I hope that the United States of America has not yet passed the peak of honor and beauty‚ and that our people can still sustain certain simple philosophies at which some miserable souls feel it incumbent to sneer. I refer to some of the Psalms‚ and to the Gettysburg Address‚ and the Scout Oath. I refer to the Lord’s prayer‚ and to that other oath which a man must take when he stands with hand uplifted‚ and swears that he will defend his Country. None of those words described‚ or the beliefs behind
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Tom Hank’s new movie‚ Captain Phillips‚ can easily be summed up in one word‚ intense. Yet‚ the intensity of the film still couldn’t avoid shaky camera shots and extremely lengthy scenes. The true story of the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship is a story that most of us remember vividly. Tom Hanks‚ who was born to play Captain Phillips‚ brings this terrifying story to life. The movie starts out with an uptight Captain Phillips obsessing over emergency drills and making sure
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Introduction: Tolerance is the most necessary quality of man. Tolerance is one of the conditions of good manners. Intolerance leads to the worst disaster. So‚ we put so much importance on tolerance. Vices of intolerance: Intolerance leads to the worst kinds of disaster. In the mythology and history we can find many horrible acts of intolerance. Cain killed his elder brother Able‚ because he could not bear the importance of Able in the eye of God. The Catholic queen Mary of Great Britain burnt
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Critical Essay The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a heart wrenching portrayal of a sailors loss at sea as he trembles in the sight of his dear fallen captain. One might ask; who is this captain? What has he accomplished? And why does the sailor feel so strongly for him? Whitman’s themes of masculinity and patriotism in this poem play well with these questions and show the authors true feelings behind his “Captain”. To properly analyze such a
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According to Richard Taylor‚ “Pride is not a matter of manners or demeanor. One does not become proud simply by affecting certain behavior or projecting an impression that has been formed in the mind. It is a personal excellence much deeper than this. In fact‚ it is the summation of most of the other virtues‚ since it presupposes them.” Philosophers and social psychologists have noted that pride is a complex emotion. However‚ while some philosophers such as Aristotle consider pride to be a profound
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I. Read the following passage carefully‚ and answer all the questions A Moment of Madness It was Arvind’s birthday. In the afternoon there would be a cake and a party‚ but it would be like other birthdays‚ and Arvind was eleven. So in the morning‚ he collected his friends‚ Jimmy and Paudeni‚ and they set off to the forest that lay on the hillside in a huge half-moon behind the village. When they reached the first few trees they stopped‚ listening to the sounds of the birds and searching
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every business and technical field from approximately 2‚700 colleges and universities worldwide. Their enterprise also leverages the talents of hundreds of thousands more skilled people working for Boeing suppliers worldwide. Ray Conner is executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He is responsible for the company’s Commercial Airplanes programs and services‚ and is a member of the Boeing Executive Council and serves as
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"There are women who search for love‚ and there are those that search for money." Today‚ the term woman simply denotes one ’s sex. It does not define her character‚ morals and values‚ or even her profession. However‚ this was not always the case. At the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century‚ during the Progressive Era‚ there was a drive for reform. Various social problems became targets for investigation and intervention: child labour‚ juvenile delinquency
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-Christina’s POV This was it. All I had to do was block this last kick and I would be team captain. I’ve been waiting since last year and I’m not planning on letting one kick knock me off of my chance to be captain. Taking in deep breaths of air I stood in the goal ready to pounce at any object trying to get in‚ looking straight I see the next kicker‚ Ayden. She’s one of our best players I’ll give her that‚ her foot work is great and her kicks‚ oh god her kicks are even better. I’ve never spoken
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team that’s being cheered on. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. If I‚ Casey Harvel‚ were chosen to be a captain for the Michigan City High School squad‚ not only would I make sure that any negative opinions were squashed‚ but the great qualities the squad holds‚ are emphasized and constantly challenged. One reason I feel that I would make a great choice for a captain‚ is that I would be dedicated to the squad‚ and would not give up when faced with any obstacle
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