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    The Metric System

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    nation. Consequently, why should America compromise their success by sticking with an unconventional system of measurement? It is for this and many other reasons why the U.S.A should convert to the metric system. The metric system is a multinational unit of measurement in both the real world and the science field. It is not only renowned but also easier to use overall. Ultimately, the time for the metric system has finally come for the good of America. The metric system is the standard in 95%…

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    In Moliere's play Tartuffe, the main character's name is Tartuffe, which like the definition of his name is someone who is a hypocritical pretender to piety. Throughout the book we see many different sides of Tartuffe. We see him acting religious, angry, excited, and we see him acting as his true self. A pretender to piety. He is able to easily trick Orgon into disowning Damis his son and giving Tartuffe all of his foutune and land and tries to seduce Orgon's wife Elmire. At the end of the play,…

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    Tartuffe Tartuffe by Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière is a religious satire that takes place in the home of Orgon, who is one of the main characters and a well-off man in terms of money, at least. The opening lines of the play place the reader in the middle of a family “discussion” about their house guest Tartuffe. However, the discussion is more of a quarrel about Tartuffe’s true character and the two opinions of Tartuffe can be seen immediately in the play as the grandmother, Madam…

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    The play opens when Madame Pernelle chooses to go out in light of the fact that she finds their conduct improper and wanton. She sees her grandson Damis as an imp, and her granddaughter Mariane as excessively delicate. It is just the new houseguest, Tartuffe, who acquires her approval. Tartuffe has been welcome to stay by the house's expert Orgon, who is charmed by Tartuffe's appearing devotion. Whatever is left of the family accepts Tartuffe to be a cheat and a liar, however can't persuade…

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    Orgon, the head of the household in the comedy Tartuffe: a respected man by his friends and family and righteously served the King; he is a rational, sane man but questions emerge when he becomes ludicrous and he is not the same man as he was before. He demonstrates a form of satire because of his strong-willed mind of Tartuffe and then being tricked into the fraudly innocence of Tartuffe. His actions lead to different conflicts within the family which leads us to believe that he is careless…

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    Answer these questions: What are the benefits of having all measurements in metric rather than in a combination of standard and metric? There are many benefits to working in metric rather than standard measure. Currently the United States is the only industrialized nation that does not use the metric system. Thus, we would be in compliance with the rest of the world. Also, it is very easy to make conversions in the metric system, you simply move the decimal point to the right or to the left.…

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    “Racial Identification and Audience in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and the Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963”, Barker focuses on the family unit within the novel, and how the family deals with the concept of racism. While McDowell focuses on the adults and their decision to integrate their children into the current social situation, and Barker on the family as a unit, I focus on Cassie Logan. I argue that while allowing a child to remain innocent is a just cause, educating black children – in…

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    Tartuffe Play Review Essay

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    On Friday November 13, I had the pleasure of seeing one of Moliere’s most famous theatrical comedies, Tartuffe, performed at the University Theatre of Cal State San Bernardino Ronald E. Barnes Theatre. In the play, Orgon, a wealthy Parisian patriarch falls under the influence of a hypocrite named Tartuffe. Luckily, Tartuffe’s antics do not fool the rest of the family or friends. In order to show Orgon how terrible Tartuffe really is, his wife Elmire, takes matters into her own hands. She…

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    Orgon, the head of the household in the comedy Tartuffe: a respected man by his friends and family and righteously served the King; he is a rational, sane man but questions emerge when he becomes ludicrous and he is not the same man as he was before. He demonstrates a form of satire because of his strong-willed mind of Tartuffe and then being tricked into the fraudly innocence of Tartuffe. His actions lead to different conflicts within the family which leads us to believe that he is careless…

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    Tartuffe, by Moliere, revolves around a family structure where tensions escalate due the presence of hypocrisy within the household. This conflicting hypocrisy presents itself in the form of a man known as Tartuffe.(Moliere) While the family dynamic is being challenged by this man’s false nature, an even more concerning theme is initially introduced, this being the correlation between the patriarch and stability. Orgon, the father, is passionately in favor of this man’s false representation of…

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