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    Public speaking is not just about the speech anymore‚ when people are public speaking‚ especially when the speech is on television‚ they are being analyzed. People are analyzing their body gestures‚ voice and facial expressions. In the debate Nixon vs JFK‚ Nixon decided not to wear any make-up thinking it was too feminine while JFK asked them to put it on. During the debate JFK looked considerably healthier and appealing to voters while Nixon looked exhausted‚ and this made a difference in the perspective

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    Athens vs. Sparta Many Greek city-states have different rules than other Greek city-states. For example‚ two main Greek city-states that differed a lot were Sparta and Athens. Both Greek city-states had different freedoms for certain people. The people in Sparta and Athens were treated differently because of their gender‚ social class‚ age‚ etc. For women‚ Sparta was the better Greek city-state because of the independence and the education. A woman in Sparta had more independence because they didn’t

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    Nelly Dean? 2. What do the gifts that Hindley and Catherine ask their father to bring them reveal about their characters? 3. What are Heathcliff’s origins? 4. Why does Hindley despise Heathcliff? 5. Characterize Catherine. 6. Compare and contrast Catherine’s and Heathcliff’s reactions to the Lintons at Thrushcross Grange. 7. Why did Edgar get applesauce dumped on him? 8. Catherine is pained by Hindley’s punishment of Heathcliff‚ yet she continues to entertain her guests

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    Macs vs PCs Whether to buy a Macintosh or a Personal Computer is the question in the minds of millions who are looking to buy a new computer. To choose between the two is similar to choosing whether to buy apples or oranges. The main difference between Macs and PCs is the operating system that each runs; the most recent operating system release for Macs is Mac OS X Leopard and for PCs it is Microsoft Windows Vista. Also another difference between Macs and PCs is what parts are used and who makes

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    MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010

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    Baumrind vs. Milgram Milgram conducted an experiment which includes the subject of the experiment is in a laboratory environment and is told to give increasingly severe electric shocks to another person. The subject is getting told to do so by a person in a white lab coat‚ who appears to be a scientist; but is actually an actor. The person in the white lab coat tells the subject to continue to increase the level of shock the other person receives until they reach the level of “Danger Severe Shock

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     In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ life is centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels‚ otherwise the emotions are bottled up until they become volatile. Unfortunately‚ Puritan society did not permit this kind of expression‚ thus characters had to seek alternate means to relieve their personal anguishes and desires. Luckily

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    Anne Hutchinson was a puritan however she was a seen as a treat to the society itself. Anne was seen as a treat because of her political influence‚ acting out of her gender role‚ and her belief having an opposing view on the puritan belief. With all these the puritan society saw her as a treat that could cause trouble for the society. When holding the meetings in the beginning she only had a few members that were female. However the longer she preached out her opinions the more members showed up

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    Rexdale vs. Rosedale: we perceive one neighbourhood as negative‚ while the other a symbol of success. A girl from Rexdale is exposed to a harsh environment where the gift of life is often tenuous. She is exposed to tragedies and failures which become embedded into her life. These factors compound daily and deeply influence how she views herself. But there is something in her that holds onto hope‚ and trusts in her gifts. A few miles away‚ a boy is growing up in Rosedale‚ a wealthy neighbourhood‚

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    Singer Vs Howe Do you wear homemade clothes? Probably not‚ we have the conveniences of manufactured clothing. We can thank Elias Howe and Isaac Singer. Elias created the first working sewing machine and Singer updated and made it cheaper and more practical. The sewing machine was first made by Thomas Saint in 1790‚ later improved by Elias Howe in 1846‚ and again by Isaac Singer in 1854. Elias Howe’s family invented many thing from the wooden truss bridge to bed springs‚ so he was destined for

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