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are live, the sky is black and the stars are shining serenely above. The air is filled with the smell of fresh air with a faint scent of beer teasing the taste buds. The clubs, the bars, the pubs and the movie theatre all packed with people scattered,…

bass line melody, consisting of 4 notes, the first and third notes played 3 times and the second and fourth notes played 4 times. The whole line is made up of quavers and semi-quavers. There is only a slight variation in pitch throughout the line.…

news station Al-Jazeera ('the island') was established by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in November 1996. The Sheikh took power in 1995 at age 44 by coup, ousting his own father. As part of his sweeping changes Al- Jazeera…

of all time. Many believe Aristotle laid the foundation of "ancient philosophy" (Wikipedia). The great philosopher lived from 384 BC to March 7, 322 BC and throughout his lifetime he made philosophical breakthroughs that opened minds to a…

the author explains why the human characteristics are wicked. The author uses basic illustrations of people's jealousy and envy to prove that human nature is truly evil. Tzu's essay proves through many examples that man's nature is evil, and that…

an overwhelming 'dictatorship of relativism' with Pope Benedict XVI's statement summing up the world's significant loss of the absolute values of life. Contemporary society seems to have lost sight of the certainties of human civilisation such as truth,…

the 1992 presidential election. It didn't take long for the people to realize that this was false. There are a thousand promises made in a presidential election year that have questionable motives as to whether they are offered in the best interest…

an idea of what to actually write about hadn't struck me. Finally, after much time contemplating (or, rather watching movies), I decided that this paper should have the topic of no other than procrastination, a skill that every teenager going through…

was determined less by economic than by strategic, moral, and political interests as shown in the Civil War, yellow journalism, and the Spanish-American war concerning Cuba. During the Civil War, foreign policy was based primarily on strategic awareness,…

contrasts, powerful imagery, devastating irony and by generating a strong feeling of sympathy for the subject of the poem. The contrasts between health and illness feature heavily in the poem and give a before and after picture of the subjects…