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    people in any way unlike a murderer or a burglar. In my opinion, the Puritans don't act very godly. “Possibly, it was an instinctive device of her spirit, to relieve itself, by the exhibition of these phantasmagoric forms, from the cruel weight and hardness of the reality.” (Hawthorne 55) The townspeople also put the life of another in their hands instead of the hands of God, “‘Good Master Dimmesdale,” said he, “the responsibility of this woman's soul lies greatly with you.”’ To be hanged in…

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    Appearing in her autobiography Lakota Woman (1990), Mary Crow Dog states her purpose innovatively in the introduction of the essay “Civilize Them with a Stick” in an indirect way. “It is almost impossible to explain to a sympathetic white person what a typical old Indian boarding was like; how it affected the Indian child”(par 1), she informs the audience about her own struggle in St. Francis mission school. Dog uses multiple techniques to convey the purpose of the essay. These persuading…

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    In White Oleander by Janet Fitch, the main character, Astrid, is split from her murdering mother, Ingrid. Astrid and Ingrid’s differences in actions compared to speech and contrasts in emotions effect on their interactions with others, serve to display Astrid’s departure from her birth mother's ways as she evolves into a character that is strong and complete despite her lack of a functioning family to convey the success a non-biological family can contribute to the lives of those involved.…

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    Deterrence Theory

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    There are 6 different types of deterrence. Absolute deterrence: the effect of having some legal punishment versus of having no legal punishment. Marginal deterrence is the increasing the hardness and or speed of legal punishment. General deterrence happens when members of the public fear legal punishment. They don’t break the laws specific deterrence is when a person is already punished and decides not to commit another crime. Objective deterrence…

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    Laura to a restaurant, swimming pool and tattoo shop for inspections tour. In a swimming pool inspection, I learned how to use the reagents for checking the level of (chlorine, PH, alkalinity, sanitizers, and calcium hardness). I learned the standard temperature for water in swimming pool. I learned about the rules of keeping and storage the chemical substances such as chlorine and reagents. I learned how to check on the water tanks and filters. Ms. Laura let me to examine…

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    Greed: (noun) intense and selfish desire for something especially wealth,power, or food. This often overwhelming feeling is known for demoralizing a person and skewing their priorities. Greed creates an one man for himself way of thinking for the experiencing individual. In John steinbeck's parable The pearl, Kino the main character and his wife find themselves in trouble when their infant Coyotito becomes dangerously ill upon an encounter with a scorpion sting. Given the setting of Mexico in…

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    A tremendous amount of progress has been made in the LGBT community; same-sex marriage has been legalized nationwide and the country is now tackling the topic of gender neutral or transgender bathrooms. Kelly Jones a LGBT Resource Center Graduate Assistant at Saint Cloud State University spoke about the LGBT Resource Center, which is located in Atwood Memorial Center. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. The LGBT Resource Center’s mission statement is, “dedicated to providing…

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    an interest in art. At the beginning and end of each class, I will set up examples of sketches and books where the children can get inspiration from and also put out the supplies that the children will need such as paper, pencils of various lead hardness, paints, or paint…

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    The Triangular Slave Trade is an unforgettable event in the history of slavery for its duration, the exploitation of African American men, women and children; and the creation of an anti-black ideology. This slave trade happened between the continents of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The Triangular Slave Trade had three stages: the first consisted of slave ships from Britain carrying goods. The second stage dealt with African dealers kidnapping people and forcing them on slave ships in order…

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    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Sardinia All around the world, people have used food as a reason to gather or maybe gathering is a reason to for food. That is what Anthony Bourdain found during his show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Sardinia. Anthony Bourdain's show is about food and as he was introduced to the different kinds of foods in the regions of Sardinia, he realized that in Sardinia, everyone is considered family. At the ?? Festival, he discovered that the person sitting…

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