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    what the world has become. Bullets continue to tear through the other side of the car. The small explosions and ricochets cement my feet tighter to the ground‚ and I press as close as I can to the driver’s side door. Every muscle in my body aches‚ but I know that I cannot give up here. She needs me. More than that‚ I promised my dad I would keep her safe. But‚ most of all‚ I swore to myself that I would never let anything happen to her‚ no matter what it took. A bullet shatters the window above me

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    James Lamberg Visual Analysis of Tobias and the Angel The Neapolitan artist‚ Giovanni Battista Caracciolo‚ painted Tobias and the Angel in 1622. It is a large and commanding work of art that immediately catches the eye and captivates the viewer. Upon standing in front of the painting‚ the viewer can’t help but become a part of the dramatic action occurring between its subjects. Caracciolo employs many elements to achieve this enthralling effect in the painting. These elements include near true

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    Summary of "The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X emphasizes voting as a solution to ending discrimination against Blacks. He addresses the poor leaders and the denial of voting rights to Blacks. He saw that elections had been narrowly decided and that the Black vote was the deciding factor in these elections. (PARAGRAPH 10) He wanted people to understand that when candidates promise to pass legislation favorable to Blacks‚ those candidates must be held accountable after the elections and

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    The speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” given by Malcolm X in April 1964 argues the importance of Black Nationalism‚ his political‚ economic‚ and social philosophy. It was given in response to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Malcolm X knew the promise of equal rights free of racial discrimination was again an empty promise‚ as the promise of abolishing slavery. Black people’s status in American was not freedom or second class citizenship but the slavery of the twentieth century. With Black Nationalism

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    Wolff- Parkinson- White syndrome is a heart defect in which the heart has an extra electrical pathway that causes a rapid heartbeat. Wolff- Parkinson- White syndrome is usually found in patients who has family members that has been diagnosed with this disease. Approximately one third of all Wolff- Parkinson- White syndrome patients will develop auricular fibrillation. Auricular fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia that is seen in patients with pathway problems in the heart. Wolff- Parkinson- White

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    Left brain learning People who like to use the skills attributed to the left part of their brain are mostly logical thinkers who tend to be patient‚ methodical and plan carefully. They generally do not get carried away by impulsive ideas but prefer to work out what they have to learn by breaking things down into fairly small structured steps. They like to see a job through from the beginning to the end. They are usually good at keeping to deadlines and have well developed organisational skills.

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    do such things as to show his brother that it was of no concern.(Wolff) Pete never seems interested to speak about his personal life with Donald‚ yet Donald asks him if he

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    like a sausage on a barbeque. Tobias suddenly came to his senses and ran as he was in total shock. He ran about 5 metres before realizing there were people burning alive and screaming directly behind him. Without thinking he sprinted back at full pace to the accident. He ran straight into the flames of the burning car and the stench of burning fuel and flesh was repulsive. He noticed a child screaming whilst painfully crawling towards the driver of the car and

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    states. Rick Wolff‚ who wrote an article titled “Capitalism promotes consumerism” on the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center writes‚ “Consumerism was a necessary component of US capitalism from the 1820s to the 1970s. As an ideology uniquely suited to that capitalism‚ it was articulated‚ cultivated‚ and supported by different social groups” (Wolf p. 9). Even to this day‚ capitalism is still a big deal in our American economy‚ and this idea has ultimately helped promote consumerism. Wolff argues that

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    In 1784‚ someone using a flintlock pistol shot Edward Culshaw. In those days‚ there were no bullets‚ as we know them. Gunpowder and a ball of lead were put into the gun’s muzzle and packed with paper wadding. A spark made when the gun’s hammer struck some flint at the back end of the barrel ignited the powder. When the constable examined Culshaw’s wound‚ he found a piece of newspaper used as wadding to pack the powder in the killer’s gun. The prime suspect in the killing was a man named John Toms

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