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    Gothic literature has what seems to be someone with a burning passion to achieve something‚ no matter what it takes to do so. Also Gothic literature has a hint of supernatural happenings and dark environments. In And Then There Were None‚ Justice Wargrave draws guilty people to an island to make them pay for their crimes. In his pursuit for justice‚ he will stop at nothing until justice is dealt to all. On the other hand‚ in “The Gold-Bug” Legrand sets out on an adventure for fortune. Finding a golden

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    Were the Crusades Justified? In the case of the Crusades‚ the true jurisdictional limitation of the Church of Rome’s authoritative order was infinite beyond that of state or feudal control. It would seem that an “infinite jurisdiction” by any entity is unjust! The only possible rationale for having such unlimited authority would be an innate belief in “entitlement” or “unrestricted sovereignty.” The differences The Crusades were a succession of many wars‚ which “originally” started as a request

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    Introduction “Justice is served when the guilty are punished. Injustice occurs when the innocent are punished.”[source] Two novels written by Agatha Christie‚ And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express‚ explore the convoluted subject matter described in this quotation. These novels contain similar aspects‚ such as possessing the structure of a mystery novel and dealing with similar themes‚ including the most prominent one of justice. That being said‚ these books also contrast with

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    justice everywhere.” This quote‚ said by Martin Luther King Junior‚ shows the main theme of Agatha Christie’s signature novel‚ And Then There Were None: justice. Justice Wargrave‚ the murderer‚ clearly felt threatened in this way. He was determined to avenge evildoers so he did what he wanted to do. In his letter‚ Justice Wargrave explains his reason for what he did. Wargrave‚ one of the ten‚ had a deep passion for killing ever since he was born. Aside from that‚ he had contradictory trait the

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    If I were a scientist‚ I would like to carry on my work in the sphere of pure science. Pure science is a relentless search for truth for the discoveries of the mysteries of nature. As such no fault finding is possible with pure scientific research which has broadened the frontiers of man’s knowledge about himself and the world. It is systematized knowledge and its pursuit has led to the unravelling of the mysteries of nature and the harnessing of its wonderful power. What the scientist discovers

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    IF I WERE PRESIDENT By: Shawn C. Yelton June 25‚ 2012 FINAL REPORT If I were President‚ I would end corporate welfare. I would also work to disband the Department of Energy (along with the Department of Education and many other federal departments). There is absolutely no reason for us to be dependent upon OPEC. There is enough gas and oil under the soil of Alaska (not to mention the Dakotas and the Gulf of Mexico) to meet the energy needs of the United States for the next 150-200 years

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    speculation  regarding  the  collapse  of  Mayan  society.  Many  reasons  seem  to  contribute  to  this  and  many  fall  into  the  category  of  agriculturally  unsustainable  geography   and  climate.  The  Mayans  were  able  to  adapt  to  their  land  for   many  centuries but were unable to  continue  this  path  forever.  It  proved  difficult  for  them  to  carry  out  their  slash  and   burn  process.  The  droughts  were  also  another  setback  for  Mayan  agricultural   growth.  The  need 

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    slavery‚ then leads up to emancipation‚ where four million slaves were freed. The freedom of slaves brought about the enactment of the Black Codes in the southern states. Interestingly‚ the writer includes newspaper sources from the South‚ as well as the North‚ excerpts from various plantation owners ‘diaries‚ notices and laws. The Black Codes came to fruition because the Southerners needed them as laborers ‚ and because the free Negros were not anxious to sign contracts‚ the South labeled them as idle

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    years 1450 and 1750. During this time‚ major European settlements developed direct empires overseas. These settlements include the colonial empires in both North and South America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration system. The early American colonies were formed by small bands of adventurers

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    motives for invading and expanding are examined as we examine our successes throughout the New Era and the World Wars. America had wanted to expand outward and was imperializing surrounding countries for economic and political domination. There were three major terms of U.S. foreign relations. The first is the Monroe Doctrine of 1823‚ which expanded hemispheric relations and created an agreement of not invading European countries as long as they don’t invade

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