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    Macbeth Diary Analysis

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    Dear Diary‚ Like Macbeth‚ I was a general in King Duncan’s army. People admired my bravery‚ they feared my wisdom. The facade that hid my emotions intimidated people; I wasn’t to be messed with. Macbeth and I were walking back from our victory in the battle when we crossed a heath which seemed unusually misty and foggy. It was as if I could feel the eerie presence of evil‚ and that’s when we saw them; three old looking ladies. We had crept cautiously to investigate the matter; the witches had been

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    The B&O Railroad has an unwavering historic importance. It is the oldest common carrier railroad of America. The businessmen‚ surveyors and engineers from Baltimore and the state of Maryland took initiative for the building of the B&O Railroad. It was built to increase the state’s economic prosperity. The state had rich resources of coal deposits‚ natural gas and oil in the midst of heavily forested mountains. It linked the agricultural Midwest to the commerce offered by Ohio River. Chartered on

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    Memory Failures Diary

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    Memory Failures Diary 1.Introduction The purpose of this assignment was to write down my memory failures that occurred throughout the semester. In my memory diary‚ I recorded specific details about the memory failures. I would analyze after reaching 15 memory failures and discuss the similarities and differences found. I evaluated my memory failures and related them to the memory concepts that we discussed in class. 2. Method The report of memory failures is based on my daily diary where I recorded

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    Nora's Diary Entry

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    World Literature Essay 2 The following piece is based on the play written by Henrik Ibsen namely‚ A Doll’s House. This a creative piece of writing in a form of a diary entry written by the protagonist of the story‚ Nora. She is displeased by the life she lives and as an act of despair she runs away to live her life in ‘freedom’ (as she puts it). By making Nora express her feelings in the beginning‚ those emotions will be critically analyzed and the reasons will brought into notice. This piece of

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    Absolutely True Diary

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” written by Sherman Alexie is an inspiration to the younger generation. The novel targeted young adults when Alexie was writing it; however‚ she has got a positive response from many people. The fans of the book include students both teens and pre-teens who wrote letters to Alexie expressing the love they have towards the book. It was a surprise to Alexie when she received autobiographical letters

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    3. As Mia in Princess Diary‚ write a reflection of your time when you went through the princess lessons. Me‚ a princess? At first I was shocked and rejected the whole idea which came about by the death of my father‚ Philippe Renaldi. My expectation in life is to be invisible and I am good at it. Being forced into this by my mother‚ I reluctantly agreed to attend “princess lessons” in preparation for my attendance to the State Dinner and Genovia’s Independence Day Ball. These lessons were conducted

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    Civil Right Diary

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    Civil Rights Moments Diary Antonette Brown HIS/145 March 21st‚2012 Amy Champ February 21‚ 1965 Dear Diary‚ This afternoon I went to the Audubon Ballroom to hear the great Malcolm X speak. When I got to the ballroom things was different there was protesters or police. Any other time Malcolm X meeting in the heart of Harlem had police everywhere. As usual I was with my boyfriend who followed every step of Malcolm‚ he believed that things needed to change and Malcolm

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    hermosos paisajes que simplemente quita el aliento. Es una muy buena película para que todos disfruten. Viendo esta película me llevó a averiguar más sobre el Che Guevara‚ y por qué fue llamado héroe del pueblo. In comparing the movie “The Motorcycle Diaries”‚ and the Che Guevara in popular culture‚ this man had a face that every person trusted and loved. From his lost innocence of youth in his early twenties; to his execution in his late thirties it seemed he was the face and the voice of the people

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    The Railroad “Ahhh‚ What a beautiful day it is.” Jasmin yawned. Jasmin was looking at the window for a while viewing the open world people playing outside‚ birds flying around‚ and people walking their dogs. Mr.Vasquez and Mrs. Vasquez ( Jasmin’s parents) were getting breakfast ready and setting up the table. Then out of nowhere you hear the doorbell ring‚ and Jasmin went to go answer it. It was Janette she came to give them the weekly newspaper‚ Janette is one of their close friends

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    vehicles fault because trains always have the right of way even with law enforcements. According to Railroad Crossing Safety Organization they state‚ “A train hits someone in Americaevery 115 minutes‚ often with fatal results.” Accidents happen way more often with trains then you think probably not as many as commercial cars‚ But when they do happen it’s mostly during daylight hours. What Railroad crossing safety organization also state that‚ “The majority of trainsand motor vehicles occur when

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