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    Depiction of typical Old South and using American Civil War as background. William Faulkner produced his famous short story A Rose for Emily which describes a tragic story of a southern girl named Emily Grierson. Emily Grierson was born in old southern aristocratic family whose life was heavily influenced by her father. When she was young she had many suitors but according to her father none of them were good enough for her. During‚ the time when her father was alive Emily was seen as figure to be

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    they would want to display their love and show their gratitude in the best way they can. Some people may make their significant other something‚ cook‚ or even just giving their time to them. Musicians like Bruno Mars and John Legend express their love through a song. Compared to Legend’s song “All of Me‚” Mars’ song is a more effective expression of love because of its use of repetition‚ audience‚ and purpose. “Just The Way You Are” is a more effective expression of love due to the speaker’s use of

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    boundaries as he ventured across the broken nation from New England to the Deep south where he gave speeches‚ shook hands‚ and kissed babies. Lincoln’s campaign however was lacking as he was firmly rooted in Springfield. Lincoln knew that he could not afford to lose this election. With the freighting hostile tension between the Southern and Northern states Lincoln had to act fast. In meetings that were kept underwraps Abraham Lincoln called on the only man he knew that could save his campaign and

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    have eventually won the war. The Union had a lot of power and a better army. They had better plans to invade the land such as the ports they took‚ the support and the congress passing laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. The North invaded multiple ports giving the North access to the Confederate both by land and water. The North would have soon been able to take all the land instead making them surrender. The North also had an advantage by having more men fight in the war. The abolitionists of

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    SOUTH AMERICA The planet’s 4th largest continent‚ includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands‚ Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The continent contains the world’s highest waterfall‚ Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume)‚ the Amazon River; the longest mountain range‚ the Andes‚ and the driest place on earth‚ the Atacama Desert in Chile. In addition‚ it includes the largest rainforest‚ the Amazon Rainforest; the highest capital city‚ La

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    historians believe that slavery would have inevitably ended in war due to the southern dependence on agriculture and the need for a new cash crop. Personally‚ I believe that slavery would have ended with little to no conflict had Eli Whitney not created a better working cotton gin. It is through the cotton gin that many historians believe slavery would have quietly run its course. Many historians argue that

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    South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common

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    There is no way of knowing what God is like. Discuss this statement. For this motion‚ although atheists and Christians have a different view of whether God exists or not‚ however they can both agree with this motion. Christians believe that God is infinite (above human experience)‚ so there is no way of knowing him‚ and unlike humans he is not limited. God is often described as being transcendent (above human experience)‚ inscrutable and unknowable so it’s impossible for humans to comprehend

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    Southen Africa’s Best South Africans at the moment are worried stiff about the fluctuating health of a heroic icon former President Nelson Mandela but it turns out not only is this troubling them but the growth of their economy. Once a shining star in terms of accelerating growth and being the most developed‚ South African economy is feeling heat in various of its key economic variables. A close analysis into what its industries are giving out ‚South African industries recorded an estimated

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    The civil war started on April 12‚ 1861‚ and lasted all the way until May 26‚ 1865. It was the most costly war‚ killing more civilians and soldiers compared to any other dispute and destroying many Southern towns. The Civil War‚ also known as The Second American Revolution‚ was a battle amongst the Union Army and The Confederate States Of America‚ resulting in Union victory. Abraham Lincoln played a major role in the Civil War. He was one of our most important presidents in American history because

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