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    Bananafish‚” Seymour Glass’ involvement in the war alters his state of mind and causes him to become psychologically unstable. While on a vacation with his wife‚ Seymour interacts with a little girl named Sybil Carpenter on the beach and‚ “pick[s] up one of [her] wet feet‚ which [was] drooping over the end of the float‚ and kissed the arch” (16-17). This small gesture demonstrates Seymour’s appreciation towards the youth and innocence of Sybil. Her foot symbolizes Seymour “kissing” his stability goodbye

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    failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.’’ – Thomas A. Edison. Egyptians‚ Greeks‚ Mesopotamian‚ and others ancient civilizations invented methods or tools of works to survive. In fact‚ man has been inventing since he has existed. Today‚ I am going to compare two of the greatest inventors of the world. They lived almost 415 years apart in different cultural periods. One was an engineer‚ an artist‚ an architect‚ a scientist‚ while the other was a businessman

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    The Performing Arts and Inspiration Tiffany O’Connell 03/23/2015/ARTS100 Ballet and Modern Dance My personal feelings of ballet are that it is so extremely important to every dancers training. It develops discipline and dedication: ballet technique is very detailed and requires practice to improve. Let’s face it; everything in ballet requires good posture. In time‚ the posture is utilized in the studio and translates to every part of a dancer’s life. Two large parts of ballet

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    Ancient Egyptian Genius

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    Born in Ankhtowe‚ Egypt 3000 B.C. an ancient Egyptian genius. Inventor of the pyramid‚ author of ancient wisdom‚ architect‚ high priest‚ physician‚ and writer. Imhotep’s many talents and knowledge had such an effect on the Egyptian people that he became one of only a handful of individuals of non-royal birth to be deified to the status of a god. Imhotep‚ or "he who cometh in peace" constructed the first pyramid in Sakkara and can still be seen today. This pyramid was the first structure ever built

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    than when it was submitted. 8-Step Checklist for Editors 1. Read the story quickly and get its main idea. 2. Correct obvious errors of facts or spelling. 3. Rewrite the lead‚ if necessary. 4. Break up long paragraphs into shorter ones. 5. Decide if the story is too long for its relative value. Trim it as needed. 6. Look for mistakes in punctuation‚ grammar and facts. 7. Watch for potentially libelous statements. Make sure it is accurate and fair to all sides. 8.

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    elusive creative genius -Elizabeth Gilbert “Everyone one of my books have killed me a little more.” -Norman Mailer Elizabeth Gilbert a 40 year old writer whose love and fascination is writing talks about creativity‚ it’s original and extraordinary concept and how people have now come to the point where they pressurize the creative and how the creative are treated like they are unstable in this Ted talk- “Your elusive genius” which is also

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    Tina Charles Inspiration

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    A person who inspires you‚ you look up to them and you’re influenced by them. It’s what makes someone passionate towards their expectations. Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something‚ especially to do something creative. Someone that motivates me the most is Tina Charles‚ She is a WNBA basketball player. She impresses me by being kind hearted and giving out emerging social conscience Tina Charles started the foundation

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    The little rock nine were students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School who were African American. The Little Rock Crisis was about the students who were not allowed to go to the school that was a segregated school. This was supported by‚ Orval Faubus‚The Governor of Arkansas. The nine people who were in the Little Rock Nine were Ernest Green‚Elizabeth Eckford‚Jefferson Thomas‚Terrence Roberts‚ Carlotta Walls Lanier‚Minnijean Brown‚ Gloria

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    P 3–4: Just One‚ Inc. Just One‚ Inc.‚ has two mutually exclusive investment projects‚ P and Q‚ shown below. Suppose the market interest rate is 10 percent. The ranking of projects differs‚ depending on the use of IRR or NPV measures. Which project should be selected? Why is the IRR ranking misleading? Using the IRR method will result in project Q being selected over P due to its higher rate of return. Using the NPV method would result in choosing project P because of its higher NPV.

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    Arren Quigley Architectural Genius in the Renaissance At the beginning of the Renaissance a problem was apparent in Florence. The city was trying to distinguish themselves from Milan‚ their rival‚ and had built a great cathedral‚ Santa Maria del Fiore‚ with this in mind. The problem was that for 122 years the church had been left open to the elements. No roof had been built. In 1418‚ the town fathers of Florence decided that the time had come to build a roof. The roof had to be grand and tall.

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