We Live in an Unheroic Age Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I am here today to convince you that we do not live in an unheroic age. It is clear to me that whether we like it or not‚ and we can deny it all we want‚ there will always be heroes in some shape or form. I hope that by the end of this speech‚ I will have convinced all present of this reality. What qualities should a hero have? Should they be big or small‚ strong or weak‚ good looking or ugly‚ male or female? Well I guess that depends. Because everybody’s
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production of a concrete sense of social awareness. In Ancient Greece satire was seen as a powerful method of examining culture and society. Aristophanes‚ a comic playright‚ was notably fond of satirical humor and is considered by many scholars to be the godfather of modern satire (Ehrenberg 263). In early twentieth century America‚ muckrakers brought to light the reality of the widespread corruption of their time‚ often by means of satirical cartoons that used caricature and exaggeration to make noteworthy
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and annual events. What separates snowboarding from most traditional sports in commonplace society today however‚ is the rapid progression and extensive variations that the sport has undergone‚ since its recent founding in 1980 by the unofficial godfather of "shredding"‚ Jake Burton. While this is all very well and interesting‚ what this humble shredder would like to direct its most esteemed reader to is the radical changes a sport so infantile has experienced in the last twenty-five years‚ an infinitesimal
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Kimberley Williamson “The Merchant of Venice” Analyse how ONE main character’s attempts to solve a problem were important to the text as a whole. In the text‚ “The Merchant of Venice‚” written and performed by Shakespeare‚ Antonio‚ the merchant‚ borrows money from Shylock‚ a Jewish moneylender‚ to send his friend Bassanio overseas to woo and marry Portia. However‚ failing to pay back the money in time‚ Shylock takes Antonio to court demanding a pound of his flesh in payment. Portia‚ one
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Descartes was a brilliant man. His works on philosophy‚ physics and mathematics are still heavily influenced much to all of these studies today in our modern world. Descartes was born in March 31‚ 1596 in La Haye‚ France; he was named after one of his godfathers‚ Rene Bruchard des Funtaines. Descartes parents were Joachim and Jeanne Descartes‚ he also had one brother and one sister and two half siblings. Growing up Descartes had health issues “infirmity of the lungs‚ (Rene Descartes).” When he was enrolled
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Famous Rivalry: Nikolas Tesla Vs. Thomas Edison Kayla Olson Washburn University Abstract Two brilliant inventors whose famous rivalry of electrical inventions changed the course of history. Nikolas Tesla came to New York and started working for Thomas Edison in 1884. The famous feud known as the “War of Currents” started between the two in the late 1800s over whose current system was superior. Edison developed direct current‚ which is a current that runs continually in a single direction‚ like
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Name: Zovin Chong Tutorial Grp: W18 Date: 15 September 2014 Title: Commemorative speech Topic: Bruce Lee Specific purpose: (I want my audience)…to know the reasons why I want to pay tribute to Bruce Lee. Central Idea: What are the various achievements and accomplishments that he has and what made him the famous icon people recognized him as today. ___________________________________________________________________ Introduction Born between 6 and 8am on November 27 1940‚ both the hour and
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listeners of hip-hop off their feet. Hip-hop is a form of popular music that is compromised mainly of emceeing and deejaying. This genre of music originated in New York during the 70’s. American DJ Afrika Bambaataa‚ also known as the "godfather‚" were one of the originators of break-beat deejaying. Afrika Bambaataa is also known for giving hip- hop it’s name. The hip-hop culture is characterized by the four elements of rapping‚ breakdancing‚ deejaying‚ and graffiti. The hip-hop
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Toula Portakolis is the lead character‚ a Greek first generation‚ 30 year old single woman still living at home. Her parents and extended family still firmly hold on to the Greek culture in their lives‚ however‚ not Toula she has become acculturated adopting many American attitudes. Toula is more conservative in her planning for her and Ian’s wedding from bridesmaid dresses‚ makeup‚ and earrings. However‚ she gives in a great deal in order to keep her parents and family happy. Regardless of her tolerance
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