The moment that I will never forget The scorching sun was beating against my olive‚ gold skin as a drop of sweat trickled down my face‚ slowly and gradually. The glorious scenery dazzled‚ the cool‚ summer breeze blew through my lush brown locks. Deep blue ocean tide’s lapped against my feet like a soft tender kiss and retreated slowly. The palm trees hypnotically shimmied from side to side in a swaying motion. As I walked across the beach‚ each step I took my foot sunk into the golden sand like
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TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THERE A "MID TUDOR CRISIS" DURING THE REIGNS OF EDWARD VI AND MARY I? "The mid-Tudor crisis" is a term often used by historians to describe the reigns of Edward VI (1547-1553) and Mary I (1553-1558). This period can be seen as a crisis‚ due to the fact that there were so many problems financially‚ socially‚ religiously and constitutionally‚ which led to rebellions‚ and placed the country in a very unstable position. It is clear that many of the origins of this ’crisis’ have their
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English Civil War lasted from 1642 to 1649. The war was a result of a split between King Charles I and Parliament. Neither side was willing to back down over the principles that they held and civil war was the only way this disagreement could be solved. The country split into those who supported the king and those who supported Parliament – the classic ingredients for a civil war. It has been argued that Charles I was the main reason that war broke out. I will be investigating whether this is a far accusation
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Winston Churchill said that democracy was not perfect but that it was the best political system available. Was he right? Democracy first appeared in Ancient Greek civilisations‚ before being wiped out entirely and not returning to western civilisations only until approximately a hundred years ago. One definition given for democracy is a political system that allows the constituents and citizens of a country the right to fairly vote and contribute to the decision of which individuals are ruling
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The person I admire the most My father who is generally niggardly with praise is extremely generous where our mother is concerned. He spoke of her once as selfless‚ sacrificial and devoted and to this I would like to add: helpful and understanding. It is not unusual for us teenagers to run into little problems and then to boggle at them. Whatever we do‚ she is there solidly with us to help us. I am convinced that one of the greatest boons in life is to have a devoted‚ selfless‚ helpful mother
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Defying authority is hard. Religious laws with strict death penalties for those who defy authority are even harder. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a brave and stern character named John Proctor dwells within the plot of the play. Proctor was one of the few sensible people in the town of Salem to see the lies in Abigail’s witchcraft accusations. Proctor has a great will and love for his word and his wife. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken‚ Proctor is a good man with one detrimental flaw:
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He Was My Hero My hero has always been my grandfather. I prefer not to use his name in respect. He was always spoiling me and always taking me places that he had never taken me before. He taught me many life lessons and gave me great insights that I hold on close to this day. He always seemed to have a big appetite. I could never picture him having disgust for food or being sick‚ but when the symptoms started‚ I got worried. Usually‚ at the family cookouts‚ he would be the one always cooking the
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before every class‚ which was new but easy to forget‚ for it failed to spark patriotic or nationalistic feeling within its reciters. For now‚ my thoughts were on my family. A multitude of questions swarmed my head‚ Why was conscription activated? What happens when I turn sixteen? What about my parents‚ will my dad go into the army? Questions I would fortunately never know the answer to. On the journey home I overheard people discussing possible ways to leave the country. I always thought that nobody
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of Socrates was found guilty in two offenses. The city of Athens gathered to hear the trial‚ and The Apology by Plato allows to better understand what was said in Socrates’ defense and sort through the logistics of the case. Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ charged Socrates with an account of living an impious life and with a second account of corrupting the youth of Athens. Yet‚ I can attest that truly Socrates was innocent in the case of these two accounts because Socrates greatest desire was to do justice
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To be honest‚ I thought “Even the Rat was White” was a pretty interesting book to read because I got to learn more about racism in the white dominated field of psychology. I thought the book did a good job of covering the important facts of racism in psychology because when you look at psychology now in my opinion; it has become more diverse than ever. Before I read the book‚ I didn’t know if I was quite ready to read it since it was going to be about racism in the field of psychology. While reading
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