Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service
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The Man Who Stopped England’s Slave Trade “God Almighty has set before me two great objects‚ the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners” – William Wilberforce William Wilberforce was one of the greatest abolitionists in all of history. He fought for what he believed in. He believed in freedom for all people‚ no matter what they looked like. He thought that all people are to be valued and that they are important‚ even if they were different. He spent all of his life trying
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Pitt’s consolidation of power How did the 1784 election consolidate William Pitt’s power? In December 1783‚ George III ended the Fox-North coalition‚ and appointed William Pitt as Prime Minister. However Pitt had little support in the House of Commons‚ calculations suggests he could rely on 149 votes and was opposed by Fox and North‚ numbering about 230 in total. In order to reduce power of the opposition Pitt offered his allies‚ including Fox‚ to the cabinet. Government was immediately defensive
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British moral philosopher‚ Bernard Williams once said‚ “Man never made a material as resilient as the human spirit” (Williams). Here Williams tells of the insurmountable human spirit. Through all hardships the will to live prevails‚ rising above the forces of evil. In the anthology Nine Stories each character has to overcome and cope with evil. From absentee parents‚ to coping with the effects of war‚ many of the characters are able to rise above their struggle and continue living with hope. The
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the face of companies. This is the first thing that people see. My purpose was to make a logo called ‘Community Spirit’ which shows that the community is always one no matter what you look like – if you have different skin colour‚ different races‚ gender‚ etc. Target Audience - My target audience is mainly towards the community but it is also for families with children. Community spirit is for kids for all ages so they can interact with each other. Method - Firstly I used the software Serif DrawPlusX2
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Before reading The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down I knew nothing about the Hmong culture‚ so reading the book was eye opening. “The more we know about culture in general‚ and our own culture in particular‚ the better able we are to modify our interactions with others
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All writer use to one degree or another elements of their life to help formulate their characters and stories‚ but Tennessee Williams seems to draw more from his personal experiences than most. After reading “The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin” and doing some background research on the author it becomes quite clear that he wrote this story as a reflection of his life. The similarities between the narrator/boy in the story and Tennessee himself are quite obvious‚ as well as other characters
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it is the simple things that make more of a difference. William Carlos Williams set a prime example in his free verse poem: “This Is Just to Say”. Written in 1934‚ this simple and apologetic note was more than likely left for his wife before leaving for work. While being upset at the fact her husband ate her morning meal‚ I am sure she could not help but smile after reading his slightly amusing 28-word poem. In the first stanza‚ Williams’ states his main purpose for writing this modest poem. He
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The House of the Spirits After reading many sections from various novels by Isabel Allende in Spanish class. I was in intrigued to read one of ther books. After noticing‚ that The House of the Spirits was one of my options I knew that was the one. Her writing style is so unique and it really makes you “step out” of your comfort zone. Though‚ the book at times was very hard to understand there was a lot of different things that made me want to keep reading it. It was mainly a more feminine novel
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exaltation. As I sat talking with my ward mission leader‚ I had a distinct prompting from the spirit. No sadly‚ everything was not laid perfectly before my feet‚ or anything of that nature. But I was reminded of what we learned this Wednesday in Zone conference. That is‚ the scriptures "tell" and the spirit "shows" us what we must do. Understanding how to focus on those spiritual impressions‚ and being taught by the spirit are pivotal to our constant progression. There is always more we can do‚ always another
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