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    There seem to be three major components to the art of photography: the subject, the photographer, and the audience. The subject must simply exist while the photographer captures its presence, documenting its significance by determining the way the photograph is taken; this process includes endless aspects that are adjusted to the photographer’s liking, such as exposure, framing, lighting, and so on and so forth. These two components work together to create an image. The only “job” of the…

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    A 2 inch turtle’s adventure “Speedy, you look like you could use some company like me. You probably don’t have any friends either by staying in that tank all day so why don’t you be my friend?” The boy who was no older than 7 had said to the 2 inch little turtle. Speedy being a turtle which happens to be an animal didn’t respond to the boy but that was ok because the little boy took the silence as a yes. Smiling the two went across the room where the a table was and speedy was then set down…

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    range of catering, dining and event services within the restaurants and in other event spaces (“About Us”). Although aimed to be an upscale dining experience, the restaurants are designed to be a welcoming and relaxed space to enjoy a grand culinary adventure. The atmosphere and culinary services are an extension of the company’s key organizational goal: to redefine the future of hospitality in North America (“Chase Hospitality Group”). To achieve this goal, CHG pushes themselves to go beyond…

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    Growing up, I was told my dreams are unrealistic. I would tell my parents that I want to be a Major League Baseball player when I grow up, but they merely laugh and tell me, “good luck with that”. I was told I have to be a good catholic. I would sit through hours upon hours of religious education to officially become a “member” of church that is built upon the values of accepting everyone and anyone into one of it’s masses. I was pressured to get good grades, so I could get into a good college,…

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    Rosa and Derrick met in high school in their senior English class. They sat next to each other in class and eventually started having conversations. They both were assigned to a government and economics project to pretend they are married and create a family plan, budgeting etc. They starting chatting however Derrick was dating someone else at that time. They only started dating once they both were in college. Derrick indicates that “we developed a friendship while she was in college for that…

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    Parthenon

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    “This is an enchanting evening!” Liam said, basking in the moonlight. “Such splendor is unrivaled anywhere in the world! I learned an enormous amount about the arc of human history today from the edifying sights in Greece. However, I wonder if our collective consciousness and humanity in this era has evolved much since the ancient times or whether we have gone even further backward. The striking remnants of the Parthenon’s frieze with ordinary people alongside the Gods expressed such a…

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    Justice is a term that people use to describe as an act or behavior that represents the good people present to others and themselves. It serves as a moral high ground that people strive to be, although sometimes these thoughts can be twisted into its opposite and cause pain, anger, and other negative emotions and acts arise within people. This pain erupts into what is known as injustice and is the epitome of what people should not strive for due it bringing so much negativity. It is a moral…

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    Edgar Allan Poe Influences

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    Poe’s writings inspired many authors, but one in particular was Arthur Conan Doyle, author of The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, because of his mystery based writing style (oswego.edu). The Black Cat , The Cask of Amontillado, and The Tell-Tale Heart, are stories that are considered to fall into the horror genre of Poe’s works due to their eerie persona…

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    realizes how weak his argument is, “and, like Adam before him, confronted with irrefutable evidence of his fault, he swings from the extremes of shame to the extremes of self-justification.” (Hollis. Pg.269) Gawain blames Lady Bertilak for all the problems that afflict Sir Gawain. Gawain found another way to save his integrity, one that shifted the blame away from himself. Even when Gawain returns to Arthur’s court, he explains cowardice and covetous as exterior forces that he picked up, when…

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    Huckleberry Finn and Censorship People have objected to Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, for the book’s whole existence; beginning with its publication in 1884, individuals have protested against what they deemed unacceptable. While the perspectives of what is ‘unacceptable’ within the novel have shifted over the past one hundred and thirty years, people’s discomfort has not. However, by allowing books like Huckleberry Finn to be discussed in the classroom without the censorship of its…

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