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    before, “He felt his spirit dissolve into the charcoal-black ink that stained her skin. Each drop of Ryukyu cinnabar that he mixed with alcohol and thrust in was a drop of his lifeblood. He saw the pigments the hues of his own passion”. Therefore, tattooing women also gives rise to a different feeling than he has experienced with men, “At every thrust of his needle Seikichi gave a heavy sigh and felt as if he had stabbed his own heart” (Jun’ichirō 83). At the end of the story, the young geisha…

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    Troubadour Analysis

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    destroy the medallion. STORY COMMENTS TROUBADOUR is a proposed new TV series that blends sci-fi, action, comedy-drama, and music. The TV pilot also features a very likable protagonist in the character of Tristan. He’s a rather ordinary man, who is thrust in an extraordinary situation when he is selected by another race to become a artistic warrior Troubadour and he has his own private muse. With the role of warrior comes great musical inspiration and powers through a magical medallion. The main…

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    Eglin Airport

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    Air Traffic Control (ATC), safety, or mission constraints/ requirements… Turbojet, Propeller, and Tiltrotor Aircraft. All turbojet, propeller, and tiltrotor aircraft shall maintain at or above 1,500 ft AGL over populated areas and will use minimum thrust levels consistent with safe operations. Aircraft within 5 NM of an airfield may descend once they are established on final approach or are in an established traffic pattern” (96 TW/CC 2017). Currently, there are still airport noise and safety…

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    Humans have a trend in which we only sacrifice at the most critical or important point, which helps reveal the what we value. This is showcased in the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, when the author uses the protagonist, Jane Eyre, to showcase a theme of sacrifice and sometimes lack thereof regarding one’s moral principles in a Victorian society. Throughout the novel, Jane deliberately sacrifices her safety, stability, and emotional gratification, which highlights her character’s values…

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    Chile Earthquake Essay

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    The region is tectonically characterized by the ~6 kilometer thick oceanic Nazca plate subducting underneath the continental South American plate at a convergence azimuth of ~ 78 ͦ and at a rate of 6.6 centimeters per year making the area one of the most active convergent margins on earth, typically experiencing a Mw > 8 earthquake every 10 – 20 years (Moscoso, et.al., 2011). Notable quakes in recent history include the 1960 Mw = 9.5 Valdivia earthquake which was the largest ever recorded,…

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    'By 1950, the Truman administration had set in place the essential principles that were to govern American foreign policy for the next four decades. ' Discuss. This essay will deal with U.S President Harry S. Truman, 1945-53. I will be dealing with how Truman changed the foreign policy decision making process and its significance for the preceding four decades. Most importantly the foreign policy which was enacted whilst in his time in office and how it changed U.S. Foreign Policy precedent,…

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    The American colonists’ actions towards Britain were justified. The British habit of forcefully imposing taxes upon the colonists without their permission was unfair and contributed to the justification of the colonists’ actions. For example, the Stamp Act was levied upon a multitude of paper products used in everyday life and was considered “a very burdensome and … unconstitutional tax” (Doc 10) by the colonists. This tax caused some of the first sparks of American resentment towards Britain…

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    In literature, a complex character is a person comprised of a variety of traits and different sides to their personality. Anne Frank is an excellent example of a complex character. Throughout the play version of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Anne, although lively, talkative, stubborn, intelligent, and optimistic, also expresses seriousness, sensitivity, and maturity beyond her years. She possesses a tendency to quickly change her behavior, as stated in the stage directions. “She is thirteen, quick…

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    Message To Garcia

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    “A Message to Garcia” was written in 1899 by Elbert Hubbard, and has lessons that could be taken away by anyone who has to take orders, especially people in the military. The story itself focuses on the lessons of determination and hard work. The story is based on the true story of a young lieutenant during the Spanish-American War. The lieutenant, Andrew Summers Rowan, was shipped out to Cuba by himself with an important mission: to carry a message to Garcia. Hubbard’s story reveals Rowan’s…

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    show would reflect the untold stories of the war. I was not only in attendance as a patron but I also had the unique opportunity to contribute to the creation of this project. The play was performed in the Bowen Theatre. The physical layout was a thrust stage. The set was created to look like the famous trenches in France. The stage was kept bare of many set pieces accommodating a multitude of scenes to focus on the individuals and their stories. From the standpoint of movement there were many…

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