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    The characters are usually gainfully employed parents climbing the corporate ladder, two children enjoying the usual teen traumas of high school, and possibly a family pet. The house is nearly perfect. Inside, dad relaxes, catching up on the latest from ESPN while mom sends off a few emails from her office. Upstairs, the kids are in their respective bedrooms, studying schoolwork or playing on their game…

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    All governments are created to maintain a certain degree of order. Some governments allow each citizen an equal opportunity to participate in political outcomes. Other governments restrict the ability of citizens to have any influence over their nation’s rule. Both cases fall within the scale of government types: from oppressive regimes to anarchist factions. Although these types can differ dramatically, the same goal of all governments remains alike. That goal is to provide direction and…

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    Anyone who saves someone or something is called a hero meaning murderers, criminals, ordinary people could be heroes. These individuals get recognized as a hero just because of their one deed. They step up once and are assumed heroes. Some of those men and women could be anti-heroes, as in heroes lacking heroic qualities. This does not mean a hero has to do something drastic to be a hero; it simply means not everyone is a hero. A hero is a concrete or abstract entity who/that influences a life…

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    Pawl, the Court Healer and a widower, had a problem with drink for years and years until he’d recently married Lady Lindara. Now he was fit and happy, but still brewing up his tincture for those in need, like Gawain. “Bless you, Perceval.” Gawain uncorked the bottle, pinched his nose, and downed the gelatinous, repulsive fluid in one go, gagging the moment it slid down his throat. The taste and texture was that of a rotten egg. However, since this was the only effective remedy he knew of, he…

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    Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois’s revivalry changed what was going to happen with equality in society. Both agreed that they could do something to help with African Americans but that was where there different thoughts and philosophies came in. Their rivalry was caused because of their two completely different views on African Americans in their society. Washington thought that African Americans needed to create opportunities while as DuBois thought that it was all about education.…

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    Social construction is where it is up to the members of society to determine what is a problem and what isn’t. In the beginning when the housing discrimination was just starting to take place, many African Americans just accepted it. It seemed that the majority had adopted the attitude…

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    Who colonized America? This is a debated topic in history by all historians. It is said that Native Americans from Asia were the first to migrate west to North America. What some Americans don’t understand are the small societies that make up the Native American people. These societies were much less complex than societies today, but nonetheless they had culture. Throughout modern day Canada, America, and Mexico hundreds of North American tribes resided. These were the first people to discover…

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    Qualities Of A Firefighter

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    get up to 1200 degrees fahrenheit (Callegrad). One…

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    in values and beliefs, and lack of financial capacity. After enumerating these challenges, this essay will unravel solutions that may help students to dominate it. With so many questions that have been entering in my mind for the past years, I came up with a major decision and that is to further enhance my skills and knowledge here in Australia. Being a foreign student in this country made me feel anxious a lot of times because of the differences in culture as well as the language barrier since…

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    Creative Writing: Senok

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    never updated his style except for missions. At this time he was still wearing a military uniform of the same style that we wore for our last mission. “Meeting adjourned. I will now walk them down to the menagerie so they can leave.” Senok stepped up to do just that when Sambrye spoke…

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