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    Did you know that no two zebras have the same stripes? Or that zebras are closely related to tapirs? Zebras are the most eye-catching mammals that roam Africa’s plains. They are wonderful‚ beautiful‚ interesting creatures that millions of people have fallen in love with. The most common fact about a zebra’s appearance is their famous black and white stripes. But as I mentioned before‚ no two zebras have the same stripes. A zebra’s stripes are just like a human’s fingerprints. It’s their own personal

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    In the poem from Marge Piercy’s If I had been called Sabrina or Ann‚ she said‚ the narrator’s tone towards her name and how it affected her life was very mournful and downcast. Her choice of diction portrayed that she was absolutely disgusted with her name. A quote that supports this claim is‚ “Useful‚ plain; impossible for foreigners‚ from French to Japanese‚ to pronounce.” She is indicating that her name is dull‚ uninteresting‚ and unreasonably hard to pronounce. Because of the title of this excerpt

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    woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ whose husband stayed behind to finish some things up in town and gets lost for two years. During those two years his wife‚ Hester gets pregnant. The whole town shames her. Although there are many ways Hester is seen as a victim‚ Hawthorne uses symbolism to project Hester as a heroine‚ due to her perspective‚ bravery‚ and confidence. Hawthorne uses symbolism to project Hester as a heroine due to her perspective. The way Hester looks at things shows the real person she is. She

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    Case Study “Professional sports: Rewarding and punishment the same behavior” 1.   What type of reinforcement schedule does random drug testing represent? Is this type of schedule typically effective or ineffective? Answer: The case study “Professional sports: Rewarding and punishment the same behavior” was about how in a baseball game steroids are being used and the offense which has been caused by it. The type of reinforcement schedule

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    Could WW2 have been prevented? WW2 was a tragedy that killed 60 million people‚ it brought international distrust‚ repressed feelings and resented economic hardship‚ however‚ could it have been prevented? The Treaty of Versailles‚ which formally ended the war‚ did little to address unresolved issues and promoted international indignation while harsh economic conditions devasted millions of people. I believe if the world leaders had addressed these issues and taken a step to international trust‚

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    lives sacrificed. But all of the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears our nation shed during those 14 years could have been avoided. I believe that the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War could have been easily prevented‚ and in turn‚ would have saved thousands of U.S. troop lives. The Truman Doctrine was officially passed in March 1947‚ when the President at that time‚ Harry S. Truman‚ announced he would support any other nation under communist oppression. Eight years later‚ President

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    I picked that could have been impeached is Gerald Rudolph “Jerry” Ford‚ Jr. I picked him because he was the only president of the United States who was never elected president by the Electoral College. Ford was also the president when the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam affair ended‚ being president during one of the worst economies since the Great Depression‚ and he presidentially pardoned ex-president Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal. Ford could have been impeached because he

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    Men and women have co-existed since the beginning of their creation. Living‚ seeing‚ breathing and interacting is a significant factor in the relationships they build with one another. Early in society‚ the ideology of male and female roles was given. Men were given the role to work and secure income for the family‚ while women established a tidy household. Creating a misconception of these subjected roles would backlash society’s equality for both genders‚ particularly women. However‚ the difference

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    Hawthorne. This essay discusses how Hester is a victim of her social pressure. She was punished for something she did to achieve her dream of having someone that loves her. Hester committed adultery with minister Dimmesdale and had a child with him‚ Pearl. Her punishment was to stand on the scaffold with her child and wear the letter A on her breast as a sign of her “crime”. Due to the strictures of the puritan society‚ Hester Prynne suffers from public shaming. She almost lost her only child‚ and was

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    1. What do you think Will Hunting’s life would be like if the therapy had not been successful? I believe that Will would have still been a construction worker and a janitor. He would still be afraid to take chances and allow people to actually love him. Furthermore‚ Will would have continued to be an intelligent‚ yet angry person for the rest of his life. He was going to look at his life fifty years from now and have so many regrets. He was going to be labeled as a genius that was an idiot for wasting

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