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    specific substrate. And I feel the same way with the university. The reason I consider this is because of Northwestern’s unique aspect of offering opportunities to all its students on to learn, research, and invent. And the support and encouragement lent to students in pursuing their passion makes me feel that…

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    The sentence “The arc of his piss was at least a suggestion of a path that thoughts could later take”, found on page 209 of The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, in the story “People Shouldn’t Have To Be The Ones To Tell You” by Gary Lutz sticks out in a profound way. The sentence itself doesn’t seem to be that well crafted, nor does it seem to fit in with the paragraph it resides, until one looks at the use of the vowel sounds that are used within it. There seems to be an emphasis on…

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    To sit and compare the similarities and differences between an African-American and a Mexican-American on two different coasts of the United States and being raised in two different decades by parents who have different beliefs and who also has different child rearing practices and, to do it successfully, is highly improbable, but the only thing that I can think of is the opening line of the book “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its…

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    Aquinas reconciled his Christian principles with his favorable attitude to property by arguing that private property as not only being natural to the worldly order but also beneficial as compared to holding property in common as people are better stewards when they own the property privately. In the Summa Theologica, Aquinas is of the opinion that while the nature of property is in the control of God, the use of this property is under the dominion of men, and that “by his reason and will, he is…

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    Plainfield Connecticut, when he turned 15 he helped manage a small store with his father who was the owner of a cotton manufacturing company. In 1837 Charles tiffany and his friend john B. Young went to New York with $1000 dollars that Charles father lent to him and opened a small gift shop selling jewelry and silverware. During this time of his life on November 30, 1839 Charles tiffany married john B. young’s sister. Together they had six children: Louis, Charles Jr., Annie, Louise, hennery,…

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    closely and often without conflict to seek out perpetrators of these heinous crimes. Both federal and state levels deal with this crime in different ways. Individual states are held responsible to handle cases as they see fit and to create its own legislation. Resulting in a broad range of punishments ranging from as little as three years to life in prison, In federal court anyone who is convicted of a human trafficking crime will spend at minimum 15 years in prison. This law applies only to an…

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    Germany’s economic status was at its all-time low during the ‘Interwar’ period. A major cause of which is The Great Depression. The Great Depression is seen as a fork in the ideological road of the 20th Century as it allowed ideologies such as fascism to push against liberalism. Though there had been previous economic depressions, there had been none at the same depth. Germany were imposed by the hardest in the Treaty of Versailles, that was seen as a ticking time bomb to the roots of The Great…

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    Shakespeare's Stereotypes

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    he had no university education, he went on to become a successful writer who created more than 40 impressive plays and 150 beautiful sonnets. However, there are academics who maintain that Shakespeare never actually wrote any of his plays but simply lent his name to be used as a pen name for more educated, more knowledgeable writers. The true authorship of Shakespeare’s works is not the only controversial aspect of Shakespeare’s life. Some critics believe that As You Like It is a shallow,…

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    For my service hours, my sister and I helped with Vacation Bible School at Knollwood Community Church. Before VBS started, I helped set up the decorations and the rooms. We hung things on the walls and the ceilings, set up the stage with balloons and posters. Tables were moved, and robots were stacked. During the week of VBS, I helped lead a group of preschoolers. I helped with attendance, and keeping track of all the kids. We did fun learning activities, like learning how God made us to be…

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    The Necklace Setting

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    Before the ball, Mathilde Loisel went to Madame Forestier's house to borrow jewellery. She lent her a beautiful necklace that looked extremely expensive, she loved it. Once she arrived at the ball wearing her dress and necklace, everyone was shocked of how pretty Mathilde Loisel was. When the ball ended a taxi passed by and Mathilde Loisel called…

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