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    One of the central characters in Reefer Madness is Sally‚ who in this production was played by Caroline Kirk. Sally is a bold and sexy character who serves the show by enforcing the stereotype that smoking marijuana turns otherwise good people into sex fiends that don’t take life seriously at all. She plays a central role in turning Jimmy’s life upside when pressuring him into the world of drugs and sex. Such a role requires major commitment and a willingness to be put on display. Sally is powerful

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    Middle school‚ as we all know‚ is full of surprises‚ rivalries‚ hatred and love. It is one of the tensest moments for a teenager. The three middle school students in the story “PATTERN OF LOVE” by Irwin Shaw go through these challenging moments. Writers always avoid stereotypes in their stories and do not expose the character to the readers because they think that it will be boring. But Irwin Shaw doesn’t avoid stereotype in his short stories‚ so that it will be more interesting. He talks about three

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    Name Professor’s Name Class Date Descartes’ two proofs of God’s existence. Descartes uses the proof ‘Meditation III’ to explain God’s existence. The proof is given via reasoning‚ which begins by describing how he comes to such a conclusion. Descartes does this by mentally closing himself from the general public‚ ignoring hearing‚ sight‚ and the remaining of his senses as he deeply looks and depends upon himself. This state gives him the opportunity of making an introspective look at the existence

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    A. Catherine‚ our main character‚ wants proof of many things‚ mainly proof that she isn’t crazy like her dad ended up being‚ and establish her own legacy. She also wanted to prove that the prime number proof that she led Harold Dobbs to find is her work‚ and not her dad’s. I think that her main proof is to sort of separate herself from her father‚ because the movie starts with Catherine talking to her deceased father‚ asking and discussing the nature of her father’s craziness‚ and if she will end

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    When designing earthquake safe structures the first consideration is to make the highest bit‚ the roof‚ as light as possible. This is best done with profiled steel cladding on light gauge steel Zed purlins. This can also have double skin with spacers and insulation. It can have a roof slope between 3 and 15 degrees. If it is required to have a ’flat’ roof‚ this could be made with a galvanised steel decking and solid insulation boards‚ and topped with a special membrane. Even a ’flat’ roof should

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    Steve Jobs: Genius or Just Obsessive Compulsive? It is rumored that Steve Jobs‚ the developer of Apple Electronics‚ suffered from the mental disease: OCPD. Jobs presented many symptoms of OCPD or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. He was considered a creative genius‚ but in order to reach that position he ruined his family relationships‚ his health‚ and even his happiness. OCPD is very similar to OCD‚ but there are slight differences. OCD causes people’s brains to send unwanted

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    Aryabhata The lost father of Mathematics and Astronomy General Purpose: My general purpose is to inform. Specific purpose: My specific purpose is to inform my audience about the Great ancient Indian mathematician and astrologer Aryabhata and his contributions. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: Many people believe that the concepts of mathematics such as number system and placement of zero‚ trigonometry‚ decimal system‚ approximation of pi and indeterminate equation were given my Greeks

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    How does Gilman’s presentation of the setting foreshadow the narrators madness in the text? "The Yellow Wallpaper" is depicted by the narrator’s sense that the wallpaper is something to interpret‚ it is a shadow of something that personally effects her. At first it seems merely unpleasant because it is dirty and ripped‚ and an "unclean yellow." Which could relate to how by the end of the story our main character has went insane‚ her mind is unclean. Even the description of the house starts out

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    Depicting Characterization and Heredity in Proof David Auburn’s Proof‚ tells of the struggle of a young Catherine who is the daughter of a mathematician‚ Robert‚ and although she inherited some of his genius she also believes she inherited his mental disorders. The play throws in a couple twists: tricking the reader into thinking Robert is alive when he is actually dead and finding out that Catherine wrote the proof. There are three themes that overrides the play: that is insanity‚ heredity‚ and

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    Mill’s proof of the principle of utility. Many criticisms are worthy of consideration against Mill’s proof‚ such as those of Philosophers Henry Sidgwick and G.E.Moore. This essay will explain the main steps in Mill’s proof‚ examine some

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