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    There are many things that Brook Trout need so that they can survive in their environment. One element they need is fresh water. Brook Trout can have zero pollution in their aquarium. To make that happen we have something called a water filter‚ it cleans and it makes sure that there is no pollution in the water. Another element that the Brook Trout need is oxygen. All trout need 7-10 ppm of oxygen. If oxygen is too low in the water the trout would become slow and would maybe even die. They

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    Jasmine Richardson ENGL289P: Why Poetry Matters Weiner Exercise Two The Mother Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks’ “The Mother” is a poem depicting the flow of heartache stemming from the regret of abortion. The speaker reflects on this emotional situation that has lived with her‚ haunting her thoughts even after the procedure. The conflict between the title of the poem and its content immediately confuses the reader‚ adding to the overall conflict between maternity

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    but aborted one‚ are you still a mother? Abortion was and still is a controversial issue in America. When you abort a child‚ you are taking the life of someone’s niece‚ nephew‚ cousin‚ aunt‚ best friend‚ soul mate‚ etc. In “the mother”‚ Gwendolyn Brooks challenges the controversy of abortions and motherhood by illustrating how the speaker feels trapped in her sorrowfulness and guilt. The title‚ “the mother”‚ contradicts the speaker who has aborted her children. Abortions can be spontaneous miscarriages

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    Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7‚ 1917 – December 3‚ 2000) was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950( the first African American to do so) and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7‚ 1917‚ in Topeka‚ Kansas‚ the first child of David Anderson Brooks and Keziah Wims. Her mother was a former school teacher who had chosen that field because

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    Gwendolyn Brooks Mother

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    “The Mother” Gwendolyn Brooks In the poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ she touches on the controversial issues abortion; and the pain that every mother must face in case they choose to get their child aborted. The author gives a broad and general dramatic description on how mothers may feel after the whole situation. Throughout the poem the speaker show signs of grief‚ regret and pain. Also the speaker’s bring us to her emotional state of mind and expresses her point of view. “The Mother” can

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    Vine Brook Capital

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    To: Hardina Smythe From: FT35312 Subject: Vine Brook Capital Date: November 17th 2012 Summary: Vine Brooks Capital closed in April 2009 with $350 Million of investor commitments and though the last decade had been one filled with highs and lows‚ the firm realizes that they need to play a bigger game in health care market. However firms were generally taking a longer and more cautious approach with the idea that they want to provide more than just initial seed funding but also provide

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    Jim Brooks: The Baseball Player "I am a nerd!" was the answer of Jim Brooks upon being asked "How would you describe yourself?". Sitting sideways at her desk‚ Mrs. Gatewood laughed as she talked to another student. The others in the background appeared engaged in their own excited conversations about "who did what at the mall". Jim‚ on the other hand‚ looked down at his questionnaire and wondered "How long would this really take?" I looked at him and he signaled me to come to the back seats. Wearily

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    Gwendolyn Brooks was a highly regarded‚ much-honored poet‚ with the distinction of being the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. She also was poetry consultant to the Library of Congress--the first black woman to hold that position--and poet laureate of the State of Illinois. Many of Brooks’s works display a political consciousness‚ especially those from the 1960s and later‚ with several of her poems reflecting the civil rights activism of that period. Her body of work gave her‚ according

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    David

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    Assignment #4 Hed 116-005 1. Throughout his struggle‚ David did many things to try and help his survival on a day to day basis. In David’s worst of times he would pass the time by fantasizing to help ease his mind and or to block out whatever horrific game his mother wanted to play. " I fantasized i was a prince or a comic book hero"‚ David often would imagine. When David’s hunger pains became more than he could bare he resulted to eating "scraps" from the garbage‚ dog food bowls‚ and

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    Stephen Crane and Gwendolyn Brooks “Do Not Weep Maiden for War Is Kind” a poem by Stephen Crane is written in a way that reveals how war is an atrocious creature through verbal irony. In “The Sonnet-Ballad” by Gwendolyn brooks‚ she portrays death as a flirtatious lady. Both of these authors do an extraordinary job in using imagery and irony to sketch their thoughts about death and war. Through the use of imagery Brooks characterizes the coquettish death and how her loved one was fooled into betraying

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