Sometimes the cost of making people proud can be nerve racking‚ but it is usually worth it. After two and a half months of planning and three days of beautiful weather‚ I finished my boy scout Eagle project. It was the biggest project I had ever taken on; by myself I was in charge of getting a hold of permits‚ donations of food and paint‚ and organizing volunteers so that the underpass on first avenue north could be repainted. I sat on an old couch in an even older building waiting outside an office
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Black History speech: I ’m Black and I ’m Proud As we come to the close of another black History Month‚ we have been reflecting upon our heritage. Upon such people as Chrispus Atticks‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ George Washington Culver‚ Dr. Charles Drew‚ Thurgood Marshal‚ Malcolm X‚ and of course Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and many‚ many more. And as we remember and review these names we realize that in any other society this would be a great list of historical figures. But being in
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wild animal‚ most likely a hippopotamus‚ which represents an foreign invader from a different place. Menes lived in the early dynastic period. Without doubt‚ his greatest accomplishment is uniting lower and upper egypt which resulted in many years of law and order‚ and from that came prosperity. Another of his major accomplishments is forming the
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Maggie Moran Ms. Hoeynck Sophomore English October 9‚ 2014 “Death Be Not Proud” Response Paper “Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne opens with the lines “Death‚ be not proud‚ though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful‚ for thou are not so” which means that Death must think he’s a really big deal‚ and the speaker is trying to tell him that even though other people might think he’s scary‚ he really isn’t. It goes on to say “For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow Die not‚ poor Death
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Dornan‚ E. A. & Robert Dees (2008). Four in one: rhetoric‚ reader‚ research guide‚ and handbook (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Proud to Be a Speciesist Stephen Rose I research on animals. I study the intimate chemical and electrical processes that are the brain’s mechanisms for storing information‚ for learning and memory. To discover those mechanisms‚ I analyse the cellular changes that occur when young chicks learn and remember simple tasks. An anti-vivisectionist once asked me
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That everyone has their own characteristics is the reason why those who do something in their own way can accomplish more. The accomplishment can be contributed to the personal distinction. Lindbergh‚ the first man who is a dark horse in a deadly competition risks his life to fly across the Atlantic and lands as the most famous man on earth. He proves the American aviation’s future. A Lone Eagle‚ who inspired the world to look to the skies. When he was young‚ he was tired with the high school
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There are many people in this world who have a plan of what they’re going to do in life by setting goals‚ and trying to conquer them. I happen to be one of those people. However‚ life changes unexpectedly and it takes a strong person to have the courage to persevere and be resilient through it all. A wise man once said‚ “"Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want." The
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we live in Modern Times. Modern Times began with the Renaissance‚ one of the rare periods of genius in the world’s history. Beginning in the 14th century and reaching its height in the 15th‚ the Renaissance was a new age filled with remarkable accomplishments meaning “rebirth”. The Renaissance refers to the rediscovery by humanists of the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The individualization of man began in this era‚ and it was during this period that man began to focus on the secular aspects
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Response to Death Be Not Proud of John Donne The poem Death Be Not Proud‚ by John Donne‚ is a typical “Holly Sonnet”. In these poems‚ he spent a lot of effort in looking into his “inner self”‚ expressing his attitude towards religion and life. In this poem‚ Donne stresses man’s superior over death in particular by using a series of poetic elements. The sonnet is written in Petrarchan sonnet form with fourteen lines iambic pentameter; the first eight lines are octave‚ while others are sestet. It
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completing his studies‚ his mother agreed to permit him to pursue his passion in academics. After years of rigorous study and close workings with highly reputable doctors‚ in 1849‚ he was declared doctor of medicine and his accomplishments continued to pile up. A few of his accomplishments include
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