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    1. They found a house site where some planks and a great kettle were. With some heaps of sand and some baskets filled with corn of various colors and found some water to quench their thirst after trying to follow the Indians to their dwelling place. They also found two houses of the Indians covered with mats and some of their implements in them. Also found more of the Indians’ corn and some beans of many colors. They found two dead fishes (pilot whales) by the spot they had seen some Indians…

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    grow. EVER. Things don't work that way. They never have and they never ever will. This author and this whole story in general are so ludicrous. I find it absolutely obnoxious. 17. "And then Nkechi came in, bringing the third dish." Pg. 45 paragraph 4 Okonkwo is a complete slob. He treats his wives and children terribly, but yet he still finds it appropriate for them to work for him all of the time and for them to all slave in the kitchen everyday and every night. He only needs one dinner.…

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    The late 19th century created building that fancied the Victorian era establishing houses that had the Queen Anne style. This style included characteristics such as: tall proportions, steep roofs, complex plans, and a variety of colors, textures, and materials. Over time this was seen as irrational and old-fashioned as Birmingham emerged…

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    dominance of a man in a relationship. The opening two lines of the poem express the differences of a man’s faith to a woman by the a/a rhyme scheme: Woman wants monogamy; Man delights in novelty Love is woman's moon and sun; Man has other forms of fun. (1-4) The audience learn the differences between a man and a woman after reading the comparison present in the lines above. The a/a rhyme scheme illustrates the humorous but…

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    killed for risking his life for a Woman for defending her from a victim right outside of Jason’s bestfriends house. "He sent me a message saying, 'I'm outside,' and then he was like, there's a lady honking, and this guy wants to hit her, he wants to kill her, something like that,' Salguero said. Additionally, Jason’s best friend ‘’Ivania Salguero’ heard two gunshots from inside her house. Why didn’t Jason just avoid the situation? Salguero suffered more than the bystander who was there. That…

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    1. The suitors were men that attempted to marry Penelope, whose husband was believed to be dead. These men would selfishly eat all of Penelope’s food and use the living quarter of her estate. Telemachus had tried to fend them off, but failed, because the suitors were determined to marry Penelope so that Odysseus’s kingdom would be theirs. 2. When Telemachus met Athena, he was very open and friendly to her even though she was a stranger. Even though Telemachus had never seen Athena before, he…

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    Ambrose Bierce tells his audience of paranormal activity that has happened in all of the ghost stories. Some of the stories are related to the spirits of the dead, and the other ghost stories are related to the disappearances of the living souls. The implied message in the, "Army Apparitions," text is paranormal activity is not just in haunted houses or scary places, it can be everywhere. This text includes examples of paranormal activity on army posts or sites that have been affected by the…

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    the tragedy of loss and how one reacts to it. Tragedy is an ever-present occurrence in life and death is often a cause of it, that is the main issue of both texts. Both stories go on to teach us that letting go is necessary for both the living and dead. Those that bring us the most grief when they die are the ones that we love dearly in “The Monkey’s Paw” it is the White family’s only son and in “A Rose for Emily” it is the beloved men of Emily’s life. When these beloved people do die the…

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    to me 1 Timothy 4- Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. I have a question for you today, Is your faith in christ sincere?, or have you gotten to a place where you have made this walk a ritual to act as a christian. I beleive we are in a time where God is calling us to a…

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    Trump’s Terrible Presidency It was a nice sunny warm day at the white house at 3:00 pm with many people outside the white house excited for Donald Trump's presidency. It was 2018 and America was in a bad conflict with russia. Donald was outside shaking peoples hands and then the crowd died down a reporter asked Trump for an interview that would be broadcast all over the world. "How does it feel to be president?!" she asked curiously. "It feels great never had a better feeling!" he…

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