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    Those Matter Don T Matter

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    who mind don’t matter and those matter don’t mind”. At a first glance the quote might be small and obvious‚ but when dissected it has a enormous meaning. The quote gives way to the idea that people who don’t like you can be ignored while people that do like you cannot(Geisel). As Geisel wrote‚ those who matter don’t mind. This couldn’t be more true considering if someone really matters to you‚ and you matter to them‚ then they won’t mind you having opinions. An example that matter to a large sum

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    East/West Characterising Toilet attendant: “this in nothing yet.” “I don’t know if it’s a threat or a boast. This is what they call Berliner Schnaeize –snont. Its attitude; it in your face.” Anna: “I liked the sweeping rouge of words from ‘heartfelt’ to ‘heartsick’. And I liked the order‚ the directness that I imagined in the people.” On the former GDR “….its bewildered people.” “The demonstrators‚ in shock‚ obediently pulled their cards from their wallets. Then they seized the buildings

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    Taliesin West

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    “Human houses should not be like boxes‚ blazing in the sun‚ nor should we outrage the Machine by trying to make dwelling places too complementary to Machinery. Any building for humane purposes should be an elemental‚ sympathetic feature of the ground‚ complementary to its nature-environment‚ belonging by kinship to the terrain.” - Frank Lloyd Wright Brilliant‚ inspirational‚ influential‚ innovative; these are a just a few adjectives that illustrate a very significant man with many traits. A pioneer

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    The Decline of the West

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    The Decline of the West - Hanif Kureishi Financial collapses changes the way of living for millions of people all over the world. In the short story “The Decline of the West” written by Hanif Kureishi in 2010‚ Mike and his family are represented as victims of the 2008 financial crisis (also known as the Global Financial Crisis). Mike and his family lives in a materialistic world in the modern western capitalistic society‚ to which they have lost the regularly known family values as for example

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    settlement of the west

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    western settlement had had an extraordinary impact on U.S. social‚ political‚ and economic development "Buffalo" Bill Cody : a successful show that popularized Wild West shows‚ it consisted of a former Pony Express rider and Indian fighter‚ and the hero of popular dime novels for children. This show romanticized the West and the life of the cowboy. :"Buffalo Bill;" Killed over 4000 buffalo in 18 months while employed by the Kansas Pacific. The Great Plains : Runs from Northern Texas all

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    Education Matters

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    Without an education‚ the children in this country cannot grow up to be informed‚ knowledgeable‚ and involved citizen. Educated people know what matters to them and through education they will know what to stand up for. In time‚ the children of today will be the voting majority of tomorrow. Therefore‚ they must understand their rights; the history‚ current events and issues of America and of the world or American democracy will be in jeopardy. Educated people care about the world and they want

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    Wild West

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    5.07A Wild West Brainstorming: When I hear the word “cowboy” I think of.. 1. a tall slender man 2. boots 3. wrangler jeans 4. rural and southern accents 5. hats 6. fishing 7. respectful 8. flannel 9. guns 10. mudding 11. hunting 12. has manners‚ ex. Yes ma’am‚ Yes sir. 13. whiskey 14. leather 15. cows 16. poker 17. tobacco Outlaw: Black Bart Known as the master outlaw of his time. He had become the master at stealing from stagecoaches. He believed

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    The Decline of the West

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    A: The Decline of the West The Decline of the West is a short story by Hanif Kureishi. It is about a husband and father‚ named Mike‚ who comes home from an over twelve hour day at his job‚ to find his wife annoyed and not pleased with him‚ his oldest son the same‚ and his youngest son happy to see him because he have promised to buy him a guitar‚ an amplifier and a microphone. Because of these troubles at home‚ he does not get a chance to tell his wife or the children that he earlier the same

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    Class Matters

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    Anthony Pagan Professor Kimmel Individual and Societ 22 November 2012 Question 1: I agree with Erma Goularta about “helping people is the American dream.” Helping people today is very important. Without help people in this world cannot reach higher goals‚ such as the rich donating money to the poor so they can be able to go to college. I believe that the lower class gets treated differently than the rich. The lower class works hard‚ for what? So the government can take more taxes out of poor

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    Settlement of the West

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    Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚

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