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    Analysis of To Autumn by John Keats The poem ‘To Autumn’ is written by John Keats (31.October 1795 – 23.February 1821). The speaker starts the poem by describing autumns’ abundance and its intimacy with the sun. How autumn ripens fruits and causes the flowers to bloom. In the second stanza, the speaker describes the hard work in the field, how the crops and fruits are ready to be harvested. In the third stanza, the speaker describes the sound and the music of autumn. The speaker tells Autumn…

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    The novel, Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, takes place in the Appalachian Mountains during the Civil War. Appalachian people are known for their folklore and superstitions involving various aspects of their lives. Throughout this novel there are glimpses of folkloric wisdom of nature, superstitious schedules and actions, and herbal wisdom passed around the communities. Frazier was able to accurately display many of the traditions and folklore of the mountain people through several different…

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    My redesign of the Canadian Coat of Arms focuses on what makes Canada the beautiful land of freedom that is it. Firstly, I put the Canadian flag as the biggest flag on my design and on top of it the flags of the four territories of Canada. Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are the flags overtop of the Canadian flag. The idea of this flag is to show that Canada is multicultural and diverse so the best way I felt I could show that was by putting the world overtop of the Canadian flag.…

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    “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut takes place in the year 2081 where everyone is equal with little to no differences. The story explores the idea of the tall poppy syndrome, a social phenomenon where people are called on and criticised in a negative way for their achievements. The ultimate utopian is where every human being is equal. However, it is later on showed in the essay how the terms ‘equality’ and ‘happiness’ can lead a downward path. In the story, Vonnegut provides the audience with…

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    Chapter III My Great Grandfather David Zynger (Mosses1, Jacob1) was born in 1892 in Yanover, Poland, he describes himself as a Russian Pole, immigrated to England in 1913, and he became a British citizen and his name changed to David2 Singer, he was a ladies Tailor He was in the British Army WWW1; his regiment was the 100 1st Russian Labour Corps, then 8th Labour Battalion, his name appears in the book “The British Jewry Book of Honor”. During the Second World War David sent parcels to his…

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    creating a significant potential for abuse in patients. This is discussed in detail in substance use and abuse in module 4.5. For example heroin has been used and abused throughout history, heroin is a derivative of opium which naturally occurs in poppy plants and by extension trace amounts of heroin could be found in opiate…

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    “I told Summer that I would never let anything happen to her, and I failed her. I was determined to get her back. To bring her back home to me” (Preston 106). Determination and perseverance is what The Cellar is all about. After Summer was abducted, the only thing Lewis wanted back was his best friend, his girlfriend. Throughout the book determination is shown. Summer’s determination to get out of her kidnappers home. Lewis’s need to get her back. Colin’s way of not giving up to keep the girls…

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    Drug The article “The Heroine Drug History & Facts,” published by Heroininfo.org, (2010) is about heroin’s background and where most of the heroin is produced from today. The article notes that “diacetylmorphine,” which derives from the opium in poppy plants, was created in 1874 by a chemist in England named C. R. Alder Wright when he conducted an experiment in which he boiled morphine with other “various acids”. The drug did not gain much traction until it was re-created 23 years later in…

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    “Shoddy Service Sows the Seeds of Discontent” In the article “Shoddy Service Sows the Seeds of Discontent,” Dawn Turner Trice gives three personal experiences of poor customer service. The first example discusses an issue pertaining to a couple of grocery store employees and their lack of concern for her nutritional wellness. The second example pertains to a restaurant’s lack of accountability for the cleanliness of their dishware. Next she discusses a friend’s account of poor service at a dry…

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    NASA and the entirety of the space industry was not always a welcome place for women. From the beginning of the program until recent years, women were shunned or disadvantaged in the male dominated field. The American space program began after the launch of Sputnik from Russia during the Cold War period. This struck fear into Americans and resulted in the interest of launching not only satellites, but also humans, into space. However, no one had any way of knowing what conditions…

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