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    There many reasons people desire a college education. The two main reasons are to make more money and those who want it as a life accomplishment. I am different than most people. As far back in my life as I can remember I have had a passion for learning. I can still feel the excitement of coming from the store with the flash cards of basic math equations. It felt so rewarding to get faster going through them knowing I was getting smarter‚ a feeling that is important for young kids. Flash forward

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    An Analysis of Writing Techniques in the Achievement of Desire This essay is elegantly written with well-chosen words. Besides that‚ Richard Rodriguez’s adept skills in depicting the author’s complicated yet conflicting mental activities through various literary devices is also the shinning point of this piece of work. In the essay‚ the author mainly used several techniques such as flashbacks‚ comparisons and contrasts‚ definition‚ quotation‚ and satire to enhance the readability and entertainment

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    1 Excel Chapter 6 - Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The process of summarizing data included on multiple worksheets on one worksheet is called _____. a. summarization c. encapsulation b. consolidation d. recapitulation ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: EX 362 2. _____ format codes allow you to specify how a cell entr y assigned a format will appear. a. Individual c. Custom b. Specific d. Duplicate ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: EX 362 3. You document a workbook by adding _____

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    In this critical essay‚ “Repetition‚ race‚ and desire in The Great Gatsby” written by Adam Meehan‚ states that we should look at Gatsby through a lens of cognitive landmarks that are identified in the novel. With psychological criticism‚ Meehan applies modern psychological principles of Lacan to the study of literature and explains how symbols in the literature reflect Gatsby’s desires and ties to his surrounding characters. Meehan points out Gatsby’s desire regarding Lacan’s “fundamental fantasy

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    Streetcar Film Essay The playwright for “A Streetcar Named Desire” is one that many‚ including myself‚ believe is a shocking or edgy piece of work. In 1951 under the “Hayes Code”‚ it is reasonable to ask whether these set of rules “handcuff” the filmmakers during that time‚ in making A Streetcar Named Desire film. Considering the edgy source material‚ one could worry whether the themes and characters would be diluted in an attempt comprise towards the code. In my opinion this is thankfully not

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    flames I can Aeneas please’ (Wharton‚ A Paraphrase on the last Speech of Dido in Virgil’s Aeneis). Discuss the representation of sexual desire in two of your module text. There is no denying we all have sexual urges and desires. We also have gender typical views on the desire of both sexes. In this essay I am going to look at the representation of sexual desire within the digressional world of Tristram Shandy and within the Sexual Difference poetry‚ to see how sexuality is depicted as well as

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    Examine the construction of masculinity in A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman. In both A Streetcar Named Desire and Death of a Salesman there is a male figure at the head of both families who assert and express their masculinity in quite dissimilar ways. Referring to the screen adaptations of both plays‚ Stanley Kowalski is a strong‚ aggressive and forthright individual whereas Willy Loman through stature as well as speech is a bumbling‚ weak and nervous fool‚ driven by his own delusions

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    this world‚ each of them with their own unique stories‚ plots‚ cliches etc. Among those is the classic tragic hero‚ one who is destined to fail no matter what. In a Streetcar Named Desire‚ the tragic hero is Blanche Dubois‚ an aging Southern Belle living in a state of perpetual panic about her fading beauty. In this essay it will be discussed what makes Blanche a tragic hero and how she compares to a typical tragic hero. A typical tragic hero is first and foremost‚ born of noble stature. This gives

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    The Ritz-Carlton brands itself as more than just five star luxury; it sees itself as a lifestyle brand where talent is embraced and a place of opportunity and growth (The Ritz-Carlton‚ 2011). Ritz-Carlton has been known since the beginning for high quality service and refined elegance which has developed over the years into contemporary luxury. The hotel chain has always strived for quality improvement‚ of not only its external brand‚ but its internal brand and puts a high value of its employees

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    Can we be Slaves to our Desires? Epictetus argues that we can be slaves to our desires. In one example‚ a man clearly desires power and thinks he gains it by becoming Caesar’s friend; though in doing so‚ he becomes more like a slave. Although he may have increased his social status‚ he proves to be worse off and more enslaved than when he started. He now has to pay attention continuously to Caesar’s every word. He has to agonize constantly over whether the great Caesar views him favorably‚ and

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