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    Fifteen Million Merits episode illustrates compelling dystopian society. The non narrative element that made the episode an example of a compelling dystopian was the music. Notice when in the when Madsen woke and he plugged the ear plugs in his ear‚ his face showed a face of sorrow. Madsen did not want to live in that society where he had to run everyday to gain points to live by. He wanted to make it big like Selma and gain his first opportunity when he heard Abi in the bathroom. He believed that

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    His choice in poetry clearly illustrates the struggle of colored Americans in the early 20th century. Schiller’s poem metaphorically explains that to “proclaim your might”‚ you must choose a pure and strong route to recognition. This is more or less Du Bois’ vision of progress for colored Americans. His chapter keeps in line with the themes of the poem‚ describing his early times as a teacher in Tennessee. As a student at Fisk University‚ he spent significant time during the summer vacation teaching

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    Why Sinigang? By Doreen G. Fernandez Rather than the overworked adobo (so identified as the Philippine stew in foreign cookbooks)‚ sinigang seems to me the dish most representative of Filipino taste. We like the lightly boiled‚ the slightly soured‚ the dish that includes fish (or shrimp or meat) vegetables and broth. It is adaptable to all tastes ( if you don’t like shrimp‚ then bangus‚ or pork)‚ to all classes and budgets‚ (even ayungin‚ in humble little piles‚ find their way into the pot)‚ to

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    shell that simply complies with rules and obligations without question or hesitation. This scenario is not the way most humans would choose to spend their lives‚ if you could even call a hollow existence‚ a life. The society within Fifteen Million Merits‚ is entirely based on consumption and does not allow for members to express or feel their human qualities leading

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    Literary Merit. While the process of establishing literary merit is difficult‚ it is the only method currently available to separate work that has significant cultural value from work that is ephemeral and essentially worthless. A work is said to have literary merit if it is a work of quality‚ this is if it has some aesthetic value or some sort of philosophy concerning beauty and art. Literature must provide a reader with historical information and relevance to ones life while using interesting

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    One example of line of sight in the Philosophy Chamber involves the Grand Orrery and a collection of fish specimens in a display case‚ as illustrated by the perspective shown in the photo to the right. The orrey contains a detailed species of fish on one of the faces‚ echoing the many fish specimen in the display case a few feet away. As “the largest and most celebrated scientific instrument in the Philosophy Chamber”‚ the Grand Orrey not only predicts the relative positions and motions of planets

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    were multiple drone strike bombings? However‚ 90% of the people killed are not intentional targets. Yes‚ believe it or not‚ within a 5 month period only 10% of the targets are killed‚ while civilians and hopeless families had to suffer from the U.S. actions (Friedersdorf‚ Conor). While unmanned aircraft or drones are killing and traumatizing civilians‚ many believe these actions are copacetic as they make the United States impervious. Conversely‚ many believe these drone strikes are impeccable to prevent

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    In 2013‚ Sarah Holloway‚ with the Department of Geography at Laughobou University‚ discussed parental involvement in reference to the amount of time needed. This study attempted to measure the amount of time a parent should be expected to give. She discovered the amount of time parents contribute depended on their social status. Holloway also referenced a mother having a “fourth shift. A “fourth shift” refers to an additional shift of work or home duties. This study concluded that the amount of

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    said to have been precipitated by Four Sights"(Mitchel‚ 12). Many people at that time believed that as soon as Buddha started experiencing the Four Sights‚ the crisis that he was facing started to intensify. Many authors describe the four sights to be a number of things or events that that were responsible for Buddha’s understanding that happiness is not entirely dependent on material things.

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    AGAPE INTENT THE SOUL OF THE EVA HERR Copyright © 004‚ Eva Herr‚ all rights reserved. www.evaherr.com  4 I dedicate this book to my father‚ Norman Flack.  Agape (pronounced ah-gah’-pay) is a Greek word meaning unselfish love of one person for another.  Table of Contents Part I: The Beginning An Introduction-A Story in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . The Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . The Battle for My Son and My Life . . .

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