On December 28‚ 1732‚ Benjamin Franklin began publishing a humble endeavor‚ an almanac to be exact. He titled his creation “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and assumed the identity of Richard Saunders‚ a somewhat dull‚ but otherwise lively country man who extolled the virtues of hard work and frugality. He wrote this pamphlet expecting to sell enough copies for a small profit‚ but nothing more. After all‚ almanacs were only good for the local population they covered‚ so they had a limited range of customers
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self-discovery and abandonment of her conventional society. (Kester-Shelton) Within that story is where we meet Robert LeBrun‚ A young‚ flirtatious and confident womanizer with a reputation to match and it is within this paper‚ that we will analyze the influential character of Robert LeBrun who without control‚ falls in a forbidden love affair with the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier. Robert‚ a younger man with immature tendencies‚ clean shaven face‚ yellowish-brown hair‚ and quick bright eyes maintains
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I. Description of the experience Prior to this activity‚ I was skeptical that I would not learn anything beneficial or enlightening. After a little debate‚ I decided to move forward in watching the documentary Poor America. Although this was a short documentary‚ I felt that every second was impactful. This documentary was the perfect introduction to allow myself to develop within this series of multicultural activities. I felt engaged during the documentary because it showed several different people
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The Rich Brother Many times family can be the source of your strength as well as your greatest weakness. The short story‚ "The Rich Brother‚" by Tobias Wolff shows the issues that people all over the world confront. One of the major themes in this story is that family ties are stronger than anything else no matter what the situation is. Since Donald and Pete were children they showed certain rivalry between them. As they grew older their difference of opinion towards life went into totally opposite
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Getting older - Almost all people say that getting older is bad in some terms‚ but at the same time awesome because of the wisdom older people have. But at any rate there are some advantages and disadvantages to discuss. Well‚ I’m young yet so it’s difficult to me write about this topic. But I think one of the advantages is old people are always giving you advises‚ and they have a lot of stories to tell you because of their experiences of life and it’s even better when they have grandchild. Other
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get hard and challenging. It is also used for education‚ social security‚ health‚ and other things needed in our country. The wealthy are most likely able to afford these increases in taxes. This doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t tax the less wealthy/poor and middle class. That’s why their taxed less‚ cause they don’t have as much financial health that other people may have. Other countries around the world tax high and are doing well in growth. Since the 1970s‚ income for the wealthy people have increased
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Literary Analysis: “The Crucible” “With integrity‚ you have nothing to fear‚ since you have nothing to hide. With integrity‚ you will do the right thing‚ so you will have no guilt.” –Zig Ziglar In Arthur Miller’s‚ “The Crucible‚” the town of Salem is plagued by the hysteria of witches. In an attempt to end the madness‚ and condemn the cause of it all‚ Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor confessed to lechery‚ only to be thrown into jail for witchcraft. In the end‚ when given the chance to lie to save
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literary elements can describe short stories.”The Sniper”can be described by its literary elements of time‚place and atmosphere as well as the theme statement no one wins in a civil war. The setting of the story can be described through time and place.The story begins during the transition between twilight and night and ends around dawn.Along with time the story can be explained through place.The story takes place in June of 1922.The story takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland.Near the O’Connell bridge
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Option for the Poor and Vulnerable is concerned with people who are unable to work or find a job‚ and end up not being able to have enough money to provide basic needs for themselves and their families. Sadly‚ there are many people in this world who are not able to provide themselves with these needs. Personally‚ I feel my family and I have supported this catholic social principle. Last year‚ I volunteered at the food bank where I organized foods‚ making sure they were in the right shape‚ condition
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Falling Out of the Rye In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character‚ that is‚ until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws‚ and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book‚ you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times‚ he doesn’t have a lot
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