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    There has been discussions amongst several philanthropists if we as people learn to be evil or are born evil. While reading our latest assigned book Augustine ● Confessions, we have learned according to Augustine that we were born evil originally. Many have questioned this because God has created us all and why would he create us to be born with evil and malicious intent? However we must remember that God had created the Devil, who was at one point an angel in his camp. So what causes us to…

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    is the newe perejonette tree” (139-140). The modern English translation is that Alisoun is nicer to see than a new pear tree. However, the use of the word “blissful” brings to mind an absolute entrancement that the author has when seeing her. Things that are blissful captivate the entire experience, and so does Alisoun. In addition to this, Alisoun is not only as beautiful as a pear tree, again going back to the sweetness of fruit, but also a new tree. The “new” aspect brings about a sense of…

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    Women play a prominent role in medieval literature as they break tradition by gaining power and using it to their advantage. At this time, heavy emphasis is placed upon Christian values which created a society which only allowed women to have power; however, the female characters in The Merchant’s Tale and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight defy this tradition. May and Lady Bertilak, Proserpina and Morgan le Fay, both have common tactics in order to gain power. May and Lady Bertilak gain power by…

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    The pears are a dark green color seeming like they are old. The bowl forms a face at its stem. The surrounding objects create the eyes of the face. The left eye a clay bowl laying on its side and the right the head of a baby, which lays on the beach. Above…

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    Crawford has the desire to undercover the meaning behind true love. A quote from chapter two shows this volition of hers. Janie states, “Oh to be a pear tree-any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the…

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    responding in a calm sarcastic way, which comes across so funny. One example of a hate mail is when someone called Tina Fey “‘Tina Fey is an ugly, pear-shaped, bitchy, overrated troll.”’ (148). Then Tina Fey responded with sarcastic but truthful ways to look at the situation. An example was when she was explaining “pear-shaped” when she said “As for ‘ugly, pear-shaped, and bitchy’? I prefer the terms “offbeat, business class– assed, and exhausted,” but I’ll take what I can get.” (148). Even…

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    champagne flute, and top with 3 oz. of hard cider. Garnish with a slice of apple to look extra fancy. Number Two: Cranberry Pear Wild Thing. In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle 4 or 5 fresh cranberries and 2 or 3 slices of pear. Add 1.5 oz. tequila and 1/2 oz. lime juice, and shake for 30 seconds. Strain over ice into an old-fashioned glass, and garnish with a slice of pear. Number One: Orange Blossom Old Fashioned. In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the following: 1 sugar cube, 2 dashes…

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    Blue Topaz Research Paper

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    "The blue topaz has remained one of the most popular gemstones in the United States because of its vibrant blue color" (Branstrator). The blue topaz is the birthstone of those who were born in December. The blue topaz has also been a part of history, dating back to the Egyptians (Topaz History). The blue topaz is one of the most unique, fashionable, historical, and incredible gemstones on planet earth. The Blue topaz is found in the enormous crystals in pegmatite dikes (Topaz). Pegmatite dikes…

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    a bee and a pear blossom and is captivated by it, determined to obtain love in her life. After being urged by her grandmother into marrying dull farmer, Logan Killicks, Janie spends the next few months in a stale marriage, only to spend the next twenty-or-so years miserably married to second-husband Joe, or Jody, Starks—until she meets the charming and vibrant Vergible Woods, known to all as Tea Cake. Tea Cake is everything Janie was searching for. He is “the bee to a blossom—a pear tree…

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    Syria Research Paper

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    soybean meal, and rice. Syria’s top five exports are calcium phosphates, crude petroleum, apples and pears, spice seeds, and aluminum plating. Syria’s imports and exports values are extremely high. Imports value of cars is $271M, raw sugar is $270M, corn is $182M, soybean meal is $162M, and rice is $156M. The exports value of calcium phosphates is $167M, crude petroleum is $121M, apples and pears is $73.7M, spice seeds is $57.1M, and aluminum plating is $43.1M. A few of Syria’s import…

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