could have taken over all of the known world. Alexander changed so much of the world that even though he died‚ there is a good chance that what he did has even influenced places he has never seen or been to. Many people might say that all of the unity that was created quickly fell after his death (Smith 1)‚ but it only fell because he died and we can never know what might have
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and lunch‚ so they can help me catch up. Or‚ going to study hall before volleyball practice to get any homework done instead of waiting till I get home after practice. I’m proud that I actually made it to my senior year because last year and the year before that was not easy.
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hard for me. Ever since I can remember‚ I’ve always had a hard time reading‚ and that also affected my spelling. This all started in kindergarten. I can look back at some of the papers my mom kept and see that I spelled cat as “kat”. I remember the continuous name calling when I was little of how I wasn’t the best reader in the class and how all the kids would call me stupid. I would come home and tell my mom and she would get so mad. This really hurt my feelings‚ but that just made me into a
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Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich? In the article titled “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich?” by Ted Tollefson‚ he states what makes a person a hero. One interesting idea he mentions is a hero has ability to boost change of community‚ and another important factor he raises is all heroes around the world are instructive and inspirational. While these are not the only factors that make up a hero‚ I believe they are the two most essential evidences to support the topic. The first point
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Berry’s Bug Blaster Due to the recent success of Berry’s Bug Blasters the owner is seeking to expand operations and has three options in which to fund this expansion. The first option is to take the company public by offering shares of the company in the form of an initial public offering (IPO). The owner can also seek to purchase the struggling competitor. The final option is to merge the business with another pest control company. The owner of the company must weigh each option because each
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wasn’t great‚ but it was fun and what 7 year old is actually good at basketball. I just ran around the hot gym filled with sweaty kids‚ decked out in my baggy shorts and sporting my oh so fashionable sports goggles. Fast forward a few years and there I am in the 5th grade. Girls were developing skills and getting better at basketball. Travel basketball was an option because we were getting older and I‚ along with a
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What does persuasive writing mean to me? It means that I cam going to try and convince my readers that my opinion is all that matters. I am going to do everything I can to persuade the reader that what I am writing is gospel. No other opinion matters but mine. I believe that a good persuasive paper should present the facts first. The writer must do his/her research before they can even present their opinion on the subject. Being knowledgeable of the topic that you are going to discuss is going to
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Home is a term that is used throughout the world as the place where one lives. Is this really what home means? In looking deeper at what the word really means‚ many interpretations become apparent. Another word that sometimes is confused with home is the word house. A house is the actual building where a person lives‚ whereas a home is more personal. The dictionary defines the word home as the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered (Scott‚ Foresman Advanced Dictionary p.528). A house
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To me‚ time management means being able to manage your daily activities in a manner that make the most effective use of your time. In order for time management to work you need to a have a plan. When you don’t plan ahead‚ daily interruptions can cause your plans to get push aside and lead to unnecessary stress. A major problem in my day-to-day life I would like to solve is better time management. Basically‚ I manage my time by taking care of issues as they come up. Currently‚ I have a general
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Is India Really Independent? “At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance… We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again.” These are the impressive words of the speech titled‚ “Tryst with Destiny” given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15‚ 1947
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