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    The first reason Alcatraz was doomed for failure before it was in operation was because of the elements. Alcatraz prison was built in 1909. Some of the construction work was actually done by the prisoners (Cavendish). In 1933‚ “The Justice Department assumed control of the facility…” (“Summary and Analysis”). An administrator from Folsom‚ California envisioned Alcatraz as a smart change to the prison system. “He installed automatic locking devices‚ gunwalks‚ tear-gas outlets‚ and steel doors and

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    Escape from the Zombie Apocalypse Have you ever felt that your days has come and that it time for you to give up on your life and people that truly mean the world for you? An intense feeling that you wish you will never experience again. I have always considered myself as a brave and courageous individual. On May 5th‚ as I woke up from a wonderful sleep‚ I found that my house has been invaded by monstrous creature know as Zombies. They were over the fence of my backyard and I still needed to gather

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    The History of Alcatraz Alcatraz is a historic prison located on an island in San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the most famous prisons in the country known for holding the most notorious criminals in the world and being “escape proof”. Alcatraz was first founded by Native Americans who believed evil spirits were on the island and first called it‚ “Devil’s Island” (Weiser). The island was isolated for many years after its discovery and after the Mexican-American War ended‚ the U.S.

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    capturers from Maryland a slave state at the time‚ Philadelphia‚ and New York. Among the many obstacles Douglass encounters during his escape‚ the most unusual one is when he witnessed slave capturers that were of the same skin color as him. One would find it odd that blacks would capture and send other black individuals back to their slave holders. Money would be a major factor that influenced black individuals to partake in capturing slaves.In Frederick Douglass short essay My Escape from Slavery

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    Introduction: This tutorial analyses the poem "The Escape from Youth" by Tony Lintermans. Tony Lintermans is of Belgian‚ Irish and English heritage and was born in Dandedong‚ Victoria. Tony has a celebrated life as a teacher‚ scriptwriter and editor and has received literary recognition for his work. "The Escape from Youth" is about a boy’s struggle to move on from his solitude of childhood. When the boy was younger‚ his father was hard with discipline‚ which resulted in the boy retreating into

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    Alcatraz Introduction I. Picture this. You are trying to get to the mainland from an island about 1.5 miles out in the sea. You must survive the freezing cold waters that could kill you if you are exposed to them for too long. Not to mention how strong the current is that can sweep you out into the middle of the ocean‚ and on top of it all‚ there are man-eating sharks in the water. What is a place like this? Alcatraz. II. Alcatraz was the most feared prison you could be sent to. Body

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    In Michael Pollan’s essay “Escape from the Western Diet‚” he tells Americans about the western diet and feels they should escape it. The reason Americans should escape the western diet is to steer clear of the dangerous consequences linked with it such as” western diseases” (Pollan‚ 420). To maintain his outlook on the matter‚ Pollan explains factors of the western diet that says what Americans think they should consume. These factors contain scientists with their hypothesis of nutritionism‚ the

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    Alcatraz Island The island we all know in the San Francisco bay was first explored by a French explorer names Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775." While the exact meaning is still debated‚ Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird"(Bop). Instead of being called Alctraces‚ the name conformed and just became known as Alcatraz. The island opened as a federal prison in 1934. It was notorious for being the prison that held most‚ if not all of the United States of America’s most hazardous

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    what is not a good diet? According to the article‚ “Escape from the Western Diet‚” best selling author and food critic‚ Michael Pollan‚ believes that western diet has caused people different types of diseases. The only way to avoid these illnesses is to‚ “stop eating a western diet” (435). Avoiding processed foods‚ red meats‚ sugary desserts‚ and high-fat foods. Logically stated by Pollan‚ “ a sugar soaked diet leading to metabolic syndrome and from there to diabetes‚ renal disease‚ heart disease

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    thread that I sought to explore this year was escape. This subject caught my attention because of how escape comes in many forms and varies from person to person. Personally‚ I tend to escape by daydreaming‚ sleeping‚ or turning to my hobbies in order to take a mental break from my responsibilities‚ as a refresher‚ or as a way to relieve stress. However‚ my escape leaves my responsibilities behind and results in procrastination. Because I have experienced escape personally‚ I thought that it would be rather

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