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    people in the military at this time could agree with the horrible conditions This also helped them capture the attention of old veterans through its use of slang and relate to them how their morals only increased when they were away from the war. As well, Holden uses his own form of colloquialism to portray an immature youth of past in Catcher In The Rye. Holden uses many types of immature vocab such as, “Backasswards vomity strictly for the birds” (Salinger). Backasswards is his own…

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    Everyone should know the 1883 classic book “Pinocchio”. Later adapted into a movie in the 1940s, Pinocchio follows the story of Geppetto, a woodworker who upon seeing a falling star, wishes the puppet creation he had made would become a “real boy”. As the night fell and hours went by, the “blue fairy” grants Geppetto's wish and assigns an anthropomorphic cricket otherwise known as Jiminy Cricket, to be his conscience, the job of helping Pinocchio learn right from wrong weighing on his shoulders.…

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    in this country! In some countries, politic parties make what we call "internal elections" (when several people present as candidates in a party but only one can be the candidate for it), that's not bad for people who belong to some political party, but, why is it forced to vote even who doesn't belong to any political party? This modality is called by them, "Open internal elections". People who don't vote must pay a fine that is not so expensive, soooo, we'll pay it, haha!! All this is really a…

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    A mockingbird does not harm anybody without reason; all they do is sing their hearts out for us. Harper lee uses the symbol of a mockingbird as two very similar characters to portray the meaning and significance of the symbol of innocence. Much like a Mockingbird, boo Radley stays in the quiet comfort of his house not bothering anyone. However, Boo Radley really emphasized the innocent protection part of a mockingbird in the scene where he saves Jem and Scout from being attacked by Bob Ewell, “.…

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    Similar to shooting a mockingbird, there were a multitude of innocent people that were persecuted in the novel for being different, At the beginning of the novel, when Atticus gave Jem and Scout air rifles, he explained to them why they could not shoot at mockingbirds. Evident from the previous quote, a mockingbird does nothing but valuable qualities and so there is no justification whatsoever for harming a mockingbird. In the novel, mockingbirds, in essence, represented the best part best part…

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    the way for the Renaissance by providing the perfect setting for the Renaissance to occur. During the 11th century many of the Northern Italian cities, where the Renaissance took place, prospered with wealth. This occurred because a few of the cities excelled in different things such as ship making and trade. The city of Florence is a good example of this as its people excelled in shipbuilding as well as trade and sold all types of goods and ships throughout Europe which made the country even…

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    Britain, political issues were raised from the way in which Britain treated the people of Ireland and furthermore used them only to profit for the motherland of England. The British government boldly put forward governed acts against the Irish working people; these acts were established throughout the 17th century. The way in which the British government drove their proposed acts on Ireland made it harsher for the Irish people to live. These acts ensured that trade in Ireland would be able to be…

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    Utilizing Spoiling Opportunities as a Terror Strategy: The Irish Republican Army When an act of terrorism occurs, it can often seem like random, mindless violence to the victims and the bystanders. It can be surprising, therefore, to realize that terrorism is actually a very strategic decision. Terrorism can be very effective, used usually when a group is not strong enough to directly confront and force a policy change from a state actor, choosing instead to persuade their target by showing…

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    coastal headwinds and barren deserts, which unmotivated people from traveling to California. It was until 1850s with the discovery of gold, that California became highly attractive to many people in search of wealth. Even…

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    within the book and movie is people being prejudice towards the innocent. Scout and Jem also learned what it means to be courageous and to help others not only yourself. Scout and Jem become introduced to people being prejudice at the beginning of the book. Scout and Jem hear rumors and stories about boo radley such as “According to Miss stephanie, Boo was sitting in the living room cutting some items from The Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His…

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