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    Introduction Maine’s dialects are vividly depicted the very characteristics of Maine’s country folks that some people have not heard before. Many words are no longer used in today as much as in the past except for some old ancient folks live in rural areas. However, there are some words and phrases that do blend in today’s society to create the dialects that are more flexible, humor, and wisdom of the people speaking it. Syntactically, the word’s orders and idioms are sounded more humor and…

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    Essay On Dorothy Sayers

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    was considered an eccentric girl, she enjoyed partaking in various activities, specifically in drama and music. For instance, she played the violin and sang in the Bach choir, an independent musical organization. Six years after her graduation, in 1926, Sayers married Oswald Atherton Fleming,…

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    Norma Jeane Mortenson was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe was labeled a “sex symbol” but she was actually a unique woman. She is important because although she was labeled she never tried to change her appearance. She had a very intricate life. Marilyn wrote a book about herself, My Story. She died on August 5, 1962 and was found in her floor holding a wine bottle, she had overdosed on Barbiturate overdose. Marilyn was born to an unstable mother and an absent…

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    actor, director, writer in theater, television, and film and producer. He was born on November 16, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio to a Canadian-born physician of English descent, Dr. William George Meredith, and Ida Beth. He studied from Hoosac School in 1926 and went to Amherst School. He died on September 9, 1997. He was known as a proficient actor and one of the most refined actors of the century. He was a life member of the Actor’s Studio. He got nominated for two Academy Awards and won various…

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    Meaning of Dreams Langston Hughes’s short poem is on of his famous works it is likely the most common poem taught in American school. Hughes wrote “Harlem” in 1951, and it address one of his most common themes – the Limitation of the American Dream for African Americans. “Harlem” makes you wonder what happens to a deferred dream, wondering if it dries up like a raisin in the sun, or if it oozes like a wound and then runs. It might smell like a rotten meat or develop a sugary crust. It might…

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    Electrosurgery is the passage of high frequency electrical current through the body to achieve a desired surgical effect. The surgical effect can be achieved by, cutting, coagulating or fulgurating. The techniques of electrosurgery use today were developed in the early part of the 20th century; however, the history of the technique goes back as far as the early 19th Century. The French Physicist Becquerel was the first to demonstrate electrocautery, using electricity to heat a wire needle. Later…

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    Miles Dewey Davis III

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    Miles Dewey Davis III was born on May 26, 1926 in Alton Illinois. Miles Davis was the son of a music teacher and a dental surgeon. He grew up in a middle-class household. At the age of 13 his dad introduced the trumpet to him. Elwood Buchanan wanted to help develop Davis’s style, he was a friend of Davis’s father. Davis played professionally during high school. Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Parker liked Davis’s work and invited him onstage to perform when a band member was is and wasn’t able to…

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    Woodin was a tough and aggressive guard for the Packers for 10 years in the Iron Man Era when players played both offense and defense and sometimes for the entire 60 minutes of a game. In 1919, while playing for Marquette University, Woodin broke his ankle against South Dakota and continued playing, and he brought that same fighting attitude to the Packers. He had an unusually long career for someone who played in the NFL’s first decade, but he was productive until the end. In fact, Woodin…

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    in Australia. It took till 1984 for enrolment and voting to be made compulsory for all eligible voters. Electors who do not vote at a state election will be fined. The following years several states across Australia made voting compulsory. First in 1926 in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania in the year 1928, then in Western Australian 1936 and in South Australia in 1942. In 1962 aboriginal voters were finally given without exceptions the right to enrol and vote while in 1973 the voting age was…

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    Marilyn Monroe's Suicide

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    barbiturate poisoning, and a psychiatric team did the investigation termed its probable suicide. The investigators say that she drunk then of depression, She have been none for doing pills and drinking alot. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Baker. As the identity of her father is undetermined. Jun 19 1942 Marilyn Monroe Married Jim Dougherty, Norma Jeane entered Van Nuys High School in September of 1941, but her days as a typical…

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