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    Payton 1 Payton Rund Jodi Howell‚ Instructor WR 115 15 January 2014 Summary and Response of “Be Cool to the Pizza Dude” by Sarah Adams Summary In the essay “Be Cool to the Pizza Dude‚” author Sarah Adams explains how being cool to the pizza dude will essentially result in good karma in the future. First‚ she gives the first principle saying that being cool to the pizza dude is a “practice in humility and forgiveness”. The author goes on to illustrate a situation of how the pizza guy cut her

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    Joseph Stalin Biography Introduction Early years Joseph Stalin was born in Gori‚ Georgia on the 21st December 1879. Stalin was born Losif (Joseph) Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili‚ but later adopted the name “Stalin” which translates to ‘man of steel’ in Russian. Stalin was born into a poor family‚ his father a cobbler and his mother a washerwoman. he was the only son of Vissarion Dzhugashvili to survive. Stalin’s father passed away in 1891‚ His mother a religious and illiterate peasant woman sent her

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    The phenomenon of Hong Kong Kids I The Phenomenon of Hong Kong Kids THE PHENOMENON OF HONG KONG KIDS II Abstract In recent years‚ children who born after 1990s are labeled “Hong Kong kids”. The comments towards “Hong Kong kids” are mostly negative. This paper is aimed to discover “Hong Kong kids” characteristic‚ and the cause of this phenomenon. Throughout examining “Hong Kong kids”‚ it can

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    Biography of Mary Shelley Born in August of 1797 to William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft during the era of Industry‚ feminism‚ and literature‚ Mary Shelley grew up living a sad childhood in Somers Town just north of London. Her mother‚ Mary‚ was a famed feminist well known for her book The Vindication of the Right’s of Woman written in 1792. Her father‚ William‚ was a philosopher and political writer. Mary‚ shortly after her birth‚ lost her mother due to illness. In 1812 Mary left for Scotland

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    censorship of movies by the government. All in all‚ there were many things that went into the influence of this book. Bradbury did a great job of addressing them and adding them into the problems of the world he created in his literature. A great biography that would help with the understanding of the author and what he lived in is Ray Bradbury Unbound. It was written by Jonathan R. Eller in 2014. This book tells about the author and his journey from a short story writer to a novel writer. Also‚ it

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    DRAFT!!!T.K.A.M.B Essay: By Nowii yr. `10 Hope is the belief that change will occur. In To kill A Mockingbird authored by Harpee Lee hope is presented through the layers of prejudice and racism with unjust system that the people of the South live by. It explores how the stereotypical people of Maycomb‚ Alabama and how they live their social life and their ambition of change is longing for the future. Racism is biased on fear and fear is dissolved through understanding. In To kill a mockingbird

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    “master of the craft” and a seasoned politician “Over the course of his exceptional career‚ Obama has developed and refined outstanding leadership practices and skills that have helped pave his path to success. ” (Leanne 2010‚ p4) 2.1 Barack Obama biography 2.1.1 Early life and career Barack Hussein Obama was born on

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    Amanda Herbert’s History Project Assignment This biography is about Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a remarkable person. He is famous for writing the Declaration of Independence and for being the third president of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson was also a gardener‚ father‚ designer‚ and thinker‚ who believed in the rights of men. Early Years Thomas Jefferson’s early years helped shape his life. He was also born April 13‚ 1743 at Shadwell‚ VA he died July 4‚ 1826 at Monticello

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    The Decolonization of Hong Kong -Under Deng Xiaoping’s Leadership In the July of the year 1997 ‚ Hong Kong has officially been reunified to People Republic China from Great Britain’s colonization. Despite the problems around Independence of Hong Kong in recent days ‚ the requisition of Hong Kong from British power was a rhetorical event in the Hong Kong’s history. During the twenty centuries and under leadership of Deng Xiaoping ‚ China had successfully transformed themselves from a weak and

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    Harper Lee Biography Harper Lee wrote a book call ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ which was a number one best seller for a couple years after it came out. Harper Lee’s book is still very famous today in high schools for teaching kids.(Wilder‚ Mike) One of the most interesting things that Harper Lee used real life events in her book. She also used people in her life as characters in her book. Harper Lee‚ her real name was Nelle Harper Lee‚ was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama. Harper’s father

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