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Its amazing how one telephone conversation will forever be imprinted in my memory as the most rewarding conversation I have ever had. I still recall every little sigh and syllable that was uttered. I can still feel the urgency of how important it was that I get in touch with my father, three weeks....

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During the seventeenth century most of the literature was religious. One author from the 17th century that is a good example of Puritanism and religious writing is Anne Bradstreet. One of her poems that I think is a good example of 17th century poetry is called The Prologue. It is a good exa....

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When I think of pioneers in management history that set the bar for good managers Dr. W. Edwards Deming is the first person that comes to mind. It is difficult to limit his 14 points of quality management down to 5, but for the assignments sake I will choose 5 of my favorite. Maybe I am b....

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I have lived in a big city, XX, with six million people since I was born. XX, is a very crowded city in China. Skyscrapers, supermarkets and stores are everywhere. Whenever you go out, you can see lots of people, bicycles, cars and buses except at midnight. Everyone liv....

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Today we will be looking at six different museum pieces from: Piece one: Classical Greek; a visual art and music piece from Greek society. Piece two: Roman Empire (visual arts piece). Piece three: Islamic civilization architecture (a Mosque). Piece four: Early Chinese civilization visual art....

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In to kill a mockingbird Jem and Scout face the corruptions of human society, their father Atticus helps by providing a strong foundation in which to build their morals. you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of viewuntil you climb in his skin and walk arou....

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Tupac Shakur is a well renowned rapper and has had hit singles all over the world. What most people dont know is that he didnt only write rap songs, he wrote poetry as well. Maybe rap songs are just poems with a beat, but his poems are nothing like his rap songs, his poems say a lot more. Tup....

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Introduction Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." The First A....

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Before Emmett Tills murder, I had known the fear of hunger, hell, and the Devil. But now there was a new fear known to me the fear of being killed just because I was black. This was the worst of my fears. I knew once I got food, the fear of starving to death would leave. I also was told th....

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What is advertisement? Is it just millions of different companies trying to sell their product to whomever watches, listens, and hears their advertisement? Or could advertisement be nothing more then major brainwash. Advertisers all over the world but mostly right here in the United States, ....

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Our experiences can cause so many different feelings and have several effects that are life changing. These experiences can include something as little as meeting someone new or something big like winning the lottery. Depending on what you like to do or what has meaning to you, your experiences c....

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In the movie Elizabethtown the are some concept of conflict. The character drew is face the ablities to cremated is fathers body after his sudden death. This movies show him trying to tell his fathers side of the family that his father wishes was to be criminated instead of getting buried. H....

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Thinking is really a strange thing.When I was a boy I was often long for having a kind of ability in air swimming here and there. It is like a free fish in water and this kind of feeling often appears in my dreams. Therefore I toughly believe I will have this capacity some day. When I grow up I get ....

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Summary Fight Club is based on two characters, Tyler Durden and the nameless narrator. This nameless narrator hates his life and his job, and is sick of everything always being the same. He works for a car company that organizes product recalls on the cars that have malfunctions. The narrator ....

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This week, we read some of the Romantic poets and studied one on our own. Although Wordsworth and Coleridge were interesting, my favorites were Blake and Keats. Part of the reason I liked reading these poets is the characteristics that they all have in common as a group of Romantic poets. The Romant....

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The classic story of Cinderella that we all know is just one of more than a thousand versions of the story that have been written in different countries and by different cultures all over the world. No matter how many different ways it is written, no little girl can resist the story of Cinderella ....

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Food Journal Analysis Nutrition plays a very important role in our lives as it could help to increase or decrease our life span and also define our degree of livelihood as we progress into old age. With our potential to live longer than ever before comes the urgent need to monitor and adjust the am....

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I harbor a lot of passion for the game of football. Its more than just a game to me. Some people fish or do crosswords. What I do to relax and have fun in my spare time is watch or read about football. While engaged in watching or reading about this particular sport, I escape from the everyday gri....

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I remember pulling into the parking lot thinking, "Alright, just take your time, play it safe today, and I should do just fine." I flipped open my trunk, grabbed my bag and headed inside. Inside is where I was meeting my old time friend, John; An ashy-haired man that stands about six feet ....

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Although a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. At present, France is at the forefront of efforts to develop the European military capabilities to supplement progress toward a European foreign policy. Fr....

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Fried Chicken Dinner Frying chicken is usually not one of my favorite things to do, but since the time consuming dish is a family favorite around my house, I seem to get through it at least once or twice a month. Not only do the men in my house like the chicken, they like to have mashed potatoes, ....

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When I was little I would always hang out with my favorite cousin. For years we would spend time together and have fun, he was considered my first best friend. Then as we got older and were starting middle school, everything would change. He started hanging out with the wrong people and eventually ....

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Ah, this is the life, Ashley. This is the life, I said, as I exhaled and passed Ashley the pipe. Youre telling me, said Ashley, inhaling the thick gray smoke. Can it possibly get any better than this? I mean, living on our own, getting high when we want, doing all the drugs we want,....

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Between the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries, Gothic art styles were separated into four different and distinct art styles. The four styles were Linear, Italo-Gothic, International Gothic, and Hispano-Flemish. The Linear style, which has certain affinities with the late Romanesque, lasted un....

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Loren John History 122 Professor Bill Burak Our nation's greatest pastime is baseball. The American League of Baseball has fourteen teams. One of these teams being the New York Yankees. How did they become a popular team of baseball? The New York Yankees came into existence in 1913. Going ....

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While researching the Holocaust Museum I expect to walk away with much more than an understanding of the horrible events that took place in the Holocaust. I expect to learn more about the causes of the Holocaust and what actually happened inside all of the concentration camps. The politics of this t....

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When I hear the saying "Home is Where the Heart is", my mind wonders to that little country house I grew up in. Situated on a small hill on a large horseshoe-shaped road sat this cozy ranch style home surrounded by 2 acres of land, plentiful gardens, colorful flower beds, and tall trees. ....

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It is what makes a picture. It gives interest to the reader. It is imagery. Imagery takes one thing in a quote and gives it a sense of something else. Imagery makes a picture in your mind and possibly conveys age or personality. Throughout The House on Mango Street Cisneros uses imagery to convey ....

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Before Primary school, I learned how to read and understood the concept of writing. My mother would read to me when I was in her womb before my birth. Although reading and writing has been more positive than negative experience it came with several obstacles and setbacks. My family, role....

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Upon medical examinations, a physician will use the measure of our weight to assist in the determination health status. Often times physicians will assign us with certain labels, underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese. Five years ago I was labeled overweight due to an Abnormality of thyr....

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As a child, one of my favorite books was the nursery rhyme, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. The lively illustrations had children clothed in rags swinging on shoelaces, hanging upside down on the shoe tongues, and climbing underneath the heels. The shoe was not big enough to house ....

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The past year and a half has certainly dealt me a few major life changes. Ready or not, these issues were facing me; therefore, I reacted the only way that I knew how and that was to keep going. I kept going alright, all the way to Maryland. I set up residence in Maryland, completed my internship a....

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Technology has played a major role throughout my life. I have so many fond memories of technology in my childhood. One memory I have is that of Nintendo. Another memory I have is that of classic computer games such as Oregon Trail and Word Muncher. As mentioned above, Nintendo has had a major infl....

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Driving to the college one Saturday morning, I tuned into a non-profit radio station to which I enjoy listening. Instead of my favorite genre of music, a talk show was in progress. As my mind drifted, my consciousness was captured by the words so, are you saying that people think of The Mar....

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People in this stressful world are faced with many problems throughout their daily lives. Everyone has been given a priceless life as well as immeasurable hardships to go along with it. To alleviate the stress of school, work, and personal life, everyone does chores and fun activities. There ....

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Lay gill net is a fishing tool first introduced to Hawaii by the Japanese in the 1950s and should be banned from using it in Hawaii by irresponsible fishermen. Hawaii has some of the most beautiful fish in the world, but even though Hawaii has the quality of fish, it lacks quantity. Th....

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On August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a music legend was born. Leonard Bernstein was Jewish and went to school at Garrison and Boston Latin Schools while learning to play the piano. He found a love for music early on. When Leonard went to Harvard he met some great people, such as Walter Pi....

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maya angelou
Maya Angelou Maya Angelou a strong black actress, poet, singer, and writer went through a lot of things in her day, but still keep her head up. I intend to tell you about all Maya have been through in her life. Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Marguerite Johns....

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Most good mixers these days can start there mix process at any desired point because of their years of experience and their relationship to their monitors. When starting out as a mixer you do not have this experience and need to start at a reference point that will produce desired results for y....

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my favorite song
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I have learned a lot about nutrition over the past couple weeks. Besides learning new things we also talked about stuff I already knew. We talked about microwave dinners lacking nutrition, prices of some foods, and amounts of serving sizes, along with the Food Pyramid and percentage of fat. Servi....

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While I love going to Romania as much as ever, the convenience of the United States of America keeps me here, leaving the temptations of Romania only as memories from my childhood and a place to visit. Visiting Romania Its like going to the best vacation where I can eat my favorite food and drink na....

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When I was given the task of comparing and analyzing poems for Introduction to Literature, I was thrilled. This is because one of my favorite poems ever is provided in our course reader and I was automatically moved to analyze The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. I chose another poem which is Uphill ....

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I envied Sylvia. How great it is to be recalled as a color! Even, red! The most vivid color of all! She has been remembered as red, as if she had been graced the title ¡®Red.¡¯ Along with strong envy that I felt toward Sylvia, I liked the poem ¡°Red¡± by Ted Hughes because of two more reason....

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In the year 2000 Darren Aranofskys Requiem for a Dream took a heart-wrenching look into the dark perils of drug addiction. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby, the story revolves around four connected characters whose lives are withered and wasted by drug consumption. The movie tackles the hopes an....

Review of I Stand Here Ironing
In Tillie Olsens I Stand Here Ironing, I was amazed at the context and information you could receive from a story only twelve pages long. This was my first introduction to the author Tillie Olsen. I truly enjoyed her writings and the way she pulled you in with such vivid images. For, myself, as th....

Rober Frost - An Extrodinary Poet
Robert Frost does not hold influence on people the way the ordinary poet does because of his distinctive writing style. Robert Frost was a unique poet that holds a naturalistic passion for life that is out of the ordinary. Emily Dickinson, a good example of a poets traditional writing style, fa....

Roman Gods
Aphrodite governs desire and sexuality. She is also known as Cytherea, Cypris, and Venus (Roman). She is often pictured with a sceptre or a mirror Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. She was daughter of Hera and Zeus, but some say she had no parents. Her attributes are rams, dolphins, dove....

Save the Last Dance
The movie, Save the Last Dance, goes along with all of our discussions and conversations about the visual difference between the black and white cultures and the stereotyping that Hollywood does of the two cultures. The movie shows the difference in the two cultures, according to Hollywood.you have....

Schiller Woods Forest Preserve - Chicago
I have noticed that there are many parks in Chicago area. They make this city more vivid; green color gives specific charm. People go there to relax, have fun, spend nice afternoons, or just to exercise. Some of these parks are small; some look almost like forests. There is one nice park close to ....

Secret Life of the Bees
Section 1 The book opened with the main character Lily, talking about how the bees came and swarmed her every night before she went to bed. Sue Monk Kidd made it clear in the opening pages that this book was fictional. Through first person narration Kidd described a lonely girl. She was ....

Seeing NOFX
On November 26th I went to the Stone Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and ska meaning a song played with trumpets. The band members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El Hefe (guitar, trumpet, vocals), ....

Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love, which was structured linearly, was directed by John Madden and released in 1998. It was said to be the greatest love story never told by film critics. The movie was set in 16th century London and in a nutshell, is about a young, ambitious Willia....

Sharp Center for Design- OCAD (Ontario College of Art & Design)
The Sharp Center For Design Toronto has been the evolutionary town of architecture in the recent years. It is the city where many silvery condominiums and glossy office buildings have erected over the pass decade. Dating back several years to 2004, other than the Viljo Revells City Hall, the ci....

Slumdog Millionaire Vikas Swarup
Part 1: Summery Ram Mohammed Thomas is arrested for winning an Indian game show named "Who Will Win a Billion". It is hard to believe how a poor orphan boy without education will win such a contest. The police and the producing company of the game think he cheated. By telling his layer, smith sha....

Snowboarding the Rocky Mountains
Traveling and vacation are some of the best ways to experience different parts of the world and open your eyes to different ways of living. Most people dont leave their home state very often, so traveling other places is a real experience. People save up and put away the money they earn from wor....

Soccer is my Hobby
Why soccer is my hobby. Everybody has different hobbies that he or she would like to do for fun or relaxation. They can be either physical activities like jogging, football, swimming, skateboarding or mental activities like reading, watching movies, playing computers and depen....

soccer is my hobby
Soccer is my hobby Everybody has different hobbies that he or she would like to do for fun or relaxation. They can be either physical activities like jogging, football, swimming, skateboarding, basketball, or mental activities like reading, watching movies, playing computer games, depending....

Sociology of Sports
Sport has been a part of history around the world and has had immense influence on our way of life. Sport has had a worldly impact on many things in society such as economics, politics, childhood and in our community in general. Sport is a microcosm of society that has had a tremendous impact on our....

Someone Like You
In the novel, Someone Like You, by Sarah Dessen, two sixteen-year-olds best friends, Halley and Scarlett have known each other since they were eleven, when Scarlett and her mother moved in next door next to Halleys family. The two girls become friend immediately. The story takes place at the end o....

Sophie's World: A Book Within A Book
Who are you? Where does the world come from? These were the questions, which baffled the mind of a fifteen-year-old Norwegian girl named Sophie. Thus an ordinary day started the mysterious adventure for the girl. She learned all about the world of philosophy through her teacher, Alberto Knox. The la....

Sophies World by Jostein Gaardner
In the book Sophies World, by Jostein Gaardner, the lives and works of many of the greatest philosophers of the world are discussed and taught to Sophie. Each of these philosophers ideas, works, and lifetimes are briefly discussed and examined. This novel about the history of philosophy teach....

Soundtrack of my life
Celebrate life through the music, through the spoken word, through a splash on paper, wood, iron, or canoes but celebrate your life, celebrate your ability to feel joy and sadness, celebrate your ability to feel , only then will we be able to feel free, Afeni Shakar once said. She talks about fe....

Spamalot
To watch a Broadway show in New York City is something Ive longed for ever since I moved to the east coast. Growing up on theatre and being involved in various musicals Ive adapted a strong love for the theatre arts. On Thursday, November 8th, 2007, I watched Monty Pythons Spamalot, the Broadw....

Spreading the fun with offensive mascots
Spreading the fun with Offensive Mascots Offensive material will always affect someone. Such items as a mascot can offend an entire group of people. In Ward Churchills article Lets Spread the Fun Around: An Issue of Sports Team Names and Mascots he writes about certain team names that a....

Stephen King
Stephen King is a great writer, director, and poet. He has written great stories such as Carrie, Pet Cemetery, The Shining, and a great essay called Why We Crave Horror Stories. Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine, on September 21, 1947. Stephen King was the second son of Donald....

Stereotyping Food with Gender is more then just a Theory
In 1999 the typical American citizen would view around 3,000 advertisements per day (give or take a few). However, it is now shown that one will be exposed to this many advertisements, before breakfast!1 About 29% of theses advertisements are targeted towards Core Category foods (food, soft-drinks, ....

Success: Much More Than a Win
It was 7:00 a.m. on a Saturday. I woke up to the chime of my alarm clock. As I rolled over to turn it off, I peered out the square framed window, and watched as the sunlight crept across the neatly cut lawn. I stood up out of my bed, stretching my back, front wards and backwards, hearing a few crack....

Sunday at Seven - Observation, Reflection Essay
Bryce Phipps Ms. Lynette Morinini English MO1A Observation, Reflection Essay 12 September 2007 Sunday at Seven As seven oclock rolled around I noticed the pines trees with all their needles; sharp as push pins began to flow in the evening breeze. With time pressing on, the night life beg....

The Dissection Of fido
The Dissection Of FIDO! Introduction The spiny dogfish shark is the most abundant shark. This small shark is also known as the piked dogfish, skittledog, spotted dogfish, white-spotted dogfish, codshark, and thorndog. Its dorsal fin has sp....

The Erotic Triangles of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Sparks takes place in the early pre-WWII years of the 1930s in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jean Brodie is a teacher in the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, a conservative and traditional private school. She is a teacher that is determined to make a deep, lasting imp....

The First Seed
THE FIRST SEED What the hell are the Eagles doing? They are wasting too much time! I can feel the bass from the mammoth speakers pounding into my chest with every wor....

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie The title of the play, The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams, reflects much of the story to me. The story takes place during the 1930s. This was a turbulent and dark time in American history. Our country was going through the Great Depression. Ther....

The history of extreme sports
Life is full of choices why not go BIG? Why not go EXTREME? Extreme sports have become huge since the early 90's. Itfs hard to believe that such activities like skydiving, snow boarding, and bungee jumping have been known as so called so called extreme sports. What characteristics must a sport ha....

The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner -- Khaled Hosseini Characters: Amir- narrator; main character Baba- Amirs father; revealed he is Hassans father as well Ali- Baba and Amirs servant; has polio that paralyzed half of his face and made him sterile Hassan- Amirs best friend when growing up; is kille....

The Life of a NFL Player
The Life of a NFL Player Did you ever wonder what the life of a NFL Player was like? I did! I was so curious that I felt compelled to surf the internet to find information on the subject, in my Search I decided to Report on one of my favor players, Jerry Rice #19 Wide Receiver Height: 6-2....

The Life of William Carlos Williams
Nothing whips my blood like verse. These are the famous words of the great poet, William Carlos Williams. Williams was born on September 17, 1883 in Rutherford, New Jersey. He spent most of his life in Rutherford, so today he is a local hero. Williams mother was Puerto Rican and almost had pure Span....

The Old Lake House
The Old Lake House The smell of fresh fish is usually not associated with happy thoughts; however, in my case, it brings me back to images of childhood games, peeling paint, and shag carpet, characteristics of my favorite childhood place, the old lake house. This was the only place where the term �....

The Overvalued Lives of Americas Celebrities
Over the thanksgiving break I was standing in the checkout line at Wal-Mart. In front of me was a woman, I'm guessing between thirty and thirty five years old with two younger children. The kids are putting the items on the belt as Mom is checking out the magazines along side the aisle. After a b....

The Perfect Day
The Perfect Day You have an entire day in front of you. Its your favorite weather, you dont have to be at school/work, your health is good and you are feeling fine, with no pressing obligations, and some extra money in your pocket that you can spend any way you want. What would you do? Well,....

the prime of miss jean brodie
characters Mr. Teddy Lloyd Teddy Lloyd is the "art master" and the man whom Miss Brodie loves and desires. He is a happily married man with children and from a strong catholic background. For these reasons the relationship between himself and Miss. Brodie is forbidden despite the fact that ....

The scarlet letter - significant of sexism
The significant of sexism in the Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a famous novel that reveals the strictness and harshness of the puritan community. Hester Prynne is a woman in the puritan community who conducted a significant sin that will hunt her rest of her life, ....

Todays Frankenstien
Television: Today's Frankenstein There it sits. Nearly every living room, and the majority of bedrooms, in America is beholden to one. At the center and source of our communication and interaction with the world. This tool of universal euphoric capacity, inducing dementia in large does, is the ....

Truman by David McCullough
Truman by David McCullough David McCullough is considered one of the most efficient historical writers of our century. He somehow knows how to capture the essence and importance of historical figures such as Harry S. Truman or John Adams. He also won many of the literary awards. One of the b....

tv and the youth
Although tv has become a huge part of the American lifestyle over the past fifty years and has evolved into our main source for entertainment and has also become learning tool for people, there is still much debate whether it is healthy for the mind to watch it or is it telling us how to live our li....

Twisted
Twisted I sit in the passengers seat of my best friends brand new car, the aroma of leather filling the air as we pull out of the school parking lot. We turn the radio loud, sing along, and put on our lip-glossso carefree, like we are invincible. Katie has always liked being t....

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