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    The Islamic worldview instates a complete lifestyle of servitude and faith into its followers‚ thus granting both purpose and meaning as a Muslim’s entire life is lived with the mission to submit to Allah’s divine intendment therefore providing such regulation and guidance. (Al-Hariri – Wendel‚ 2002 pg. 79). Submission to Allah’s plan thus gives recognition to God’s absolute authority‚ and reaches a conviction that God alone possesses all power. The natural effect of such a realisation is to devote

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    Hills Like White Elephants

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    Communication in Hills Like White Elephants In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ the dialogue provides the driving force in the plot and gives the reader an overview of the characters’ persona. The American’s masculine character and ways of communicating differ greatly from that of the passive girl. They engage in a discussion in a train station surrounded by hills about whether to get an abortion for the pregnant girl. The American is pushing for an abortion while

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    Ideal City

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    CORRECTION OF THE ESSAY : “Imagine the Ideal City” The city of my dreams is neither too big nor too small. (Jenna) It is clean‚ there aren’t any cigarette butts‚ chewing gums‚ papers or dog dirt on the floor.( Angélique /Marjorie) It is Green‚ ecological (Stéphanie): there are less traffic and pollution because people use alternative means of transport (Gamzé/ Maria) and the cars run with solar energy. The houses are equipped with solar panels too to protect the Earth (Fanny/Stephanie) People recycle

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    If you want a fun and tense story of a kid named Maks‚ a news boy that keeps getting beat up well you need to read City of Orphans. In the story City of Orphans‚ Maks is selling papers and he finds a girl laying in an ally‚ when she wakes up she is wondering what happened. After Maks tells her‚ Bruno comes in the ally. As they are trapped in the ally‚ Willa pulls out a stick and starts to protect her and Maks. They get out of the ally and run to Maks’ house‚ and go inside to get away from Bruno.

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    Case Study: Abington-Hill Toys Title: Abington-Hill Toys‚ Inc Part I. Introduction Abington-Hill Toys‚ Inc has been assigned a new president Vernon Albright due to the death of Lewis Hill. The financial condition slowly deteriorated as Mr. Hill was running the company’s final years. Mr. Albright was brought in because the founders of the companies did not have a son or daughter that was willing to the take on the role of the new president. Mr. Albright took it upon him to take the leadership

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    City Council

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    Your city council is considering a proposal that would ban the use of cell phones in privately owned businesses such as restaurants‚ movie theaters‚ and retail stores. Violators would be subject to a fine. What is your position on this issue? Write a letter in which you convince the city council to support your position‚ giving strong evidence for your reasons. Some of the cons about city council to ban cell phones in public areas such as restaurants‚ movie theatres‚ retail stores‚ or small private

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    The City Planner

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    disturbed at how tidy and orderly everything is. Houses are described not just as “in rows”‚ but in “pedantic rows”‚ the adjective being derived from “pedant”‚ a person who is excessively bothered with minor details and flaws. This carries a very strong meaning‚ and it is clear that Atwood wishes to convey clearly to the reader that this is no ordinary suburb. Alternatively‚ this might just be a mocking exaggeration‚ which Atwood could have used to satirise how ridiculous she thinks the neighbourhood is

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    What is the Meaning of Sweet? What is the Meaning of Sweet? Dulce et Decorum Est‚ a poem written by Wilfred Owen‚ expels the definition of jolly‚ yet translates into “it is Sweet and”. What is so sweet? This question ponders the reader as they divulge into a whirlwind of Combat Gnosticism‚ the realistic ideal of the front hand experiences encountered in war. The title‚ so eloquently put‚ holds no truth to the cold and bitter reality witnessed by so many soldiers in first

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    Meaning of Being Educated

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    The Meaning of Being an Educated Person Being educated is one of the most important attribute a person can have. However‚ there is a difference between being educated from experience and being educated from readings and schoolwork. Though being knowledgeable through experience allows a person to be thought of as well-rounded‚ the basics of his or her own rights and abilities are often overlooked. Not too many people can recite all of their rights and capabilities and be able to explain them

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    Tension City

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    Alberto Nunez ID#: 2744829 George Washington ’s America 10/14/12 Tension City In this book‚ Tension City‚ Jim Lehrer is the interpreter for all the debates of the presidents‚ governors‚ and the nominees for the campaigns. I want to talk about the debate between George H.W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Ferraro had reasons for not looking forward for the Vice President debate. Ferraro went to the Vice Presidential debate with her knowledge of world affairs. In fact‚ her talk about world

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