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    House of Cards

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    craved for a better life for her family. A mortgage broker from her church found the family a house in an upscale neighborhood. She thought she had found her dream house. 

Cynthia Simons says her broker “grossly exaggerated her income and without her knowledge arranged two mortgages... one a loan for her down payment‚ the other an adjustable rate mortgage on the home”. 

Now‚ Simons still has the house‚ but can no longer keep up with her mortgage payments. In this case the conflict of interest is

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    Bernal English 1302-049 3/25/13 Obligations can ruin a family Ibsen traveled Europe from 1864 to 1891‚ writing his most important plays while abroad. It was during this time that he wrote A Doll’s House (1879)‚ which would eventually earn him the title of “father of modern drama.” A Doll’s House shocked the audience with its portrayal of a contemporary wife and mother which forced audience members to ask themselves hard questions about the role of women‚ the morality of choices‚ and the value

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    Keith IB English III Pereira 12/15/12 The House of the Spirits Essay In Isabel Allende’s novel The House of the Spirits‚ there are two definitive classes of people that are present throughout the novel. The poor class‚ including the peasants of Tres Marias and the socialist party members‚ has continual resentment towards the other class‚ which is the wealthy aristocratic class. The wealthy division of the novel shows little humanity towards the poor‚ treats the poor

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    The Analysis of “Doctor in the House” The analyzed text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer. His own life was closely connected with medicine and he had also gone through such examinations that is why the characters and the situation are true to life. The author has selected the first person narrative‚ but it is combined with several lines of dialogues. Despite the fact that we see the story through the eyes of the main character‚ we

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    A Doll's House

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    A Dolls House: 2. How does the imagery in the play aid the audience to appreciate the themes‚ the dramatic question(s)‚ of the play? A Doll’s House is a play written in 1879 by Henrik Ibsen depicting the story of a couple Nora and Torvald Helmer. The play specifically follows the journey of the character Nora’s self-discovery and struggle against the oppression of her husband Torvald and the society that he represents. Ibsen uses non-verbal elements such as screen directions and setting descriptions

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    1. In 1617-19 nine out of ten natives died from deceases that were left by the European people‚ suffering horrible deaths. 2. Wampanoag decide to help the Mayflower pilgrims at first because the native people were getting sick and starving and knew that the Europeans were not out to cause trouble since they had brought their women and children with them. By the end of the winter Wampanoag noticed that the Pilgrims had lost 45 out of 112 people. Which prompted Massasoit to ally with the English because

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    HOUSE SPEC

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    HOUSE SPECIFICATIONS: EXTERIOR Roofing and Accs a.) b.) c.) Trusses - roof trusses shall be of 3/16” x 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” angle bar with 3/16” x 11/2”: x 1-1/2” angle bars web members and supports. C Purlins shall be of 2” x 4” x 20’ spaced @ 0.60m. On center Roofing - roof materials shall be of rib type pre- painted long span Apo‚ Puyat or equivalent with complete accessories.. Gutter - shall be ga # 26 bended plain G.I. sheet expose on C-Purlins fascia board. Exterior Walls 150mm

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    Doctor in the House

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    Richard Gordon DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE Richard Gordon DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE First published in 1952 ’A parcel of lazy‚ idle fellars‚ that are always smoking and drinking‚ and lounging…a parcel of young cutters and carvers of live people’s bodies‚ that disgraces the lodgings.’ _Bob Sawyer’s landlady in_ PICKWICK PAPERS To Jo Note St. Swithin’s Hospital does not exist; neither do its staff‚ students‚ nor patients. 1 The large and completely unused set of surgical instruments

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    Boughton house is a house situated in Northamptonshire. I believe that it is not very typical of Tudor country houses due to most features resembling more 17th century style houses - for example Versailles - however I don’t think it is entirely different due to some physical details of the house‚ how it was obtained and how it became what it is today. Firstly‚ (between 1536 and 1540 ) King Henry VIII wanted more power and money‚ and since The Pope didn’t approve of Henry’s divorce‚ he made himself

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    Tugendhat House Analysis

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    The Tugendhat House was a private villa designed by Mies van der rohe‚ which located in the Brno‚ Czech Republic. In this building‚ Mies used steel frame structure and glass material to create a unique flowing space‚ which connected the interior space and exterior space and also guaranteed the privacy of the residence at the same time The Tugendhat house sits on a hillside with two story floor plan and a semi-underground room which looks as if it were insert in the hillside. The first floor is a

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