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    energy to the hope of a bright and successful future by studying and learning. This valued tool is not free‚ considering the increasing tuition fees and rising debts of students‚ hence the need for college to be as productive as possible. College Expectation versus Reality College gives a lot of advantages but not all students are prepared for college.

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    after a few weeks of college I realize by dropping out of school so early I lacked communication skills in reading‚ writing‚ and listening. In the English 098/108 course that I’m taking the skills I lack are becoming clearer to me and I have some expectations that I tend to

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    Growing up as a Hispanic female‚ I faced many expectations that would attempt to demean what is to be unique and instead portray oneself in a specific light. In many Latin countries women are glamorized for looking as naturally beautiful as possible when presenting themselves. Try to imagine having an entire lifetime inspected through a magnifying glass. Though‚ I have never been one to conform to these societal expectations. At first glance many people have a hard time attempting to place an ethnicity

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    The extracts I will be analysing are from the novel Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens. I am going to be describing how Dickens has succeeded in making the reader feel sorry for Pip. Dickens used his own experiences as a boy to help him write sympathetically of being a young child‚ his family had no money and got transferred from city to city until he was ten years old‚ his father was also sent to prison for six months over debt. He based the character Pip in remembrance of himself as

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    Social Media And Expectation Violation Theory According to Danah Boyd‚ a social media researcher at Microsoft Research “social Web‚ is most valuable when it fits into individuals’ lives and blends in with ones needs‚ wishes‚ objectives‚ and outlook”. Even though Abusing someone else’s interpersonal desires can be a better methodology than similarity‚ breaks down how diverse individuals react to unanticipated violations of societal standards‚ needs and desires because regularly controlled by pre-existing

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    EAP report Post graduate job expectation in the UK Mengyu Zhang Table of contents Introduction----------------------------------------------------------p.3 Literature review----------------------------------------------------p.3 Methodology---------------------------------------------------------p.4 Results and discussion---------------------------------------------p.4 Conclusion------------------------------------------------------------p.8 References--

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    American Literature October 6‚ 2013 Unrealistic Expectations The beginning of the 1900s saw the development of the downtrodden American. The Industrial Revolution had forced farmers into factories and destroyed the conventions of relationships. Recreational prostitution became exercise as an excuse to keep wives happy and rampant venereal diseases ripped through the middle class. In reaction to these developments the responsibilities of women began to shift. Instead of placing the responsibility

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    Was Alexander the Greatgreat”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with

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    Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed

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    Name Tutor Course Date Why Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising

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