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    Laser Teeth Whitening

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    put on all your front teeth, which you may need if all your teeth are discolored due to medication. You can choose the shade of white you want before the veneers are applied, so you'll have guaranteed results. A very thin layer of your enamel is removed so the veneers slip into place and appear to be your natural teeth. They are an excellent way to achieve a bright, white smile in a short amount of time. Plus, as an added benefit, veneers can also alter the shape of your teeth if they need it…

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    ###Description The District of Columbia state flag is white, with three red stars above two red horizontal bars. Each star is equal in size, and the bars are equal to one another. Some say that the design of the stars and stripes on this flag inspired the United States national flag. ###Meaning The D.C. State flag is based on the design of the coat of arms of the Washington family. George Washington's family had a coat of arms which was white, with three red stars above two horizontal bars.…

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    Musk Deer Research Paper

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    Musk deer they act a lot like mountain goats. Yes these deer like creatures seem almost the same they live in mountains and look a bit like them too. In these next 4 paragraphs you will learn how musk deer look what they eat where they live and some interesting facts about them. Indeed they look do resemble a deer in some ways but they also have the body of mountain goats and the legs of a kangaroo and the fangs of a vampire bat and the skull of a deer. They have a dark brown color to them…

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    This item always comes in a pair and is very long as well as narrow and are typically positioned together like two parallel french fries. The rectangular object is mostly white in color and has a bumpy texture similar to stucco, but more uniform and subtle. Scattered along the object is dashes and loops curves of red-pink, dark purple, and aqua blue. When you turn this object over, it has a completely black bottom that is almost completely smooth except for the couple dents and scratches. They…

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    Laney: A Short Story

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    The cottage like house staring Laney Marshall in the face was depressed and calling out for a match to rid it of its misery. Apparently the universe thought the ugly brown color of the siding wasn't enough and bestowed the house with acute scoliosis. The grass grabbed at her and her mother's ankles while they dragged their two suitcases containing their entire lives to the front door. Something about the dark green slab of wood separating them and the inside of their new home gave the…

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    parents told him that when he was younger, he really wanted a guitar from the store so he was thus christened, Guitar. He never got that guitar, which symbolizes his inability to achieve things in life. For example, when Guitar and Milkman saw the white peacock, they both tried to catch it. However, they never did which shows one example of Guitar failing to achieve his goal. He also fails yet again when he and Milkman try to steal Pilate’s “gold.” While they achieve in stealing it, they get…

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    slowly, and lay full length, in her soft white muslins and laces, upon a couch” (1). The way Chopin illustrates Desiree’s clothing leaves readers thinking of her as pure. For Desiree to represent as ‘clean,’ leaves Armand having to be mixed. When Armand plays innocent and acts harshly towards Desiree, Desiree compares her skin to his. In the story, Desiree gets frustrated because she knows she embellished white by stating, “It is a lie; it is not true, I am white! Look at my hair, it is brown;…

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    Puritan religion, wearing fancy clothing is disgraceful, while in Barbados, people strive to have the fanciest clothes. One day on an early Sabbath morning, the Wood family stood on the threshold of their house and, "Beside the plain blue homespun and white linen which modestly clothed Aunt Rachel and Judith, Kit's flowered silk gave her the look of some vivid tropical bird lighted by mistake on a strange shore." Later on in the story, while Kit and Nat thatch Hannah's roof, Nat says, “You know,…

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    I’m expected to roll my neck and receive no respect because I’m expected to have tons of sass but hardly any class and my naturally curly kinky hair is something that I shouldn’t share with the world. Also, just because I’m black doesn’t mean I’m ignorant and unwilling to unpack controversial issues that affect everyone and not only my fellow blacks. So don’t think this is an “angry black girl” rant, but instead recognize that I just want a chance to make people aware that the things they see in…

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    Milkman’s family is the epitome of white values. In the beginning of the book you could mistakenly believe you are following the perspective of a white family. Macon Dead uses his family as props to improve his imagine…

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