Honor never grows old‚ and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is‚ finally‚ about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending‚ even if it comes at a high cost. In our time‚ that may mean social disapproval‚ public scorn‚ hardship‚ persecution‚ or as always‚ even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for?" - William J. Bennett In a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November
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of the problem. Society’s reluctance to discuss suicide and mental illness plays a large role in the public being notoriously unaware of the pervasiveness of suicide in young people. In her essay‚ “Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection‚” Julie Scelfo‚ a frequent contributor to The New York Times‚ analyzes the demanding lifestyles of college students and the stress factors on their lives. Scelfo strives to educate parents and students on the influences of parental control and the importance
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Julie Taymor was born December 15‚ 1952‚ in Newton‚ Massachusetts. She is an American director of theater‚ opera‚ and film. She is best known for directing the stage musical The Lion King in 1997. Taymor became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing the musical‚ in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design (“PBS‚” n.d.). She always had a passion for theater. When she was younger‚ she created backyard performances for her family and friends‚ that led her to play Cinderella
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The movie I choose was Dances with Wolves. This movie was about Lieutenant John J. Dunbar and his experience in befriending the Indians. The movie starts off with Lieutenant Dunbar learning he needs to get his leg amputated. However‚ he refuses to get it amputated and attempts suicide by riding his horse through a line of fire during war. Lieutenant Dunbar survives and is treated by a general. The commanding officer gives Lieutenant Dunbar the horse he rode on in the line of fire and offers Dunbar
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English Speech “Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it” –Rick Warren. The struggle of individuals to belong and find their role in society has a significant impact upon their everyday lives. One’s cultural heritage and ideologies serve as a powerful obstacle preventing individuals from belonging and conforming to society. 10 Mary Street‚ Postcards and Memoirs of a Geisha collectively represent the struggle to belong as an evasive and difficult process that results in a loss of identity
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Wolves Matter There are many different types of relationships in nature. Some are symbiotic‚ some are parasitic‚ some competitive‚ and still others are predacious. Each type of relationship has its own importance for nature and ecosystems to maintain a sense of homeostasis. Wolves are an extremely important predacious and symbiotic player in their ecosystems. Besides promoting healthier herds‚ wolves help balance competitive relationships between other species‚ and even help control the populations
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In general appearance‚ Gray Wolves resemble a large dog‚ but wolves have longer legs‚ larger feet‚ a narrower chest‚ and a straight tail. The gray wolf’s head is large and heavy‚ with a wide forehead‚ strong jaws‚ and a long muzzle. The ears are small and triangular. They carry their head at the same level as the back‚ raising it only when they’re alert. Their fur is thick‚ with an outer layer composed of coarse hair‚ and a soft undercoat. Their coat color is usually grey flecked with black but can
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Plays employ various kinds of structural divisions such as prologues and epilogues‚ act and scene division‚ even carefully placed intermissions. Discuss the dramatic uses made of these divisions in atleast two plays you have studied. “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is divided into three acts. In act one‚ the transition between Nora and the porter that open “A Doll’s House” is immediately puts the money‚ which emerges as one of the most significant symbolism that forces the play’s conflict
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Julie Watson Biography Julie Watson is a native of Atlanta‚ Georgia born at Georgia Baptist Hospital in the Old Forth Ward on Boulevard in 1963. She grew up in Atlanta’s Midtown during the 60’s and 70’s surrounded by hippies‚ then spent the summers with her grandmother and cousins in rural Rome‚ Georgia steeped in Southern traditions. Both extremes have deeply influenced her work. Julie has spent her life creating all media of art works from functional art to watercolors and has work shown on
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had before she got thrown in this living nightmare. Verity also known as Queenie and Julie is an American spy that got imprisoned by the German soldiers. Maddie is her best friend who was also a spy and was trying to get Julie out of her prison but actually ended up killing Julie herself. As Maddie and Julie were apart they both kept “journals” of they experienced both the good and the bad ones. In the end Julie lived a good life even though she was killed by her best friend and Maddie escaped her
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