“Why are you so gay?” The first time I was asked this question was in the 7th grade at 13 years old - far before it pertained to any form of sexual orientation. In middle school‚ of course‚ I had no orientation‚ much less a sexual one. At this age‚ I had no idea what ‘gay’ was; I only knew it was offensive and meant something others didn’t particularly enjoy. Growing up in a small town in South Carolina‚ I’ve been asked this question more times than I could count. What began as a simple query rapidly
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King Alfred is one of the most significant rulers history‚ but what was it that made Alfred so great? There are a number of great things that Alfred did during his rule‚ but the most important would be his emphasis on education and his brilliant military organization. Having an educated population is extremely important when running a country‚ and Alfred knew this. People who are educated are valuable in society because they can make more informed decisions which leads to the growth of a society
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seems to be very honest to me and I believe most people feel the same way. The author went through many experiences that affected her and made her who she is today. Though racial prejudice does occur now‚ I feel that it affected those in the 1930’s more so. The characters that Lee composed got the point across and made each individual who read this story feel and understand the heartache that she dealt on a different
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other ways. The expanding trade routes‚ conquering of neighboring land‚ and the incorporation of the religion in the Muslims’ daily lives were three of many ways that Islam spread so quickly The first way that the Islamic religion was spread quickly was the expanding trade routes. Islam was and still is centered in Mecca‚ and so were the trade routes. Mecca is easily fortified‚ but it also had many direct trade routes to and from neighboring large cities and towns. As people traveled along these routes
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But as fellow saiyan‚ why is Goku so different? Goku was sent off just moments before Frieza blew up the planet‚ so as an infant his mind was able to be filled. And as a child‚ he hit his head causing him to lose all of his saiyan pride. From there he was adopted by a kind martial artist and taught in the ways as an earthling. As mentioned above‚ Goku lived a simple life with no technology‚and by taining with many martial artists‚ this causes him to feel his opponent’s energy rather than judging
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Why Is Men’s Underwear So Important? Have you ever thought about the reasons why you wear underwear? Well‚ both men and women wear it for some common purposes like support and covering the assets whereas; when it comes to men’s underwear‚ there’s something more that men seek from their apparel. When checked with the history‚ it was necessary for men to cover their manhood from the dirt and hurt from any external factors. However‚ now the scenario is something different. This article talks about
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Corps and VII Corps‚ since they were worried that the Germans would launch an attack which would put a gap between the V Corps and VII Corps. That would not be good because the Germans would have a good position to out flank both corps. Another reason why it was good to capture Carentan was “Carentan loomed next on the list of vital Allied objectives. Its seizure would provide the link necessary to coordinate the assault forces on Utah and Omaha Beaches. If Germans retained the town‚ Allied power would
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me the person I am today‚ and I will continue to carry on these values my whole life. Just a few of these values are honesty‚ appreciation‚ and integrity. Honesty is one of my values‚ and in fact is one of the most important one out of my values. Why you may ask. Well when I was younger I was pretty ornery‚ just ask anyone. I thought I could get out of things by telling a little white lie‚ but we all have to learn the hard way with some things‚ right? This is something that I had to learn from
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Why was Josiah Wedgewood so successful? Josiah Wedgewood was famous throughout the world for making pottery. He was successful for many reasons. In this essay I am going to explain why I think he was so successful. Wedgewood was extremely hard working‚ for example he made over 100 experiments‚ recording each one. This must have taken a lot of time and effort just to make one discovery so 100 must have taken a great deal more. Also‚ Wedgewood invented and developed products: black basalt‚ thermometer
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Opinion: Why do Americans get married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience
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