Betsy Ross While most people admire the ones who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the ones who flew in space‚ and the ones who fought in wars‚ but one person outshined the rest of them. That person was Betsy Ross. Without Betsy Ross we would not have the amazing American Flag that we have today. She was born Elizabeth Griscom in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ to Samuel and Rebecca James Griscom. Betsy went to a Quaker public school. For eight hours a day‚ Betsy was
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Alvar‚ Jingo L. BS-AC3B SONA 2013 ANALYSIS Last July 22‚ 2013‚ President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address or simply‚ "SONA"‚ in Batasang Pambansa Complex. For the record‚ it had been the longest SONA that Pnoy had given with almost 2-hour span of time‚ yet it had been also one of his less applauded SONA among his previous SONAs. This year SONA catered the achievement of Pnoy Administration during the year 2012 and some parts
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I fear dying this way.. The metropolitan city Karachi has descended into a state of fear. The unstoppable violence‚ crimes‚ robberies‚ target killings‚ suicide bomb blasts‚ kidnapping for ransom‚ riots‚ sectarian and ethnic killings‚ and abhorrent terrorism have made the city of lights‚ the capital of terror and constant fear. There is hardly any crime that is not prevalent in Karachi. The prospect of dying is frightening the innocent citizens. Threat‚ sacrifices‚ terror‚ agony and frustration
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9/23/13 Yellow Class Argumentative Essay Imagine that you are celebrating a great victory‚ and suddenly you hear that the person who led you to victory is dead− does the poem‚ “O Captain‚ My Captain” really portray that feeling? Walt Whitman was the author of the poem “O Captain‚ My Captain”. The purpose of the poem was to express
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1. How to speak so people listen: Julian Treasure The video that has been summarised is about the most important thing that one does in their entire life and that is speaking. Julian Treasure has clearly made this important aspect of our life a lot simpler than it was pre-conceived by most of us. Julian Treasure is the speaker of the video which bears the title as “How To Speak So People Listen” on the YouTube website. We all love to speak but that speech bears no importance if it falls unheard
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The romantic but tragic manner in which she dies truly reflects the typical women figure of the time as beautiful but at the same time vulnerable and helpless. At the end of Act 4‚ Scene 7; Gertrude informs Laertes of Ophelia’s death: One woe doth tread upon another’s heel/ So fast they follow. Your sister’s drowned‚ Laertes. (line 187-188‚ Act 4‚ Scene 7). A picturesque description follows by: There on the pendant boughs her coronet weeds/ Clamb’ring to hang‚ an envious sliver broke‚/ When down her
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Dear E101 students: Here is the set of instructions for your FIELDWORK before drafting your feature article. Now that you have already formed your groups and have assigned the kind of description (PERSON‚ PLACE‚ EVENT‚ TREND)‚ it is now time to plan for your data gathering procedures. Remember to focus on the kind of description you are assigned to and the topic of your paper. Follow the following procedures: 1. Finalize the subject of your article. Make sure that it suits the theme that
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"O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865. The poem is classified as an elegy because it is a mourning poem that was written in the memory of someone. The poem was written to honor Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States. Walt Whitman was born in 1819 and died in 1892‚ so he lived through the American Civil War. Being born close to the founding of the country‚ he knew people that were a part of the American Revolution. Through this he experienced the unification
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intention of this act is to reduce the possibilities of corporate fraud by mandating specific procedures for financial reporting. It is recommended that your company adopt the framework defined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Tread way Commission (COSO) in order to comply with the SOX Act. The first of five components of this framework is to create the control environment. This refers to the implication that management places on a company’s risk management and accountability
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letter‚ her punishment for adultery. She no longer worries as much about appeasing the desires of society. This leads to her thinking more boldly about society and herself. “The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame‚ Despair‚ Solitude! These had been her teachers‚—stern and wild ones‚—and they had made her strong‚ but taught her much amiss” (Hawthorne 134). Hester’s punishment leads her into a “moral wilderness” lacking rules or guidance. This is ironic
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