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    Prynne and Edna Pontellier. Although The Scarlet Letter and The Awakening were written in different times and tell the story of dissimilar communities in which both main protagonists need to break the rules governing the society in order to explore their inner selves and fulfill individual desires. What both women share is the fact that they had troubles to find themselves among the people they lived with and accept the rules of the community. What is more Hester‚ as well as Edna‚ came from different

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    When i as a kid i knew i was different from everyone. I had friends but never seen to fit in their groups. Even when there moments where I fit in most of the time I was abandon to the side. Things for me in school were more difficult than the rest. I don’t know when my parents told me that i was dyslexic‚ but from that time i had extra help and went into private tutors or anything to bring my grades up. Nothing that people tried would work or work enough. As a child I was ignorant about my problems

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    ‘Montana 1948’‚ ‘Go Back to Where You Came From‚’ and the poets out of Def. Poetry Jam‚ to analyse and discuss the prompt and the issues it brings up. We usually get our values from our parents but not always. They teach us from a young age not to do a lot of things‚ we learn from their mistakes as they have. For example we might learn Not to smoke‚ not to swear‚ not to lie and these rules are things our parents value for our safety. David in the text ‘Montana 1948’ got his values from his father Wesley

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    From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America by David Dyer Burnett‚ B.A. Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2002 i From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: ____________________ Janet Davis ____________________ Jeffrey Meikle ii TABLE

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    of discovering can vary according to personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social contexts and values. Discoveries may be questioned or challenged when viewed from different perspectives and their worth may be reassessed over time. The six participants Raye‚ Raquel‚ Adam‚ Glenny‚ Darren and Roderick in the documentary “Go Back to Where You Came From” found their discoveries very confronting and provocative. It lead them to new worlds and values‚ stimulate new ideas and has enabled them to speculate about

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    Anthony Milici Professor Heil How America Will Benefit From Legal Marijuana English 110 11/26/12 The first recorded use of the marijuana plant dates back to the before Christ era‚ however it wasn’t until the early twentieth century when the plant became a topic of controversy in the United States. Today‚ marijuana is found in the spotlight with more and more states becoming ‘medicinalized’‚ and the drug became completely legal in two states as of the 2012 election. Our society

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    Go Back To Where You Came From Episode 1 The nature of a discovery can be confronting in ways that are hesitant. The discovery that the passports and mobile phones of the participants are being taken away has a shocked feeling towards Raye which is expressed through middle close up camera shot. The natural lighting of the closed room indicates the rawness of her discovery which is foreshadowing the confronting discoveries of the future. A discovery may occur because of deliberate planning. The use

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    Americafrom Isolationism to a Global Superpower American History Since 1865 HIS204 Americafrom Isolationism to a Global Superpower The debate between "isolationists" and "interventionists" or whether the United States should be involved in the conflict in Europe ended when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (Bowles‚ 2011). This has become a highly political topic even today as to whether America should involve itself‚ just as the isolationists felt prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After

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    discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful for an individual‚ allowing them to speculate about future possibilities. Through my analysis of ‘Go Back to Where you Came From’ by Ivan O’Mahoney and ‘You Are Not Your Body’ by Janine Shepherd‚ I have been able to explore how texts can display how the ramifications of the individuals’ discoveries differ from each other due to their previous social contexts and values. These texts‚ therefore‚ allow an audience to see how the individuals’ breakthroughs

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    corners of the dark streets---things I never saw in the province. I never thought these could be real before I saw them with my naked eyes. As they say “welcome to reality.” It is just hard to think that the Earth we use to call “a paradise” is way far from what it is now. These drastic changes have been and are being continually brought about by the ever-changing and ever-innovating environment. “Did you ever stop to notice all the bloods we’ve shed before? Did you ever stop to notice this crying Earth

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