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    Pictures from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Document A) shows where Carnegie was born in Scotland. He lived in a small cottage with his family and resided in the attic from 1835 to 1848. The following picture displays the grand and luxurious Skibo Castle that Carnegie purchased in 1897. In about less than half a century‚ Carnegie became rich after living in poverty. Heroes have an extraordinary capability that few others possess and for Carnegie‚ his capabilities lied in the world of business. However

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    it is common for the setting to be taken place in a castle. This castle could be haunted ruined‚ abandoned‚ etc. The authors used this setting to make the character or reader feel fear‚ terror‚ and suspense. With the setting taking place at a castle it gives a dark and uneasy mood that anything could take place at any given time “...Gothic gave Romantic writers and readers a way to describe accounts of terrifying experiences in ancient castles and ruined abbeys-experiences connected with subterranean

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    Was King Arthur Real?

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    periods‚ and also he is considered to be a fake character made up of multiple legends. Multiple sites have evidence that Arthur once had something to do with them. One very popular one is the legendary site of King Arthur’s conception‚ Tintagel Castle. Excavations demonstrated that‚ as the legends said‚ this was a fortified home of the ruler of Cornwall in about 500AD. Since this was largest fortified site of the Arthurian period‚ it contained unprecedented remains of luxury goods from the Eastern

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    To: Ms. Rodriguez From: Charissa Roemmich Date: October 15‚ 2012 Re: Glass Castle Incident Report Fire Incident of Jeannette Walls Summary On May 17th‚ 1963‚ Jeannette Walls’ dress catches fire in her trailer kitchen while cooking hot dogs. Mrs. Walls puts the fire out with an army surplus blanket and their neighbor drives them to the hospital. The damage was severe but the doctors were able to do a skin graft on the badly burned parts of Jeannette’s body. The report was filed in the permanent

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    Howl's Moving Castle

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    One of the themes of Howl’s Moving Castle is that when people try to conform to society’s norms‚ they are unhappy‚ or they are not always how they seem. Howl’s Moving Castle is set in pre-modern times starting in the countryside and then it changes from city to countryside for the rest of the story. The story is about Sophie‚ a young girl who works at a hat shop and while she was closing the shop the Wicked Witch of the West cursed Sophie. So‚ Sophie goes out into the world on a journey. Characters

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    How does Lady Macbeth incorporate the role of a femme fatale? Gothic literature was introduced by Horace Walpole in 1764 with his novel The Castle of Otranto. This makes Macbeth retrospectively gothic as it was written in the 1600’s. It includes some of the main features of the gothic genre such as‚ murder‚ secrets‚ death and femme fatale. A femme fatale is a darker representation of women‚ often used in the gothic genre. It is someone who uses their femininity and sexuality to get what they want

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    Castle Doctrine Thesis

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    Thesis This paper will discuss the stand your ground laws and also the castle doctrine. These laws play a big role in today’s society and also‚ at times create a blurry line in terms of self defense. This can be seen in the case of Trayvon martin and George Zimmerman. This was when an unarmed black teen by the name of Trayvon Martin‚ was shot and killed by George Zimmerman‚ the unofficial neighborhood watch man. Zimmerman stated that the death occurred due to self defense and that the case fell

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    Glass Castle

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    "She’d been reading books on how to cope with an alcoholic‚ and they said that drunks didn’t remember their rampages‚ so if you cleaned up after them‚ they’d think nothing had happened. ’Your father needs to see the mess he’s making of our lives‚’ Mom said. But when DAd got up‚ he’d act as if all the wreckage didn’t exist‚ and no one discussed it with him. The rest of us had to get used to stepping over broken furniture and shattered glass" (Walls 112-113). “‘This family is falling apart‚’ he said

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    Rex Walls was the unconventional father due to the occasional endangerment of his children. People think he’s an unfit parent. However‚ Rex was a loving‚ caring father who teaches his kids important values‚ with many positive parenting traits who just messes up from time to time. Rex cares when he gives his kids stars for Christmas because he doesn’t have money for toys. Rex says‚ “Years from now‚ when all the junk [the other kids] got is broken and long forgotten‚ you’ll still have your stars”

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    Castle Family Restaurant

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    and Family Castle Restaurant run more efficiently as a business. Jay Morgan the Operations Manager‚ have been using outdated methods for scheduling‚ recruiting‚ hiring‚ and answering questions from its employees. Maintaining accurate books and keeping constant communication with the Managers have been a challenge for Jay Morgan. If an accurate HRIS system can be implemented‚ Jay Morgan will be able to achieve more in business with less time and travel. BUSINESS ASSESSMENT Castle Family Restaurant

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