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    has different cost and room‚ which should be considered before coming. This research report surveys three hostels in Sydney‚ Australia‚ namely the Nomads Westend Backpackers (NWB)‚ Wake Up Hostel (WUH)‚ Tokyo Village Hostel (TVH). It also compares and contrasts them with respect to location and transport; rooms and facilities; cost. There are similarities and differences between the hostels in location and transport. Nomads Westend Backpackers‚ where is near the city center‚ is much convenient

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    The short story "Waiting for Dan" takes place in the 1960’s‚ during the Civil Rights Acts. Ever since Dan‚ the woman’s husband had left to go fight for his rights it has changed his wife and two sons‚Eric and Peter drastically. Their father left in the summer and has not yet came home‚ it is currently fall. The action of him standing up for his rights and trying to make the world peaceful and not divided made him end up at a prison in Mississippi. So briefly‚ Dan made a courageous choice and his

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    imprisoned for demonstrating without permit in Birmingham. In the jail cell‚ he wrote the “Letter from Birmingham”‚ which would later become one of the most influential pieces of writing‚ to send a message not only to the eight clergymen but also the Americans about the cruel reality of segregation. In the letter‚ King used many biblical references‚ historical references‚ and his own logic to make a persuasive argument against the criticisms from the clergymen as well as the society favoring segregation

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail‚ written by Martin Luther King Jr.‚ is a poignant reflection on how racial inequality was in the 1960s and the matters of handling it. Many aspects used in the letter to make it strongly written lead to the cause as to why it is so powerful for the reader. There are many considerations that are taken when reading a piece such as Letter from a Birmingham Jail in order to analyze the effectiveness of his argument. King is able to use rhetoric and other literary figures

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    Civil Disobedience‚ a Stand on Moral Ground Joseph A. Werner John Daughters PHI221 Stevens-Henager College 5 May 2013 Civil Disobedience‚ a Stand on Moral Ground This country has a rich history of civil disobedience. In fact‚ the men who founded our country used civil disobedience to protest against unjust laws that they felt threatened their future and the future of generations to come. Tim DeChristopher used civil disobedience to stop the auction of oil and gas leases being held by

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    Civil disobedience is using nonviolent protest to boycott government in an attempt to influence the legislation to change the policy. Henry David Thoreau created a writing called "Civil Disobedience"‚ talking about its meaning and how he had experienced civil disobedience. He had been sent to jail for not paying a poll-tax for six years (Thoreau par. 7). When he was released‚ he paid the tax; obeying the law‚ but had still thought that government is biased for making him pay it (McElroy par. 2).

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    Comparing & Contrast Fresh Foods instead of canned food Eating is what us humans would love to do we eat maximum three times a day. We live in a world on where we have a variety of foods and we are responsible of what we eat. We make the decision on eating certain types of foods and we know how it would affect our body. I’m compare and contrast the differences between eating fresh food instead of canned foods. These are the main differences are flavor‚ health benefits‚ and cost. The difference

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    Persuasion in “Letter From Birmingham Jail” After being arrested and imprisoned in Birmingham Jail‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote one of his most famous works to the people of Birmingham‚ titled “Letter From Birmingham Jail on April 16‚ 1963. This piece speaks of the evils of the segregation laws and how the blacks had been treated unfairly in Birmingham‚ in an attempt to get the white people to support the desegregation of Birmingham. He had been imprisoned because of his participation in a civil disobedience

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    Civil Disobedience is quite present in American society today. The most current are protests against Trump and his executive decisions. another example of civil disobedience includes the Women’s march on Washington. Here is why these are all positively affecting our society. Civil Disobedience in the past has provoked change in the world and in society. Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu pacifist and equal rights activist. He was put in jail for his civil disobedience many times and during one

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    Compare and Contrast Essay There are many similarities and differences between the characters Joby from “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and Patsy from “The Finish of Patsy Barnes”. In this essay‚ I will briefly explain what happened in these two interesting tales and then compare both stories. The first story I’m comparing is “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and it is about a young drummer boy named Joby (around 14 years old) who is camping with soldiers in a field near to Shiloh. He is afraid of marching

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