Jimmy Valentine‚ an awfully arrogant‚ but charismatic‚ criminal‚ was featured in O. Henry’s short story “A Retrieved Reformation”. During the late 1800s‚ Elmore‚ Arkansas became an area with many mysterious happenings. Following a brief‚ ten month period of imprisonment‚ the evasive fugitive‚ Jimmy Valentine‚ was released. Moments after his release‚ the anti-hero immediately returned home to attain a suitcase possessing his own novelties of safe-cracking tools. A week after receiving the pardon slip
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English Literature Essay Armand 9B What is a leader? A leader is a person who leads or commands a group‚ organization‚ or country. There are many types of leaders. A leader can be a laissez-faire leader that lacks direct supervision and fails to provide regular feedback to those they lead‚ an autocrat that possesses total authority and take decisions upon their own will without consulting those who are following or even a participative leader who has the responsibility of making the final
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recognized as the best sportsman or women in the area. All sports have their different strategies and demands‚ but also‚ different playing areas like outdoors or in a track‚ ring‚ pitch‚ rink‚ court‚ just to name a few. In this essay‚ I´m going to describe each of them and talk about some sports practiced in this areas by a lot of people around the world. 1.Outdoors Sports practiced outdoors are perfect for the family‚ but you can also practice them alone. Recreational fishing‚ for example‚ is an sport
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Short Essay on Cancer Cancer is defined as the unwanted growth of cells in any part of the body. There are various reasons that lead to development of cancerous growths in the body. There can be various reasons that lead to cancerous growths in the body. Genetic predisposition and environmental factors together play an important role. Genetic constitution of the body is something that cannot be dealt with. But controlling the external environmental factors is in one’s hands. Active or passive smoking
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ANALYICAL ESSAY (NECKLACE) The consequences of dissatisfaction are not beneficial in life circumstances. In de Maupassant’s story‚ “The Necklace’’‚ the effects of discontentment are clearly indicated. The story is about Mathild Loisel‚ who dreams of living an extravagant lifestyle‚ and suffers endlessly for her selfish desires. She has the type of husband who would give up anything for his wife‚ which‚ in fact‚ he does give up practically everything to satisfy his spouse. When he eats meals
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(Descriptive Essay) The room I chose in my house is the living room/dining area. I chose this room in the house because; the couches are relaxing and whenever it’s too hot or cold in my room‚ the temperature is always just right. Another reason is: my mom‚ brothers‚ sisters and visitors are always hanging out there when they come over. Besides‚ that’s where all the entertainment is. We have a 50’’ flat screen television with surround sound that sits between the two windows facing east. I guess
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Diagnostic Essay Celebrities have become an obsession for many people in the US‚ they have gained power through money but even more through fame. They hold too much influence over lives‚ we are too affected by people who we do not even know personally. These people were raised differently than us‚ they have more resources‚ and they also have different problems to face than we do. If these people were to live in our life they would be in shock to how much more different their lives could have been
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A bad day A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio and his wife was in the kitchen. The man was racing the engine on the motorcycle when it accidentally slipped into gear. The man‚ still holding onto the handlebars‚ was dragged through the glass patio doors and along with the motorcycle dumped onto the floor inside the house. The wife‚ hearing the crash‚ ran into the dining room and found her husband lying on the floor‚ cut and bleeding‚ the motorcycle lying next to him‚ and the shattered
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It was a grim and chilly Friday evening. The sky was darker than usual. Clouds were clustering above my head and it looked as if it was going to rain. Wind howled monstrously as the trees which had been stripped bent their legs‚ overwhelmed by the strong wind. It was six o’clock in the evening‚ just the beginning of rush hour. A glass door of an office building burst open as a crowd of square-eyed office workers strode out. Within minutes‚ the street was packed with people rushing back home
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past few years the WHO (World Health Organization) concerned about the public health‚ conducted the largest global systematic study to discover the causes of major health risk factors‚ the statistics about air pollution stood out the most due to the deaths caused by air pollution. Michael Graham Richard reports that 3.5 million deaths are caused by indoor air pollution and 3.3 million deaths are caused due to outdoor pollution. This essay will be discussing the use of electrostatic precipitator in
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