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    Win Some Lose Some

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    Win Some Lose Some Casinos are more and more common in small communities. With this being said small communities are changing into a gambling economy. There are both negative as well as positive impacts of casino gambling on the economy. In some cases the positive aspects outweigh the negative. Casinos are good sources of economic development‚ creating jobs and providing resources needed to build a better economy. A casino is a good choice as to help with economic development. This is a great

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    Barn Burning Essay

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    Max Coats Mrs. Varnado English 102 5th Hour 30 January 2012 The Real Man in “Barn Burning” In William Faulkner ’s short story “Barn Burning” there is an underlying transformation Sarty Snopes undergoes that is not necessarily put into focus for most readers. The situations Sarty finds himself in throughout the story are of the kind which shape him and require him to grow as both a person as well as in the mind of the reader. The changes in which Sarty undergoes throughout the story closely

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    Analyze of Death by Landscape and Barn Burning As we all have read the story of A Rose for Emily‚ I decided to choose the story‚ Barn Burning‚ written by the same author‚ William Faulkner for my analysis paper. The story opens with a scene in the court‚ where vice and guilt filled the air. The other story I am going to compare with Barn Burning is Death by Landscape. These two stories are seemingly unrelated‚ yet if you take a deeper look at them‚ there are still quite a few things in common

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    Restrictions Upon Women

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    Restrictions Upon Women (Final Draft) In the article “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem”‚ Fatema Mernissi talks about how Western beauty standards harm and embarrass the female population even so as the veil does the same in extremist nations‚ if forced by authorities. She explains how the Eastern countries do not have such a rigid standard of beauty and how men are simply not part of fashion‚ in contrary to the West where fashion is used by men to control what women wear. She does this by relating

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    The Political and Economical Effects of the Burning of Washington‚ D. C. by the British The Burning of Washington by the British in 1814 had a social and economical impact on America. Over forty years after United States had succeeded in gaining independence from the British‚ Britain still sought to enforce their will on American long after the “taxation without representation”. At the turn of the 19th century‚ the United States was seeking to expand within its own border and beyond. As a result

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    1ce Upon a Tym

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    http://www.geocities.ws/cloned4479/Gordimer In Nadine Gordimer’s “Once Upon a Time”‚ the most important element is its theme.  The entire story is set about telling its readers that human beings create their own destruction.  The setting of the two parts of the story is important as well as the ironic structure presented.  Suspense and tone also add to the final effect.  All this is brought together to leave readers shocked‚ ready to rethink the importance of things in their own lives. The

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    translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Neither Gale nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. Polygamy a Burning Issue The debate surrounding the issue polygamy is highly fervent‚ impassioned and ideologically charged. Sarcastically‚ it might be said‚ ‘If marriage to a woman civilizes a man it follows that the more women a man marries

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    Response To Where Is Here

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    P2 Transformation of a childhood place can be traumatizing to some. In "Where is Here?" A middle aged man comes seeks to look inside his childhood home. When he asked to enter the father said amiably‚" Of course we don’t mind. But I am afraid it has changed since 1949." The was rather unpleasing to the mother’s ears for she had never met this man wandering about in her home. "He could be anyone‚ after all. Any kind of thief‚ or mentally disturbed person‚ or even murderer." This may have been the

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    Examine some of the key principles of the argument for the existence of God based upon religious experiences Religious experiences are experiences we have of the divine or God. These experiences may be Mystical experiences‚ conversion experiences or revelatory experiences. Paul Tillich states that religious experience is a feeling of ‘ultimate concern’‚ a feeling that demands a decisive decision from the one receiving it. He describes it as an encounter followed by a special understanding of its

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    Loyalty In Barn Burning

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    In “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris‚ the son of Abner Snopes‚ is questioned by Justice of Peace about accusations that his father burned Harris’ barn. Whether if it’s true or not‚ William Faulkner‚ the writer of “Barn Burning” highlights the theme about loyalty with dialogue between Colonel Sartoris and his father. This approach increases tension between Colonel Sartoris and his father because Colonel Sartoris’ loyalty is tested since he knows his father is guilty. During the accusations‚ the Justice

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