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    in many ways‚ but whether it’s good or bad only time can tell. In the old days‚ religion and law were looked at as one‚ and Hester Prynne just so happened to sin‚ which in turn caused her to break the law. In the novel‚ Hester displays that how a person deals with sin has a lasting impact on the people around her‚ and most importantly those that are the closest to her. Hester was tall‚ with dark and abundant hair. She had deep black eyes. She had a beautiful face. She was lady-like‚ and characterized

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    “Goodwives”‚ said a hard-featured dame of fifty‚ “I’ll tell ye a piece of my mind. It would be greatly for the public behoof‚ if we women‚ being of mature age and church-members in a good repute‚ should have the handling of such malfactresses as this Hester Prynne. What think ye‚ gossip? If the hussy stood up for judgement before us five‚ that are now here in a knot

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    Hester Prynne: Among the Labeled The Puritan Era was the most religious time in American history; committing any sin was seen as an act of rebellion. In that time the sin of adultery was taken very literally to an extent where the women were forced to wear the letter “A” across their bosom to show the people of the town what they had committed. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne’s sin results in such a punishment‚ but as the reader gets deeper into the book‚ a prominent and more profound understanding

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    Street Foods

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    the Study Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public places‚ such as a market or fair‚ by a vendor‚ often from a portable stall. Most street foods are classed as both finger food and fast food‚ and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization‚ 2.5 billion people eat street food every day. In the Philippines it is easy to prepare and eaten and consequently have become the staples of street vendors

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    settlement at this time. This story surrounds‚ a young woman‚ who has committed a sin of adultery and therefore is punished by the town. Hester Prynne‚ the young lady‚ is sentenced to public shaming‚ where she is to stand on a scaffold in front of the town. Hester is not only publicly shamed by standing on a scaffold‚ but she also forced to wear the ‘A’. Because of Hester Prynne’s sin‚ she becomes identified by the scarlet letter‚ A’ which initially represents sin then emerges into the meaning of being

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    Illegal Street Racing

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    Introduction Street racing has been identified as a threat to civil society with significant social and economic impact . Street racing is illegal in Malaysia ‚ as reckless stunts on public roads endanger the lives of many . One of Malaysia ’ s subcultures include the ‘ Mat Rempit ’ biker gangs ‚ estimated to be over 200‚000 which comprise of bikers who either take to illegal racing in large numbers or perform extremely dangerous

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    In the novel “The Scarlet Letter”‚by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about a Woman named Hester Prynne who was in jail for adultery and as punishment she must wear a scarlet letter (A) on her breast wherever she goes to signify that she has committed adultery and that it is her punishment by the court‚she also deal with public shaming as a result of what she has done. But before all of these shame and having to wear the letter She Was given a choice‚ life or death she chose life because her acts had brought

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    Street Racing

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    Judi Lin is 19 year old former street racer. She used to tear up the streets of her hometown until she got torn up herself. "I ’ve been through six cars in the past five years‚" Lin admitted. "Two out of the six were (demolished) in street-racing accidents. Both of them were a total loss. The first one‚ I was street racing a Mustang on a rainy day and I broke my collarbone. On the second one‚ I was at the illegal street races and wasn ’t wearing my seatbelt. My forehead hit the (windshield)‚ and

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    Miguel Street

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    The Novel Miguel Street has been variously classified as a group of short stories‚ as a series of sketches‚ and as a novel. The latter classification is supported by the fact that it is unified by a single narrator and by several patterns and themes. Furthermore‚ although each chapter is dominated by a single character‚ those major characters reappear as minor characters in other chapters. At the end of the book‚ all the characters who still live on Miguel Street gather to present to the narrator

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    Street Food

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    customers. Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place‚ such as a market or fair‚ by a hawker or vendor‚ often from a portable stall. While some street foods are regional‚ many are not‚ having spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are also classed as both finger food and fast food‚ and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization‚ 2.5 billion people eat street food every day

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