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    Being an American In his "Letters from an American Farmer‚" Crevecoeur thought that America was a great place to live with many unique factors that could not be found anywhere else. He gave examples of what he considered being an American and why he believed this country was better than European countries. The land was plentiful and had many types of terrain. Everyone could enjoy a freedom to be successful. The government was fair because it did not have a king as well as many other reasons. In Europe

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    Prologue: Letters of Robert Walton 1. Robert’s long-range goal seems to be discovering new land. Walton is searching by sea to find and be the founder of land that is uninhabited by humans. 2. Robert’s childhood was full of regrets. Walton disagreed with his father because his father did not want him to persue the seafaring life. Before Walton’s father died he gave Robert’s uncle his last dying wish to forbid him from joining any type of voyage or life at sea. 3. Walton’s first “career

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    children and talking to them and‚ even more‚ playing with them. For the moment I forget that I am terribly old and it is very long ago since I was a child.   But when I sit down to write‚ I cannot forget my age and the distance that separates you from me. Old people have a habit of delivering sermons and good advice to the young.   I remember that I disliked this very much long ago when I was a boy. So I suppose you do not like it very much either. Grown-ups also have a habit of appearing to be

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    fulfill our inherent duty to our nation by correcting the error that “we” have made. Through the pronoun “we”‚ king evokes a sense of urgency and duty-bound obligation as a concerned patriot to make a change. The question “What can be done?” arises from King’s freshly tilled ground of emotion‚ as he sows the seeds of solution in the now fertile soil of his audiences

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    “’Dear little Pearl‚ wilt thou kiss me now? Thou wouldst not‚ yonder‚ in the forest! But now thou wilt?’ Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken.” This quote‚ coming from chapter 23 in The Scarlet Letter‚ shows another example of how Dimmesdale attempts to free his soul before he dies. Throughout this entire chapter‚ Dimmesdale tries to cleanse his heart by telling the townspeople that he is not the man that they know and love. Instead‚ he is a sinner who has committed adultery with Hester

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    Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed‚ CPAs Chicago‚ Illinois 60612 December 18‚ 2009 Mr. Kevin Chen‚ Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors Peach Blossom Cologne Co. 1308 Bee Hive Boulevard Chicago‚ Illinois 60615 Dear Mr. Chen: This will confirm our understanding of the arrangements for our audit of internal control over financial reporting performed in conjunction with an audit of the financial statements of Peach Blossom Cologne Co. for the year ending December 31‚ 2009. We

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    Grammar Assignment Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Three paragraphs from pages 168-169 The topic sentence in the first paragraph‚ "Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application"‚ states a clear topic. It shows that the following paragraph will discuss the fact that while a law can appear to be just on its face‚ in its application‚ it really serves no justice at all. In the second paragraph the writer states that he does not advocate evading or defying

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    Letter from Patrice Lumumba to President Eishenhower To President Eisenhower: I know that you are a good president‚ so I hope that you listen to what I have to say. Your troops should be sent back to the U.S. because your country has no right to interfere in our internal affairs. We don’t need your “help” with our politics nor do we want you to covet our natural resources and please do not incite violence in order to be in the Congo. You probably can’t even see that your own country is

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    just like there is in Sweden. Australia has a national curriculum to make sure that they have the same educational standards in schools all over the country‚ which resembles our “Skolverket”. You asked a lot about the schools over here in your last letter‚ so I’ve asked my new friends in my classes and found out some basic info. Like‚ something that’s similar to Swedish schools is that you’re in kindergarten or pre-school when you’re 3-5 years old. In Australia you go to Primary School between the

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    Dear Mother and Father‚ I am writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you‚ although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you‚ but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I

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