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    Actor Mahershala Ali

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    Cottonmouth in the upcoming Luke Cage season 2 actor was a multi-talented athlete who worked hard for a career. Actor Mahershala Ali is known for his work in “House of Cards” in Netflix, “The Hunger Games” and “Treme” in HBO. But what many do not know is that Mahershala Ali didn’t have it all in the beginning. The 42 year old actor grew up playing sports. He is described by People as a multi-talented athlete. At the young age of four, Mahershalalhashbaz as he is named by birth, says he grew up

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    Michael Jordan wins $8.9 million lawsuit A jury in a Chicago court awarded basketball legend, Michael Jordan, $8.9 million after he sued a grocery chain for using his identity to advertise their product without consent. In 2009, Safeway, who owned now-defunct Chicago based supermarket chain Dominicks, placed an ad in Sports Illustrated celebrating Michael Jordan’s induction into the Hall of Fame. The ad contained a $2 off steak coupon that unfortunately was redeemed only twice. According to NYpost

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    Lion In Winter Deception

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    The major tone of The Lion in Winter is cynical. Throughout the drama, the characters weave and maneuver through numerous conspiracies in order to satisfy their own desires and wants for the throne of England. Within the royal family, this trickery is ironically not hidden, but rather, is done openly towards one another. However, their particular interests and wishes lie vague and mysterious behind their conceited actions. In the drama, not only are characters attempting to avoid the deceptive attacks

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    never stop trying just because someone or something got in your way just make it a challenge that you can beat in life The article is called what it takes to be great wrote by Geoff Colvin published on October 30, 2006. One person that did that was Michael Jordan because got cut from the basketball team in highschool but he never gave up and know he has his own shoes and went to the NBA. Michel also went to the MLB because he thought that he could play it good like basketball. But he wasn’t so he practice

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    A Poem For Get Poetic

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    Good morning fellow panel members today I have been asked to research and analyse a poem for Get Poetic, which will inspire our target audience and gain an interest in poetry. Poetry is powerful tool which changes the way people look at the world. I believe the song “We Are Going to Be Friends.” By The White Stripes, is a great song to spark, an interest for poetry in our target audience. This song is about a school child’s day and this song is definitely thought provoking and I am sure it is a

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    WENTY GO BACK TO TOP OF MASSEY CUP The Wentworthville Magpies returned to the top of the Ron Massey Cup table with a hard fought 30-20 win over the Auburn Warriors in their catch up postponed game at Lidcombe Oval on Wednesday Night. In a match that ebbed and flowed a number of times, the Magpies twice got out to handy leads – only to be reeled in twice by Warriors comebacks. The Magpies started on fire with centre David Sisifa scoring in Wenty’s first set of the match for a four-nil lead after

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    Pee Wee Research Paper

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    November 5th was a day of glory and amazement. The Darien Ice Rink in Darien Illinois was the sight of an absolute upset. On that day, my Northern Cyclones team beat the infamous Chicago Mission at the Bauer Invite. The Bauer Invite is the preeminent hockey tournament in the United States and the Chicago Mission is a top ranked national hockey team. Ever since I was pee wee I have admired the Chicago Mission. Their players were always the best of the best and inevitably moved on to playing college

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    Michael Jordan was a basketball player from 1982-2001. In that time period he retired three times, lost his dad, divorced his wife, and played a year of MLB baseball. But with all this mishap, Jordan seemed to find basketball as a holy grail. He set many records and made many friends as well as followers. Many people looked up to him in more ways than one. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He wasn’t always tall but hit a huge growth spurt his freshman year and decided

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    The Tempest Act 1 Essay

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    The main character’s Prospero main objective is to redeem himself and to continue his pursuit of knowledge. The primary conflict is Prospero, the duke of Milan and a powerful magician, was banished from Italy and cast to sea by his usurping brother, Antonio, and Alonso, The king of Naples. Prospero seeks to use his magic to make these lords repent and restore him to his rightful place. The climax is when Alonso and his party stop to rest, and Prospero causes a banquet to be set out before them

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    Villain Protagonist

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    A villain is a person who tries to stop, kill, or destroy the protagonist in a story. The villain is a very important part to any story. The villain is rude, evil, and nasty. They are often known as the antagonist. Without a villain there wouldn’t even be a story. A villain can be likable or very hated. A lot of times the villain can be someone that the protagonist trusted. It can be family members or teammates or good people turned evil. The best villain I know is Kellog. He is the main

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