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    In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ Mr. King uses many rhetorical situations and persuasive appeals. King writes this letter‚ in my opinion‚ to the audience of the American people. I feel the persuasive techniques‚ the structuring of the sentence and the content expressed was intended to force the American white middle class’ eyes open to the blatant disregard of the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 - outlawing segregation in public schools. A short minded

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    experienced first-hand the horrors that existed‚ they cannot believe that such horrors exist. On the first train to the first labor camp Elie felt optimistic when arriving to Auschwitz saying “Confidence soared. Suddenly we felt free of the previous nights’ terrors. We gave thanks to God.” (Wiesel 27). When arriving to the camp Elie became more optimistic when he started to find people he knew still alive‚ even in these dark times he was able to find happiness. Not only did Elie have this mind set but

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    Summary 8/1/2013 Things That Go Bump In The Night Is sleep truly the source of human peace? An article by Ph. D John Cline has help me to come to believe otherwise. There was a situation in which a woman woke up to her sleeping husband’s fists. Indeed the husband was sleep but far away from peace. The husband was experiencing a night terror. A night terror is far worse than a bad dream‚ a night terror is when someone wakes up screaming and in some cases they act out their dream. In this case the husband

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    Jails and Prisons Name CJS/200 Date Instructor Jails and Prisons When looking at the prison system today‚ there are several types of facilities used to house inmates. The type of facility that an offender is placed in is typically determined by the nature of the crime committed and mental status of the offender. The four most common types of prisons discussed are the federal prisons‚ state prisons‚ private prisons‚ and of course‚ the local and county jails. The major difference in the

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    Our presentation is about Henry David Thoreau in comparison to Chris McCandless. Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ naturalist‚ surveyor and many other things. He was born on July 12 1817 in concord Massachusetts‚ He grew up with his brother whose early death left Thoreau feeling extremely traumatised. Until he was 28 he worked as a surveyor alongside his father making pencils. He was said to be someone who found joy in his daily life. But his real passion was for nature

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    Night Study Guide Answers 1. Who was Moshe the Beadle? Moshe was the caretaker at the Hasidic synagogue. 2. What does Wiesel tell the reader of Moshe? He was poor and lived humbly. He was physically awkward and a dreamer who could appear to be so insignificant as to almost disappear. 3. How does Wiesel describe himself as a boy of 12? He was a serious student of religion who studied the Talmud during the day and prayed at night. 4. How does Wiesel describe his father? He was a

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    3‚200 local and county jails in the United States. In fifty states and over three thousand counties‚ only one of these is in Henry County. This is the Henry County Jail‚ run by professional men and women that contribute to its effectiveness today. In 1979‚ the facility was first opened and functioned as the county jail until 1991. It was later reopened in 2003 and referred to as the Jail Annex. It is now a main part of the Henry County Jail. Typically‚ The Henry County Jail functions as a pre-trial

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    explores the relationship between a father and son. As well as a forces on a war that is at hand‚ as well as who’s on who’s side when the war comes. Thought out this paper will be exploring the important events of one of the scenes from the play. Act 3 scene 2 explores the relationship between king Henry IV and the Prince. Based off the two sides‚ the Prince side‚ which we explored in previous scenes as a fun willed‚ rebelling side‚ vs king Henry side who is more disappoint and discouraged more then

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    How does Shakespeare present the character Malvolio in Twelfth Night? William Shakespeare’s play‚ ‘Twelfth Night or What You Will‚’ is an Elizabethan style of play written in 1601. It is a romantic comedy and the main themes depicted throughout the play include love‚ disguise‚ deception and comedy. ‘Twelfth Night’ was the name given to the last day of the Christmas celebrations‚ in England during the Elizabethan era. This celebration marked the two weeks of festivities. In other words‚ the Elizabethan

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    Macbeth Comprehension Questions and Analysis ACT 2‚ SCENES 3-4 SCENE 3 1. Some people argue that the drunken porter segment is out of keeping with the rest of the play. What do you think? What is the porter talking about and how might these “ramblings” be important to the action that took place before? Would you cut the porter and begin the scene with Macduff entering at line 22 as some directors do? Explain your answer. 2. What is the importance of the lines spoken by Lennox (ll. 58-65)? How

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