substituting the conventional use of bricks with “bottle bricks” that includes the use of recycled bottles. It is estimated that one house made of these bottle bricks costs only about a third of what a similar house is made of using concrete and bricks. Furthermore‚ not only are the bottle-bricks houses made more affordable‚ but they are also made more durable than the conventional houses. The bottles packed with sand act as insulators against heat‚ thereby making the house suitable in warm weather climates
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Mistakes are made to be forgiven Humans hate making mistakes but love obtaining a feat. I certainly was one of them. I have been told that the secret to success is to learn from a mistake because it is an agent that can empower me to work harder. However‚ it is important that people should not make mistakes with impunity. Painfully‚ I learned this secret three years ago when I made a despicable mistake that I could hardly forgive myself. Ironically‚ this miserable experience was also the turning
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Janice Adams Mrs. Ericsson AP English Language and Composition A By conforming to the white racial purity that predominated in Southern aristocratic culture‚ Armand Aubigny made Desiree a victim of society. Armand’s actions throughout the story are focused on keeping his family’s name racially pure. What was considered racially pure in the pre-Civil War south? Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1824 shows that the ‘one-drop’ rule was common practice‚ meaning that if someone has any trace of
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are born‚ not made I admit that I know two guys whom I would swear were born with a risk-taking‚ want-to-be-a-millionaire‚ nothing-is-going-to-stop-me spirit. But most of the business owners I know entered entrepreneurial-land through the back door. Some realized that they knew more than everyone else in their industry but weren’t making nearly as much money. Some got tired of making money for other people‚ or answering to others‚ or having to follow rules and regulations that made no sense to
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MAN-MADE DISASTERS Presented • Apoorv By • Lavany a Avir al • Nikh • INDEX Introduction Types of Man-Made Disaster Terrorism Nuclear Biological Threats Cyber Attack INTRODUCTION Man-Made hazards OR Anthropogenic hazards can result in the form of a Man-Made disaster. In this case‚ anthropogenic means threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a human-made system. This is as opposed to natural hazards that cause natural disasters
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friendship. From writing letters in class to each other in the notorious ‘sweethearts’ note book‚ nicknaming boys after bands such as Papa roach and Linkin Park so we could talk about them in code‚ to our first attempts in handling alcohol in house ‘Parties’ and gigs in‚ where we were so cool that tights became a top and safety pins became hair accessories. From this being the smallest insight of the beginning of our
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was searching‚ he said to himself‚ "I think I will retrace my steps to find my sword." So Knil set off to his tree house in the Irikok Forest. Once he got there‚ he said‚ "Ok‚ now all I have to do is start from the beginning of the day." Knil started off by getting up from his bed and going to his bathroom to where he washed up. No sword. Next‚ he went to his friend Airas’s house and asked her if she had seen his sword. Still no sword. Knil was starting to get fed up. Then he realized that
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If you were starting over in an empty house without any of your accumulated belongings‚ what would you need to make it feel like home? That’s the question four of us‚ longtime good friends‚ were discussing over a cup of tea. And the question continued nonstop in my thoughts after our tea-drinking stopped and I went home. Understand – my home is my joy‚ my hobby‚ my comfort. I love the antique clock on the mantel‚ the family photographs that make me smile‚ our wedding-gift silver that can turn
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 36: Are Musicians Born or Made? For nearly 2‚000 years philosophers have wondered whether artists are born or made. In the case of musicians‚ the existence of thousands of music schools would seem to argue that musicians can be made‚ like engineers. Arguing against the importance of all that activity are the curious exceptions: famous musicians who cannot even read music. The latter include the most famous
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In many countries television shows many foreign-made programs. The dominance of imported entertainment is harmful to the cultures of these countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree? There is a contention in some circles that in many nations television shows a lot of imported programs which are badly affected to the cultures of these countries. While honorably intended‚ this idea is misguided at the best since foreign entertainment brings many benefits to their societies. Firstly‚ watching
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