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    In his farewell address‚ George Washington warned the United States that involvement in foreign affairs had the potential to drag the nation into conflicts and other unnecessary involvements with those countries. Washington recommended that‚ in the best of interests for the American people‚ the country should remain away from any political interaction with foreign forces. Washington’s words were ignored; however‚ as the country got itself involved with European nations while seeking its own interests

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    Homer: His Life and His Works Greeks had used writing since c. 1400 BC‚ but it was not until the late 8th century BC that their literature was first written down. Greek literature began in Ionia with the brilliant epics of Homer‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. These mature products of a long tradition of oral poetry brought together a vast body of divine and heroic myths and sagas that served as a foundation for much subsequent Greek literature. The epic view of humankind had a lasting influence

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    alternative for fossil fuels‚ and the creation of a revolutionary technology. Nevertheless‚ all these benefits are a reason why John M. Barry writes about scientific research with admiration‚ curiosity‚ and passion in which he blends a use of rhetorical strategies in order to give off an overall perspective of the necessity and mystery within scientific research. Foremost‚ John M. Barry creates the sense of importance by describing unknown yet highly desired information that all scientists wish to

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    Mediterranean Scrub Introduction: Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30° and 40° latitude on the west coasts of continents‚ where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several regional expressions of this biome reveal interesting examples of convergent evolution in plant families and birds (but

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    When reading Ernest Hemmingway’s A Farewell to Arms‚ I was struck by the vivid images he conveys with his descriptions of nature and the world. Hemmingway’s stark prose lends an air of bleakness to the story that truly puts the horrors and emotional turmoil of war into perspective. Although I was shocked and somewhat disappointed at the ending‚ I can see where Catherine’s death is necessary to complete the cycle and terminate the wartime romance just as the war must eventually terminate. I will say

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    Farewell to Manzanar is one of the best autobiographical memoirs written by Jeanne Houston outlining the Japanese family incarceration in the internment during the wartime. The book brings out the long chain of racial prejudice that rocked the Japanese American during the war. It is a narration of the agonies faced by the Japanese families’ consequent to the war. It is true racial stereotyping was used during the wartime to discriminate against the Japanese Americans. Being a Japanese family‚ the

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    Significance of Washington’s Farewell Address and Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were the first and the third president‚ respectively. Both were great at being presidents in their own ways. In George Washington’s Farewell Address he advised Americans to not get entangled within foreign countries’ problems and conflicts and to not have permanent alliances and treaties‚ and also to not have different political parties‚ and he also stressed the importance

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    that of The Sun Also Rises. The characters in the book are propelled by outside forces‚ in this case WWI‚ where the characters in SAR seemed to have no direction. Frederick’s actions are determined by his position until he deserts the army. Floating down the river with barely a hold on a piece of wood his life‚ he abandons everything except Catherine and lets the river take him to a new life that becomes increasing difficult to understand. <br><br>The escape to Switzerland seemed too perfect for a book

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    Houston Kraft‚ a kindness advocate‚ expressed to the Wyoming state chapter about all the kinds of love and kindness that we have to offer to the world. His speech was so inspiring and heart touching that I’ve finally realized that there is no limit to the amount of kindness and love that my chapter and I have to give. The next morning after his loving presentation‚ Mr. Kraft hosted a fun workshop that allowed me to pair up with another FCCLA member from a different school in Wyoming. My partner

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    before your ending. Life is a gift that we need to appreciate everyday no matter what your situation is. Misusing it will make you regret it later in the future and you will not be able to take that time back. In the excerpt by steve jobs from his 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford

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