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    Why did Jamie Oliver begin the “Ministry of Food”? (150 words) The original Ministry of Food was set up by the British Government in England during the Second World War. It was about creating a network of food advisors and cooking teachers to educate the public on food and nutrition at a time when there was limited food available to feed England and where rationing was part of life. It was a way to educate people at time of crisis. In Australia it was introduced in 1942 and this is when wartime

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    Themes in "Oliver Twist" reflect these evils. With the rise in the level of poverty‚ poor houses run by parishes sprung up all over England to give relief to the poor. However‚ the conditions prevailing in the work houses were dismal and the management were insensitive to the feelings of the inmates. Instead of alleviating the sufferings of the paupers‚ they abused their rights as individuals and caused the poor further misery. The theme of the struggle of the unfortunate‚ in general and Oliver in particular

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    Illnesses of the 1700’s There were many illnesses in the 1700’s and 1800’s that were life threatening‚ or even a sure death‚ that are in current times‚ not a concern‚ or highly curable. Examples are smallpox‚ bubonic plague‚ typhus‚ mumps‚ influenza‚ yellow fever‚ and measles. These diseases almost single handedly wiped out several native American tribes‚ and wreaked havoc on European communities. Small pox‚ overtook half of Boston in 1763. There was no cure‚ and to this day there is not one

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    What Will You Do with Your One Wild and Precious Life After reading the poem‚ “A summer’s day” by Mary Oliver‚ I could think about what I want to do for my precious life. The poem describes very well about my current feeling towards future. Our life is only once‚ and we want to spend life or time meaningfully‚ so it is important to think about what my life going to be in limited time we have. In the future‚ I want to be an accountant especially a forensic accountant who is responsible for analyzing

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    In the novel Delirium‚ by Lauren Oliver‚ there are many great characters that contribute majorly to the story. The narrator of the story‚ a dynamic character‚ is Lena Haloway and she is also the main protagonist of the novel. Her full name is Magdalena Ella Haloway Tiddle‚ she is seventeen years old‚ and she describes herself as an average looking girl. Living in a society where everyone is controlled‚ Lena grows up as a girl who is afraid of everything not normal. The normal in her world is that

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    Day in the Life of My Pencil I finally see the light of day and it looks like it is early in the morning. I can tell that the class is supposed to write an essay. I hope that I will be used. I haven’t since he got those new pens and my value became miniscule. I feel very lonely‚ as all of the other pencils broke and only I remain. It appears I am the one chosen to write the essay. I have been waiting for a long time to finally do this‚ my moment of truth has finally arrived. There is a lot

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    and humour in Oliver Twist. There are multiple examples throughout Oliver Twist of irony‚ satire and humour. Although a dark novel‚ there are many moments of humour and an extraordinary amount of chuckling‚ giggling and knee-slapping by characters. Each of the literary techniques of humour‚ irony and satire‚ employed by Dickens help add focus and depth on the various conflicts between the novels outcasts and its established society. It is impossible to cover all avenues within Oliver Twist that might

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    Will Sandel Cheryl Hunt English Comp. II March 23‚ 2015 Life Changing Decisions Many women in modern society make life altering decisions on a daily basis. Women today have prestigious and powerful careers unlike in earlier eras. It is more common for women to be full time employees than homemakers. In 1879‚ when Henrik Ibsen wrote “A Doll ’s House”‚ there was great controversy over the outcome of the play. Nora’s walking out on her husband and children was appalling to many audiences centuries

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    Chicago in the 1900’s were deadly. Open shootings‚ muggings‚ and illegal breweries‚ all started with Mobsters. Most people do not know who Johnny Torrio is‚ but gangsters would not be the same without him. Born in Italy‚ then traveled to New York‚ but his life as a big time gangster started in Chicago. Johnny Torrio lived a rough life. His dad died when he was two years old‚ and his mother brought him to New York. His mother remarried a man who owned a grocery store that was secretly a illegal liquor

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    There’s More to Life Than Being Happy EMILY ESFAHANI SMITHJAN 9 2013 "It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." In September 1942‚ Viktor Frankl‚ a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna‚ was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later‚ when his camp was liberated‚ most of his family‚ including his pregnant wife‚ had perished -- but he‚ prisoner number 119104‚ had lived. In his bestselling 1946 book‚ Man’s

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