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    emphasize their satire: Sarcasm- “wardrobe typical of the non-working class” ‚ “wash your hair with a bar of soap” Appeals to ethos by quoting a lot of people who are high up in the school system‚ like Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings‚ or James Dunham the Principal of HS 445 in New York They also use a lot of irony- “students spend seven hours a day surrounded by adults who despise their low-paying jobs. If the critics out there know a better way to discourage a young person from entering the work

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    The movie‚ Hidden Figures‚ was a very interesting film to watch. This story reallytouches on many important themes of American history. The film stars Katherine Johnson who was working in the West Area Computer division of the Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia‚ Mary Jackson is working hard to become an engineer‚ and Dorothy Vaughan who is their unofficial supervisor. A large political competition was ensuing. Both the Americans and the Russians were in what was known as the “Space Race”

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    is likely to be true; however it isn’t definite that the conclusion will be true. It is usually probable that the conclusion will be true‚ but there is a chance it’s false. For example: Katherine is a girl (premise) A lot of girls paint their nails (premise) Katherine paints her nails (conclusion) -Katherine might not like wearing nail varnish‚ it’s just an assumption that she does because she is a girl. Necessary truths: Something that will always be true no matter what the circumstances

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    Mary I Queen Of England

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    Henry VIII‚ or her marriage to Phillip of Spain‚ Mary was easily influenced by others and it showed as she grew older and took over the thrown. Mary was born the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine. Henry had failed again to bear a son to retain the thrown after him. His annulment from Katherine was not granted so Henry decreed that the Church of England be separate

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    supportive friends in their communities‚ but rather as things that might bring trouble to life. The movie “Hidden Figures‚” as the name hints they are important people who are unheard of‚ is based on a true story of three African-American mathematicians Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson)‚ Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) who overcame racism to play critical

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    femininity) is Katherine. Katherine is a five-hundred-year old evil vampire‚ who dated Stefan and Damon about one hundred and forty-five years before Elena was born. Damon is still in love with Katherine‚ although she tells him that it was always Stefan she adored. In episode one of season two‚ which is called The Return‚ Katherine tells Damon to “’kiss her or kill her’” (Thurber 72). The scene turns into a passionate act in which Katherine professes her sexual dominance by thrusting

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    Susan’s parents‚ Andrew Sr. and Katherine are a married couple who have five children; Ellen who was born in 1942‚ Sarah who was born 1948 and died in 1952 at the age of four‚ Andrew Jr. who was born 1946‚ Sharon who was born in 1951‚ Susan who was born in 1953‚ and Roger who was born in

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    Barack Obama Biography

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    Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu‚ Hawaii on August 4‚ 1961. His parents names are Ann Dunham and Barack Obama. After his parents divorced in 1971‚ his dad moved to KeEnya‚ and Barack moved to Hawaii with his grandparents.While Barack was in Hawaii with his grandparents‚ his mother and baby sister would live some place else until later they would join him in Hawaii. Barack attended Pohaho school‚ an elite private school. Obama was notn’t raised in a religious family he said “ I was

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    Barak Obama was the 44th president of the United States‚ and also the very first Africa American president. He was born on August 4‚ 1961 in Hawaii. His parents were Ann Dunham and Barak Obama sr. At the age of 2 his father had left them‚ and moved back to Kenya. His mother Ann remarried and moved to Indonesia to live life with her new European husband. Later on in Obamas life his mother feared that he was not getting the educated that he needed and sent him back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents

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    time frame focuses on maturity and obedience. The Taming of the Shrew exposes men and women’s roles in the 1500s by introducing the shrewish Katherine who illustrates a dominant role in the play and Bianca who represents an ideal women in the 1500s‚ mature‚ modest‚ and obedient. Furthermore‚ the play stars Petruchio‚ a poor and young man who tames Katherine. The Taming of the Shrew also adds Lucentio‚ Hortensio‚ and Gremio‚ wealthy suitors that compete to win Bianca’s heart. Shakespeare describes

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