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    makes up who they as a person. And if you do not know your identity‚ life can get a bit confusing. But‚ knowing this can be helpful and usually makes life easier. That is something you can learn from April and Hercules.They both struggled to find who they are but eventually they did somehow. April and Hercules are completely different characters as in how they look and talk‚ but their struggles to find themselves is similar. The first similarity as that they both new that they were different and

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    AQUALISA QUARTZ: SIMPLY THE BEST SHOWER CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Assignment issues discussion Question-1: What is the Quartz value proposition to the plumber? To consumers? Answer: Value proposition to customer: • Efficient the reliable water pressure • Efficient and reliable temperature control. • Easy to use. This can be used by children‚ elder person as they don’t need to worry about valve adjustment. Value proposition to Plumber as follows:

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    would be restricted‚ Roosevelt dreaded assuming the title of the first lady. From a young age‚ she had first-hand knowledge of what the job of the first lady was like because she had seen her aunt‚ Edith Roosevelt‚ serve as a hostess during the majority of her time in the White House (Spangenburg 60). But Edith Roosevelt was not the only example that Eleanor Roosevelt could look at. Lou Henry Hoover‚ the first lady before Eleanor Roosevelt‚ studied at Stanford University and formed her own organization

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    Edith Windsor: Case Study

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    Slow Moving For Equality Even After DOMA Ruling Edith Windsor the woman who made history on June 26th‚ 2013 fought the Supreme Court claiming that Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional.  Edith and her partner Thea Spyer were together for 40 years and married in 2007.  After her partner died in 2009‚ she could not receive the same benefits that a opposite sex couple could and was told to pay $363‚000 in estate taxes. With DOMA‚ Edith was not considered a spouse by the federal government

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    the essay to support your answers. Activate prior knowledge Title: April Fools on Polar Circus allows me to infer that essay is possibly about an April Fools prank gone terribly wrong on the mountain or a stressful incident that ultimately makes the climbers “April fools” Already know: Polar Circus is an alpine climb on Cirrus Mountain in the Athabascan Icefields of the Canadian Rockies‚ April Fools is celebrated every year on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes Unfamiliar vocab:

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    Symbol: Something that stands for or represents something else beyond it. The term symbolism refers to the use of symbols‚ or to a set of related symbols. Example: “Why‚ Petruchio is coming‚ in a new hat and an old jerkin; a pair of old breeches thrice turned; a pair of boots that have been candle cases‚ one buckled‚ another laced; an old rusty sword ta’en out of the town armory‚ with a broken hilt‚ and chapeless; with two broken points: his horse hipped with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of

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    Born in 1929‚ Edith Windsor became a widow following the death of her wife‚ Clara Spyer in 2009. Edith Windsor was entitled to receive the entire estate left behind by Spyer in her will. Windsor attempted to claim the federal estate tax exemption for surviving spouses‚ however‚ due to section 3 of DOMA‚ the state of Internal Revenue Service failed to recognize the same-sex marriage as legitimate and ordered Windsor to pay estate taxes of $363‚053 in order to receive the estate even though the state

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    was based on the life of Laura Kieler a good friend of Ibsen. Symbolisms in literature Symbolism is when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. Symbolism in literature can be subtle or obvious‚ used sparingly or heavy-handedly. An author may repeatedly use the same object to convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object to create an overarching mood or feeling. Symbolism is often used to support a literary theme in a subtle manner. (http://www

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    easily when it is not in season no more. Not only that‚ but also Israel started branding the Keffiyeh as it is their own which is pretty ironic since they once upon a time referred to it as "terrorist" symbolism. And of course‚ we have those who‚ believing that they understand what the true symbolism of the Keffiyeh is‚ have branded it as being "political statement supporting to the Islamic terrorism against Israel‚" and "anti-Semitic." Little do they know is that the democracy in the Middle East countries

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    Symbolism Words are not limited to one single meaning. Most words have multiple meanings‚ which are categorized as either denotative or connotative. The denotation of a word is its explicit definition as listed in a dictionary. The expressiveness of language‚ however‚ comes from the other type of word meaning—connotation‚ or the association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” there are many examples of connotation

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