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    1. TITLE HERE Tessa is a beautiful‚ athletic‚ 12-year-old girl who loves lacrosse. She’s always been an exceptional player‚ consistently performing as the top scorer in every game. Although lately her strategy on the field has changed. Now‚ when she has a chance to score‚ her parents notice she’s passing to a teammate. When asked about her new game plan‚ she comments‚ “I don’t want to upset my friends on the team by always being the one to excel.” Stephanie is in choir at her middle school‚ but

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    Girls and Achievement Girls are now appearing to have a higher ability to succeed in education than boys in today’s schooling system. There are many issues concerning this area and these have been supported by a range of theorists using key studies and concepts to establish this further. The impact of feminism on the female population has gradually increased since the 1960’s when feminist sociologists highlighted the idea of an education system filled with gender inequalities. These sociologists

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    Zulu Girl.

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    analysis of ‘The Zulu Girl’ by Roy Campbell The Zulu Girl is a poem written by Roy Campbell‚ which at a glance appears to be about a Zulu girl and her son. An in-depth analysis reveals it to be a poem about the life of African people being dominated by European civilisation. The title refers to a girl. Not just any girl but ‘the Zulu Girl’. This implies that there is something unique about her‚ something that sets her apart from the rest who are around her. The Zulu Girl seems unfamiliar to the

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    What methods of characterisation does Coleridge use to portray the Wedding Guest and The Ancient Mariner? In part one of The Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge introduces us to two characters‚ The Ancient Mariner‚ the main protagonist‚ and the Wedding Guest. Through their name‚ appearance‚ dialogue and actions we can portray a lot about them. From the title alone‚ being eponymous‚ we can infer that the events of this story will happen to the Ancient Mariner. His name especially portrays the mariner

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    CND Topic A: Countering Money­Laundering and Promoting Judicial Cooperation to Enhance International  Cooperation  Jamaica    Beachwood High School  Tamir Yankevich    CND: Countering Money Laundering  Money laundering is a global phenomenon that typically entails the illegal acquisition  of money‚ passed through a complex scheme of transactions to the launderer’s accomplice.  Afterwards‚ it is returned‚ disguised as legally obtained money‚ to the launderer.1  “[M]oney  launderers tend to seek out countries

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    the word girl

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    The word “GIRL” Have you ever tried to say the word girl in a different pronunciation? Did people understand when you said it? When I took my first step into the United States‚ my biggest worry was pronunciation. In my entire life‚ this was the first time I took a journey to a different country. Everything was so new to me; white and black faces‚ tall and muscular people. Most of all‚ their eyes attracted my attention. I came to the United States seven years ago. Back then‚ I didn’t fully understand

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    The Shy Girl English Composition 101 Kimmey Wright   The Shy Girl Ever since I can remember‚ I was always quiet and shy. I constantly had to repeat myself because people could not hear me the first time. Even then‚ I seldom made eye contact with others. When I entered high school‚ nothing changed. Soon afterward‚ I disliked the way my classmates thought of me. If someone had to make an announcement in class‚ I was not chosen because my classmates believed I was not vocal enough. If someone

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    Right from the start of “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets‚” Stephen Crane uses language in a very specific way. In the first chapter‚ we are given a look at some children fighting. While the paragraphs are written quite eloquently‚ the dialog is quite different. Instead of writing words properly‚ Crane has chosen to write such sentences as‚ “Dey’ll get yehs” (Crane 1). “Dey’ll” and “yehs” are not actually words‚ but they also shouldn’t be dismissed as mistakes. An English speaker can determine

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    “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” ------------------------------------------------- Synopsis Structurally‚ For Colored Girls is a series of 20 poems‚ collectively called a "choreopoem." Shange’s poetry expresses the many struggles and obstacles that African-American women face throughout their lives. It is performed by a cast of seven women characters‚ each of whom is known only by a color: "Lady in Yellow‚" "Lady in Purple‚" etc. The poems deal with love

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    Environmental Impact Assessment & Analysis Task: Outline the EIA process in Jamaica and compare the guidelines of NEPA and NRCA. Highlight 4 high profile development cases in Jamaica using a case study approach. Done by: Michael Gordon (0902335) & Kayrie Ramcharan (ID# 0604664) Prepared for: Ms. H. Smith University of Technology‚ Jamaica Submission Date: Monday November 12‚ 2012 Introduction & Background The interaction of mankind with natural environmental

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