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    In Thetford‚ England‚ on January 29‚ 1737‚ Thomas Paine‚ a future Founding Father of the United States‚ was born. He received a small education and had failed school by the age of twelve. However‚ he acquired the knowledge to read‚ write‚ and do arithmetic. Paine began working as an apprentice to his father at the age of thirteen‚ but failed once more. Life in England was dismal for Thomas Paine. While being known as a failure was miserable‚ Paine suffered from even more trauma. In 1960‚

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    Discuss the ways in which Thomas presents the effects of war in “Gone‚ gone again”. In your answer‚ explore the effects of language‚ imagery and verse form‚ and consider how this poem relates to other poems by Thomas you have studied. Throughout the poem the most prominent theme that Thomas includes are the references to the war. In fourth stanza “and when the war began” is a direct reference to the war‚ due to the context of the verses around it‚ the reference seems to be written quite bluntly

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    [Eric Thomas] Source: LYBIO.net So you thought it was the end of the story. (laughs) So you thought just because the student was willing to be obedient to the guru المعلمand not only wake up but meet him at the beach early in the morning. You thought that was enough. [knocking] Ah I got it. So you thought he was willing to walk out to the deep of the ocean that that was enough you because the guru placed his head under the water‚ pulled it out and taught him that the secret to success is wanting

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    Objective To break free from great Britain and help the United States gain it’s independence and become it’s own country. Education 1752 – 1762 College of William and Mary Williamsburg‚ VirginiaHighest Honors§ Started out being taught in a local school taught by William Douglas§ At the age of nine I began to study French‚ Latin‚ and Greek. § Taught at the school of the learned minister James Maury from 1758 to 1760.§ In 1760 I went to college at the College of William and Mary and graduated

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    Write about Hardy’s narrative methods in “The Voice” The voice is one of Hardy’s bleakest poems reflecting on how Emma is just a memory; Hardy uses the method of questioning to create enigma and a voice in his head highlighting the title. Hardy uses first person to convey his loneliness “how you call to me‚ call to me” The repetition suggests his longing pain and grief‚ Hardy the narrator seems to be very self-conscious and the story of pain is the most important emotion at this point. The

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    the main idea of the passage is letting you know the people’s rights as a human being and how a government should respect those rights‚ but if it becomes corrupt the people can abolish it. Jefferson’s opinion is that the people should abolish the government if it goes into a destructive end and create a new and better one that will respect those human rights. “A history of repeated injuries and usurpations‚ all having‚ in direct object‚ the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these States

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    Problem Solving Thomas Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all time‚ creating over a thousand patents for different inventions and creations within his lifespan. Thomas Edison never stopped working‚ and improving on the ideas that came from his previous generations and even himself.Edison’s inventions changed the face of society forever ‚ improving the lives of millions and improving whole communities with his ideas and creations. This is evidently seen not only in the social aspects of a

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    The antagonists is a company called ChatRoll and they’re obvious leader is the founder and president of the ChatRoll named Thomas Roll. Thomas backstory is when he was a child they had school back then and Thomas got picked on constantly. How he was a loser and how he would never amount to anything‚ He hated school he never wanted to go back but his mom and dad would always make him feel better when he got home. Then the nuclear war happened and both his parents were killed by a bombing at city

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    Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States‚ is highly regarded as one of America’s most influential leaders. As a Democratic Republican‚ Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution‚ as well as a larger focus on foreign policy. Jefferson also claimed to value liberty over security. Though Jefferson has expressed these beliefs a considerable amount of times‚ he has made many questionable decisions during his presidency that support the idea Thomas Jefferson was

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    Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher who was lived from 1588-1679. He attended Oxford University where he studied classics. His occupation was a tutor‚ but he also traveled around Europe to meet with scientists and to study different forms of government. He became interested in why people allowed themselves to be ruled‚ and what would be the best form of government for England. Thomas Hobbes was the first great figure in modern moral philosophy. Hobbes had a pessimistic view of people; he

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