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    Bill Gates Is a Hero

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    Bill Gates is a hero that has a great impact on the world‚ he is a hero because he created useful technology. He started his own company‚ Microsoft‚ from scratch. Heroes have specific characteristics to fulfill their requirements. Heroes are often clever‚ promptitude‚ brave‚ and not afraid of taking risks. Promptitude is to be mentally quick and act in tough situations. Cleaver is how to know to act in very tough situation quickly as possible. Bravery is to take risks and not to be afraid of

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    Kill Bill 2

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    Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume II uses unique editing techniques to stimulate the viewer both visually and emotionally. Editor Sally Menke uses various aesthetic elements from black and white to reflect the mood‚ to close-ups matched perfectly with sound to further the opening scene. Thanks to fluid editing‚ the action and tone hit the audience just hard enough. It is clear that each shot of the scene had the next shot in mind. The opening scene fades in to a black and white overhead

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    Nike’s "Risk Everything" commercial aired two and a half years ago in anticipation for the 2014 World Cup. The purpose of Nike’s ad was to show the consumer that their brand and product was superior to the competition. Nike used the enthusiasm and excitement swirling around the World Cup to appeal to the market in various different ways. The purpose of this is to show the audience that Nike’s brand is capable of putting you in the place of your favorite soccer star and making you feel like one of

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    REFLECTION OF RH BILL

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    government and each other in the process. Debates and rallies both supporting and opposing the "RH Bill‚" as it was known‚ happened nationwide. RH bill has become the talk of the nation lately. Some people see it as negative but some see it as positive. People have many views and perceptive with regards to the issue. We‚ Filipinos should take part in the said issue. Dabawenyos seem to be apathetic about the RH bill. We Dabawenyos should be aware of the current events in our nation. As Accountancy & Business

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    Essay On Bill Of Rights

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    The Bill of Rights has been fundamental in providing and ensuring American citizens rights and freedoms for hundreds of years. The Bill of Rights has survived for so long‚ because of adjustments and revisions‚ adapting these amendments to fit the people of the current time period. Only ten of the originally proposed twelve amendments were ratified and turned into what is known as the Bill of Rights. The first of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights‚ says that “Congress shall make no law respecting

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    Jack Huston once said “Rule number one is ‘don’t get too attached to a character.’” He was talking about fictional characters‚ but the same can be said for real life. In the short story “American History‚” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ a girl named Elena becomes friends with a boy named Eugene‚ but she is devastated when she finds out that he will be moving soon. The moral of this story is not to get so emotionally attached to someone. Elena got so attached to Eugene because of how similar they are. She

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    Kill Bill Thesis

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    Revenge fuels the engine that drives “The Bride” in Quentin Tarantino’s ultra violent thriller‚ Kill Bill. In this critically acclaimed film‚ a clouded focal point steers the leading lady down a murderous path to avenge the attack of her wedding party. Her hit list is occupied by a group of people known as the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad‚ and specifically aims to kill her ex lover‚ Bill – the mastermind behind it all. Tarantino uses a combination of surrealism and extreme violence in this film

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    Republic Health Bill

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    Reaction to Population‚ Poverty and the Reproductive Health Bill by Gerardo P. Sicat Yes‚ mathematically‚ increasing population decreases per capita income. But if GDP or GNP growth rate increases faster than population growth‚ wouldn’t it increase per capita income? We can be misled by the simple arithmetic that this formula implies. Low per capita income does not necessarily mean it is due to an increase in population growth. In fact‚ population growth is necessary for economic growth. As

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    Kill Bill Poster

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    The poster from Kill Bill caught my eye‚ first by the bright contrasting colors used. The character in the center‚ is wearing what seems like the same yellow tracksuit made famous by Bruce Lee‚ is the only person in color and not black and white. She is really gives me the feel that there is going to be a lot of bloody action and martial arts. Once I saw that it is a film from Quintin Tarantino‚ who is well-known to have a special interest in Asian culture and arts‚ it really holds my attention

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    Bill Of Rights Dbq

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    and help make the United Sates of America a place of freedom. The Bill of Rights presents the fundamental freedoms of human rights. It lays out what people are entitled to and what the government cannot take away. Both of these documents provide evidence that the United States’ government should be fair and reasonable‚ and lays out what is needed for the country to be successful. The rights and responsibilities listed in the Bill of Rights explain the relationship between "we the people" and the

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