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    Literary Analysis More Money‚ More Problems The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this story‚ there are a lot of twists and turns with several characters. Two characters that stand out the most are Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Even though they are alike in some ways‚ in others they were completely different. The main areas that showed their greatest differences were the way that they obtained their wealth‚ their relationships with Daisy‚ and the way they treated Nick. Even

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    Breast Cancer Treatment Only lung cancer kills more women each year in the United States than breast cancer does. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that over 184‚000 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in women in 1996 (ACS Breast). Although these statistics are alarming‚ there are a number of treatment options available for those that are diagnosed with breast cancer. The best way to treat any disease is to prevent it. Since little is known about breast cancer‚ there are no

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    and beliefs. Prisoners are seen as inhumane animals who bring nothing but misery and cruelty to the world. An education is one of the most important things one may ever receive in their lives. One can no longer gain any type of employment without a high school education and even college hours‚ so why would society care to hold anyone back from getting an education? Prisoners are having a hard time receiving education in the prison system today. No one seems to care or support prisoners in the challenging

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    Is Clozapine an effective treatment for schizophrenia? What is schizophrenia and what are the symptoms – Figure 1 Schizophrenia is a brain disorder which can affect a person’s mental well-being. Suffering from schizophrenia can terrify people and make them withdrawn from family and friends or make them extremely agitated. Some people with the disorder are known to hear voices‚ believe people are trying to harm them or are reading their minds. The exact cause is unknown‚ however many scientists

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    systems in many countries and provinces. This basically ignored the downstream effect of improved water supply‚ that of increased discharges into rivers or aquifers. Two reasons appear to be the major cause for that: firstly‚ wastewater collection and treatment is costly and their benefit often hard to show; and secondly‚ even if low-cost solutions are being implemented many projects fail to deliver the expected outcome. Without pretending to reflect the complexity of sanitation projects three principal

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    Prisoner B-3087 written by Alan Gratz and inspired by Jack and Ruth Gruener is arguably one of the greatest WWII Novel ever written on a true story. Yanek is a ten-year-old Jewish boy who grew up in Kraków‚ Poland. He had a passion for entertainment and one day wanted to go to America to pursue his acting career. When Hitler took over Germany‚ he conspired for the death and slavery of Jew’s because they were blamed for all that was wrong in the world such as the Depression‚ and Germany’s loss of

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    Work in the GULAG was grueling. The prisoners were forced to work every hour of the day with the limited sources of food and sleep. They would be forced to build train tracks‚ work in the mines‚ or cut trees in the thick snow. By performing these tasks‚ the prisoners ran the risk of illness‚ freezing to death‚ or in the case of working in the woods‚ being crushed by a falling tree. Moving on further it is important to say that the Gulag had many types of people that were considered "criminals"‚ be

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    Date: 9/17/13 Assignment: Persuasive Writing Passage Michael Vey was the main character in a book I read called “Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25” that I enjoyed a lot. The book tells a story of a boy who lives with his mother in Idaho. He has a very special power‚ the ability to shock people. But‚ he uses it for good by fighting evil. From zapping three bullies at school to “the rise of the Electroclan”. The main character‚ Michael‚ would be a good role model for seventh grade

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    that she had that were ruined because of the new government’s laws. She was also imprisoned for a long time‚ and it that time she experienced horrible things such as rape. She got her freedom back and has went on to write her famous book entitled “Prisoners of Tehran”. This proves that she has lots of experiences to share because she experienced the oppression brought by the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini. I believe that when a person first-handedly experiences an event‚ that person would have the most

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    In an attempt to define true happiness‚ Boethius utilizes the discussion between the Angel of Philosophy and the Prisoner. The Angel carefully lies down her argument in the earlier chapters of Book III by listing the factors that men believe lead to happiness‚ such as wealth‚ honor‚ fame‚ power‚ and pleasure. She soon‚ however‚ refutes such ideas beginning with chapters three and four‚ in which she discusses how happiness is neither wealth nor high office. In order to carry out her points‚ the Angel

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