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    to the New Era which had four sub-eras of events. The changes in America were pretty astounding but the focus is the American South. During The Rise of Industrial America there were five sub-eras: Development in the West‚ Populism and Agrarian Discontent‚ The Gilded

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    Early beginnings Lennon met McCartney on July 6‚ 1957 at the annual St. Peter’s Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete. Lennon was in a skiffle group called The Quarry Men who were performing at the event. Lennon was impressed by McCartney as he knew the words to several rock ’n’ roll songs (Lennon would just make his own words up)‚ and because he taught him some guitar chords (Lennon only knew the banjo chords taught to him by his mother Julia). McCartney subsequently joined the band‚ and brought Harrison

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    freedom‚ liberty‚ and civility. Quakers were an example of a group that fought for the abolition of slavery and for the equality of rights‚ “The human Race‚ however varied in Color or Intellects‚ are all justly entitled to Liberty‚ and it is the Duty and the Interest of Nations and Individuals‚ enjoying every Blessing of Freedom‚” The United States flourished because of groups like the Quakers. It allowed for a perfect harmony of discord. If colonists that were discontent with the British did not

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    Cited: Batchelor‚ Stephen. Buddhism Without Beliefs. New York‚ NY: Riverhead Books‚ 1997 Epstein‚ Mark Hanh‚ Thich Nhat. Breathe! You Are Alive. Berkeley‚ CA: Parallax Press‚ 1996 Hanh‚ Thich Nhat Maitreya‚ Ananda. The Dhammapada Berkeley‚ CA: Parallax Press‚ 1995 Internet Resources -General Buddhism Links:

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    The author of “Turn Off‚ Tune Out‚ Turn In”‚ Marissa Lang‚ supported her argument better than the author of “Homeroom Zombies” Lawrence Epstein. This is because‚ Lang uses more primary sources‚ she uses more text structure‚ and Epstein did not have as much text structure as Lang. First of all‚ Lang had used more credible and primary sources then Epstein in their arguments. “Marvin Green‚ 19‚ suffers from sleep apnea‚ a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. He was not diagnosed

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    William McRae An Exploration of Civility for Professor Ronald Morris EDEC 260 Are we supposed to be always civil? P. M. Forni asks his audience this simple question when he is considering civility’s basic rules. Before we can answer this we need to determine whether civility even has rules. For civility to have rules‚ there must firstly be an agreement on the definition of civility itself. There can be no rules if one party determines that civility means one thing to them while another

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    Textual Analysis “The Perpetual Adolescent” is an observational piece by Joseph Epstein. He suggests that modern adult acts much more childish than the previous generations of middle aged people. A big part of acting like a younger person is dressing like a younger person. According to Epstein‚ the dressed down adult is the immature adult‚ which in turn leads to many adults trying to copy the modern and hip youth culture. This in turn created more relaxed environments across all career fields

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    remain in one’s adolescent phase of life rather than to continue onto the adult stage. Epstein points out faults of the perpetual adolescent by demonstrating how this child-like state prevents people from taking life seriously. His one-sided views depict a society that is devoid of actual grown-ups‚ capable of making mature responsible decisions. Through his usage of rhetorical devices such as comparison‚ Epstein compares the many differences in eras. The first example he uses is the acceptance of

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    on Animals? Alex Epstein and Yaron Brook’s “The Evil Right of Animals” first appeared in May 19‚ 2001. In this essay Epstein and Brook aim to convince their readers that medical testing on animals is necessary. “Scientist are close than ever to finding cures for AIDS‚ cancer‚ and other deadly illness. But more research and testing are needed and much of it must be done on animals.” (Epstein and Brook qtd.). Pathos‚ specific evidence‚ and logical thoughts are techniques Epstein and Brook skillfully

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    Living in the streets because his relatives could not care for him‚ a man named Brevda took him in. A decade later Epstein decided to go to America in search of his father. He traveled on the boat Lusitania‚ “the world’s fastest ship” where he was in the third-class cabin. Samuel Goldberg was 4 years old when he had to leave his home when the textile industry started

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