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    ambulance carries home / Its red and white harvest from the fields (11-12). Using vivid imagery to depict how WWI heavily altered the once serene lifestyle of England‚ Sinclair also reveals how she witnessed and tended to the casualties of the war firsthand as her ambulance corps carried home their "red and white harvest from the fields". As Sinclair paints the image of the war as destructive and dangerous to her audience‚ she highlights the idea that she has been liberated from her previous gender

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    Dr. Keel English 1301 10 September 2012 Journal-Carey 1. Kevin Carey researches higher education matters for a group called Education Sector. Carey has done many publications for big time newspapers such as The Washington Post‚ and the Los Angeles Times. He was the Indiana State budget director‚ and currently teaches education policy at Johns Hopkins University. 2. Carey discusses the crunching debt for-profit schools bring to their students and their practically worthless degrees in

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    The author‚ Rudolfo Anaya sets this up beautifully by putting the protagonist‚ Antonio‚ through a riveting and exciting plot. In the novel‚ Antonio Marez has multiple exposures of maturity‚ such as being raised in a rural area‚ experiencing death firsthand‚ and learning the act of forgiveness. An experience that gives Antonio a different outlook on life is being raised in Guadalupe. Growing up in this rural area has put him very close to nature and the land. This shapes his outlook on life because

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    According to NYLN youth leadership blog “Marijuana legalization supporters argue that weed is not as addictive as other harder drugs‚ such as cocaine and heroin‚ but addiction treatment specialists have seen firsthand that long-term use does lead to addiction.” I have seen firsthand that weed came become addictive to anybody! A common side effect of weed is Altered Perception. Marijuana has effect of the human body and can cause users to experience high alters of misguided perception under the

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    matter how small it is (Martel 38).” This lesson is necessary for them to learn as it could save their lives. The way he went about teaching them this lesson was also crucial. There are not many ways to stress the dangers of animals. Unless you see firsthand what a hungry wild animal can do it does not affect you as much. Stories about other people’s mishaps are too far removed and do not seem real enough. The way that Pi’s father taught them to never touch the animals will stay with them forever. As

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    activity; a person should be dead tired‚ however like the musician Marc Anthony said‚ “If you do what you love‚ you’ll never work a day in your life.” I loved every minute of that internship‚ not only because of the amazing procedures I witnessed firsthand‚ but the fact that it taught me just how hard you have to work to stay on top of everything‚ but if you love what you’re doing you enjoy every minute of

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    The book consisted mostly of firsthand accounts of slaves escaping to freedom. These accounts were organized by state. In addition to the firsthand accounts‚ the author also wrote various types of information in the beginning of each section. Some of these were things such as what the feelings were towards slaves in that state‚ general information about the Underground Railroad in that state‚ and well-known abolitionists from that state or region. The book contained many narratives of slaves escaping

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    cineCollage . Retrieved March 6‚ 2013‚ from http://cinecollage.net/neorealism.html Nochimson‚ M. P. (n.d.). Cineaste Magazine - Articles - The Cinecittà Pentimento Effect: A Firsthand Account. Cineaste Magazine - Home. Retrieved March 6‚ 2013‚ from http://www.cineaste.com/articles/the-cinecitt-pentimento-effect-a-firsthand-account

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    with an American nurse‚ his depression which led to problems with alcohol abuse and suicide‚ Hemingway’s tale of tragedy is even more real and in-depth than ever. Ernest Hemingway‚ author of A FAREWELL TO ARMS‚ wrote this novel from a somewhat firsthand experience. During World War I‚ in 1917‚ Hemingway volunteered in an Italian ambulance unit. A few months after being stationed‚ Hemingway received a serious leg injury where he was seriously wounded by several pieces of shrapnel‚ for which he went

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    hours of sleep later‚ I arrived at Heathrow Airport‚ now seven airport trips old. England holds my greatest memories. There I learned to read‚ which introduced me to the world of literature‚ a world I escape to whenever given the chance. I saw firsthand how people’s attitudes can make all the difference - my family was dropped headfirst into British society‚ but fell onto a pillow of hospitality and caring from everyone around us‚ including the local cashier who called me “Poppet” and “Love” and

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