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    Event Audit Assignment Fundamental information Event title: LGBT pride parade (NYC Gay Pride March) --- the march of lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender. Location: Begins at 36th St. & Fifth Ave and ends at Christopher & Greenwich Streets. Date and Time: Sunday‚ June 29‚ 2014 Line Up: 11 a.m.‚ Step Off: 12 p.m. Cost of event: This event is free and open to the public. No tickets necessary. Sponsors: More than 70 enterprises and media sponsors. Description of the event:

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    Swallow Your Pride He rushed to the vault to free Antigone of the imprisonment he placed upon her himself‚ little did Creon know‚ it was too late. With a swing of the door‚ death looked upon his face. There lay Antigone‚ sulking in her own bereavement‚ she hung herself. To Creon’s dismay‚ he was forced to come to the reality that he let his own selfish egotism destroy not only his life‚ but the lives of many others. Even with warning‚ this man still went on with his nose in the air doubting anyone’s

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    Creation is the act of producing or cause of something to enter into existence and destruction is the act of eliminating something from existence. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ the main character Victor Frankenstein has a duality of character in which he is both creator and destroyer. This is evident in the novel through examples such as his self-isolation to develop an understanding of anatomy as well as to construct the monster‚ destroys his relationships with his family. Even through his

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    Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Bantam Books‚ New York‚ 1813-1981. Pride and prejudice is romantic novel and was written during a time of war in Britain where Austen grew up. This book is very interesting and it might rise a lot of question in it’s readers mind. This book is also the book I‘m doing my research on and though it has little comparison to history but it reflects a lot of values. The book talks mostly about marriage and reflects social issues. This novel shows us that love can overwhelm

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    mine. I did not know then that pride is a wonderful‚ terrible thing‚ a seed that bears two vines‚ life and death” (354). The point the narrator’s trying to get across is that‚ we all have things we are proud of and from that sprouts pride. He’s saying that pride is like a two-way street; you either take the good way or the bad way‚ or in his words‚ life or death. Also‚ the narrator mentions that pride on one hand‚ is wonderful to those who are so prideful‚ but that pride can also be terrible as it can

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    road. Oedipus believed he had deserved better than to be kicked off the road‚ so he furiously attacked and killed them as a form of revenge. Instead of settling it in a nonviolent way‚ Oedipus let his pride get in the way and committed murder. Additionally‚ Oedipus again fell victim to his excessive pride when he refused to believe that he was the murderer. As soon as Tiresias disclosed that Oedipus was the perpetrator‚ Oedipus immediately denied it and alleged that Tiresias and Creon formed a conspiracy

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    WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INTRODUCTION Prepared by Laura Reed‚ Security Studies Program‚ MIT‚ Cambridge‚ MA‚ USA The dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction have come to occupy center stage in international politics. The term “weapon of mass destruction” (WMD) is used to characterize a variety of weapons that share two key features: their potential for large-scale destruction and the indiscriminate nature of their effects‚ notably against civilians. There are three major types of WMD: nuclear

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    were once part of a gang and I am often caution when I’m around them when I was teen. One of them is my uncle who had told me a few years back that he was onces part of a gang a very long time ago during this early 20’s. Back then the Menace of Destruction or mostly known as the MOD gangs society was extremely active within the criminal society such as obtaining illegal drugs‚ weapons‚ and involvement in violent gang wars against rival groups. He did lot of bad stuff such as stealing‚ beating up people

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    Stone Angel Essay - pride

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    Pride has many benefits and many downfalls. Many qualities of pride can be beneficial‚ to be proud of family or friends can be uplifting and can form strong bonds. But pride can also mask genuine human emotions; stop those who feel pride from showing vulnerability‚ or weakness. The qualities of pride itself can be complex and inconceivable‚ like many human qualities. Each particular emotion has diverse and opposite effects‚ pride for example can be a word used to describe utter happiness and fulfillment

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    The Meaning of True Love Marriage defines class‚ love‚ and reputation. Austen portrays her view on marriage through the characters. Throughout the novel‚ the characters’ marry because of love or societal pressure. The author also portrays the class and reputation throughout her characters. In the book‚ there are three main marriages the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ Lydia and Mr. Wickham‚ and Jane and Mr. Bingley. In the 18th century‚ women were very dependent on their spouse

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