Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year
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like these joined salt and pepper. For richer or for poorer. In sickness and in health. If you pull them apart‚ you’ll break either one or both of them. God made marriage to be for life.” About a Fireproof Marriage “Fireproof doesn’t mean that a fire will never come… But that when it comes‚ you’ll be able to withstand it.” About Studying Your Spouse “When a man is trying to win the heart of a woman‚ he studies her. He learns her likes‚ dislikes‚ habits‚ and hobbies. But after he wins her heart
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The book “Catch a Fire” is a beautiful description of the Jamaican culture‚ the Rastafarian faith‚ the growth and development of reggae music and how it all added up to make Bob Marley’s life. All of those elements of what made Bob Marley “human” will be talked about and explained in this paper. The best artists are the ones who have passed but there work still lives on and Bob Marley left an unforgettable mark on modern music‚ both as a reggae creator and as a cultural icon. His beliefs and values
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The Fires of Jubilee In the Fires of jubilee‚ author Stephen B. Oates tells the story of a slave who led a revolt to end the white supremacy in the South. This book is a non - fiction book and describes the history of slaves who rebelled against the white supremacy. The author sets images of story for reader to understand the purpose of the book. The author’s main purpose is to describe in detail about the slave rebellions in 1830s. He also explains the culture of that time and
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Haime Mishaan 10.4 Catching Fire Catching Fire is the second book of The Hunger Games trilogy‚ a series of books that portray a futuristic society in which 12 poor districts live under the rules of a ruthless and indifferent capitol. Due to a rebellion that happened 75 years before the events the characters of this book are living today‚ an annual “festivity” began‚ or at least that is how it is seen in the Capitol. Two adolescents from ages 12-18 are reaped from each district to fight to the
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A Gift of Fire: Social‚ Legal‚ and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet (Third edition) by Sara Baase Presentation Assignments and Class Discussion Topics for Chap. 1: Unwrapping the Gift General instructions given to students The presentations should analyze the situation‚ use analogies and similar cases where possible‚ mention various possible risks or consequences‚ etc. Include some discussion of how the new technology changes the situation. What advantages or problems result
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The World Is Flat "The World Is Flat" a book by author Thomas L. Friedman‚ discusses key events of the twenty-first century and they have brought the world closer together. At the book’s core‚ it is study of how and why the business world has become more interconnected‚ and how old American values may be preventing it from retaining the status it has long held a top of the economic world. Friedman begins by describing a trip to Bangalore‚ India where he visits “India’s Silicon Valley” and is stunned
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RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS * What is the Indian version of Barbie called? Monica. * What does BMG stand for in the music label BMG Crescendo? Bertelsmann Music Group * Who has written the book Emotional Intelligence? DanielGoleman * Lux soap was launched in India in 1929. * What is Karamchand Appliances Private Ltd’s most well known product/brand? All-Out Mosquito Repellent * This company was the first to launch CDMA mobile services in India Tata Teleservices * World’s largest
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The chips in Texas Hold Em’ poker are incentives for the players. They’re rewards that represent luck and skill all at once and that’s the beautiful thing about poker. Black chips are the most expensive chips and the chips that you want to have since they are $100. There are four other chip colors in poker other than black. Those colors starting from highest price to lowest price are green‚ blue‚ red‚ and white. What’s so intriguing about each color is that the way they are arranged in price order
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Catching Fire As the second book in the triology you wouldn’t ecxpect anything great from it‚ because most of them aren’t your favorite. Though in this triology it was my favorite. It was action packed and did everything you could ever imagine. This book will cause so many mixed feeling your will lose your mind until you finish and move on the the third book. This book shows how easy it can be for something to fall for more then one person. It displays how lifelong friends can fall for eachother
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