Seven hundred years before the letter that John wrote‚ Sardis had been one of the greatest cities in the world (Barclay‚ 113). Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia and seat of the famous and wealthy Croesus‚ greatest of the Sardian kings (Aune‚ 218). Croesus attempted to forestall the rise of Cyrus by engaging in a battle with Cyrus. During the battle‚ Croesus retreated to Sardis and went into a siege. Archeologically‚ Sardis was considered as an impregnable city: The city was on a tiny
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Appreciation Letter This letter is to my dearest mother. I want to take the time to thank you for everything you’ve done for my brother and I. You are a single mother and you work hard for your kids to have a good life‚ I appreciate you for that. You support the decision I make; even when I make dumb decisions to get myself in trouble‚ you are there to help me get out of it. I know we’ve had our rough days‚ but as long as we learn from the past we will grow spiritually. No matter what I will
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Running Header: Letter Letter of Advice Com200 6/30/2014 My open letter of advice to all will cover the barriers to effective interpersonal communication‚ developing strategies for active‚ critical and emphatic listening. Also‚ - LETTER understanding how perception‚ emotions and nonverbal expressions affect personal relationships‚ as well as how to evaluate the appropriate levels of self-disclosure in relationships. By doing so I hope that we all can become better listeners and communicators
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Memos and Letters Product: Format for Memos Date: Write out to avoid confusion (Use Standard English format: Month/Day/Year To: Name‚ Position- up to 3 people (“Distribution” requires a list of recipients at bottom for accountability) From: Your Name‚ Position (Initials in ink) Subject: ALL CAPS (Focus + Topic) MEMO Date: September 10‚ 2009 (NOT 09/10/09) To: Joe Blow‚ Purchasing Supervisor From: Jack That‚ Printing Dept. Manager Subject: REQUEST FOR NEW CANON XYZ
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Your budget and package is based on an EFC of 0 for 26 credit hours in this enrollment period. The conditions and explanation of your financial aid package and award letter is as follows: Explanation of Programs Federal Pell Grant (Pell): This is a grant and as such does not have to be repaid. Note that the amount in this award letter is estimated. Your eligibility and the actual amount of your Pell award is determined by an annual Congress approved formula. You must submit a valid Student Aid Report
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images because she is nearly all symbol‚ little reality. Dimmesdale sees Pearl as the "freedom of a broken law"; Hester sees her as "the living hieroglyphic" of their sin; and the community sees her as the result of the devil’s work. She is the scarlet letter in the flesh‚ a reminder of Hester’s sin. As Hester tells the pious community leaders in Chapter 8‚ ". . . she is my happiness! —
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A letter of transmittal introduces a document such as a project to the reader. It is less formal than the project and gives the writer the chance to: 1. Remind the reader of highlights of interest 2. Present sensitive or confidential information related to‚ but not part of‚ the project It accompanies the project but it is separate from the document; it is either put on top of the project (not binded or attached to the project) or it is put right after the title page and before
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Of all of Poe’s stories of ratiocination (or detective stories)‚ "The Purloined Letter" is considered his finest. This is partially due to the fact that there are no gothic elements‚ such as the gruesome descriptions of dead bodies‚ as there was in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." But more important‚ this is the story that employs most effectively the principle of ratiocination; this story brilliantly illustrates the concept of the intuitive intellect at work as it solves a problem logically. Finally
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The Scarlet Letter The scarlet letter is a tragedy. The puritan society is responsible for Dimmesdale ’s downfall because its members expect him to be perfect‚ and he is not. His inability to give the people what they require from him ultimately leads to his downfall. Dimmesdale has an affair with Hester Prynne‚ a married Puritan woman. Hester gives birth to their daughter‚ Pearl. "Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any
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