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    The United States Constitution: A just document The United States Constitution has it 's final draft submitted and receives acceptance by thirty-nine of the remaining forty-two delegates today in Philadelphia (Sidlow and Henschen 37). I have received and read a copy of this Constitution given to me by an anonymous source and will go into detail on what this new document proposes. After reading this document, I 'm sure there are many questions that would concern us all. What extent of power does…

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    Nine hours earlier her boss Mr. Livid had called her into his office to compliment her. Filigree gave him a large smile and nodded politely. It is no secret that Mr. Livid believes a woman’s place is in the home. He is of the opinion that women should not…

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    the greatest wrestler in the nine villages. He was a wealthy farmer and had to barns full of yams, and had just married his third wife. To crown it all he had taken to titles.”(pg8) Because of Okonkwo’s hard work and dedication he was able to gain to titles and become a very successful man in his village. Another example would be Nwakibie, he is an even more successful man. “There was a wealthy man in Okonkwo’s village who had three huge barns, nine wives and thirty children. His name was…

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    it costs the city $100 a night to provide for one family. In one year, New York City spends $870 million that goes towards emergency beds. On average, many families will be without a home for 415 nights . The rise of homelessness in America rises thirty-two percent as more families are getting thrown out of their homes and entering homeless shelters(nipped). Homelessness is not a temporary problem that policymakers can solve with just a piece of paper. Even with…

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    force so women were stuck with the man who would take them as long as they had money, even if they did not like them. this still caused problems for the woman, and this was seen all throughout “The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber.”as shown on page nine with the quote “His wife had been through with him before but it never lasted. He was very wealthy, and would be much wealthier, and he knew she would not leave him ever now. That was one of the few things that he really knew.” though, again,…

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    consider to be the most important is being a good wife and mother. I am about five years older than most of my classmates, and I am looking to start my family before I turn thirty. I am engaged to be married in June of this year with my fiancé. We have been together for nine years and we are both mentally ready to take that next step towards getting married and eventually starting a small family. It is very important to be to make sure I am the type of wife my husband wants and needs and the…

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    Kay Ryan's Tightrope Poem

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    “Trying to walk the same way to the same store takes high-wire balance: each step not exactly as before risks chasms of flatness. One stumble alone and nothing happens. Few are the willing and fewer the champions.” In just thirty-seven words, Kay Ryan is able to capture a universal truth: beauty will always remain for those who choose a life of depth, for those who choose to live life on the wire, repetitiously retracing their steps on the footpath of life. Like many of Kay Ryan’s poems, it…

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    ingredients slowly. Then sprinkle flour on the surface area and begin rolling dough into the correct size of the pan. Spray glass pan with non-stick baking spray, then place dough into pan and began evenly distributing the dough across the pan. The last step in this process is to take sugar and cover the dough. Place glass pan in the oven for eight minutes. While the sugar cookie is cooking, begin to wash and cut all fruit and place it into the bowl. Fill the bowl with one cup of halved…

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    The career that I have chosen for my pathway is physical therapy. I have chosen this career because it means a lot me for many different reasons. A main reason is that I have recently had an injury that changed the way I think about how important physical therapy is to me and how it helped me walk again. This career has made a major impact in my life, and I want to show how important it is to other people. My mentor was Chris Swoope; he is a physical therapist at Augusta Orthopedics and Sports…

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    Dishion, Frances Gardner, and Luke W. Hyde. In this study the researchers set out to study whether or not problems that occur in later childhood can be predicted by early childhood behaviors. The first step in the study was to get a good group of participants. For this study seven hundred thirty-one pairs consisting of a mother and a child were recruited. The researchers did not accept just anybody, each child needed to fit into at least two out of three categories. These categories…

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