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It’s official, Al Horford will be a Boston Celtic. That said, it’s now Dwight Howard’s time to shine in Atlanta. The chance that the Hawks signed the three-time Defensive Player of the Year from the mid-2000’s is slim, but it is what it is. He’s here and Al Horford is gone. With one year remaining on Paul Millsap’s contract with a player option for the 2017-18 season, Howard is now -like it or not- the face of the Atlanta Hawks franchise. Not since Howard left Orlando four seasons ago has he…

On Feb. 29, a 61-year-old man was arrested for allegedly embezzling over $100,000 from a California company. The incident took place in Lake County. According to media accounts, the defendant was working as a bookkeeper for a local couple, and an investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Department determined that he stole $103,000 from their business and personal bank accounts. The evidence was sent to the Lake County District Attorney's Office in September, and a criminal case was opened on…

Before I begin I just want to say that this article contains spoilers for all of the episodes of The Flash up to the twentieth episode of the third season and minor spoilers for the second season of Legends of Tomorrow. On the last episode of The Flash we learned that Savitar is a future version of Barry. The big question here is: How did Barry become Savitar? I believe that the Barry that becomes Savitar is not actually our Barry. How is this possible? Let me explain. When Barry went to the…

Jessica Tran ENG4U Ms.Timm July 14th, 2015 The Chronicles of a Tragic Hero A tragedy is defined by endeavors of human suffering that prompts the tragic hero to challenge morality. It is often associated with the downfall of the character that evokes the audience to a state of gratification. In Woody Allen’s film, Match Point, the protagonist Chris Wilton, possesses unrighteous ambitions for love, lust, and money that commence him through the path of the tragic pattern that ultimately causes…

Ring! Ring! “Hello? What, you want me to go over the Pros and Cons for kids having a cell phone, Well sure I can do that for you.” So in this Essay I will tell you the pros and the cons of having a cell phone when you're a kid. I chose this topic by reason of I know that there are a great deal of arguments going on everyday about having a cell phone when you're a kid (I’ve done a bit of that too) so I’ve decided to do a pro and con essay. So I guess you want to know what side I agree with,…

The film, Annie Hall was released in 1977, and directed by Woody Allen a well-known stand-up Comedian in America. One would automatically have expectations of humour and a happy ending due to the romantic comedy genre; however the film disregards a few of the genre’s conventions which results in an unhappy separation of the main two individuals Alvy Singer and Annie Hall towards the end of the film. The film, Annie Hall unfolds from Alvy’s point of view and his ultimate search for happiness in…

Robert Herjavec As well seen robert is a famous person from the show shark tank but as well as being a successful person on tv he is also a very successful entrepreneur. Also being a success in the business world he is a success from another nation. After his father and escapee from a prison in zbjeg croatia came to halifax at a young age of 8 years old. After he made it to halifax his mother remembered she knew someone in toronto they went there and lived in their basement for 18 months. When…

Fear is an emotion that leads people to do things they would not normally do. It awakens a sector of a personality they never knew they had. A major recurring theme in World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is fear as a driving force. Fear leads to insanity, inhumanity, and unity. In most wars, fear is liability that burdens both sides. If one side is able to capitalize on the fear of their opponents, this may give them the upper hand. However, when one side happens to be the living dead…

Fear is basically just an active imagination that comes to a person when creating the worst possible scenario. Imagining gruesome scenarios is kind of like a comfort because then you know what to expect. People don’t normally find themselves being happy when they are getting kidnapped. Fear allows people to imagine an unnatural scenario, which can blind them to act irrationally and unreasonably. In the book, The Martian Chronicles, written by Ray Bradbury, a chapter was introduced to us in a new…

Author, Steven Pressfield defines resistance as a force that drives us from doing out best, by consuming us with fear about our gifts and talents. Resistance, stops us from doing things that can be good for us because the unknown afterwards is frightening. He characterizes resistance as fast, powerful, and almost addicting. It is circling around us, and yet we have no idea when it is going to hit us. Resistance is not something that we can see, instead it is something that we can feel. A…