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    Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction of cultural component: How does it reflect the culture as a whole? Food is considered to be an important part of Aztec society since the Aztecs had no type of currency for their economy. According to allabouthistory.org‚ the Aztecs had a barter system‚ basically a trading system where they used foods‚ primarily cacao beans to trade one another for items such as clothing‚ eggs‚ and etc. for daily use. The amount of beans traded would vary from item

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    Who is Northup’s audience? How might he had geared the lessons of the story to his intended audience? The intended audience would be any person who fought for the abolition of slavery. The book is a memoir of slave Solomon Northup‚ who was originally a freeman in New York. After being tricked‚ kidnapped‚ and sold into slavery he had to endure years of torturous treatment. Because the book follows his life starting in 1853‚ Northup wanted to appeal to sympathizers who were against slavery. He would

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    mean ogre is the route to go in order to stop creatures from bothering him. Donkey has seen Shrek true credibility and that he is not all the things people say about him. In one scene‚ Donkey and Shrek are walking from somewhere headed back to Shrek swamp and donkey said “You are mean to me! You insult me and don’t appreciate anything that I do!” You’re always pushing me around or pushing me away!” Shrek responds

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    fire‚ but all he ended up doing was burning off his eyebrows. He then later says that he is “reeking of scorched hair‚” referring to when he burned his eyebrows. He then says that the storms for the night before “reduced the southern beach into a swamp.” When he says this‚ he means that it

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    entrance. At the Entrance Kragg and Dana took the guards by surprise‚ striking all 4 guards without breaking a stride. As soon as they were out of the castle Kragg knew they were safe and that Dana was going to be okay. By the time they reached the swamp they had slowed to a walk. Kragg had been asking the whole way if Dana was okay but she just kept running. Kragg grabbed her wrist and made her stop. This was the first time he got a look at her back. There was a deep slash near the small of her back

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    Monty Python and the Holy Grail is film made in 1975 by the British comedy group known as Monty Python. The movie follows four very distinct knights on their quest to find the Holy Grail. Arthur king of the Britons‚ Sir Lancelot‚ Sir Galahad and Sir Richard. The four brave danger after hilarious danger before the film ends in the most unexpected way possible. This is a film that not only is clever but also brings out many misconstrued truths about living in historical europe. The creators of this

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages for Comment Additional Materials: *2705997241* 8693/11 May/June 2010 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark

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    land each day and soon the state is predicted to be gone‚ actions and precautions are taken we can stop the disaster from happening. Coastal erosion in Louisiana is the process of steady depletion of wetlands‚ along the state’s coastline in marshes‚ swamps‚ and barrier islands. Southeast Louisiana has lost a large portion of its wetlands within the past 5 years and is expected to lose more in the coming years. One problem of coastal erosion is an increased vulnerability to hurricane surges which affects

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    Summer was dead‚ but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. It’s strange that all this is so clear to me‚ now that time has had its way. But sometimes (like right now) I sit in the cool green parlor‚ and I remember Doodle. Doodle was about the craziest brother a boy ever had. Doodle was born when I was seven and was‚ from the start‚ a disappointment. He seemed all head‚ with a tiny body that was red and shriveled like an old man’s. Everybody thought he was going to

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    for salt‚ and so the majority of alligators live in freshwater. They can only handle being exposed to salt water for a small length of time‚ but will sometimes live in brackish water. Alligators reptiles favor calmer waters and primarily live in swamps and marshes. They can also be found in rivers‚ lakes‚ and other small bodies of water. Alligators require a sufficient amount of prey‚ mud‚ and vegetation when choosing a place to live and generally prefer to live in warmer climates. Although they

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