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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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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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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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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What Makes a Marketing Professional Successful? Marketing is not only making customers interested in buying a product and spreading your brand throughout the world‚ but also about building long lasting relationship based on trust‚ because the clients feel interested to buy your products trusting on your words and you must believe in honesty to be the best policy. Some people may think this as an impossible proposition because the immediate fruit of honesty in all occasions of business is not
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can fly. All heroes do not want to be famous for their impudent acts. Even Gilgamesh had portrayed imputed acts‚ he has not only considered himself a hero‚ and his people did too. Society believes that Gilgamesh’s values and beliefs affect what really makes him a hero. Especially‚ when it all had started with Enkidu’s Death‚ Gilgamesh’s Journey‚ and Return to Uruk. Among Gilgamesh’s obstacles and challenges‚ into bringing Enkidu back to life‚ Gilgamesh was not the man or god everyone thought
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A hero is someone who is courageous and sd a hero to make it saves other’s life. Many people can think a celebrity‚ a soldier‚ or just someone who helps others is a hero. If someone is being harassed they would need a hero to make it stop. A hero can be a police officer who gets a criminal‚ or it can be a firefighter who gallantly gets a kitten out of a tree. Some people have their own definitions of a hero. Things that heroes do are their decision. They can save someone from a burning building‚
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story of Gilgamesh starts with Gilgamesh demonstrating many attributes that make him an immoral ruler. He is an unstable combination of two thirds man god and one third human. He is abundant in flaws and virtues‚ he the fiercest of warriors‚ and the greatest of builders. He exhausts his subjects through ceaseless battles and forced labor. He rapes whatever woman he desires with no respect for her social standing. He takes what he desires by indulging his appetites through haphazard uses of power. Here
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