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    The world that we live in today is far from perfect. We read in the papers every day about war‚ terrorism‚ famine‚ genocide‚ violence‚ pollution‚ hatred and sorrow. It is our natural human instinct to believe that things are going to get better but it seems that each day the world actually gets worse and if we look back in history it doesn’t seem like things were much better‚ we only have to look back to the genocide in Rwanda or the Holocaust in Europe during the late 1930’s and early 40’s. In this

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    Baron de Montesquieu‚ a French lawyer and political philosopher‚ presented an idea in his writing of The Spirit of Laws‚ which would directly help the unavoidable truth that a government‚ especially one with democratic ideals‚ cannot be left unchecked and

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    The Lived Experience of Male Alcohol Dependence Why do some people become dependent on alcohol while others do not? Why do individuals become dependent on alcohol‚ despite daily experiencing multiple negative consequences of such dependence? Why do they carry on drinking if‚ after the last binging episode‚ they swear they will never drink again? Why do some people rely on alcohol to help solve their problems? In order to understand why I ask these questions it is important to provide an

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    knowing the land around them‚ managed to strike the British many times‚ and‚ in the end‚ win the first battle of the revolution. One of the next key skirmishes in the Revolution was the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was fought in the center of Boston‚ at a small hill known as Breed’s hill. Bunker Hill was actually a few blocks away from Breed’s‚ making this battle’s name a misnomer. The

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    Castles were a major step in the development of the medieval days from earlier times to later times. They had many different ways that they played their part. They also had many different ways that they were built‚ depending on the time frame they were made in. With castles came many laws that had to be followed. Laws back then were very different from laws that are made today. Castles didn’t just start from the middle of thin air. Straw houses were one of the most popular houses that were made

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    Castle Howard was built at the beginning of the 18th century and home to the Howard family for over 300 years. Eleven generations have continuously lived in the house since it was built for Charles Howard‚ 3rd Earl of Carlisle. When visiting castle Howard I was initially astonished by the beautiful grounds in which the castle is situated in. Walking in such magnificent natural surroundings really sets the scene for the amazing house that sit in the grounds and allows you to imagine what it would

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    "Robber Barons" Long hours‚ dangerous work conditions‚ and low wages are just a few words to describe the treatment of workers at the turn of the 20th century. This was all in the hands of some powerful industrialist we refer to as "robber barons". There can be no mistaking their motives: wealth. It portrays men like Vanderbilt‚ Rockefeller‚ Pullman‚ Ford and cruel and ruthless businessmen who would stop at nothing to achieve great wealth.They cared little about the lives and treatment of those

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    Last week in class we read the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The book showed what’s it’s like to overcome adversity at anytime even when times are bad Jeannette Walls overcame her father’s alcoholism and her mother’s psychoness. The family was also going through a financial crisis so with the weight of everything on her she had to get over so much for her to be able to succeed in her later life. Jeanette was a very strong and determined person and she didn’t allow herself to use the homelessness

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Where I Lived‚ and What I Lived For” Through paragraphs 7 and 8‚ Henry David Thoreau utilizes certain rhetorical strategies to convey his attitude toward life‚ generally being that he dislikes the impostor way of life in which everyone lives now. His message through this writing of his is that he plans to actually “live” the ideal way of life‚ which is the way of life that has always been meant to be for everyone. Written during the 19th century‚ while the movement of

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    Eden Erickson Vaughn‚ period 3 The Glass Castle In the autobiographical novel The Glass Castle by Jennette Walls‚ Jennette is a young girl growing up in a dysfunctional family full of hard circumstances and extreme poverty. Yet her experiences are still very exciting; having many adventures. Her father is an alcoholic‚ but when sober is expressive and brilliant‚ teaching Jennette and her two siblings Brian and Lori about the wonders

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