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    anyone in the land. Then came the Seven Warriors. Seven humans born with extraordinary powers over the elements. Fire was born first. Then came Earth, Sky, Water, Industry, Nature, and finally Ice. The Warriors saved the human race, and peace spread across the land. The seven Warriors then lived out the rest of their days as peace keepers keeping a healthy balance between the elements. As each of the Warriors neared the end of their days a replacement was born. Generations of Warriors continued,…

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    it out and watch her from afar. Jennifer is a stubby, four foot eight woman, in her mid-thirties. She is toothless, and her lower jaw whirls from side to side when she produces her puncturing high-pitched sounds. In the center of her scraggly light brown hair, she has a bald spot while the hair at the back of her head is short and frizzy, like a poodle's hair. Jennifer also wears a pair of…

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    Esther was always warned never to go into the dumpster for it had been told to be haunted. She was walking home from school by herself and took a wrong turn. Esther stumbled upon the dumpster she was warned never to go into. As she was walking by, her eyes caught a glimpse of something shiny. Her curiosity got the best of her and she charged right into the haunted dumpster. It took her a little while to find the shiny object but she eventually found it. It was a doll. The doll, who Esther…

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    day help create change. Her family was well acquainted by the royal family and in 1977, she was sought after to become Prince Charles future spouse. The couple received much attention from the media, for the public was intrigued by the seemingly odd pairing. Lady Diana Spencer became Diana, Princess of Wales on July 29, 1981 after her marriage was finalized to Prince Charles. The fairytale of a wedding and happily ever after did not last long after the couple's divorce was announced in 1992.…

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    What if the United States Never Existed? The United States is an area on the Earth in the continent of North America It’s a plot of land that is divided into 50 pieces and a region of the world inhabiting about 326,000,000 people and different species of animals. This is America; the land of the free and the home of brave. But what if this place never existed? How different would the world and society be today? Would it still thrive, or would it wither? The spirit and history of the United…

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    America is criticized by many people who live around that area for many negative factors brings to life. As mentioned in a Letter to America, Margaret Atwood she states how America is criticized by having dirt water in people’s showers and how America has such a sloppy behavior. Atwood does not talk about the good positive things about America and men and women can disagree that America has negative factors by talking about the positive factors America brings out to them. People can enjoy the…

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    It’s funny when you think about it. Everybody has a vision statement. Everybody has something that they hold to their core that makes them tick. I know for me when I see a vision statement I think of a business and what makes them tick. I know that you might say a business has a mission statement, but I look at the bigger picture. The bigger picture like a business and a person a vision statement clearly state what they believe and who they are as a person and a business. Me being a simple…

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    In the last century there has been major changes to higher education. “Going to university, an experience confined to less than 2% of 18-year olds before the Second World War, is now almost a rite of passage for a third of young people in the UK. The present government aims to see half of all 18-30 year olds experiencing some form of higher education.”(Anon, 2015) As early as 1939 there was only 39 universities in Britain and a small number of 50,000 students attended. This was because…

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    John Brown is a white American born during the early 1800’s. Brown was raised to be a very religious man and did not believe slavery was right. He fathered a total of twenty children during his lifetime. Along with his twenty children he and his wife raised one African American child as their own. He was not a very wealthy man, but he did not let that stop him from continuing his fight to end slavery. Brown is most commonly known for his attempt to abolish slavery during 1859, “The raid on…

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    Death by Freedom: The Story Of John Brown It was the dreadful time in history in which our country was tearing apart because of slavery. During the 19th century there were numerous individuals that stood up for justice and liberty, but there was one in particular that brought great controversy and skeptical feelings to our nation. This iconic figure in American history faced hardships in his lifetime, was part of “Bloody Kansas,” planned the raid in Harpers Ferry, supported other movements,…

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