A Boot and a Shoe

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    After 2 hours in the car I was so hungry so I went to get my chips out of my bag in the passenger seat then I remember I put them in the back seat. I looked in my mirror and say what looked like a work boot, which obviously wasn't something I would keep in my car. I realized that it wasn't just a shoe there was a person laying in my back seat. I wanted to scream and cry but that would be even more dangerous so I tried to stay calm and find the nearest…

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    depression struck California’s economy which lead to lower wages and unemployment for laborers. White laborers blamed the chinese for taking their jobs and causing a spike for a lost of jobs for the white working class. As the Chinese dominated the shoe and boot industry, the white working class feared Chinese monopolies. They asserted that Chinatown was overcrowded with filth and diseases such as Smallpox and leprosy. They claimed that the customs of these men contaminated the white society…

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    if she was rich. Fitzgerald states that “with influence of the dress her personality also undergone a change” (pg.35). She pretends that she is rich and she says about her husband “I thought he knew something about breed but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe” (pg. 39) she also told the apartment boy about the ice he didn’t do it so she says “These people you have to keep after them all the time” (pg.36). When Myrtle is with tom she feels that she is rich. Myrtle and Daisy come from different back…

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    should convey through their appearance, such as dressing country singers in flannels and boots. Then when competitors perform,…

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    Disobedience In Military

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    Soldiers are taught from boot camp to obey with no questions asked. If they don’t listen to orders given to them by superiors they are punished. When a solider commits a crime due to an order coming from a superior officer I believe that the superior officer should be at fault. When an individual…

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    difficult. Her father was from a very poor family of twelve children and his father died whenever he was a baby, so he was forced to learn a trade in order to provide his family with extra income. He chose to make custom boots and shoes, in which he lost his job whenever a large shoe company moved into town. Not much was mentioned about her mother’s family other than the fact that her maternal…

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    Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer and entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most…

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    Legends Behind Christmas

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    The Legends Behind Holiday Characters St. Nicholas would have to travel 650 miles per second and visit 822 homes a second for every person to receive presents on Christmas. No wonder he eats so many Christmas cookies. 90 million chocolate bunnies are produced each year for Easter. Just about 120 pounds of Easter candy is purchased annually. From the Easter Bunny to Krampus our childhood tradition for thousands of years have been celebrated by people all over the world. Legends from Germany,…

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    Smart Casual Rules

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    are often the first part of your outfit that people notice. When you step into a smart casual scenario wearing sneakers, they cancel out the elegance of your overall look. Instead of sneakers, pack in some personality with a Chelsea boot or a double monkstrap shoe. It’s okay to forgo classic styles like the oxford or the wingtip, but don’t go too far in the other direction. Accessories Your accessories can be open to interpretation but try to avoid getting too stuffy or too relaxed. For your…

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    When people think of Christmas the first thing one may think of is, Santa Claus or St. Nick. Santa is the person that brings joy and present during the night, but only for the good children. What about the bad children? In present time toady, the story is that naughty children get a lump of coal, while the good children get presents. But will getting a lump of coal really change naughty children into nice? Introducing bad Santa, Krampus! Who is portrayed as a half-goat, half-demon, horrific…

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