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    Obedience or Resistance In the story “Astronomer 's Wife”, astronomer is the father figure, the plumber acts like the mother figure, and astronomer’s wife, Mrs Ames, represents the child figure in the story. Undoubtedly, astronomer has all father figure’s traits. Although there is no direct description of him, through his wife, Mrs Ames, I can see an acrimonious husband who takes dominance over his wife and controls her under his custody. Just like story says, “the day would proceed from this,…

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    Perseverance instills itself into individuals during stressful times. There are several references in the poem to Penelope’s perseverance both in her faithfulness to Odysseus and her performance of the duties of a traditional housewife over the twenty years her husband was away. The painting is a visually representation of this perseverance by showing Penelope intently concentrating on weaving the shroud while her suitors try and persuade her with music and gifts. The themes of perseverance,…

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    Gerard Jones is an American author and a comic book writer about media. Jones argued in his essay “Violent Media Is Good for Kids” to discuss several good reasons that violent media is beneficial to kids. In Jones’s essay, he talked about many good reasons that led me to be certain of his reasons why violent media are helpful to kids. Jones believes violent media assistances children to be more courageous to face their obstacles. Jones gave a very good example of his son, who was not able to…

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    after implementing the nutrient reduction plan. Determine the amount of nutrient reducers needed based on the current nutrient content. Add nutrient reducers to water and monitor concentrations regularly. Build Wastewater facilities in Okeechobee County and Glades…

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    Autobiographies sound like they could be potentially really boring in the sense that it’s easy to just ramble on about event after event with no real purpose. However, I plan to use my knowledge of this fine English language to make this the least boring autobiography ever. So where do I start? Well, I guess my life starts out like any other normal human being. I was born. I mean like, who wasn’t? Anyway, on March 9, 2000, at 7:54pm in New Milford Hospital, my life and this autobiography begin.…

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    People in Shasta Lake City, California make it impossible for otters to be able to live in peace. Daily, they encounter humans trespassing into their territory. Every time a human would pass by mother otter would say, “They’re testing my patience!” Mother 's frustration would only build as the days went on. But, one day things changed, when two obnoxious teenage boys decided to cross the line. “I got the otter!” Galvin Tuffs said breathlessly as he rushed to his friend Andy Craven who was…

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    Citron Case Study

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    The largest municipal bankruptcy, in the history of the United States, was Orange County California, and at the center of this unforeseen catastrophe Robert Citron. Irrefutably, the financial complications that lead to the bankruptcy were the direct result of the mismanagement of public funds by county treasurer, Robert Citron. Furthermore, due to Citron risky investments with the county’s monies, he left the county in a one-and—half billion dollars’ worth of debt. According to the text, as a…

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    of the most diverse”, “Growing up in a community like this really opens your eyes to the different kinds of people in society and within your own community (Gaona)”. Due the increasing number of students and lack of funding around 50% of Riverside County residents 18-24 years old have a high school education or less (CHP). Completing high school positively affects the choice to attend and complete college which is why there needs to be even more retention programs to help people in this…

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    Leawood Community Essay

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    The community of Leawood, Kansas is located in the northeast region of Johnson County. Leawood, being the established and sophisticated community it is today was first owned by a retired police officer, Oscar G. Lee. In 1922, Lee purchased land that started the foundation of Leawood consisting of the streets of 79th, 103rd, Stateline and Blinder Road. Then in 1948, with the help of the Kroh brothers establishing the housing development, Leawood became an incorporated city. Today, Leawood is a…

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    We are provided many resources and how we use these resources depends on us. We look how people build million dollar companies because they understand the economy enough to supply needs of consumers. One of our resources we do have and most important for survival is food. We have access to land that allows us to grow vegetables, fruits and create farms so we can supply to consumers taste. Considering that we also are able to develop different types of food or cuisines for the taste buds of the…

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