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    Take a Stand

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    Gun Control The second amendment states that “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” (2010). To take away any citizens guns is to take away this right that has been given to people so clearly in this amendment. Due to all of the recent shootings that have taken place in the last ten years‚ gun control laws are now being questioned by the government. Due to these recent horrific events that

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    Self’s the man Oh‚ no one can deny That Arnold is less selfish than I. He married a woman to stop her getting away Now she’s there all day‚ And the money he gets for wasting his life on work She takes as her perk To pay for the kiddies’ clobber and the drier And the electric fire‚ And when he finishes supper Planning to have a read at the evening paper It’s Put a screw in this wall - He has no time at all‚ With the nippers to wheel round the houses And the hall to paint in his

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    13 September 2009 A Spirit in the Mix: An Analysis of “I Used to Live Here Once” For the story‚ “I Used to Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys‚ we could argue that the story is about a woman who moved away from her homeland to go to a new place and now returns home for a reason not stated. The two children who are playing outside the woman’s old house in the sunshine ignore her. It may be possible that the two children ignore the woman because

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    illustrations she had developed into short stories. These representation of her original life represent the strong and key points of her journey where she had felt abundances of emotions; many of which were transcribed into very short tales such as ‘I Use To Live Here Once’ where you may notice the precision on the details‚ the excess of description on the author’s view and imagination‚ as well as the direct correlation with herself. The following story entitled as mentioned‚ tells the tale of a woman returning

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    Here S Herbie

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    being that he had to get on the subway. The only thing he enjoyed of the trip was sitting in the front car; he loved looking out of the window‚ but never had the courage to go up and stand in front of it. One day‚ as he was sitting in the train‚ a guy entered the train and started yelling in a very loud voice: “Herbie’s here. Here’s Herbie!” To begin with‚ the narrator considered Herbie as a retard because of his rather strange appearance. However‚ as soon as Herbie sat by the front window with his steering

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    Who Am I to Stand in Your Way By Chester See Breakups are hard‚ but learning how to move on is probably the hardest part. This song is about losing love and then letting people move on. “Who am I to Stand in Your Way” Chester See is an aspiring song artist who went through a hard break up‚ but then thought that she would be happier with someone else. This song represents change and I want to show what that change is. Some of the emotions that are in this song are sad‚ accepting‚ upset‚ loving

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    In the story “Here There Be Tigers”‚ there are multiple types of characters. There is the bossy and ignorant‚ but also the understanding and laid back. In the second story “Searching for Summer” there are the same element of characters. For example chatterton and Mr. Noakes are from two separate stories but have multiple of the same characteristics. Chatterton from “Here There Be Tigers” and Mr. Noakes from “Searching for Summer”‚ have multiple of the same characteristics‚ such as being self-absorbed

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    ago completes‚ it feels good. I could’ve said “finished” here but the word “complete” has a completely different meaning. That’s what most of us don’t understand‚ comprehending and identifying the differences between things that are similar yet different. The summer semester is about to reach its end. I am sitting here‚ in the academic block in IBA‚ 9:05 am‚ waiting for my class to begin which is around one hour from now. 14 August is just two days away and I feel sad to see the lack of enthusiasm

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    hottest I can remember. I felt as though I was being baked in an oven‚ though my pink princess dress would not have helped me stay cool. I was six and I loved that pink‚ floor length‚ long sleeved‚ princess dress. I ate slept‚ and played in that dress. I remember a specific afternoon where my mother and i were sitting on our brown leather couch reading my favorite princess book. In the story the princess had her own lemonade stand. After my mother finished the story‚ her eyes droopy‚ I asked her

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    hard for everything they have‚ facing mountains of tasks daily. Created by Vik Muniz in 2008‚ the 56 by 40 inch print titled Ironing Woman uses line‚ colour‚ and texture to address the notion of continuous struggle and burden of responsibilities that challenge the working class through the portrayal of a woman in the midst of such a task. Immediately upon seeing Ironing Woman the eye of the viewer is drawn towards the purposeful line work that depicts the woman of the piece while she works. She

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