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    Unit 1 Test Slavery in the colonial America was greatly over-exaggerated. Only about six percent of the slaves traded during this time actually were sent to the colonies. The rest of the slaves were sent to the caribbeans. During the early 17th century settlers turned to African slaves as a labor source‚ more plentiful and less expensive than indentured servants. This created the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. England became a dominant slave trading power. The English provided slaves for Spain and

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    doubts about whether such a commitment is viable for someone dedicated to art. Part one and part four of this poem deal with the lady of shallot as she appears to the outside world whereas part two and part three describe the world from the from the Lady’s perspective. In part one‚ Tennison portrays the lady as secluded from the rest of the world by both water and the height of the tower. We are not told how she spends her time on what she thinks about; thus‚ we too like everyone in the poem are denied

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    The conflict and resolution of the story gave readers an insight of young love and understanding it from an outside point of view. The conflict in the poem is that the young boy is unable to pay the chocolate that cost a dime since he only had a nickel. It was resolved when he decided to give the nickel and the orange he had in his pocket. As shown in the text‚ the speaker says‚ "I didn’t say anything. I took the nickel from my pocket‚ then an orange‚ and set them quietly on the counter" (Soto 34-38)

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    Green Knight”‚ the critic Stephen Manning argues that the poem centers on Gawain’s feeling of guilt. On the other hand‚ P. J. C. Field a critic who wrote‚ “ A Rereading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ argues that Gawain’s sin in accepting the lady’s girdle is minimal. The remainder of the criticism portrays the comparison between the two critics mentioned. The feeling of guilt occurred once during Sir Gawain’s life; this one time happened to be the day a faultless knight receives his first

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    A 5 ’7”‚ junior in high school‚ taking three AP classes‚ class president‚ all league soccer player‚ who is hospitalized due to high blood pressure and seizures. The senior quarterback‚ with tons of friends‚ granted a full ride scholarship to USC‚ and has to decline and quit football because of four F’s in his classes. A sophomore basketball player‚ who’s already being scouted by Division 1 schools‚ taking six challenging classes‚ and on crutches for the whole season because she continued to play

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    Introduction Corporate social responsibility is a company’s awareness of responsibility towards the community and environment in regards to its operating location. Companies express this social responsibility through their waste and pollution reduction processes‚ educational and social programs‚ and earning satisfactory returns on the hired resources. Examples of such CSR implementations include: giving back to the community‚ helping improve the community‚ and helping reduce carbon emissions or

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    hero‚ among them‚ modesty‚ honesty‚ commitment‚ loyalty‚ and courage. Although he is almost beyond reproach‚ he does commit a single error‚ accepting the lady’s green girdle. This sets him apart from Beowulf. Distraught with his sin‚ Sir Gawain‚ concerned with maintaining his reputation and image as a chivalrous knight‚ admits he accepted the lady’s green girdle to the host. This lie‚ once it is revealed‚ becomes the means by which the mild hubris that afflicts Gawain is exposed and also the means

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    J21 “Thank You‚ Ma’am” - Langston Hughes In the short story “Thank You‚ Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ there’s a young boy who seems to be about 14 or 15‚ and a woman whose age is not revealed. The boy tries to snatch the lady’s purse and the lady catches him and takes him home with her. She teaches him some life lessons and changes him as a person. “Thank You‚ Ma’am” uses dialogue to describe a time period and two personalities and how they change over a short period of

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    Comparative Essay on the Extreme Transition of Two Powerful Women Several years ago‚ men had little respect for women because of their gender. Females were not given the rights they deserve. They were controlled by their fathers‚ then handed straight over to their husbands. Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion have occurrences that show similarities between the two female protagonists‚ Nora Helmer and Eliza Doolittle. Nora and Eliza are comparable in several different ways

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    Regeneration – Role of Women Sarah Lumb – Sarah is a completely fictional character. The girlfriend of the character Billy Prior‚ she is working-class‚ "Geordie"‚ and works in a munitions factory in Scotland producing armaments for British soldiers. Ada Lumb‚ her mother‚ appears briefly and has a very hardened attitude towards love and relationships. Sarah Lumb - The girlfriend of Billy Prior. Sarah is a young‚ working-class woman who works in a munitions factory in Scotland. Like her mother‚ she

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