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    and in depth themes. Two motifs in particular are hands and fire. Hands are often seen demonstrated by Montag and they add a view of disconnect in the society. The society is taught to make lifeboat fast enough to avoid thinking therefore causing a disconnect between their thoughts and actions. Fire is also a motif used to represent how stuck the society is. This society runs by preventing outside thoughts and with thought limited the idea of change is avoided. These motifs come together to demonstrate

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    Face Perception

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    caution amongst people. Everyone would be looking at each other’s faces to determine what kind of person they are and what that person might want to do. But these perceptions are all guesses‚ if everyone were to rely on these perceptions then no one would truly know the other unless they were to actually talk with each other. This research can help in government affairs. It can help politicians with speeches‚ giving a more confident face or just how they present themselves in general. It can also help

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    Autobiography of a Face

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    Lucy Grealy tells a story about not fitting in‚ unbearable pain that takes up residence in one’s head as loneliness and confusion‚ questioning what things mean‚ being scared and lost in your family‚ enduring intense physical pain‚ and most importantly‚ figuring out who you are. Lucy had no idea she might die‚ even though the survival rate for Ewing’s sarcoma was only five percent. She does not present her parents as overly afraid for her life‚ either. Her autobiography is not a story about the fear

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    Michaela Barney Mr. Ried AP English 21 October 2011 Douglass: Motif of Animals In today’s society‚ almost all people are seen the same way‚ people have faults about them and have different traits‚ but all are considered human‚ men and woman are able to hold the same positions and jobs‚ and people of all races are able to live together in society. Frederick Douglass was born‚ and raised‚ a slave in the 1800s; life was very different‚ African Americans and white Americans were not

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    Blood motif is associated with loyalty and also identify who is feeling uneasy in Macbeth. So many things happened in Macbeth that proves motif “blood” is related with feeling uneasy and loyalty. Things are not as they appear people. Think he is great but his soul is ugly . He feels uneasy and nervous because he was confused. Even though it’s just a fantasy so far‚ the mere thought of committing murder shakes me up so much that I hardly know who I am anymore. My ability to

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    Benefit of Saving for Retirement I. Do you every wonder about your financial status after you retire? You should save for retirement and do not depend on Social Security. Social Security benefits may not be around in the 20-30 years. Looking at our economic crisis today we may not have the fund to support our Social Security benefit users when they need it. By saving yourself for retirement you are giving yourself a piece of mind so you are able to live comfortably. Who is to say if there

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    Saving the Pacific Salmon

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    saving the Pacific Salmon English 101 4/26/2011 Saving the Pacific Salmon Salmon are one of the most important fish species in the world‚ and in the Pacific Northwest the fish are a way of life for many species of plants and animals‚ including humans. The major problem that humans are facing is that the population of wild salmon is dangerously low as compared to historic numbers due to over-fishing and human degradation (including dams‚ chemical pollution and land use impacts.). Pacific Salmon

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    Saving Nemo Themes

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    The ‘Saving Nemo- Vanuatu’ is a documentary based on the export of crown fish‚ which became famous since the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ released‚ is fished from the waters of Vanuatu by a foreign company and exported to other countries such as Australia and United States of America. The names of the cultures represented in the documentary are traditional culture that is shown by the people of Vanuatu‚ on the island of Nuna‚ “the magic man declares taboo invoking the spirits to protect sea and whoever defies

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    Zombie Savings and Loans

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    Strategic Practice Exercise From an ethical standpoint‚ I would suggest Zombie Savings and Loans stay in business. Keeping the doors open would allow them to accrue new customers to help with the issue of high interest rates putting them at a loss. Not only could they seek new customers‚ but they could also seek more stakeholder shares. Doing so would bring more capital to the bank to help make up for the loss it is currently seeing. They could also consider selling stocks and bonds to

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    The movie Saving Private Ryan illustrates the rescue mission of a World War II soldier who went missing at Normandy. Because Private Ryan’s three brothers were killed in action‚ a rescue team was sent out to find and bring him back to the United States so that his mother would at least have one living son. Throughout the movie‚ the World War II battlefield and ambiance is portrayed realistically and draws parallels to the events we studied in class. Because of the authentic depiction of World

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