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    However, things dramatically changed over time and China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong started the Cultural Revolution in 1966. YU YAN 4.I am having difficulty understanding why we talk about the victory in the civil war happened 20 decades ago? 5.Her father explains that Mao believed the Government is not giving the required attention to the ‘ideology’ and it became a ‘revisionist country’. 6.Although Mao’s position was not good in 1960s, he had a group of radicals around him, including his…

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    Kimberlyn Rowland Mr. Funston Seventh Grade Language Arts 20, April, 2017 The best title in the universe When I learned that we were going to do a multi genre research project, my mind went immediately to serial killers. I have always been interested in serial killers but never really got insight on them. This project has given me a chance to really dig deep and I wanted to write this paper to inform you. I found two serial killers that I liked but after further research I decided on one…

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    Do you know who selena quintanilla perez is? Do you like her music? Do you know that she died in march 31? When her father took her and her siblings to the restaurant that her father possessed, that's how Selena and the Dinos were born, her first commercial was at the age of 12. From the beginning the success accompanied them and that possibility to launch her first album, and that's how she began his career that only death could stop. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer,…

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    "Judy , I wish we didn't have to move , I am going to miss you so much . You are my BFF. your always there for me when I am down you listen and you give me the best solution. I promise to call you and text you every day ,bye" Kristal hung up the phone in tears. Judy Sammy black curly hair , brown eyes ,smile bright as the sun. Kristal sans , 17 year old, skin fair as the sand , 5'4 , skinny , has brown straight hair , and blue eyes .The reason why Kristal is so upset is because Kristal and her…

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    In Shakespearean plays it is a prominent technique to portray a character having ambition to obtain power, which leads to them making selfish decisions and committing evil actions. This was seen in Macbeth, as Macbeth killed King Duncan in order to achieve his goal of becoming King, and in this play, Hamlet, Claudius’ desire to become King of Denmark triggered him to kill his brother and start making decisions in order to sustain his power. The hunger to maintain authority motivates Claudius to…

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    to be able to forgive or ask for forgiveness. In William Shakespeare 's, Hamlet, it is shown that King Hamlet’s death, causes many to want revenge, while the others ask for forgiveness. A similar story is shown in Andre Dubus’s “Killings”, where a father goes on to take revenge for his son 's murder to only end up regretting the revenge he had taken. The stories show that to be able to move on successfully, it 's more beneficial to forgive rather…

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    sings “‘tis all in vain; his (referring to Saul) fury still continues: with wild distraction on my friend he stares, stamps on the ground, and seems intent on mischief (Handel, 34, 0:03-0:18).” Then, Saul demands him to destroy David and that “for while he lives, I am not safe. Reply not, but obey (Handel, 36, 0:13-0:19).” Jonathan reacts angrily saying to Saul “How shall I reconcile you? Cruel father! (Handel, 38, 0:22-0:31)” that destroying David is a “hard commands(s) I can’t obey (Handel, 39…

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    downfalls. One of the first similarities between Hamlet and Laertes is that they were spied on: Polonius, the father of Laertes, asks Reynaldo to spy on his son for reputation purposes (Act II, scene 1) while Claudius, the step-father of…

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    Finger. In fact he was one of Batman's earliest foes. First things first is Scarecrows origin. Jonathan Crane was a psychology professor who had gotten rejected by all the educators because of the attire he wore. Crane was discharged after shooting a handgun off in class while teaching the psychology of fear. After that he had become the Master of Fear, the scarecrow. Unwanted by his father and mother he lived with his grandmother that he later killed. The second thing…

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    King Hamlet has slain King Fortinbras in military battle before the play opens. Claudius becomes king by killing King Hamlet, his brother. Originally thought to have died from a “serpent’s sting,” the ghost of King Hamlet informs us that he has been killed by poison having…

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