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    to grow into towns and big cities. Before there was slavery people would hunt and gather enough food for them self. If they didn’t they wouldn’t have survived by themselves. As people started to grow and develop they would start to have a need for more people so they could keep up with the growing world. The hunter gatherer that a lot of people did started to fade as people grew and as they did the food abundance grew with them‚ so people could afford to own‚ feed and work slaves. Slavery was a beneficial

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    Racial Profiling: A Modern Day Epidemic Did you know that an appalling‚ unconstitutional and pernicious attack happens continuously in today’s society against innocent citizens and nobody does anything about it? This practice is called racial profiling. Mr. Bob Herbert‚ a journalist for the New York Times‚ discusses this in his article‚ “Hounding the Innocent”. This article is an insightful and informative. He informs his readers about many actual situations of innocent citizens becoming victims

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    discussing with. In modern day culture‚ we are a little more accepting to the use of specific drugs as compared to previous eras. Drug use is not beneficial because it causes a loss of motivation‚ social isolation and an increase in criminal behavior. Drug use causes a loss of motivation‚ which prevents the user from achieving his/her goals. Due to drug use‚ addicts let drugs take over their lives and as the addiction continues‚ using becomes their main focus. Further more‚ devotees generally

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    tale movies‚ and fairy tale books out these days‚ but only a few of those can be considered a real fairy tale according to the moral

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    resulting in situations unsolved and my fear to yet again barge into my life. Fear will always effect the way I act‚ think and feel‚ it is the emotion that can take me over and make me surrender with second. As Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ once said “ Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the

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    Morris‚ AP Literature The Awakening Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that enlightens readers by being well written‚ usage of language‚ and by giving glimpses of a more illumining reality. As the story unfolds I came to realize there is an ongoing symbolic death and re-birth of Sir Gawain. His symbolic death and re-birth is used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually being described and to enhance the poem. Part One foreshadows Sir Gawain’s death when he volunteers as

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    suddenly became hard and ambitious‚ “keep your eye on the prize Luna! Eye on the prize‚ just make it to Saturday‚ and all will be resolved.” She decided it was best not to reply. At the same time she softened somewhat and began to reminisce about the day when Jean-Pierre had mentioned Consuelo had apologized for her behavior. It drove her nauseous enough to walk from the bed‚ to the bathroom‚ and repetitively throw up. Her plans for today had to be changed to relaxing and mentally disconnecting. Saturday

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    Obesity: America’s Modern Day Societal Crutch Matthew Murphy Abstract Today’s society has been faced with the never ending problem of obesity. Many would blame this problem of obesity in America to poor genetics‚ unhealthy eating habits‚ and even lack of physical fitness. After viewing this paper and reviewing these credible sources the reader will have a better understanding as to why individuals become obese. All sources in this paper have been written‚ reviewed‚ and critiqued by credible individuals

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    ad for Sears or the Penn State Bookstore. At night‚ the last thing I see is the latest peroxide innovation on the toothpaste tube. Most of us ignore these ads as we drive by the Marlboro billboard on the way to work or to the countryside on a lovely day. However‚ most of us do not realize the mind games the advertisers has been playing on our subconscious minds for the past half century. It ’s a scary thought‚ really‚ when you realize the advertisers has gained control of our lives without us even

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    Sir Thomas Wyatt: Love Addiction Whether you live in the twenty-first century or lived the early sixteenth century‚ the idea of love is the same. Falling in love is easy‚ while recovering from a broken heart is much more difficult. According to The Norton Anthology of Poetry‚ Sir Thomas Wyatt was a well-educated courtier and diplomat‚ spending much of his adult life abroad‚ until imprisoned for treason. After analyzing Wyatt’s poetic work‚ knowing his past experiences greatly helps find meaning

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