Christy A Threatt-Drake 10/04/2012 ENG 101-014 Summary and Response “Shooting Dad” Sarah Vowell “Shooting Dad” Sarah Vowell is best known for her smart‚ witty spoken essays she delivers on public radio. One of her writings called‚ “Shooting Dad”‚ is a view into her‚ “lifelong opposition to her father”. In the essay called “Shooting Dad”‚ Vowell states that “during her teenage years she came from
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Emergency contraception Mechanism Progesterone-only method‚ one dose‚ 1.5mg within 120 hours of unprotected sex Alternatively‚ Levongestrel in two doses‚ 0.75 mg‚ q12h Levonorgestrel ECPs prevent pregnancy by preventing or delaying ovulation. May also prevent fertilization of an eff by affecting the cervical mucus or decreasing the ability of sperm to bind to the egg **Note: levonorgestrel ECPs are NOT effective once process of implantation has begun‚ and will no cause abortion Classification:
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There were forts in Kansas to protect several trails from Indian attacks but they were also made to protect Fort Leavenworth which was the first fort built in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth Established in 1827 It was the first permanent U.S. Army Fort established in Kansas. (Society‚ Frontier Forts‚ 2014) It purpose was to protect the Santa Fe Trail. (Society‚ Frontier Forts‚ 2014) It served for many years as the site of the army’s command and General Staff College. (Society‚ Frontier Forts‚ 2014) Was
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Scenario 1 It is always good to have a back-up plan in an emergency or non-emergency. If we apply the scientific method‚ we can solve any and all everyday problems. So it is always good to keep a spare of something that can potentially be lost on a daily basis or give oneself enough time to get ready for an event and have extra time in case of an emergency. Asking Questions Being the type of person that loses things often‚ I have to set all the things I need to walk out of my house with all
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Reader’s Response: “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell’s essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant” tells the story of a British policeman in British occupied India‚ who faces a situation where he must either follow his morals or pretend to be something else in order to please the public. Obviously living in Burma in the early nineteen hundreds‚ as an Englishman‚ was not easy. Furthermore‚ serving as a steward of the law in a place oppressed by the country you are from‚ certainly will make a job difficult
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Rita Hrycuna English Comp 1 Descriptive Paragraph 1-11-13 The procedure taken at my last emergency room visit took many steps. The evening began by entering in to an overly crowded waiting area. Every chair that lined the walls was filled with a warm body‚ many of whom where hacking‚ coughing‚ sneezing and such. I approached the registration window and was greeted by a kind intake worker who proceeded to evaluate my situation. He then sent me around the corner to have my vitals taken and
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I have lived in Fort Pierce for fifteen years. I have also vacationed yearly‚ in Miami for the past five years. For my own reasons‚ I choose to live where I live. Miami and Fort Pierce differ in size‚ types of restaurants‚ and prices. Most importantly‚ Miami has better transportation for travel. On the other hand‚ Fort Pierce has cleaner air‚ and a much calmer atmosphere. Both cities are in Florida‚ and they contribute to the beautiful weather‚ and beaches. Living in Fort Pierce‚ all these
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Shooting an elephant Author: George Orwell BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE ORWELL George Orwell ’s three major books of travel writing--Down and Out in Paris and London (1933)‚ The Road to Wigan Pier (1937)‚ and Homage to Catalonia (1938)--revived the tradition of excursionary literature as social and political analysis. "Into Unknown England" books were initiated by reform-minded Victorian and Edwardian authors. In his three travel books Orwell‚ who casts himself as a representative of English "lower-upper-middle-class"
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Histórico Fuerte de Santiago Fort Santiago is part of the walled city in Manila called Intramuros. José Rizal‚ our national hero‚ was imprisoned in the fort before his execution in 1896. But who would have thought that every piece of these Hispanic stones witnessed one great event in the Philippine history. Now‚ let’s walk into one of the oldest Hispanic stone fortress in the country… It was built in 1571‚ on the site of the native settlement of Raja Soliman. First Fort was a palisaded structure of
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The maintenance of tradition and ritual is what holds the microcosmic society of Fort Apache together when the community is challenged by threats within and without the fort‚ just as American society has relied on the preservation of myth and tradition‚ even when untrue‚ in order to retain national cohesion and identity. Likewise‚ Fort Apache challenges conventional depictions of heroism by revealing that those originally thought to be heroes also are those who facilitate such lies. There have been
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