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    time.com/2013/12/04/world/slide/top-10-international-news-stories/ Italy In March of 2013‚ there was a new pope announce. His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio which is now called Pope Francis. The pope before him‚ Pope Benedict XVI had to resigned because he was too old. Pope Benedict XVI is the first to give up his power in close to 600 years. Pope Francis is a publicly supporter of the poor. http://world.time.com/2013/12/04/world/slide/top-10-international-news-stories/ Egypt On July of 2013

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    The Novel: shades by Marguerite Poland Shades is a South African novel by the award-winning author‚ Marguerite Poland. Her academic credentials are impressive‚ as she has degrees from Rhodes and Stellenbosch Universities and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She has studied Xhosa‚ Social Anthropology and Comparative African Languages‚ with a special focus on Zulu Literature. She has written for both children and adults‚ which is an unusual achievement. Of her eleven children’s books‚ The Mantis

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    07-04-2012 PV2 Carrelo Rivera‚ Alex 6th Platoon Class 12-12 What is Insubordination? Insubordination can have many different definitions depending on that individual person’s perception; It is in layman’s terms; the act of willfully disobeying or disrespecting a higher authority. In the United States Military‚ this type of disrespect is punishable under the Uniform Code Of Military Justice (UCMJ)‚ under Article 91. In the civilian world‚ although Insubordination is most of the time let go

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    Then sigh not so‚ but let them go”(2.3 lines 64-71). What he is basically saying is that the ladies ought to accept men as deceivers and that men will always be horrible. Beatrice understands this concept quite well but ironically still marries Benedict. For Hero it is a different story‚ she fakes her death to embellish the feeling of remorse into Claudio but states that‚ ”One Hero died defiled‚ but I do live‚ / And surely as I live‚ I am a maid” (Act 5‚ Scene 4). Hero’s fake death was used to simply

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    attack they were able to prepare minutemen that could be ready at a minutes notice‚ this helped the Colonists achieve their first victory against the British military. Fort Ticonderoga On May 1775 the Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga from the British military. Cannons captured were transported to Boston which forced the British to abandon the city in1776. Caused British military to lose their strong hold with Fort Ticonderoga and leave

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    (pg. 191 The Purple Hibiscus) The use of the word “heathen” sets an unsettling mood between the two and already draws a line between Papa and Papa-Nnukwu. Not only does Papa’s character work to diminish the Igbo culture‚ but so does Father Benedict. Father Benedict continues to separate the two as he “changed things in the parish‚ such as insisting that the Credo and Kyrie be recited only in Latin; Igbo was not acceptable.” (pg. 4‚ The Purple Hibiscus) He led the way and Papa followed. After that change

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    Charlemagne’s death. Since Notker never knew Charlemagne personally‚ he had to rely on outside sources. Notker views Charlemagne from a religious perspective. Notker can be compared to Saint Gregory who wrote about Saint Benedict from a very religious viewpoint and wrote about Benedict from a less humanistic perspective. Charlemagne is characterized as wise‚ pious‚ and giving. He is also constantly admonishing bishops and other religious leaders who are described as sinful or corrupt. Notker wrote about

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    them. Beauty and solitude are both necessary ingredients for our contemplative life. The land is essential for providing a place of solitude and silence‚ which are hallmarks the Cistercian Order‚ and they warmly invite all people to enjoy. St. Benedict framed a Rule‚ or constitution‚ which was loosely modeled upon the earlier Rule of St. Basil for the Benedictine Order in 529AD. The Benedictine monks formed a sort of corporation‚ presided over by an abbot‚ who holds the office for life. Every

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    Arianna  Montoya Osmosis  and  Diffusion  Lab  Report Background  Information:  Diffusion  involves  the  movement  of  solute  particles  across  a  selectively  permeable   membrane  from  higher  to  lower  concentrations.  A  selectively  permeable  membrane   allows  only  some  thing  to  go  through.  Water  and  oxygen  are  examples  of  molecules   that  are  able  to  go  through  the  membrane

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    EXPERIMENT: Biological Molecules Here are your goals for this lesson: • To conduct tests for glucose‚ starch‚ lipids and proteins • Use these test results to identify the biological molecules found in food Student Name: Brittany Gerdes Date Experiment done:12-20-12 Date Report Completed: 12-20-12 Name of Grader: Hypothesis: A prediction of what you think the results of the project will be.  Write your hypothesis before you begin the experiment and‚ if the experiment has

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