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    Rumored to bring seven years of bad luck upon breaking, a mirror allows the reflection of oneself to be seen. In folklore, mirrors are believed to also show the soul of the person standing before it. Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon illustrates this idea in an interesting way: feeling incohesive before a mirror represents a lack of identity. The protagonist, Milkman, gives himself an identity by taking a journey to find his past and becomes a cohesive individual. Milkman’s contemplation of…

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    The history of each country is the most relevant piece of his nation. America is a beautiful country with a valuable culture, who was forged in their beginnings with the reconstruction of the nation after the devastating Civil War. This was an extensive process in the life of the each american. The country had been devastated. For that reason, the economy of the south loser had been inflected to about a 60% of its wealth, while the winner north had been ended the war needing supplies and article…

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    The Mother’s Rebirth The story “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez is about self-renovation/rebirth which Alvarez examines through conflict. “When we no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.” –Vito Frankl. Frankl’s point was often you must change yourself or an aspect befitting your predicament. What I’ve observed is each character goes through a change/renovation. Each developing differently based on their experiences and circumstances. In this essay,…

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    There are always new ways of doing things or better ways that have yet to be discovered or new inventions to be though up that would make a job easier. Many times in history people have come up with a new idea or way of doing something and have been laughed at. Just because it hasn’t been done yet doesn’t mean it can’t be done. We should always be learning…

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    situation is strictly caused by the sense of “we” in Anthem’s world. This society lives by “What is not thought by all men cannot be true” (73). Due to this, inventions are practically impossible to create because they have to be thought of collectively. Not one sole person can create products to advance their world because individual invention is perceived…

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    The technology people possess today, is truly advanced, but these advanced technologies didn’t just appear when human life started, there needed to be a specific condition for the process of development to accelerate. Throughout time, humans have been advancing, although, since 1750, technological and scientific advancements accelerated. The years from 1750 to 1914 are known as the Industrial Revolution, a significant time in history which has shaped the world on how it is known today. It took…

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    just to name a few. These entrepreneurs started out with a dream or maybe an idea. They came to make all of these inventions because they and friends to believe in them. Many companies saw what the inventors were doing and they wanted to help so they invested money into them to help their idea become possible, make it reality. Since, these inventors were being able to produce their invention they were able to bring it out and show…

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    The aboriginal people were known as inventors. They created multiple inventions to help them survive during their time. They might not have been the first to create them, but those items helped them in various ways. The first item, was the karlis. They were advanced boomerangs that they used during their hunts. They could quickly launch the boomerang to strike the animal being hunted. The boomerang was very heavy, so that way they could deliver fatal blows. The secondary weapon was the spear.…

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    When first beginning to read this novel the reader may think that it is just about a boy and his grandfather, but in actuality it is about a boy discovering the stories his grandpa told him. In the novel a boy named Jacob has a grandpa that tells him stories from his childhood, but Jacob does not know if they are true. Jacob sets out to the island to find what his grandpa had told him about. He discovers a girl that used to be in love with his grandfather and catches her interest. Golan a right…

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    he made things better like he did with the light bulb he didn’t invent it he made it better. He is no doubt one of the best inventor’s ever because of what he did for this world. He was famous for many things that he has done and also his famous inventions. If Thomas Edison didn’t do what he did the world wouldn’t be the same without…

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