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    Poverty in America

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    to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental illness‚ family values and work ethics‚ to name a few. In this essay‚ I will be examining these factors as they are discussed in the book‚ The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (referred to as Glass Castle throughout essay)‚ as well as in the article Poverty in America from the Congressional Digest‚ December 2010 (referred to as Census throughout the essay). When children are born into poverty‚ it is the only life they know

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    and yet they got out!” Reinhold Eggers‚ Security Officer‚ Oflag IV-C 1943-45 Oflag IV-C more commonly known as Colditz Castle was a Prisoner of War (POW) camp for the duration of World War Two (WWII) strictly for the officer ranks‚ however there were a few non-commissioned officers (NCOs) present. These NCOs were orderlies of batmen of the commissioned offiers (COs). The castle is situated in the town of Colditz‚ this was in the heartland of Hitler’s Nazi Germany. The Swiss border was over 400 miles

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    Spurred on by a great deal of written secondary sources that supposedly provides proof of King Arthur’s existence a few historians have confused maths and reality. By believing in the tales of valour that this British general was meant to have performed‚ these historians have romanticised the legacy of King Arthur and his court resulting in Arthur’s story to be considered endured for centuries. However‚ technological advances provide strong evidence that the fearless ruler was in fact myth just as

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    A Time Capsule

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    A Time Capsule Introduction Hello! If you have found this‚ this is a time capsule created in November of 2011 with the purpose of being opened after 100 years‚ that is‚ in 2111. I am an average American with a wife‚ son‚ two cats and one dog. We live in a modest 3 bedroom house in a fairly small city in America. My day-to-day activities include going to work in a customer service call center‚ coming home to a nice family meal‚ and taking online college courses in addition to the necessary

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    Custody of the pumpkin

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    Custody Of The Pumpkin 1. Who was Lord Emsworth? What was he doing that fateful morning? Lord Emsworth was the ninth earl of Emsworth and a member of Threepwood Family. He was the owner of the Blanding’s castle. He was forgetful and absent-minded. Lord Emsworth was not a man of action he just used to speak things and didn’t care about the outer world. He was just bothered and worried about objects‚ here about his garden and the pumpkin‚ which he wanted to win in the competition. That fateful

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    Bishops Castle immediately drew my interest to Rye‚ Colorado. This seemingly quiet and peaceful farm town held an impressive man-made castle in the middle of its surrounding forest area. Gaining entry into the castle and the town was easy. Against the government’s request of profit on Bishops Castle‚ Jim Bishop was adamant on keeping his attraction one-hundred perfect free of charge and open at all times. Besides‚ the obvious warning signs of caution when entering and climbing the castle‚ people

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    In the short story of “The Haunted Boy” by Carson McCullers‚ the themes of independence and freedom confronts the readers continuously as the protagonist allows the pent up emotions he has about his mother’s attempt at suicide out. The illustration and citation above symbolizes the moment Hugh Brown fully becomes aware of the release Carson McCullers describes as the sun is setting into the purple skyline simultaneously with the feeling of closure the young protagonist experiences on the porch that

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    social and historical context in which they are created whether they buy into the beliefs of the time or rebel against them. We will see this by taking an in-depth look at the Castle of Otranto and the Turn of the Screw‚ two gothic novels. We will compare and contrast the effect of context on how the two novels use the

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    which could be due to inbreeding‚ which was very popular in royal families in order to keep wealth within the family (“Blood Countess‚” par.2). She was married off at the age of 15 for political gain to soldier Ferencz Nadasdy and moved in to the castle Sarvar. Ferencz Nadasdy was not present much during their marriage due to commitments to war campaigns‚ which he was involved in (“Blood Countess‚” par.1). Bathory was in charge of the house‚ making sure that everything ran smoothly while he was away

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    Is This Painting Haunted? For centuries‚ it was believed that the painting of Lord Harold Von Coft III was haunted? Why? Well‚ the good lord was murdered in the Von Coft home by his wife‚ Helga Von Coft. Helga had wanted her husband’s fortune so she could run away with their three young sons and her lover‚ Mathias Everhart. She might have been a gold digger‚ but she did not count on her husband’s spirit returning the day she tried to take their sons out of the country. The painting - that had been

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