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    adults at different times. Teens can be considered as adult at multiple ages including 16 18 and 21. Teenagers should be considered as adults at 21 when they have all the rights that a full-grown person has. Teens are usually considered as adults once they are allowed to drive and vote. This is because by the time you have all these rights your body is usually fully-grown. The body is fully grown by 21 in most people so they are easily considered adults. The mind matures slower than

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    coward and is running away from Tybalt. After taunting Tybalt‚ both Mercutio and Tybalt fight Tybalt wins the duel and Mercutio dies. In anger Romeo kills Tybalt. This is very important scene in terms of plot because it is an extremely important turning point.After Romeo kills Tybalt the prince exiles him from the city. This exile means that he will no longer be able

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    against certain monsters‚ the readers can visualize the actual strength that Beowulf attains. With his honorable skills and morality‚ Beowulf lives as an Epic hero because of his deeds and endeavors. Without them‚ of coarse Beowulf would not be considered as a larger-than-life‚ impressive individual. Beowulf’s physical and spiritual achievements are

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    Filipino Americans The 2000 Census reported 2‚364‚815 Filipinos in the United States. -- The Asian Population: 2000 (Census 2000 Brief)‚ February 2002. Long Beach‚ CA is 48.9% white and largest Asian/Pacific population is Filipino (4%). In San Diego County‚ Filipino Americans are the largest Asian Pacific Islander group. Filipino Americans have been a quiet voice in promoting contributions to American society. I am Filipino American‚ born in the Philippines and want to be able to tell that “Our

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    To what extent can the Tet Offensive of 1968 be described as a key turning point in the Vietnam War in the Years 1963-73? (30 marks) The Tet Offensive could be described as a key turning point because it shook USA’s confidence in winning the war‚ both sides changed their tactics and also because it led to a decrease of support for the war in the USA. However there were many other key turning points such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ the attack at Pleiku and the Battle of Ac Bac. Overall the

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    Nelson Mandela is arguably one of the biggest influencers of today’s modern world and is largely considered a freedom fighter. But‚ for decades he was considered a terrorist and a global threat. To consider Mandela a terrorist and not a freedom fighter‚ you have to ignore both the key traits of terrorists and the key traits of freedom fighters. Terrorists turn to violence without reason‚ use strategy that will hurt the most people and is not the most effective‚‚ and fight for ultimate control over

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    During this time‚ it was disputed whether medicine should be considered a techne. The criticism surrounding medicine was that their practice did not always lead to a desired outcome‚ which was the very goal of a techne. This criticism is due to the fact that often times‚ despite the physician’s therapeutic attempts to intervene‚ the patient would still die. As a result‚ medicine is unlike other techne‚ where if an architect’s building failed it would be attributed to the architect’s failure. However

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    ISSUE QUESTION: Are Video Games Considered a Sport? CONTROVERSY SECTION: Although Sports have their origins all the way back to the ancient Greeks‚ it is only through the recent times that people have called into question whether there needs to be an expansion on what can be considered a sport. Traditionally‚ sports are defined as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”. Yet within the recent decade

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    The History of African Americans HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor: Steven Harn 04/29/2013 Jewish people had the horrific era ordeal of the Holocaust‚ Native Americans had to deal with the displacement of their people which lead to death‚ starvation and exposure to diseases while in en route to other locations. However one could suggest that African Americans had an extremely rough time‚ and till this day continue to have a rough time fighting for equality in all things. This

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    Scandinavia‚ Beowulf‚ who is considered the hero of the Geats‚ because of his unselfish decision to fight Grendel for terrorizing and Killing King Hrothgar’s men for 12 years‚ and Grendel’s mom because she was trying to kill Beowulf for revenge on killing her son and the Dragon‚ in which were all for the people in the land of the Danes knowing that he might get killed. In 501 ad-600 ad if you unselfishly decided to fight knowing you might get killed you were considered a hero. Al heroes have flaws

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