Horses are amazingly beautiful and sensitive creatures. Horses require not only understanding and patience to have a horse as a pet‚ it also requires a whole lot of care. Herd Mentality: Observe horses in the herd system‚ each horse’s welfare in the wild depends upon an instinctive submission to the discipline of the herd. The instinct is for immediate action. To the horse‚ action is survival. When horses live in an herd environment‚ they often take turns sleeping and standing guard for any predators
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O Level Literature – “Horses” by Edwin Muir The titular creatures in “Horses”‚ despite being rather ordinary animals‚ are viewed by the poet as shocking‚ overwhelming‚ and somewhat divine. Every element of these horses is made to look awe-inspring and godlike‚ inciting both reverence and fear in the poet. The opening verse depicts the horses using words like “terrible‚ “wild”‚ and “strange”‚ as well as them being “Like magic power on the stony grange”. Already‚ we are given an idea of how the
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Caldecott Award Winners Locomotive Written and Illustrated by Brian Floca This book tells the adventures of a family on a journey across the transcontinental railroad. The author/illustrator‚ Brian Floca‚ gives the reader a look into the past‚ describing what it was like to ride a locomotive in the 19th century. He used muted colors which I found beautifully soft and feel the illustrations would draw the reader into the pages. My favorite part of the book is the book flap‚ when opened kids will
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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“The Winner Within” is about a life plan for team players and what it takes to be a successful team. Each chapter is based on one subject‚ and that subject is one of the many things that a team needs to be successful. Pat Riley shares his game plan for team players in all of life‚ not just on the court. All of the strategies in this book are very inspiring and motivate teamwork. I think that the first chapter in the book‚ ‘The Innocent Climb’‚ is one of the most important concepts you have to
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And the Winner Is…Not the Children Kofi Annan believes‚ “There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected‚ that their welfare is protected‚ that their lives are free from fear and want and that can grow up in peace”(Annan). Beauty pageants do not protect children’s rights nor from danger. Children and toddlers involve in beauty pageants are sorrowful because the parents are living their lives
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Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that served as a mentor for Romeo and Juliet‚ the two star-crossed lovebirds. He served as a mentor and a friend throughout the entire play‚ and because of it‚ his life was forever changed. In the beginning of the story‚ we meet the friar and can see that he is a happy go lucky guy‚ frollicking through the fields and giving advice to Romeo. However‚ the friar has to deal with quite a bit more than a two lovestruck teens‚ and
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Who are the biggest winners and losers in a globalized world? Globalization has become a widely used word to describe the trend of free flow of capital‚ technology‚ information and service; it is not just an economic phenomenon. It also has political‚ social and cultural dimensions. Even in its economic dimension‚ there are major differences depending on the scale (e.g. macroeconomic or microeconomic) and the viewpoint. When concerning the question of who are the winners or losers‚ the answer
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this only Friar Lawrence‚ a man very close to Juliet‚ knew about their romance‚ yet still kept it a secret.. Even though they had no problems‚ their families had long been in a feud with each other‚ and their love was forbidden‚ as well as dangerous. Was keeping this situation a secret really the best decision he made? Their romance was already dangerous‚ and to keep it a secret from four very important figures? To me‚ it seems that this made all the more dangerous. Friar Lawrence was a very noble
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Jacob Lawrence has painted figurative and narrative pictures of the black community and black history for more than 60 years in a consistent modernist style‚ using expressive‚ strong design and flat areas of color. Jacob Lawrence was a great artist. During Harlem Renaissance‚ he helped establish African American artists. He gave lectures at Washington University‚ and he enjoyed working with students of all ages. Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlantic City on September 7‚ 1917. His parents
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