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    mother, though, thought it was a perfect day to bring my brother, my sister, and me, an eight year old, for a swim in a river nearby. When we got to the river my mom had laid down a blanket on the rocky shore of the river and handed me a bright yellow duck float due to my lack of knowing how to…

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    Throughout Meditation 1, René Descartes attempts to dissolve everything he once believed to be true and tries to establish what he can know for certain. However, by the end of Meditation 1, Descartes is left realizing that something as simple as even being next to fire (where he was writing) is not something he can know for certain. He is now back to square one of where he started. I will argue that Descartes’ dream argument is valid in relation to the external world. In this paper, I will…

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    Gun Restrictions

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    Should Guns be taken away from law abiding American citizens? Is it possible to get the millions of guns off the streets? If the American government is successful with additional measures, will America reap the benefits of more pungent gun restrictions? There has been significant divide as of lately between liberals and conservative over the great gun debate. With each passing gun murder or attack, liberals protest to protect the American people with gun control. With each protest, conservatives…

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    Chuck Berry Biography

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    Chuck Berry was one of the few. His musical thumbprint was idealized by some and imitated by many. Chuck Berry wrote, composed and performed some of Rock n Roll’s biggest hits. Mr. Feeney has declared that Chuck Berry is, “the father of rock n roll who duck walked his way into musical history.” By the same token others have expressed admirations about Chuck Berry: John Lennon said, “If you tried to give rock ‘n’ roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry’ ”; Jerry Lee Lewis’s mother said,…

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    situation as ‘terrorism,’ it was again labeled ‘workplace violence.’ Alonzo Lunsford, one of the many injured at Fort Hood, said “[h]ow much more does this administration have to let this man do before they see that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck?” The government…

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    entire process behind Louise’s transformation. One idea that the quote raises is the significance of Louise’s name. According to the Cornell Lab, a mallards “are large ducks with hefty bodies, rounded heads and wide, flat bills” (Cornell Lab). Mallard, Louise’s last name, is a type of duck. A parallel exists between a trapped duck wanting to be free and Mrs. Mallard. Louise’s unhealthy relationship with her husband symbolizes her entrapment. His mental and emotional abuse towards Louise…

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    Heston Blumenthal Essay

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    Heston Blumenthal is a big name in the culinary world. He is known with for signature cooking philosophy, which is called molecular gastronomy. This is certainly not an easy term to be explained with just a few lines, but in short, it refers to a cross-over between a kitchen and a chemistry lab. That is where Heston’s inspiration starts, and how he integrates creativity and science into his cooking. There will be an insightful elaboration about how Heston’s success can be driven by personality…

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    where he feels that he doesn’t belong, in order to protect himself from society. However, all along, it is ironic that he pushes society away, yet he continues to embrace those he cares about. Many symbols like his red hunting hat, the museum, and the ducks have erased his alienation and caused him to be more open to society. Holden’s red hunting hat symbolizes idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness. With this hat, he longs to be different from the people around him, especially when he is around…

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    The story of Ruby Bridges: Writing about character and other text-based recurring themes. Close your eyes and imagine your Ruby Bridges. A six year old black girl in 1960 in Louisiana walking into an all-white school. People stand there chanting horrible things at you while your alone and afraid. Those chanters were ignorant. They chose not to give integration a chance and resorted to violence. Ruby on the other hand was brave, she did not give up or run away from the problems she was facing.…

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    Ocean Biome Essay

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    are frogs. Their adaptation in this biome is that they live in the water throughout their development from eggs to tadpoles, then they move out of the water and live in the ground. Finally, another animal that is in this ecosystem is known as a duck. Ducks are adapted to the freshwater aquatic biome—rivers/streams because they get their food from distinct kinds of bugs and fish that are in the water and on land in the…

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