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    Rand believed that man is an end unto himself; this particular exchange in the novel is evidence of this core belief. Howard Roark, who is the chief representation of Objectivism in the novel, shows that he does not pointlessly bog himself and his mind down with petty judgements of people, instead choosing to focus on himself, what can make him happy, and what can help him move further in life. The antagonist, Toohey, also the representation of Collectivism, attempts to control…

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    Algonquin Wolf Essay

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    The Southern Bog Lemming is native to Ottawa, Canada and is often found in bogs, moist places, and sometimes deciduous forests and meadows. Lemmings are small mouse-like animals that on average weigh 35 grams. The dorsal side tends to be dark brown while the ventral side is a silver-ish gray. Algonquin Wolf The Algonquin Wolf is native to Ottawa, Canada and is a hybrid of the Eastern Wolf, Gray Wolf, and Coyote. Algonquin Wolves are usually found in, but not limited to, deciduous and mixed…

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    The Chesapeake Bay is a marine aquatic life zone biome. This estuary is a mixture of salt water and fresh water. This is a sub biome of the Aquatic. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and third largest in the world. An estuary is a body of water where the salt water of the ocean mixes with the fresh water of rivers and streams. The Bay is 200 miles long and flows through the states of Virginia and Maryland. More than 150 rivers, creeks, and streams flow into the…

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    Another theory of the psychodynamic theory is the Erikson’s theory of psychology stages. Erikson believes in consciousness and motives. He believed in the id, ego, and superego, but he also emphasized that the main component of development is social interactions. From Erikson’s qualitative stages, the boy from the blog exhibits the Trust vs. Mistrust stage. Although this stage is for babies, the Chinese boy probably had some problems in this stage, which caused the boy to dislike his mom now.…

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    The Dead By James Joyce

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    landmarks and directions; the past exists in the churchyard where Michael Furey, Gretta’s former lover, is buried; the present originates in Ireland’s landmarks that remain unchanged and in stasis: “the dark central plain,” “the treeless hills,” and the “Bog of Allen” (Joyce 152). Meanwhile, the future emerges in Gabriel’s “journey westward,” symbolizing progress and mobility (Joyce 152). Then, Joyce uses the repetition of falling snow as the universal factor that compresses the three periods of…

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    the woods, or the kolkhoz, Matryona has to get her grass elsewhere. “She took her sickle and a sack and went off early in the morning to places where she knew there was grass growing – round the edges of fields, on the roadside, on hummocks in the bog. When she had stuffed her sack with heavy fresh grass she dragged it home and spread it…

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    Sampson Harmon was a member of the Furnace Town community in the 19th century. The bog ore that powered the large furnace in the center of the town eventually ran out leading to an almost unanimous decision to desert the town to search for a new home. Only one person stayed back- Sampson Harmon. He vowed to never leave the town since…

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    Many people in this world are good at deceiving others to the point point where they can actually deceive themselves. Some people lie to sell something and other will lie just because they can and to see the other person's reaction. Fir example, a car dealership company, especially ones that sell used cars, will often lie about the quality of a car just to sell it and make a profit. Many people will lie about anything for the fun of it, and sometimes can get so good at it they start believing…

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    Once a year in the Protectorate there is a Day of Sacrifice in which the youngest baby is taken by the Elders and left in the forest to die, thus appeasing the witch who threatens to destroy the village if they did not obey. Unbeknownst to the people, Xan, the witch of the forest, is kind and compassionate. When she discovers the first baby left as a sacrifice, she has no idea why it has been abandoned. She rescues the infants, feeds each one starlight, and delivers the shining infants to…

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    into what is the cause of goodness, so why the other shop?” (Burgess 44). Here Burgess suggests that Alex considers the choice to be bad is equivalent to the choice to be good. Burgess writes, “…Badness is of the self… and that self is made by old Bog or God and his great pride and…

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