‚ which of course is where Captain Hunter is planning to set sail to. This island is heavily garded with many spanish soldiers including the most ruthless of them all: Captain Cazalla. This cold-blooded monster kills with no regrets; leaving his victims stranded to die‚ which is exactly what he did to Whisper. Cutting his throat and leaving him for the
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John Smith Mrs. Smith English 1-D‚ H 20 January 2013 What makes a hero? A hero‚ in society’s eyes‚ possesses supernatural powers and demonstrates his justification of good and evil. But what really makes a hero? The Greeks had a well-specified idea of what attributes a hero needs. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer provides insight in the Ancient Greek civilization’s concept of a hero as one who possesses bravery and intelligence‚ yet also flaws. Primarily‚ Homer does
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A leader should be patient‚ open-minded‚ and present a positive attitude. No matter how successful your team becomes‚ a leader should guide you to do greater things than what you have already accomplished. A good leader does not do something because they feel it’s the right thing to do‚ but they do it cause that’s what they have a passion for doing. Loyalty is another great thing to look for in a great leader. For instance Beowulf left his own land to go defeat Grendel to protect Hrothgar
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This thesis will constitute what makes a noble death and what makes an ignoble death. In order to do so‚ it is necessary to compare and contrast the characters of Ahab from Moby Dick and Hamlet from Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. Specifically the actions and decisions leading up to their deaths. In Moby Dick we see Ahab make impious and haughty decisions that lead to his death‚ as well as a lack of reverence towards others around him. In Hamlet‚ a man struggles with his own thoughts becoming mad and
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class interesting were the unbearable challenges. From the very first day‚ Gina made everyone in class get into a circle and talk about ourselves. This was a challenge for me. I do not like talking about myself because I become nervous and don’t know what to say. Later on‚ she would say if we don’t do well on both tests‚ she’ll drop anyone who fails. Consequently‚ I had to wake up early in the morning just to study which never done before. She also made us communicate with each other as a group; however
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Lovie M. Aguilar Section 39390 April 05‚ 2012 Mojave Desert‚ what makes it unique? The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of Southern California and parts of Utah‚ Nevada‚ and Arizona. Named after the Mohave Native Americans[->0] it occupies roughly 54‚000 square miles in a typical Basin and Range topography. The Mojave Desert is bound in part on the western end by the Tehachapi[->1] together with the San Gabriel[->2] and San Bernardino[->3] mountain ranges. The mountain boundaries
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him ‘A nation is imagined because the members of even the smallest nation will never know most of their fellow-members‚ meet them‚ or even hear of them‚ yet in the minds of each lives the image of their communion’. There are different factors in society that help to define the common features of a nation such as history‚ territory‚ language‚ government and laws‚ symbols or habits. Those factors can be analysed to obtain what are the common features that define the United Kingdom as a nation. This
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