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    Propaganda and Mind Control as used by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Party and Brave New World Bryant McGill once said, “Our minds have been poisoned and our accepted beliefs are unnatural and artificial.” The use of mind control is to poison the minds of society and to get civilians to forget about their natural beliefs and only allow higher power teach them. In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a dystopian society is introduced, where babies are made to work and controlled to be happy with…

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    “For the Anniversary of My Death” and “The Nail” are considered as the main turning point in W.S Merwin’s use of stylistic approach to poetry. In almost all of his poems, he virtually uses no punctuation of any kind as his choices of words are simpler. Still present in these poems are the poet’s fascination with death, the spiritual, ruination, and the natural. These poems capture the facets of Merwin’s 1960s style and the use of imagery. They are also presented in stanzas, which are irregular,…

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    Information page: Stevie, the middle child in the Reel family. My older sister is Alex she has always been the actor in the family and my younger sister is Joey. My best friend is Olivia, she alway tells me how lucky I’m to have to sisters. Sometimes it is enjoyable like he we sty up all night laughing but sometime its not like when we are fighting over clothes, the bathroom, parts in the school play, cupcakes, etc. I like to bake to let out my feelings it is like they just get baked in…

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    stunned. Help? Edmund’s prattle had skipped with such confidence that James half believed he already knew the answer, but it turns out Edmund wholly knew nothing--the newt hadn’t just presented himself, he had sacrificed himself, and even bargained to do so. James yanked Pip and Sheena into a huddle. They needed an answer. “Think!” he said, unable to do so himself. Sheena processed out loud, “More than life. Perhaps love? No, a contended man would not desire that…” Pip bit his thumb and stared…

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    Pink brain vs. blue brain. It’s not that simple. You are you. We are people and should not be confined to the simple label’s that are forced in our face by society. You must wear a dress! You must walk with your head held high and your chin up. You must not speak until you are spoken to and your attire must always look new and classy. These are the words that have been said to me most of my life and fit right under the definition of the gender roles that our society has created. Everyone 's…

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    Pros And Cons Of Gambling

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    7. Gambling is poor stewardship of God’s money. The scriptures teach that all Christians are stewards of God’s possessions. All that we have has actually been entrusted to us by God who will one day soon call us to account for our stewardship. This principle is clearly seen in Jesus’ words in Luke 16:2: “give an account of thy stewardship…” It is seen further in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30) where it is clearly demonstrated that future rewards will largely depend on our present…

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    communities. If the Snopes were indeed from the Mississippi River basin area, the would be moving further east to be leaving in an area that still had many original Structures. For example Major De Santa’s home included “Carpeted Stairs and a pendant glitter of chandeliers and a mute gleam of gold frames…” (Faulkner 192) further shows the De Santa…

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    The FellowShip of the Ring The resolution of one this book serves as the rising action of the second.“It 's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don 't keep your feet, there 's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” - J.R.R Tolkien Tolkien, a man who shaped so many lives, his story gave so many people meaning, passion and love. He alone created a world for us few who choose to escape to it. Tolkien 's writing is as deep as the world he…

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    boss Lepke Buchalter. Siegel was arrested and tried for the murder (by that time, he had also killed Krakow). He was acquitted, but newspapers referred to him for the first time by his nickname "Bugsy." Siegel was not pleased, especially when his gangland past was revealed. On one return trip to the East, Siegel drove through the small town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Legend has it that Siegel suddenly had a vision of turning Las Vegas into a gambling mecca. Others said he had merely stopped there…

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    My Dying Day Short Story

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    Until My Dying Day “Alright, kid, why’d ya do it?” the police officer asked. He was standing in a small room, with a simple table with a chair on each side. He looked down at the boy, who was staring at the floor, and asked again. The boy didn’t move, but responded in a voice full of power, more power than the officer was anticipating. “He deserved it. I was protecting her.” “What exactly did he do? And who is this girl you’re talking about? C’mon, Emmett, just make this easy for all of…

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