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    when animals are exploited for selfish human gain. Works Cited "Alternatives to Animal Testing." PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA‚ n.d. Web. May 2013. . "Animal Testing Is Bad Science: Point/Counterpoint." PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA‚ n.d. Web. May 2013. . Orlans‚ F. Barbara. In the Name of Science: Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation. New York: Oxford UP‚ 1993. "Save the Animals: Stop Animal Testing." Save

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    melodies don’t come naturally‚ but are logically placed. With Beethoven‚ the extremes in dynamics or orchestration can also often sound forced and artificial. One may say that Bach was willing to sacrifice melodic grace for complex harmony and counterpoint‚ and Beethoven for dynamic power. Mozart however sacrifices nothing‚ for the music just comes naturally. For example‚ in the Art of Fugue‚ Bach manages to logically work out a theme which achieves harmonic coherence when used in several different

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    How America Can Rise Again – A Critique POL101 – Introduction to Political Science Colorado State University November 12‚ 2013 How America Can Rise Again – A Critique James Fallow’s article “How American Can Rise Again” for The Atlantic Magazine is a thought provoking piece addressing the issues and fears facing a nation that may potentially be on the brink of losing its title as leader and innovator of the free world (2010). The article takes a fair-minded approach to identifying many

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    During the early 20th century‚ musicians and composers were caught in a transitional period of two vastly different styles of music. Though there was a growing number of people who were gaining interest in modern trends that extended tradition‚ there was still a large amount of people who were not ready to explore music outside of 19th century traditions. However‚ there were some composers who‚ rather than choosing one or the other‚ created a culmination of the two styles. Sergei Rachmaninov serves

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    The people of Uruk soon get irritated with Gilgamesh’s ways and pray to the gods to make his equal so that he may see his own evil ways and ultimately change. Aruru‚ the goddess of creation then creates Enkidu‚ the second main character‚ as a counterpoint to Gilgamesh. Far different from Gilgamesh he still contains his strength. “His body was rough‚ he had long hair like a woman’s […] his body was covered with matted hair […] he was innocent of mankind” (Lawall 13). Gilgamesh is told of Enkidu and

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    Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Jenkins is what it may say on his birth certificate‚ but this world-renowned‚ transcendent artist is better known as Stevie Wonder. Even at birth‚ Stevie was ahead of his time. He was born premature and doctors were unsure if he would live. Stevie was placed in an incubator to save his life. As a result of the incubator supplying Stevie with too much oxygen‚ he was left blind. Throughout life‚ Stevie never let his disability hold him back. By age 10‚ he had already

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    View Reference Center. Web. 25 May 2014. Forster‚ Matt. Geier‚ Denise B. Point: The High Cost Of School Uniforms." Points Of View: School Uniforms (2013): 2. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 27 May 2014. McMahon‚ Maureen. Wilson‚ Brian. "Counterpoint: School Dress Codes Improve The Learning Environment." Points Of View: School Uniforms (2013): 3. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 30 May 2014.

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    Nigeria is a country with unnatural borders created by outsiders. But to Enitan as a growing girl‚ the private wars within her parents’ home shape her natural skepticism and fear of loss. Sheri’s daring defiance provides a welcome but forbidden counterpoint to Enitan’s own willful uncertainty - until the day when a group of boys‚ including one on whom the boarding-school educated Enitan has a crush‚ rape and ruin Sheri at a secluded party. The incident cements in Enitan an enduring distrust of men

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    William Safire: Abolish the Penny William Safire writes a fine argumentative piece on why America no longer has any need for a bothersome coin of copper that “costs more in employee-hours‚” than it is actually worth. Safire uses compelling evidence and real life scenarios to convince his audience that we need to rid our lives of this‚ “outdated‚ almost worthless‚ bothersome and wasteful penny.” If the reader is able to read between the lines and use some analytical processes‚ they will come to

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    Mobility’s Association with an Industrial Machine: Trains Chapter Four (Panoramic Travel): The central thesis—the destination?—of Schivelbusch’s book is in chapter four‚ in which he develops the idea of panoramic vision. Imprisoned in their train compartments‚ European rail travelers found their vision deadened by the overstimulation the foreground supplied (close up‚ everything blurs at high enough speeds)‚ and the spectator loses the ability to make sharp distinctions between disparate objects

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