Jimmy Carter

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther once said, “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” (KING). This quote explains that ignorance and conscientious are the most stupidity things ever. Martin Luther King Jr. before his death was a baptist minister and he also was a social activist he led civil rights movement in united states on the mid-1950s until the tragedy of his death happened and it occurred in 1968. (Martin) The great king was born…

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    During the summer of 2004, Margaret Thatcher (former prime minister of Great Britain) delivered a eulogy to the American people. This eulogy honored the former United States president Ronald Reagan, whom she had worked closely. The United States had lost a great president who was a great man and dear friend to many. Thatcher needed to choose her words to respect what America saw in President Reagan and to bring needed memories back into the minds of the American people listening. In her eulogy,…

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    Ronald Reagan 40th President President, actor, and Congressman are three things that represent Ronald Reagen. Many people knew that Ronald Reagan was a president, but he was so much more than a president. As a well known president of the United States, Ronald Reagan showed Americans that even though they are not a politician you can still do something good for society and if you put your mind to something you can do it. He left a lasting legacy as someone that will do things that nobody had…

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    Elephants and human beings can be family or at least that is what “To a dead elephant” by David Livingstone suggests. It explores the familial relationship between a young boy and an elephant, as they grow up together. After many years together, the elephant dies and as a result the boy, now a grown man writes a poem attributed to his friend. Consequently, the poem or eulogy conveys a very important ecological message that animals and humans can co – exist peacefully. Before his death in 1996,…

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    Both 'Half-past Two' and 'Hide and Seek' portray the theme of being left alone through the use of language, form, and structure of each of the two poems. In 'Half-past Two', a child is put into detention for doing “Something Very Wrong” until half-past two; he doesn't know how to tell the time. As a result, doesn't know when to leave, he stays there daydreaming until the teacher remembers him, and she sends him away. 'Hide and Seek' is also about a child who is left alone. The poem is a story…

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    Hurricane Matthew made landfall in the United States on Saturday, October 8, bringing up to Category 4 force winds, rain and storm surge to communities across the Southeast. U.S. officials reported damage of at least $10 billion, making Matthew the costliest hurricane since Sandy in 2012. In North Carolina and South Carolina, swollen rivers transformed thoroughfares into canals and homes into sodden islands, in some cases with only the roof or the windows peeking above the water. American Red…

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    Hello everyone, for those of you who do not know me, my name is Jimmy Carter and I served as the 39th President of the United States. I served from 1977-1981. I am very honored to be receiving this award and it means a lot to me. Winning this award shows that my human rights actions are effective. When people hear the word “poverty” some of them cringe and feel uncomfortable. I know that personally, I feel uncomfortable. That is why I began my battle against it. I simply could not stand to see…

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    woman to hold an executive position as Vice President of the National Institute of Arts & Letters. Among her many awards over her long career, in 1979, she received an Outstanding Achievement in the Arts which was presented to her by President Jimmy Carter. Bishop joined the Fourteenth Street School, a group of New York artists who all worked in the vicinity of Union…

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    to be successful, but grow as well. Most families have chores assigned by the parents to the children. In my family, everyone has chores. Chores make our community beautiful, but also builds our character. In the short essay “ The Home Place” by Jimmy Carter, he implies, “ A two-rut wagon…

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    The Arctic Refuge Jimmy Carter in his essay has comprehensively explained how arctic wild life has it's profound significance.It is not only the country's heritage but it also is important to people around the globe . Many species of wild life have occupied their habitats in these regions . This has created a natural wilderness . Jimmy Carter has explained this wilderness by his own vivid experience . He has portrayed the vast forms of species which over the time have accumulated there . For…

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