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    Ben Coralic: A Short Story

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    the studio mirrors. I grace my fingers across my velvety rigid 2nd degree sable colored black belt. My left hand strokes the left side, feeling the light gold korean letters reading; Tang Soo Do. My right hand corresponding with the left, reading; “Ben Coralic.” Both hands slip off the tip, finishing with two bolded, and light gold horizontal stripes. The belt compliments my 7 years of experience. My other half, its courage…

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    Ben Franklin was a man born on October 18, 1785 who struggled at a young age with being ignored and thought as a servant from his older brother while in the printing industry. In the Autobiography about Ben Franklin, it talks about his life and the steps he overcame to be a successful man. Two traits that contributed to Ben Franklin's success are being resourceful and determined. These attributes help him in life to keep his head up and stay positive, even during rough times. When Ben was in…

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    On September 21st, 2015, the presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson sparked a controversial reaction through the cable network, by stating discriminatory statements against American Muslims. Statements were televised directly to the viewers who immediately reacted to Dr. Carson’s discriminatory statements. In his interview broadcasted by CNN, he stated, “"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," (Lobianco) Later, during the same…

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    serve the purpose of the movie. The 1959 movie Ben-Hur is no exception , based off of the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ written by Lew Wallace in 1880 tells a biblical story that intertwines thwith faith and the power of forgiveness. With a huge theatrical production like Ben-Hur with its elegent music score and production sets that brings to life the ancient cities, culture, and people of that time period. Even with a fantastic movie such as Ben-Hur suffers from a common problem that all…

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    Ben and Rose have plenty in common and their stories connect in many ways. Their stories connect in one way because both partial or fully of them are deaf. Since they have trouble hearing they are very lonely at times. You can tell from the pictures that Rose is lonely and from what is known about Ben one could infer that he is lonely. In both stories there is a storm. The storm in Ben’s story is what caused him to go completely deaf. There were two storms in Rose’s story. One in the movie that…

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    be talking about Ben hall’s life and what makes him a hero. Ben Hall is different from the other bushrangers. One of the victims of the holdup described him as “a quiet, good-looking young fellow, rather tall, frank-looking face.” He was not a heartless, cruel, malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness. (Bradley:2007). Ben Hall was praised by everyone in the district as a fine, hard-working, dedicated and honest stockman. He was known variously as ‘Bold Ben Hall’, ‘Gentleman…

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    support violence, only people do that. There are always those people who do bad stuff, and those who are not a part of that group but just cause they believe in the same religion, doesn't mean they are to be blamed for the same reason. 2 - The letter to Ben Affleck was actually very interesting and very empowering. She states within the letter that she should be allowed to write or express herself however she wants without the fear of being killed. The way she writes this letter shows you how…

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    Ben Bosma’s reputation as a renaissance man is substantiated by a simple Google search of his name. While this doesn’t necessarily surprise me in the least, what does surprise me is the number of achievements that Ben has been able to amass throughout his life that was revealed by the search. It was determined that Ben had an illustrious career as a United States Air Force pilot. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1975 with degrees in aeronautical, astronomical, and mechanical…

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    Les Stroud Vs Ben Carson

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    If tasked with the development of a new colony on an uninhabited planet, I would bring Ben Carson, Les Stroud, and my best friend, Ben Roberts, with me. Each person would have a specific job, and Ben Carson’s is one of the most important. Ben Carson is one of the most brilliant men on earth. Rising up from poverty, Carson worked excruciatingly hard to turn his dreams of being a doctor into a reality. Furthermore, he accomplished the impossible when he separated Siamese twins joined at the head…

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    Ben and Rose have many similarities in their lives, even though they have a very large age difference. They are both deaf, and struggle with it. When Rose goes to the movies, she feels like everybody else because there is no sound. However, when she sees that a sound system is being installed in the theatre, she becomes very upset. When Ben first loses his hearing completely, he is very confused. He sees a terrible storm out of the window, but no pounding of the water hitting the ground, or the…

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