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    Slavery got started when people started to grow into towns and big cities. Before there was slavery people would hunt and gather enough food for them self. If they didn’t they wouldn’t have survived by themselves. As people started to grow and develop they would start to have a need for more people so they could keep up with the growing world. The hunter gatherer that a lot of people did started to fade as people grew and as they did the food abundance grew with them‚ so people could afford to own‚ feed

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    Arthur Dimmesdale Modern Day David Arthur Dimmesdale is a great man and also a priest‚ but later on in his life when he met Hester it seemed like everything turned to sin. Arthur was a very strong and knowledgeable man. He stood strong in the values he preached and also in the words he said. In the Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne sin was entered by a man and a woman. It wasn’t planned to happen the way it did but when Arthur and Hester met it was instant love. This was shocking

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    There are many heroes in society that have saved lives or have strongly impacted others in a positive way. Heroes are just normal people‚ so any can be a hero and people think they aren’t heroes‚ but in reality they are. Heroes are people who have impacted and made society a better place by doing big acts or just small ones. Being a hero means being selfless. A little girl saved herself and her grandma because she didn’t just think about herself. “‘She saved her grandmother’s life and saved her

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    Modern-Day Review This is not a story of fairy-tale romance. Neither is it a tale of heroic endeavour. This is raw fiction at its finest; an exposé of the very core of human nature. In this novel entitled The End of the Affair‚ Graham Greene leaves no stone unturned‚ exploring the many facets of passion – love‚ hate‚ jealousy‚ truth‚ trust and faith‚ and then some more. It is a novel of infinite expression – Greene’s personal experiences provide this novel with the sort of depth that would

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    1. Modern day golf was invented during the year 1457 in Scotland. South Florida golf courses came much later. 2. Golf was banned three times for years after it was invented because the Scottish government believed it interfered with military training. 3. Because every list of facts about golf needs a one‚ here is a Tiger fact: Tiger Woods has won astounding 77 PGA tournaments to date. 4. And another: Tiger Woods made his first hole-in-one at the age of eight. 5. Almost 80% of golfers will never have

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    Modern day Cinderella “Can I just get the new phone? Please everyone has it.” Asked Cinderella. “No! You don’t deserve the new phone.” Snapped her stepmother mom. “Ughhh you’re not even my real mother. I’m going to my room.” She cried. “Well my stepsisters get everything they want.” She whispered under her breath while making her way upstairs. After she got into her room‚ she slammed her door behind her. She pulled out her phone and started to her friends. The next day Cinderella had to drive

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    The Civil War to the Modern Day The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American History. Even though the war was a tragedy because of the life lost‚ it helped to better the United States to this day. One might wonder how the Civil War has affected different aspects of the United States over the years. If one were to examine events that took place after 1865‚ they would be able to find similarities between these events and occurrences that happened during the Civil War.

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    No heroes‚ no villains Shelby DiRoma Monroe Community College No heroes‚ no villains On June 28‚ 1972‚ James Richardson awaiting the subway train which would take him to work. He was stopped and ordered to “put up your hands‚ and get against the wall”. These directions were given by an off duty Transit Authority patrolman named John Skagen. Skagen’s actions seem unprovoked and unnecessary. After a short tussle the two men exchanged shots and Richardson fled the scene on foot. Two other officers

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    It was grand Final day at the Wimborne sports ground my stomach was churning inside of me. I Stumbled to my hands and began to throw up in one of the shrubs in the car park. I was interrupted by dads laughing “You sissy stop begin a girl and get with your team we’ve got a grand final to win!” I replied back “Well actually dad if you remember‚ the only reason our team made it to the grand final was because of me” my dad just laughed and said “Sure‚ sure whatever you believe Aden”. The only reason

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    Pearl S. Buck - A Modern Day Hero Introduction A friend of mine gave me a copy of The Good Earth as a birthday gift. Until then‚ I had never heard of the literary masterpiece or the author‚ Pearl S. Buck. The story captivated me. I found myself engrossed in the story of the poor farmer Wang Lung whose love for his land allowed him to overcome many odds including famine‚ flood and a revolution. Through hard work and dedication‚ Wang Lung became one of the wealthiest landowners in the Anweih

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