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    links to them and using torture they will give up information that can help to stop this horrific terror. Studies have shown that torture has worked and many people have came out and said it has worked. For example, Dick Cheney came out said said that torture has saved American lives. Dick Cheney was the Vice President under…

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    Ahab, a prominent character of Moby-Dick written by Herman Melville, is the whaling captain of the Pequod, who is obsessed with the killing of a great white whale called Moby-Dick, hence the title of the novel. The captain is known for his vindictive nature associated with the whale, respectively, since the whale amputated one of his legs in a previous voyage. This arresting feature of his prosthetic leg stands to represent the cause of all Ahab’s obsessive, insane thoughts, actions, and words.…

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    Dick Clark had always been interested in music. At the age of 13 he dreamed of being a DJ. Clark worked at his uncle's radio station (larkin,comp, 2002). Dick Clark inherited the skill of show business from his uncle. Dick Clark's dream of becoming a DJ became true after he was invited to American Bandstand as a substitute where he later stayed as host(larkin,comp, 2002). Dick Clark was invited to the show that changed his life. Dick Clark was invited to American Bandstand as a substitute were…

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    The great American epic, “Moby Dick”, is rivaled in greatness, when it comes to literature, by very few other books in history. The story of Moby Dick is one of vengeance. The story goes that there was a captain who had gotten his leg taken by a great white whale and went out to search the seas to find it to get vengeance upon it. Moby Dick was published in 1851 by a man by the name of Herman Melville. Herman Melville got the idea for the story from being a whaler in his earlier years starting…

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    Herman Melville’s story, Moby Dick, written in 1851, explains how a man, Captain Ahab, risks everything he has so he can get revenge on a whale who caused him to lose his leg. Moby Dick was received, by a survey from other authors, to be one of the “100 best novels of all time”. The novel was also received, by readers, to be one of Melville’s worst Novels. Readers didn’t like the novel because some thought the writing style was too complex, some also thought that it was extremely slow reading.…

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    An Essay About Aha Myth

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    In this Myth, involved a pirate name Aha. He is one of the most fireced pirate on the seas, he stole goods, killed people you name it, Aha did it. Many people considered him a hero others think he is despicable. Some rumors say that he gives all of his stolen treasure to the poor, like the orignal red riding hood. Some say with the stolen treasures he has he spents it on boozes. Aha has a pirate crew of four people; stinky, stupid , stinky stupid, and stupid stupid. Trust me these guys are more…

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    Hip Hop In South Korea

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    Entering in the 21st century, K-pop took not only the country, but the world by storm—a phenomenon also known as the “Hallyu Wave”. International success of the industry led to the emergence of giant entertainment corporations. Companies like SM, YG, JYP, Cube are known as entertainment…

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    Today, my topic is about Korean drama. Korean drama is very popular in the world, especially in Asia. l am very interested in this phenomenon. According to my research, it can be divided into three types------middle-aged women, teenagers and sociologists. The first type is middle-aged women. Middle-aged women like to watch Korean drama. We should analyze the common characteristics in this age. Middle-aged women’s ages are between 35 to 55, and this type can continue to be divided into two kinds…

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    After Obama ruled in favor of the new Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule, financial planners will no longer have their own interests in earning high-commissions and fees over their clients. The new rule is to protect advisor’s clients by adding a sense of transparency by making sure the advisor is acting within the best interest of the client, by recommending the best investments at the lowest prices. Implementation of the new rule is set out to prevent the $17 billion a year in…

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    Early vitamin K deficiency bleeding occurs in 1 and 60 newborns born in the first 0-24 hours after birth. Mothers who used certain medications during their pregnancy makes it a higher risk for early deficiency bleeding also making it more severe. Late vitamin K deficiency bleeding in 2-12 weeks after birth occurs in 1 in 14,000 infants. 30%-60% of these infants have bleeding within the brain and tend to occur in breastfed only babies who have not received the vitamin K shot. All pregnant…

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