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    Explanation for the poem "Curtain" A note: I stopped teaching CBSE 5 years ago and I’m out of touch. So I haven’t really worked on the explanations and edited them. You might find some of the explanations not up to the mark especially this poem. You will surely find better explanations on the net. One such site recommended by one of the readers which is really good and tailor made for CBSE is http://englishportal12.blogspot.in/?view=mosaic  The poem deals with the theme of separation‚ especially

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    Who Is No Child Left Behind Leaving Behind: My Review Introduction to Assessment Measurement and Evaluation Professor Sanders April 19‚ 2011 Smyth‚ Soublis Theoni (February 2008). Who Is No Child Left Behind Leaving Behind. Clearing House‚ Vol. 81‚ Issue 3‚ 133-137 Now ten years since the election of former President Bush‚ our nation is questioning the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act. In this article the authors provide the rundown on the brief history of educational testing‚

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    the Eastern European countries. Rather‚ destruction‚ economic instability‚ and a social atmosphere of mistrust and fear tormented Czechoslovakia‚ East Germany‚ and Poland. Amidst all of this‚ in 1945‚ the year Anne Applebaum‚ the author of the Iron Curtain‚ dubbed zero hour‚ the Soviet Union sought to establish anti-fascist democratic governments in these countries. As the years progressed‚ this process evolved into full-fledged Sovietization‚ the transformation of a society based on the Soviet Union

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    The Red Curtain Trilogy‚ upon first thought‚ could simply be seen as a marketing tool by Baz Luhrmann and the team at Bazmark - put your three popular films in a box set with some added features and set it upon the DVD buying audience. However‚ upon further inspection‚ the three films are not boxed together simply for marketing purposes‚ or just by the fact they have the same director and production team - Simply Ballroom‚ William Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge! all have underlying

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    * “ A penny saved is a penny earned.” People do not realize that their is a history behind the changes of the penny. For instance Americans wanted to honor Lincoln’s birthday‚ but some Americans complained about the initials being too big‚ another reason for change was during World War II America needed supplies to use for battle. There is a history behind the penny that many people are unaware of. To begin with‚ the penny was changed due to Lincoln’s birthday. According to the text‚ “The strong

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    have their part in the classic rags to riches story. While this prosperity is achieved by some‚ for the vast majority of immigrants who come to this country‚ the American Dream will never become a reality. In T.C. Boyle’s provocative novel‚ Tortilla Curtain‚ the notion of the American Dream is the main theme‚ showcased by the illegal Mexican immigrant‚ América Rincon. América grew up in Mexico and is completely protected from the harsh realities of the world by her father. Her family lives in a small

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    The Chemistry Behind Airbags Hannah Klein 4/5/13 pd. 11 Airbags are a type of automobile safety restraint like seatbelts‚ they are balloon-like devices that expand when a car experiences a collision‚ providing a cushion of air that prevents a person from bashing their face on the dashboard or steering wheel and suffering concussion‚ disfigurement‚ or worse. Airbags are usually fitted in the front seats. A car that is described as having a “driver’s side airbag” has one airbag only‚ designed

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    | The Rise and Fall of the “Iron Curtain” | Research paper on the Berlin Wall | | By: Chelsea A. Joffrion | 5/10/2012 | | “Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was civis Romanus sum ["I am a Roman citizen"]. Today‚ in the world of freedom‚ the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Berliner!"... All free men‚ wherever they may live‚ are citizens of Berlin‚ and‚ therefore‚ as a free man‚ I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!” ~ John F. Kennedy (Introduction) The Berlin

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    Instruction Can be Funny Do Frazier’s "How to Operate the Shower Curtain" is a very funny way of making fun of extremely complex instructions for simple things‚ like shower curtains. Even the article is a littler but it still can catch your attention all the time. I really like his way to introduce the things to the audience. In the essay he goes on and on about different scenarios that may occur while operating a shower curtain. The essay is funny because it reminds me of some instruction that

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    the issue they have before them. In this short passage‚ beaded curtains are mentioned constantly and seem to represent separation‚ freedom‚ and beauty. The bead curtains were the most symbolic detail in the story. From the very start of the passage‚ we are introduced to it while the setting of the location is being described. It states that: “Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain‚ made of strings of bamboo beads‚ hung across the open door into

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