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    history as a conniving, scheming seductress who foolishly brings down the men around her. During Hatshepsut’s 20 year reign she was able to recruit influential supporters, and many of whom were men that had been favored officials of her father, Thutmose I. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments. Although there is not much information on her, due to the fact that…

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    “The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.” -Bill Nye. After college, he became a mechanical engineer. Afterward, he began to enter into comedy, where he was working as a mechanical engineer and a stand up comedian. Eventually he developed the character “Bill Nye The Science Guy,” and one day, he had been casted in the PBS show titled, “Bill Nye The Science Guy.” Bill Nye was influential in America because he made learning science fun and…

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    Louis Zamperini once said, “I’d made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race” ( Louis Zamperini Quotes). From the terrifying sea to the torturous prison camps, this is how Zamperini lived his life. In his younger years, he experienced more than a man should in an entire lifetime. Throughout his incredible journey, he was mischievous, resilient, and courageous. Born to Italian immigrants, Louis Zamperini experienced a rebellious childhood, always in…

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    My Third Field Trip

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    they had never done before. A daunting task in general, because seeking out something that one has never done can be pretty difficult. I myself have had a few things that I would love to do if I could get a couple of people to come with me. I was interested in trying my hand at fencing, because playing with swords seems to be something smart to try to do. I brought up the idea to my group of friends in the class, and there was a lot of interest in giving it a shot. So the research was on…

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    very costly. It is events like these that people will acquire wisdom. I recently had an event like this. My experience of getting lost on a mountain at night taught me many things. Getting lost on a mountain at night with my cousins was a very significant experience for me. When this happened, my family and I were at a family reunion at the Circle J Ranch in the Bighorn Mountains. It was about 7:00 p.m. and two of my cousins and I decided that we would go on a hike together; we wanted to see…

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    Kama Sutra

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    The Kama Sutra is one of the most popular ancient Indian texts today, known widely for its erotic content and plethora of sexual positions. Contrary to western popular perception, the Kama Sutra is not exclusively a sex manual; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family, life, and other aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life. The Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text compiled by Vatsyayana, is a guide to all…

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    that. When I first knew my sister she was serious and separate from me. My parents had divorced and I fitted perfectly into the family my mother constructed with her boyfriend. She felt discarded, too old, too bitter a bad fit for this new situation. I remember being slapped and teased and her doing everything that she could do to make me feel her pain. And then, with puberty, I felt her pain too. But she felt pain that was deeper, a remote cousin to the darkest depths of mine. She stole…

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    Cinderella's Sister

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    Stories of princesses, or empresses, or even athletes, sometimes involve a “rags to riches” scenario. A story like Cinderella, a poor girl who eventually married Prince Charming, or even Michael Oher, an NFL offensive linemen, who had nothing and now is paid several millions, portray this concept. This type of life is also true for Theodora, Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora had a tough childhood, but ended up marrying Justinian the Great and is recognized as one of the most important…

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    phone as I frantically searched for it with my sleepy eyes trying to free myself of the torment of the sound. It was 5:30 am, It was at that time again; time to take my early morning run. I got up, ran to the bathroom, washed my face, dressed and headed for the door. I stood in front the door for a mere two minutes as I collated my “running playlist on my iPod then went on my morning journey. It was a habit I formed and it helped to clear my mind before a hectic day of work. Before I knew it, I…

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    ‘Sometimes I think I 'm crazy because I 'm different from everyone else.’ with this quote constantly running through my mind, I personally understood what Madrid meant when he said that the Other”results in us feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned.” As a child I always felt as if I played the role of the other. I was different in ways such as loving to learn, and being an overly outgoing person with different points of view, and as a result; I found that other children…

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