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    Hemmings Vs Cowell

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    wide variation in lower and upper registers for each member is what makes One Direction so successful. Simon Cowell was able to find five voices that each complimented each other uniquely to create complex harmonies that most bands can’t achieve. Because of this, the band has received 281 award nominations in its 5 years, and has won 169 of them. In comparison, 5 Seconds of Summer is a pop-punk band meaning not only does each member play an instrument, there is also a designated lead singer. Front man Luke Hemmings is a lyrical tenor with a large vocal range, his lowest recorded note is an A2 in the band’s latest single, Jet Black Heart. Opposite this is his highest note, an F5, which he achieved in a cover of Chris Brown’s “Forever”. While…

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    Mullis 1 Tabatha Mullis Mrs. Lee 9th Grade English (4th) 17 May 2018 One Direction Here to Stay Bon Jovi, Metallica, Michael Jackson, and AC/DC: These are all famous musicians that have withstood the test of time. A boy band would not usually be included in such a notable group of musicians like this unless it is NSYNC or the Backstreet Boys. Even so, One Direction is a group that will stand the test of time because they have many fans, they are original, and they have won many awards. In…

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    up.” (pg.33). Mark begins to resent his father for trying to force him into the tribal life style. Mark also talks about how his mother switches into christianity which Mark believes that it 's simply because she wants something to believe in. So as a reader we quickly see this as a problem when Mark’s parents believe different things. Such as when Mark is sick and his father wants to take him to the witch doctor but Mark’s mother wants to take him to the clinic. Mark at one point doesn’t know…

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    Review How to Make Connections 2) Read the African proverb on p. 8 What text to self connection did you make to this proverb? This quote connects to me and makes me relive the memory when I used to get bullied at my old school. I never expected it in a million years and this girl made a huge difference in my life. This girl was my best friend or so I thought. She turned my whole friend group against me (again “friend group”). Physically she was small, but the words she used against me changed…

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    Manipulation and Control in Colonial Leadership: Hoodwinking William Pitt the Younger The satirical caricature East India Stocks published in London in 1788 portrays an assortment of characters, referring to corruption and embezzlement of the East India Company stocks by the people in authority, specifically that of Henry Dundas, a lord advocate under George III, who would later become the president of the Board of Control. Although William Pitt the Younger, the English Prime Minister from…

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    Edmund Burke saw the French Revolution as a vicious and destructive change to a legitimate and traditional form of government. He was disgusted and outraged by the actions of the French and in response, Burke wrote the Reflections on the Revolution in France, in 1790, as a warning to England’s citizens of the dangers of starting a similar movement. Enjoying a successful career as a politician for the Whigs, Burke’s strong conservative writings defined some of the party’s important right wing…

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    What is RxNorm? RxNorm is a reference terminology that applies standardized names to medications. Its creation was motivated by need for a standard terminology for representing drugs. These names are then linked to the drug names used in pharmacy software programs that manage patient medications and interactions (e.g. Micromedex, Medispan, First Databank). Rx norm also includes the National Drug File -Reference Terminology (NDF-RT) that is used by the Veterans Health Administration (NIH U.S.…

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    Furthermore, in Rebecca, Mr. De Winter’s mansion sets a sort of lonely atmosphere. It is surrounded with woods with not much to do but hunt. Even Giles, Mr. De Winter’s brother in law comments on the lack of things to do, “There is nothing else to do around here” (Rebecca). Also, living out in the woods includes many dangers. If trouble were to arise it would take some time before others could arrive to help. In an article by Jane Costlow, she comments on the dangers of a forest, “these are…

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    held Bertie to blame for her beloved husband’s death, and once said of him to one of her daughters, 'Much as I pity, I never can or shall look at him without a shudder'. For the duration of his life he struggled with the burden of knowing that she blamed him. Her refusal to allow him any role in state affairs would leave him with too much energy and free time on his hands, she also considered him frivolous, incompetent, indiscreet and feared him competing with her for the affection of her…

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    The French Revolution was a revolution that swept through the lands of France, bringing forth ideas that soon question the old ideals of the citizens of France. Though many seem to generalize the French Revolution as the revolution that wanted to bring change to the old monarchy system, however there were also other ideas and perspectives that were created from the French Revolution. We can see these perspectives and ideas through the writings of contemporary observers such as Olympe de Gouges,…

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