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    Cited: "Anne Tyler." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.‚ 2014. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. Gioia‚ D.‚ Kennedy‚ X.J. Literature An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. Ninth ed. Pearson‚ 2005. pp 188-195. Stephens‚ C. Ralph. "Critical Essays on Anne Tyler." The

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    Cited: 3 “Irish Literary Renaissance.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2011. Web. Apr. 27‚ 2011. . Joyce‚ James. Dubliners: A Norton Critical Edition. Ed. Margot Norris. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2006 Rice‚ Thomas Jackson. “Paradigm lost: ‘Grace’ and the arrangement of Dubliners

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    Cited: Automation. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com. 2001. Automobile. World Book Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. Clothing. World Book Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. Food. World Book Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. Initiatives Online: Volume 1. 1994; <http://www.wpi.org/initiatives/init/aug94/robots

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    Satire in Swift’s A Modest Proposal Jonathon Swift’s A Modest Proposal is one of the greatest works of satire in literature today. Wayne Booth‚ author of “Essays‚ Satire‚ Parody‚” calls this work “the finest of all ironic satires.” Though this essay was first published in 1729‚ it is very popular in modern literature books today. In this essay‚ I will explore the use of satire in this work. Swift’s essay was printed in the form of a pamphlet arguing that the problem of poverty in Ireland can best

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    innocent. But according to his duty on the ship as a captain‚ he decides to push Billy to death. In the late 1700s‚ in Great Britain‚ because of the two mutinies that happened‚ the power of a captain on a ship became strong and influenceable. The Britannica recorded that‚ sometimes the captain could call for a person’s death penalty without opening a court or even a temporary court(“Mutiny”). The nation already suffered two mutinies‚ which made their nation in disorder and chaos. Also‚ for each of

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    Bibliography: "Punishment." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2010. Web. 15 Oct. 2010 http://original.search.eb.com.bloomington.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.ivytech.edu/eb/article-272347. Thiroux‚ Jacques‚ and Keith Krasemann. Ethics Theory and Practice. 10th. Upper Saddle

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    Charlotte B. Levy Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour Title of Artwork: Leda Medium: Oil on canvas Date of Completion: 1836-1904 Location of Artwork: San Antonio Museum of Art This Paper is for Professor Jessica DeCuir‚ Arts 1301‚ and Section 070. The Art of Henri Fantin-Latour Henri Fantin-Latour‚ a French painter during 1836 to 1904‚ studied and approached art in his own style of painting. His character from his early childhood resolute the events of his life as a painter and his influence contributed

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    rush to get tothe destination and was speedingon purpose so it could arrive quickerbut the plan had backfired when they saw the other ship in the path they had been taking. | “Halifax Explosion1917.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online school edition.Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Inc.‚ 2013. Web 1 Apr.2013&lt;http://school.eb.com/eb/Article-94438247&gt; | There was a flurry of whistles Between the two ships the Norwegian ship did not changeDirection until final moments. | This caused

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    Althea Gibso Jeremiah Akoto‚ Humberto Machado‚ Matheus Ribeiro US History Per. 9 (Sports) Althea Gibson: Facts • • • • • Born: August 25th‚ 1927; Silver‚ South Carolina Deceased: September 28th‚ 2003; East Orange‚ NJ Spouse: Sydney Llewellyn Education: Attended Florida A&M University Accomplishments: Singles/Doubles: Tennis • • • • • French Champ(1956) French Champ(1956) Wimbledon(1957) Wimbledon(1956) US Open(1957) Australian Champ(1957) Wimbledon(1958) Wimbledon(1957) US Open(1958) Wimbledon(1958)

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    discover every body ’s Face their own; which is the chief reason...that so few are offended with it." Richard Garnett suggests that‚ "Without humour‚ satire is invictive; without literary form‚ [and] it is mere clownish jeering." (Encyclopaedia Britannica 14th ed. vol. 20 p. 5). Whereas Swift ’s statement suggests that people are not offended by satire because readers identify the character ’s faults with their own faults; Garnett suggests that humour is the key element that does not make satire

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