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    Tragedy in America, homegrown terrorist bombing has had a tremendous impact on the lives of Americans. Do you remember approximately twenty and a half years ago when domestic terrorist attacked America? On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was blown up by domestic terrorist and ex-Army decorated soldier, twenty-seven year old, Timothy McVeigh and his co-conspirator and ex-Army buddy, Terry Nichols. McVeigh raised in western, New York…

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    teacher. I have learned from my professional learning communities and contributed ideas to connect content to the real world, and literature to students’ lives in new, innovative ways. Lessons on Dante’s Inferno were infused with connections to the allegorical creations of students’ own infernos. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible became a trial to find justice for the people of Salem who were wronged by the Witch Trials of 1692. Tim O’Brian’s The Things They Carried became a look at what students…

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    But an author whose exile brought great controversy was the author of a series of poems called Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso and who name was Dante Alighieri. Alighieri's work was written to expose the corruption of the church and its leader. Alighieri's series of poems begin with Inferno in which he writes of the nine circles of hell and the sinners that reside in them. Such sinners as Cleopatra, Tristan, Helen of Troy and Pope Nicholas…

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    Stars Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Geraldine Chaplin, and Toby Kebbell. A boy seeks to cope with his single mom's terminal illness with the help of a tree monster. Written by Patrick Ness, and directed by J.A. Bayona. This film is drama, fantasy. "Inferno"…

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    Alexander Francis Nolan was a not simple man, an author, a self proclaimed adventurer and above all, A. F. Nolan was a liar. On a rainy afternoon in rural Alaska, Nolan went for a brisk walk down a dirt road, ill traveled and overgrown. It was Nolan’s path, no one else knew of it. he smelled the fresh rain on the leaves. Suddenly a sound grabbed his attention, a strange ringing, something he hadn't heard in these parts before. A two track opened up off of the dirt road, which Nolan decided to…

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    The power of the sin of wrath is displayed in Canto 5 of The Faerie Queen. The Canto opens with Redcrosse preparing himself for a battle with Sansjoy. All those who surround Redcrosse in the main hall are fervently awaiting the battle. Even the musicians and poets in the hall are consumed with blood lust, which signifies the overwhelming power that rage has on even the most gentle of souls. Once the battle commences, Sansjoy is instantly infuriated when he sees his brother’s shield. He…

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    Climate Change In Canada

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    Climate change of Canada To inaugurate, climate change is affecting the regions of Canada in disparate ways. These habitudes are centered around tree-chewing bugs, fire activity, and aspen dieback. Even though the outcome of Canada’s forests look bleak, there are some better causatums. These include letting the scientists learn about what would happen if the tree population changed drastically, as it is doing. Although the regions of Canada are being destroyed, global warming catches up with…

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    The Seven Deadly Sins are the primary base of the Christian religion. They are seven "brilliant tenets" to be an average individual and a genuine Christian. The breakage of each of the "standards" will bring about death in Hell. These 7 capital sins make an unequivocal fringe between what is great and what is awful. The Seven Deadly Sins speak to the restriction to the seven noteworthy ethics, which every individual ought to have from the perspective of Christianity. They are Pride, Envy,…

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    relics for personal profit while still preaching “Radix malorum est Cupiditas” (Pardoner’s Prologue 334). Blatant hypocrisy combined with despicable character makes the Pardoner seem like the lowest of the low when compared to the circle of Dante’s Inferno in which the ninth circle is reserved for people like the Pardoner. By practicing what he preaches against as a holy figure, the Pardoner establishes himself as an evil character. However, his evil character is challenged by his upfront…

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    war starts, she has a harder time supporting her family and sells many of her prized possesions like her kimonos and tools. Her tensions for the enemies of Japan naturally grow until the final trump card of America slaps onto Japan. Witnessing the inferno of Hiroshima causes Nakamura to hate America even more. This causes her decisions and feelings run into havoc, thus causing disorder. When she manages to recover, she forgives the Americans , gets a better job and house, and lives a life that…

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