A lot of famous people start from scratch and work hard to become well-known and highly appreciated and inspiring role models to look up to in life. Even if we don’t consider them role models; they can still make an essential value in our life. Especially that nowadays we cannot live without luxuries‚ and electronic devices have become an addiction to almost the whole world. Steve jobs‚ a great man who has a great role in moving smart phone to a new era by inventing iphone‚ a smart phone from a completely
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The Sui dynasty was the first dynasty‚ which began in 581 AD and lasted until 618 AD. The dynasty only lasted 37 years‚ and had the shortest time frame of the 3. Though they were the shortest‚ they still made many great accomplishments. Some of the accomplishments were inventing the Grand Canal‚ updating the Great Wall of China‚ building granaries‚ and stabilizing the economy. The Grand Canal connected the north and south provinces and it improved trade and communication. The Great Wall of China
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Storm Estes Essay 3 Although John F. Kennedy only served around 1000 days as President‚ I believe that he still deserves the reputation as one of our greatest Presidents. There are many reasons why JFK deserves the reputation. The biggest reason is because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to
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John Steinbeck‚ born in 1902 in Salinas California to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck‚ became one of the greatest American writers of his century. Growing up Steinbeck read vigorously and was fascinated by Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte D’Arthur. It was Malory’s Morte D’Arthur that influenced Steinbeck for the rest of his life. Steinbeck graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and attended Stanford University. He took courses in science and particularly became interested in marine biology.
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today but those in our lives tomorrow. My parents mad choices that have affected my life. I have chosen to push further and higher to be even greater then they were‚ allowing their mistakes to be a stepping stone rather than an obstacle. As a young girl growing up in Haiti‚ I experienced first hand that the path my parents chose for themselves was not the life that I wanted for myself. I was able to relate closely to Richard Rodriguez in “The Achievement Desire” because he faced many struggles
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The book “The Greatest Generation”‚ by Tom Brokaw‚ is about the men and women who were born in the 1920’s and how they are what he deems to be the greatest generation thus far. He believes this generation is so tremendous because of the fact they did not demand respect for what they did and went through. Though may sacrificed as much as their lives‚ they do not think higher of themselves. Even through all their struggling they managed to have enough strength leave everything behind and fight for
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Hinduism had the greatest influence on society because it established the concept of Karma‚ the law of action and effect; promoted tolerance and peace; and created the caste system in India. As the most ancient organized religion‚ Hinduism’s principle of karma formed the foundation for culture and law. According to Georgetown University‚ “karma is the force of retributive justice that compels believers to behave righteously.” (Georgetown University‚ Berkeley Center for Religion‚ Peace‚ & World
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1.) Why did you join the Junior Achievement program? As an ambitious‚ enthusiastic‚ and experience-driven individual; the parameters and visions of the Junior Achievement program immaculately correlated with my goals as an individual. The privileged prospect to broaden my array of experiences‚ empirically apply my essence as a leader to potentially create something successful and be able to aid growth in others‚ collectively; is an opportunity to grasp without question. The possibilities
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Jared Green March 5‚ 2012 English 102-Section 2 Professor McGunnigle Essay Final Draft Michael Jackson: The Greatest of All-Time If asked the question‚ “Who is the greatest or famous music artist of all time‚” which name would first pop into your head? Michael Jackson is the most accomplished artist that ever lived on this planet. To start things off‚ he has one of the best voices ever known to the industry of music. Secondly‚ he is also one of the best dancers to ever walk the earth. Lastly
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Achieve Your Goals “The Achievement Habit” (Roth‚ Bernard) clearly spells out the true meaning of hard work‚ taking success to the very highest level‚ and finding the “Yellow Eyed Cats” (Roth) that can ruin a person’s perspective on the outside world for the rest of his life. “Who Am I? What do I Want? What is my purpose?” (Roth‚ 28). What is a “GOOOooood Reason” (Roth 34) for a poor excuse‚ and what really matters in your life? Ask yourself; “Who Am I? What do I want? What is my purpose?” (Roth 28)
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