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    additionally‚ some people are not courageous because of their fears but others are. In the book thief courage is shown through liesel’s courageous actions furthermore‚ max also is courageous lastly‚ rudy is courageous for being himself. By examining‚ Liesel‚ max and rudy one will see‚ how courageous these characters are. To begin‚ in the novel the character Liesel helps to develop a theme of courage Firstly‚ Liesel purposely tripped a man riding his bike so she could steal food he was going to give

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    Alexandra Gandy Miss DiPetro English 3 May 12‚ 2011 Courage in the face of the worst “Here is a small fact: You are going to die(Zusak 4).” But have courage‚ for death will not come just yet. Show courage when faced with death and despair‚ like Hans Hubermann‚ Rosa Hubermann‚ Liesel Meminger‚ and Max Vanderburg. These are all characters from Markus Zusak’s book‚ The Book Thief‚ a story told by death‚ of a young girl‚ Liesel Meminger‚ who lives in Nazi Germany with her

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    Case Study 2 - “Courage” 1. Analysis of Scenario Jill and Phyllis are two friends that met while Phyllis was shopping at the fragrance boutique Jill operates. Phyllis’s marriage has recently fallen apart and she was planning on going back to college to start a new carrier‚ in hopes that her life would start to fall back together. Phyllis is a shy and timid women‚ she is 36 years old‚ and she is most likely an introvert someone who “follows” others‚ takes orders‚ and doesn’t speak out of turn

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    Patriot Act

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    USA Patriot Act Paper Nikki Peeler AJS/552 January 28‚ 2013 Shon Kuta USA Patriot Act Abstract September 11‚ 2001 America was changed forever. The United Stated felt the effects of terrorism and realized just how vulnerable we are as a nation. Having experienced such a horrific event forced our government to look at things more closely which brought about the USA Patriot Act. This allowed federal agents the ability to detain non-citizens while also monitoring such devices as email and

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    The Stamp Act

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    Jamie Brissette Hist310 Tue/Thur 9am #2 paper The Stamp Act Riot‚ 1765 Francis Bernard wrote the document “Stamp Act Riot‚ 1765” about the colonies response to Parliaments stamp act. The colonies or the Stamp Act Congress questioned whether it was right for Parliament to tax the colonies. In doing so Parliament created a rebellion within the colonies who only wanted a say in their Government and decisions being made. If Parliament had treated the colonies better‚ respected their rights to govern

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    The book from this term book report is “The Red Badge of Courage” and I’m going to talk about from its impact to the society. “The Red Badge of Courage” made from Stephen Crane has had a great impact on the society. First‚ the novel did not have a significant impact on the United States (at first)‚ but in England had a great one. The English noticed and appreciated from “The Red Badge of Courage” the value‚ ingenuity‚ literary merit and the figurative language‚ which consists of images that describe

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    Charitable Acts

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    Charitable Acts The idea of giving rewards to people who exhibit charitable acts is a very popular idea. Some schools offer incentives‚ such as extra credit‚ in order to get the students to do service to the community. Tax reductions are even given to people who donate money or service to charitable organizations. The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts is unethical because it undermines the value of charity as being a selfless act. Schools that require students to do community

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    The Dream Act

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    The DREAM Act‚ which stands for Development Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act‚ is an American legislative proposal providing permanent residency to undocumented youth who entered the U.S. as children‚ graduated from U.S. high schools‚ and attend college or enter the military. Of the three million students that graduate from U.S. high schools every year approximately 65‚000 students are exported back to the country where they came from. For many of these young people‚ the United States is the

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    Acts of Kindness

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    Acts of Kindness Observation Gender 004 Olivia Thompson February 17‚ 2014 I would like to begin by saying I really enjoyed doing this assignment because it is something I feel a lot of people‚ even myself‚ receive and it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Often times‚ people experience random acts of kindness on an everyday bases without even realizing it happened. Such acts that happen that may not cross our mind vary from general manners such as saying please and thank you

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    9/11 terrorist attack on the United States‚ the USA Patriot Act passed Congress‚ it ’s also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act‚ or more simply‚ the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was created with the noble intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists operating on American soil; however‚ the unfortunate consequences of the Act have been drastic. Many of the Patriot Act’s provisions are

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