Surprise Award Provokes Mixed Feelings President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th. The award has brought immense attention to the modest President. This is an immense accomplishment for Barack Obama as well as for anyone who is privilege enough to win such an award. The argument throughout this article is if Obama is truly justified in winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Scott Wilson does an impressive job of creating an argument within his writing. Both sides are expressed
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An unexpected journey Tom looked down at his telephone‚ it was 4 p.m. and we had been walking for hours‚ more specific for two and a half. Lost in our own minds‚ and the thought of finding back to civilization before nightfall. Five days earlier we had landed in Tanzania‚ and here our annual family vacation began. Even though we had had a truly unforgettable trip to Bahamas last year‚ this vacation would prove to turn our lives upside down in a way that we never had imagined. It was now eight hours
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Expect the Unexpected What thoughts come to mind when you think of “The Lottery?” Positive thoughts including money‚ a new home‚ excitement‚ and happiness are all associated with the lottery in most cases. However‚ this is not the case in Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery”. Here‚ the characters in the story are not gambling for money‚ instead they are gambling for their life. A shock that surprises the reader as she unveils this horrifying tradition in the village on this beautiful
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Muneer Sallam . STUDENT ID : 12071809. PROGRAMME : ADTP. AN UNEXPECTED TRIP Life events are experiences that can be expected or unexpected. Different people face different experiences‚ which can also change a person’s life. Unpredictable life events are those that surprise people as they do not have any idea what will happen. An unexpected trip can cost someone his job or studies sometimes. Similarly‚ I had to go on an unexpected trip a few days ago. My visa was expiring and I had to go back
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An Unexpected Friendship According to Lopez’s novel‚ The Soloist‚ “A friend is someone who inspires‚ who challenges‚ who sends you in search of a truer sense of yourself.” (Lopez 197). The two main characters‚ Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr.‚ develop a true friendship throughout the novel. Lopez was a middle class journalist for the LA Times‚ and while searching for a new story he stumbled upon a fifty year homeless man playing a broken down violin and that intrigued him. Little did
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UNEXPECTED COSTS Grantham University Abstract Unexpected inflation rates can happen‚ decreased prices in consumer goods and services happen all the time and in other times it can actually increase. It’s up to us to figure out how our financial future is going. Inflation When consumers expect an increased inflation rate statistics shows that most consumers spend more due to the fact that they know that they can get more bang for their buck before inflation rises than
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The Jewelry Guy de Maupassant Some things in life are really unpredictable. There are instances in everyone’s life where we have tremendous experience that suddenly change our pace. Someone might have been good at guessing what could happen next and there may times when we can predict what is going to happen but there has not been always a sure answer. Things happen. No matter how much we avoid it. Sometimes to our advantage. Sometimes‚ it is not. But in most cases‚ we can learn something
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would unexpectedly crop up in their daily routines. However‚ organizations can never truly predict the magnitude of something unexpected or the impact such an event will have on them and the various stakeholders in the organizations. This paper examines the applicability of an organization ’s foundation (routines‚ culture‚ values and decisions) to act as a shield against unexpected events and/ or how an organization can use this foundation to better manage such twists. To address the above‚ we utilize
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Expect the Unexpected The Merchant of Venice Dramatic irony is when the words and actions of the characters in a novel have a different meaning for the reader then they do for the characters‚ this is the result of the reader having a superior knowledge than the characters themselves. Therefore‚ William Shakespeare introduces “dramatic irony” in the novel The Merchant of Venice to keep the readers engaged and wanting to read more. During the trial‚ Act 4 scene 1‚ Shakespeare
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The Unexpected Friend Four months ago‚ I met someone who brought me to the world of love and laughter. To the world I thought I would never have. He made me feel comfortable and safe when I’m with him. He completes me. He was a father‚ older brother and a good friend to me. Now‚ I can’t imagine my life without him. He‚ who’s name was “Lord Ivan” – My best friend. I never expected us to be this way. He was just another member of our crew. I admire him. The way he speaks‚ dance and smile. He
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