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    River Otter

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    The North American river otter (lontra Canadensis)‚ also known as they river otter‚ are small semi-aquatic mammals commonly found in the North American continent along the waterways and coasts. River otters have existed for a very long time. Archeologists have discovered fossils that date back as old as 200 B.C. Otters body form have remained unchanged for 30 million years. They have gone under slow subtle evolutionary changes over that time period‚ but have retained the same body shape. The

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    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a well known work of American literature that exemplifies American life in the 1920’s and the American Dream. The novel touches on many concepts such as ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ race‚ the American Dream‚ and more. It’s diversity and analytical significance makes The Great Gatsby such a commonly used novel. Different things throughout the novel have meaning like the green light‚ the weather‚ dreams‚ and other commonly touched upon things. A dream can be

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    of his journey I see a lack of heroic qualities in Luke‚ but I see developing heroic qualities expressed by Obi-Wan Kenobi. Mentor/Helper: Obi-wan Kenobi is Luke Skywalker’s mentor and helper. Luke meets Obi-Wan after a run-in with Sand People chasing R2-D2 into the desert. Obi-Wan Kenobi explains about the Jedi‚ and the Force. He spent a great deal of time teaching Luke valuable lessons about the force/Jedi. Another step in Luke’s Journey where I see a lack of heroic qualities developing. Crossing

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    In Cry the Beloved Country‚ power is the ultimate corruptor of all people. In his book‚ Alan Paton discusses the issue of how the people’s obsession with power brought many issues into South Africa. Reverend Msimangu states that power is corrupt‚ John Kumalo became caught up in the never-ending chase for power‚ and the “native issue” existed ultimately because of the white people’s thirst for power. Evidently‚ power was the crux of many issues in South Africa during the 1940s-1950s. Msimangu drew

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    A LONG WALK TO WATER CHAPTER 1 Salva was one of 5 children. His father was a successful cattle owner. Only him and his two brothers (Ariik and Ring) were able to go to school. His sisters (A kit and Agnath) weren’t able to go to school‚ they stayed home and learned from their mother how to keep house. This was the same as every girl in the village. There was a war that had now come to where Salva lived in southern Sudan. CHAPTER 2 Salva’s village was now captured by soldiers and ordered

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    I finished the essay. It took me more than one month. I am slow. Here is it. There must be a lot of grammar and vacabulary problems and a lot of misueses. I am poor at that. Welcome for any comments~ To write comments on Nineteen Eighty-four and Brave New World is difficult but intriguing‚ as there are so many differences as well as similarities between the two books. Nineteen Eighty-four describes a world full of hatred‚ horror and oppression‚ while Brave New World is about a world filled with

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    Chasing Satisfaction In a time where the majority of music is about making money‚ doing drugs‚ or having sex‚ it is complicated for music concerning other topics to gain attention. However‚ there are always a few jewels that beat the odds. Lecrae‚ the stage name of a Christian lyricist who piously centers his music around the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ is one of those jewels. In all of his songs there are explicit references that all of his energy is channeled into doing the will of God. Typically

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    Tim Samaras

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    storm chaser Tim Samaras‚ along with his son Paul Samaras and partner Carl Young‚ died in the 2 mile wide 2013 El Reno tornado. This tornado was the largest tornado ever recorded in human history‚ and although the crew had plenty of experience in chasing and observing dangerous storms the El Reno tornado made a sudden turn left while also increasing its speed and width exponentially. This made escape impossible for Tim Samaras and his crew‚ which sealed their fates and took them from the world in

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    symptoms‚ and these disturbing signs must be continued for at least 6 months; the patient during that time must experience at least 1 month of active symptoms; where over a long period of time‚ social and occupational deterioration problems occur‚ and these problems must not be attributed to additional illness. To cope with this brain disorder that disrupts people thinking‚ feelings‚ perceptions‚ there are antipsychotic medications‚ reducing the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and preventing relapses

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    The American Drean

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    Chasing The Dream” The American Dream is a cultural myth that is commonly known throughout our society. The idea is that anyone who works hard will be compensated with success. According to Steven Conger‚ “The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” (2). Many people get the dream confused with materialistic self-desires‚ but that is not the case. “It is not

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