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    A Nation Divided In 1787, the Constitution was written to “form a more perfect union” out of America, although that didn’t last very long. In the early to mid 1800s, the US was divided; the northern area didn’t support slavery while the southern area did. That was just one of many things they disagreed upon. Because of these differences, they divided between the Union(north) and the Confederacy(south). The south fought the north, consequently losing between 12,000 and 15,000 soldiers. This was…

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850-bestselling, romance novel, “The Scarlet Letter” centers around adulteress Hester Prynne, doctor-tormentor Chillingworth and Minister Dimmesdale. Hawthorn effectively uses irony to develop his characters by writing their reactions opposite to what is expected of the audience; Hawthorn is effective in this because Hester, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale’s reactions are consistent throughout the entire novel. Hawthorne’s use of irony developes Hester’s toughness,…

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    In Chapter 2, there is a man name Philipeau and he is writting a letter to Madame de Mauger. Philipeau is a slave on Madame de Mauger 's sugar manor in Saint Dominque, Haiti. Be that as it may, he 's not a typical slave on the manor, he is a commander/slave driver, which is a spot of higher power on the estate, but he is still a slave. chapter 2 is called Fermentation since it is about the occasions that hinted at section 6 to reality, which is called resistance. Development allows you to think…

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    emerges. She surprised readers with her confession to Lennie and then she jumps back into showing off, which seemed to be what she was best at, and that lead to her demise. Although one may believe that she had gotten what she deserved in the second to last chapter, most of the accusations made against her had been proven false. Throughout the book none of the workers on the ranch bothered to call her by her real name and referred to her by offensive labels instead. They made hurtful…

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    mushrooms and berries of all sorts to snack on. On these days I would sit by the creek and draw Dawid while he swam, laughing, I wished that our summer could last forever. We would sit under the trees and listen to the chirping of the song thrush. It was almost as if I could smell the sekacz cooling on the windowsill waiting for me back home in Myslenice while I was in the forest with Dawid. It was a few days before the 17th of September when Dawid fell ill. It began as a small cough one day in…

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    Occupational Profile Essay

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    Occupational Profile of Patient M.P is a 10-year-old Hispanic male who is a middle school student. He lives in 1 story house with his parents and a 6-year-old younger sister in Northwest Houston. M.P. was referred to occupational therapy service to address delayed milestone in childhood. His mother stated that M.P. has not yet demonstrated optimal occupational performance relating to fine motor skills, visual-motor skill, and self-care skills such as feeding and grooming. M.P.’s occupational…

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    Santa Research Paper

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    The Truth About Santa Currently, the Postal Office has a program called “Letters from Santa”. This program allows parents send their children’s letters addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole. They also send the response from Santa in the same envelope, and the Post Office return the response to the kids. In addition, the Postal Service has a program named “Operation Santa”, in which, many postal employees respond to the letters by providing a written response signed by Santa, while other Post…

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    uses describes the action has an effect on the opposite way of what one expected. It usually results in negative view in life, and the person, who faced with this situation, is always disappointed to the result. The moment when Camillo receives the letter from Villela says, “Come immediately to our house; I must talk to you without delay” (Machado 130-131), Camillo is really worried about what will happen to him when he arrives there. However, the fortune-teller comforts him by telling that…

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    portal. On the other side there was my house the day my parents left. I found another computer this computer was a Mac book, and in bold purple letters it said ‘’ What do you need to change in this period of time’’ so I typed in my parents do not go to Afghanistan .Then the rainbow portal opened again and I walked back through the portal, I ran all the way home .My parents were there but they were not wearing their camouflage army uniform they were wearing an ugly orange and yellow uniform…

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    and infamous for his harsh sentencings, and even inspired some of his most famous books, The Scarlet Letter, which is about a woman who is being accused of adultery during the 1800’s, and Young Goodman Brown, which is about a man who sees his town worshipping the devil and ends up becoming skeptical about Christianity. Eventually wanting to not be associated with William, he added a “w” to his last name…

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