Severn Cullis-Suzuki gave the speech at the UN Earth Summit of 1992‚ when she was only 12 years old. E.C.O raised money with members of ECO‚ to attend the Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Severn Cullis-Suzuki personally wrote the entire speech (below) Hello‚ I’m Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. - The Environmental Childrens Organisation. We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie‚ Morgan Geisler‚ Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves
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Minutes of the 46th meeting of the Council of IITs held on January 7th‚ 2013 The 46th meeting of the Council of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was held under the chairmanship of Dr. M.M. PallamRaju‚ Minister of Human Resource Development on 7th January‚ 2013 at IIT Delhi. The list of participants is at Annexure–I. At the outset‚ the Chairman welcomed all the participants. He emphasized that both the quality and quantity of faculty were key to improving the standards of technical
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Literary analysis: “The catbird seat” This short story wrote by James Thurber is about a working class guy who has worksed at a firm called F & S for twenty two years. The story takes place on New York on mid 1900’s‚ this setting is characterized by the chauvinism of that time‚ women where repressed. Erwing Martin has been recognized as an efficient and concentrated worker‚ who never smoke neither drinks. Suddenly‚ Mr. Fitweiler‚ one of the presidents of the firm decided to employ a new worker
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Kelly Rasulo Mr.Brown English 10H November 6‚ 2013 Revolutionary Works of Literature Authors write for a purpose‚ for something that they believe in. Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Convention and Thomas Paine’s The Crisis No. 1 both have similar goals and purposes. Patrick Henry was a lawyer and a great public speaker. His goal was to get the colonists to be passionate about the revolutionary war. He was a symbol for the struggle of liberty which shows in this speech. Henry was
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to their house but her husband named John has lots of responsibilities and he refuse to stay. He still left Anne and go to the farm to help his father prepare for the snow storm coming. Anne felt lonely and bored then John’s best friend Steven came over to their house. Then they tempted to make love with each other. Late night John came home and caught Anne slipping beside Steven. The mood and setting
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we have no privacy‚ or when we can no longer make our own decisions. The novel Nineteen Eighty Four‚ written by George Orwell focus around the idea of an Orwellian government that observes and controls the past‚ present‚ and future of ignorant people. The government in Nineteen Eighty Four is an example of where our future‚ as a country lyes due to the tech used by law enforcement on ordinary people. The novel Nineteen Eighty Four describes technology that is way beyond its time frame. The tech being
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Lit analysis0601 In multi-paragraph essay form and with reference to the excerpt from “Lives of Girls and Women‚”discuss the character of Garnet‚ his mother‚ and his sisters (Lila and Phyllis). Alice Munro’s excerpt from “Lives of Girls and Women” vividly depicted the character of Garnet‚ the boyfriend of the speaker‚ his mother‚ and his sisters (Lila and Phyllis). From the depiction of the characters‚ we can realize what a happy and harmonious family Garnet has. Though their characters differ
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Larissa Rios Ms. Nguyen Engl. 1301 A&P Literary Analysis Paper A & P written by John Updike is a story that focuses on the development and responsibility that comes with coming of age. It speaks on the reality that the main character‚ Sammy‚ must confront when he makes a definitive decision and the consequences that follow. The story takes place in 1961 in a small grocery store called A&P. Sammy‚ the main character and narrator works as a checker and as he describes the sterile and cycling atmosphere
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Arjun Subedi Mr. Mahesh Tripathi English B 3/2/13 Loss of Faith “There were not six million Jews murdered; there was one murder‚ six million times.” said the Holocaust survivor Abel Herzberg. (Herzberg) Holocaust was the most terrific event in the history of civilization that comprised genocides of Jews‚ physically disabled‚ homosexual and gypsies‚ in death camps. Elie goes through torture and terror and is treated as animals like other Jews. Elie doesn’t see any hope of light coming to
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There are many essentials to surviving in life. After the basic necessities such as water‚ food‚ intimacy‚ and shelter are met‚ finding your personal identity is the most significant to the dynamics of life. Personal identity can be defined as the distinguishing character by which an individual is infinitively recognizable or known. Personal identity makes a person who he or she is to be defined as. According to Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ identity is a concept that refers to the aspect of existence;
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