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    Jared Sidney Messer Hi 101‚ Essay 1 569 words Some early Greeks were sharply divided over the advantages and disadvantages of their new form of democratic government. While democracy provides equality and justice for everyone‚ it also allows the ignorance of the masses to control the state. The first advantage pointed out by the Greeks is that democracy protected the many from being ruled by the few. Everyone had a say in state affairs and not just some group of aristocrats. Consequently

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    1863 July 1–3 1863 the Battle of Gettysburg‚ the days the will always be our people memory and history for years to come. One might say that the war made of started no to our favor‚ but we ended it with our heads held high. This war was all in favor for us‚ and there was no way we were going to lose. It was in our land and the Union soldier’s numbers was greater than the Confederate. The war was basically a victory since the beginning. What Really Happened The day began when Confederate

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    Deterrence is one of the primary goals in the criminal justice system and it is described as special or specific deterrence and general deterrence. The purpose of special/specific deterrence is to instill fear on the offender so that they will not commit future crime. General deterrence is based on punishing offenders to instill fear in society‚ otherwise known as teaching society a lesson and showing the consequences of committing crime. Punishment has always been imposed based on the idea that

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    I have recently been assigned a new task. I must run and reconcile a report that compile Medicare accounts that have payment’s rejections from coding perspective. Since this is a new task‚ I’ve noticed that I am working on the report at the last time and getting behind in my additional duties. I believe the reason I am getting behind and cramming doing the report is because I have not allocated the time to work on it. I want to elaborate a SMART goal setting that allow me to complete my weekly

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    The short story‚ “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker portrays the relationship between a family and their issues concerning their heritage and values that are different to them. Clearly‚ the author Alice Walker incorporates her personal experiences into her writings. In the short story‚ the family lived a poor lifestyle and had to adapt to what they had. According to one source‚ “The Walkers lived in poverty‚ and as a young girl” (Cummings 1). Along with her lifestyle‚ Walker is able to include real details

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    The shattered “house” By: Ariella Barishansky It is clear from the text in Alice Walker’s “Everyday use” the Johnson house is a focal point of this short story. (subject) Why does the story focus at great length on their physical house and give lengthy descriptions about it. (question/problem) To answer this question‚ I think we should look at this specific passage’s descriptions of the house‚ understand the details on a deeper level and explain the details in correlation to Dee’s relationship

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    and when he saw that Mayella was kissing Tom. And when Ewells called Mr. Tate and said that he raped her and why Atticus is so composed when Ewells spit him! If I would be on Atticus place I’m sure I would scold him.. -Miss Jean Louise you shouldn’t use that kind of words‚ like rape‚ if you don’t know what they mean. And thanks god you are not in Atticus shoes. -I know what does that word mean and I’m not a child! I have my own opinion. -Yes‚ but you need to learn a lot....And pie is ready‚ your

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    1) The theme of “Everyday Use” is about heritage‚ culture‚ redemption‚ and one’s “link between herself and that place she came from.” ( lecture notes – “Everyday Use”) The author Alice Walker tells the story of a southern black family consisting of momma‚ (the narrator) and two daughters‚ Dee‚ pretty and educated‚ who left home to go out into the world‚ and Maggie‚ who has burn scars‚ homely‚ and somewhat uneducated and how their lives are reflected on each other as they quarrel over who gets possession

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    First Confession by Frank O’Connor All the trouble began when my grandfather died and my grand-mother - my father’s mother - came to live with us. Relations in the one house are a strain at the best of times‚ but‚ to make matters worse‚ my grandmother was a real old countrywoman and quite unsuited to the life in town. She had a fat‚ wrinkled old face‚ and‚ to Mother’s great indignation‚ went round the house in bare feet-the boots had her crippled‚ she said. For dinner she had a jug of porter and

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    In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ tradition and culture play a big part in the story’s theme; tradition and culture also play a big part in Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways‚ “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly Dee. Through the stories Thomas-Builds-the-Fire

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