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    Throughout high school, I got along well with my teachers and got many As. But that all changed in my junior year, when I took U.S. History 2 with Mr. McLaren. He had been Teacher of the Year at River Edge. The twins down the street raved about all that they had learned from him. But there I was, two months into the school year, falling farther and farther behind. Moreover, my varsity field hockey took time away from my studies. When I did get to work on assignments, usually on Sunday afternoons…

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    The people of the renaissance began striving for real looking imagery. They worked creating new methods of art to make their pictures look more like the objects actually look. Today we use cameras to create pictures that are as real looking as they possibly can be, and many artists practice even more advanced artistic methods to help them reach real looking pictures. Another way that their techniques and artistic convention is connected to the world of our art today is that many of their…

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    The natives taught the colonists how to hunt and trap the forest animals. The New England colonies suffered from a harsh climate. Colonists endured cold winters and mild summers. In addition to the thick forest, land became hilly and mountainous farther inland. The soil in New England was thin and rocky. Colonists used the rocks to build walls for protection. Much of New England’s land was not apt for development. Therefore, many people lived closer together than in the other colonial…

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    The late 1960s showed a valiant effort to integrate equal opportunities for everyone. Decades later, racial equality became lost in translation. I agree with the article that there are some issues with Affirmative Action. Mismatch often sets minorities apart from their classmates because they are not matched to the class and will more than likely get lower grade averages than a prepared student would. Self-confidence in mismatched student is undermined and stereotypes are set, do to racial…

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    looking back at class, I can easily connect these ideas to the novella Anthem, by Ayn Rand. In the book Anthem, we are pushed farther into the future, introduced to a society that revolves around the concept of unity and group ethics. This concept of collectivism restricts the people in this society to everyday normal things in our time. We are introduced…

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    A relationship is a complicated balance of give and take. Conflicts and disagreements are unavoidable in any type of relationship. These arguments however, are not necessarily a bad thing. Two people with a strong bond can use these disagreements as a way to learn and grow stronger as a couple. However, on the opposing side, when couples with an unhealthy relationship argue it can lead to their eventual demise. One of the most trying questions for this generation is can a bad marriage be saved?…

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    Although a myriad of inventions contributed to the development of America’s industrial revolution, the steam engine allowed for a rapid growth of industry. This engine served as the foundation for the growth of the industrial revolution because it transformed the American economy through transportation, production, and expansion of the work force. From steamboats to trains, steam engines accelerated the transportation of goods and made it more cost effective. Once James Watt refined the…

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    Socrates Poetry Analysis

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    the true nature of poetical imitations. As a result of Glaucon questioning him, Socrates explains imitation using a bed as an example. He claims there is only one idea, or Form, of the bed and then the maker of the bed uses the idea to create a bed. Along with God, the maker of Forms, and the maker of the bed, there is another, known as an artist. The artist is able to create anything he desires but as appearances only. Furthermore, God, who is the maker…

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    Essay On Ender's Game

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    Origins: wolverine and Eye in the Sky. He changed many things that I believe made the plot the great piece that it is. Once there he is immediately isolated from the other cadets. They don’t often show this in the movie. He slowly grows farther and farther apart from any hope of humanity. Well on Earth Valentine, Ender’s sister is almost like Ender’s life line. Valentine’s Actor , her role may not Her role is mainly to protect Ender form his sadistic older brother, Peter. Peter, Ender’s…

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    1) Conrad’s symptoms are that he is experiencing serve depression, anxiety and PTSD. There was a scene if him lying in bed and his farther walks in to ask him if he is going to get up today. He also seems to have generalized aniexty during the movie he is always seems to be in a tense state his shoulders never really relax. His eye movements seem to be a little jagged and it almost like he is constantly nervous. Conrad is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, since the sailing accident…

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