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    3. Pins and thumbtacks must not be seen; balance of design‚ color harmony and floor length should be observed 4. The three (3) sides (front‚ left & right side) of the table must be skirted. 5. Execution time is within 30 minutes. Criteria for Judging Originality/ Creativity 25 points Work involved/ Difficulty 25 points Visual appeal 20 points Neatness 20 points Time 10 points Total 100 points

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    Taylor Swift

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    Swift was born on December 13‚ 1989 in Reading‚ Pennsylvania and raised in Wyomissing‚ Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner (née Finlay)‚ a homemaker who previously worked in finance‚ and Scott Kingsley Swift‚ a stockbroker. Her maternal grandmother‚ Marjorie Finlay (née Moehlenkamp)‚ was an opera singer. Swift has a younger brother‚ Austin. She grew up on a Christmas-tree farm. When Swift was in fourth grade‚ she won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem‚ "Monster in My

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    settings‚ and the plots are the same. In addition Animal Farm is a satire and allegory of the Russian Revolution‚ George Orwell meant for it to be that way. My essay will cover the comparison between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution. Also it will explain why this novel is a satire and allegory to the Animal Farm in Relation to the Russian Revolution ANIMAL FARM IN COMPARISON TO THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian Revolution. You can look at this story as a fairy tale

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    18th Century Verse Satire

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    ENGLISH VERSE SATIRE IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY   I. Satyasree   While most of the literary labels – drama‚ epic‚ lyric‚ ode—are Greek‚ the term Satire is a Latin word.  Satire may be defined as an attempt to show disgust by exposing the ridiculous and the contemptible.   Though its flicker is seen even at the beginning of literature‚ Satire has become an effective weapon only in the later stages of civilisation‚ with the over-abundance of injuries.  In his preface to “Absalom and Achitophel”

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    portrayed in Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man and Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal" towards mankind is strikingly similar. Both acknowledge the view that man has dominion over the earth‚ as created and instituted by God. However‚ the difference is seen in their approaches to this subject. Pope primarily focuses on man’s pride and place in society‚ whereas Swift discusses how man deals with certain situations reasonably or unreasonably. Pope and Swift present situations that man has to face in conjunction

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    Progress Having the experience and guidance to enhance my writing skills with the support of a college professor and other students has helped me greatly. Although I still feel that I struggle with having my essays flow‚ I am confident that I am a better writer after taking the course Written Expression. The majority of the essays involved analyzing a piece of literature and making a point of something. Every essay involved an argument and being able to prove what I believe. The significance

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    Taylor Swift

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    Taylor Swift ! Taylor Swift was born on December 13‚ 1989 in Wyomissing‚ Pennsylvania. By the age of five‚ Taylor was already creating songs in her journal. By age sixteen‚ she released her first album. The album hit and her popularity skyrocketed. She has won countless awards‚ including several Grammy Awards. She is considered a contemporary country artist. ! Taylor Swift was born in Pennsylvania. She grew up on a farm where her family raised Christmas trees. Swift followed her grandmotherʼs

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    canonical criteria

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    Canonical Criteria Patricia A. Hargrove Grand Canyon University: BIB 502 October 15‚ 2014 Dr. Don Done Canonical Criteria The purpose of this essay is to discuss and give some explanation and knowledge of the elements and relevant information as it relates to the Canonical Criteria. The Biblical canon that we find in Jewish Christian are listed in and throughout the various books in the Bible. They are recognized as being inspired by God which makes them sacred. They are very profound

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    BAÜ FBE Dergisi Cilt:9‚ Sayı:1‚ 3-18 Temmuz 2007 Type and typology in architectural discourse Yasemin Đ. GÜNEY* Balıkesir University Faculty of Architecture and Engineering‚ Department of Architecture Çağış BALIKESĐR Abstract Typology is the comparative study of physical or other characteristics of the built environment into distinct types. In this paper‚ the historical transformation of type and typology concepts since the Enlightenment has been examined in three developing stages based

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    John Locke is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in history. An English political theorist‚ his principles and beliefs are said to have influenced many democracies that we see today‚ including the United States of America. A state of nature is when society implicitly and explicitly places certain rights of individuals into the hands of institutions and collective norms to improve the lives of others. The state of nature is used to help social contract theorists present their

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