What is so special about the Orchidaceae? According to Greek mythology‚ there once was a satyr named Orchis who was celebrating in the festival of the god of wine. Having had too much to drink‚ he attempted to rape a priestess and as a result was killed by angry villagers. Orchis’ father prayed to the gods to bring his son back but the gods‚ being not especially fond of rapists‚ only returned Orchis as flowers. Thus‚ according to the Ancient Greeks‚ was the origin of orchids. However‚ with modern
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ANDREW JACKSON AS PRESIDENT "Every good citizen makes his county’s honor his own‚ and cherishes it not only as precious but sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protections while he gives it." This quote by Andrew Jackson reflects his views as a president‚ military leader‚ and American citizen. He was the seventh president of the United States. He was born on March 15‚1767 in North Carolina and died on June 8‚1845 in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Over his
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What’s So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress? Introduction The phone rings and it is your friend letting you know she has had her baby and the baby’s name is Alex; immediately you congratulate her on the birth of her son. It never crosses your mind that the baby could be a girl. While grocery shopping you run into a co-worker and her children. One child is noticeably a little boy because of his short haircut‚ spider man shirt‚ athletic shorts‚ sports team hat and his shoes are covered
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English 1020-04 Essay 1 25 February 2013 What is so important about a College Education? Why is it so great to attend college? Depending on one’s point of view college may be insignificant or very rewarding in life. Realistically is there any significance to waking up before the roosters have began to crow just to attend some mind-numbing class at 8 o’clock in the morning? Whether you’re eighteen or thirty‚ enrolled as a full time or part time college student‚ college can be very difficult
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Hate Speeches: Where to Draw the Line India’s overly broad definitions of “hate speech” provide scope for arbitrary application of the law. While the goal of preventing discrimination based on race‚ religion‚ sex‚ class‚ caste etc. is important in a diverse country like India it must be done in ways that restrict speech as little as possible. Prosecutions under the hate speech laws‚ as under the “insulting religion” laws‚ can be initiated by the individuals or interest groups who dislike or disagree
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What Is So Important About Cells? Cells are the most basic building block of all life as we know it. But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? A cell is “a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and‚ in plants‚ a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.” But what makes cells extremely important to living organisms‚ and why do we need cells anyway? Cells are
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gone through. Name the person or the company. Anil Agarwal – founder‚ chairman of Vedanta Vedanta Resources (Hint: The issue is related to the state of Orissa) 2) What is so unique about this airplane? World’s first
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Andrew Jackson did good and bad things.He also had a tough life to handle.He was just a person who people couldn’t really understand.Nobody knew or went through what he did so he was always different.A lot of people liked him but a lot of people didn’t. Andrew Jackson was just a tough person to be around. Andrew Jackson had to face watching his parents die then watching his life going into a whole. Andrew and his brother soon got small pox and had to walk and get help with almost no energy
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creates a multiple uses in every platform‚ like communication‚ business related‚ or leisure time. However‚ the increase use of technology has concerned many people. In Andrew Sullivan’s article‚ "Society Is Dead‚ We Have Retreated into the iWorld" he gives the reader the most cliche message‚ that technology is destroying our society. Sullivan explains that people are becoming less socially interactive because people are listening to music on their iPod. Because people are listening to music‚ they are ignoring
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Ed Sullivan Show‚ created by Ed Sullivan and Marlo Lewis in 1948. The show lasted until 1971‚ making it the longest running variety show in history and the twenty-fourth longest running show in primetime history. The show aired on CBS from 8:00-9:00 pm after being filmed in what was eventually named‚ The Ed Sullivan Theater. The Ed Sullivan Show lasted as long as it did because it was able to target all audiences in the hour show‚ which was one of the first television programs truly to do so. It
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