and repay greater ones with ingratitude." Like Mr. Franklin said a favor returned without ingratitude is not worth the time. Ingratitude can run the the whole purpose of doing or achieving something. For example‚ in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant Madame Loisel is portrayed as an ungrateful woman because of how greedy and inconsiderate she is. To begin with‚ Madame Loisel was a very greedy woman. She feels unsatisfied with what she has and wants more. The narrator’s thoughts "She
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The setting of the science fictional world which I’ll be referencing comes from the short story “Immersion” by Aliette de Bodard. It seems to take place in the future after a war of great magnitude. Within the story‚ it does reference Old Earth‚ to insinuate the characters resemble earthlings of human form. Was it believable? Yes‚ I would say‚ I believe it would be highly possible for mankind to seek out living amongst the stars in spaceships the size of cities. With the current rave about a manned
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Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was born in 1090. He was given the nickname "El Cid"‚ which is derived from the Arabic word sayyid or “sir”. El Cid inspired the writing of “Cantar Del Mio Cid” or The Poem of The Cid. There are many speculations as to who the real writer of the Poem of the Cid‚ however the real author or authors are unknown. The Poem of The Cid is the oldest Spanish epic and is one of the four most important Spanish books of all time. Although it is inspired by the the real Cid‚ who was a
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After reading the short text called “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚” by Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ I was surprised at the brutality and coldheartedness of the Spaniards towards the Indian natives. I knew that they did some horrible things from previous history classes and what not‚ but actually reading about some of the specific things they did was a bit hard to take in. An example of this is the following quote: “And thus pregnant and nursing women and children and old persons and
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In 1782‚ J. Hector St. John de Crévecoeur wrote an essay in his 1872 collection of essays. In this essay Crévecoeur “defines Americans‚” describing how great Americans are comparing to other countries and cultures. Crévecoeur tries to influence more people to consider America as a new home. Crévecoeur is also bragging about Americans to his readers. He is very proud and happy when describing the Americans. Crévecoeur writes that when people step foot onto American soil‚ they are free and protected
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Notre Dame de Paris‚ Ile de la Cite (1163-1345) The building that has taken my interest is Notre Dame de Paris‚ which literally means “Our Lady of Paris” in French. When one thinks of Gothic architecture‚ majority will think of Notre Dame as it is one the most significant French catholic cathedral that is distinctively Gothic. Because Notre Dame has seen many reconstruction in its days‚ its early construction in the period 1160s is characterized as Early Gothic and adopt similar pointed arch
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* Rang de Basanti * “You Pakistani” scene. Police bribed. Extreme nationalism – no western music‚ dancing‚ etc. * Mother figure‚ mother India * Around 30 mins‚ say what is there to be patriotic about? Corrpution‚ population‚ etc. But fighter pilot says no country is perfect‚ I’m still willing to give my life for my country. * Karan – college kid‚ pressure from father. Every second someone is born in this country‚ no one cares about them. Neither government nor God. Do something or
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The Medici family controlled Florence throughout most of the Renaissance. In 1397 Giovanni de Medici established the Medici Bank‚ which quickly became the largest bank in Europe. He was a banker to the Papal Court‚ and a wealthy businessman who held many political offices. In 1429‚ Giovanni died‚ and left the business and fortune to his son Cosimo. Cosimo de’Medici was born September 27‚ 1389. At the age of 40‚ he took over the family business and fortune. Although he “clung to his position as
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The centralized HR system is a process is where the management of the company provides decision-making authority. Cirque de Soleil’s headquarters were located in Montreal after Cirque tried decentralizing management in North America‚ Europe‚ and Asia in the mid-1990’s after artist rebellions. Artist rebellions were based on the fact that “many performers disputed whether management was doing what was best for them…” (Cirque). Cirque hoped to be “an important agent for the urban‚ social‚ and cultural
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La popularización de la fotografía: invención de la placa seca Consigna: Análisis de la trascendencia de la invención de la placa seca‚ tomando como eje la importancia del documentalismo como denuncia‚ información o conocimiento. Placa Seca La placa seca‚ también conocida como gelatino-bromuro‚ es el primer medio fotográfico exitoso económico y duradero. Fue inventada por el Dr. Richard Leach Maddox en 1871‚ y en 1879 estaba tan bien introducida que la primera fábrica de placa seca se había
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