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    ESL 101 Tammy Cai Instructor: Mrs. Tucker Being a Man is Easier Than Being a Woman Since 1920‚ women finally got the right to vote throughout the nation. Gender discrimination was resolved from the surface. Nevertheless‚ the discrimination against women still exist like an invisible statue. I still can feel it right now. “JoEllen Dillon‚ a non-equity corporate partner at Reed Smith‚ reached a settlement in a gender discrimination suit she filed in December. In the suit‚ she alleged that

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    Should fairy tales be read to children? Yes‚ I believe fairy tales should be read to kids. The reason I say this is because reading fairy tales encourage imagination and teaches kids several things. One of the reasons why fairy tales promote imagination are the characters in fairy tales. For instance‚ princesses and heroes. Fairy tales tell stories of daring heroes going to rescue a princess or better yet a princess who goes and protects her kingdom. Magic is also mentioned in fairy tales and what

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    To read means to interpret‚ comprehend‚ and understand words or symbols. People all around the world read for many different reasons. Some read to escape reality while others might read to expand their knowledge of a certain a thing. Recently‚ I read the book Unbroken and was put in a group that had books with hidden similarities that we had to uncover. All of of our books had to do with the topic of survival and lives being lost. As a group‚ we developed the question that in a situation that puts

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    be in a relationship or being single. Nowadays‚ being in a relationship is too difficult for young people. They are too busy to bother with building relationships – they have to study and often work at the same time. But is a relationship such a big burden as they seem? There are some advantages and also disadvantages of being in relationship‚ but being alone is not a good solution either. Now‚ I would like to compare and contrast those two statements. Firstly‚ being in a relationship with

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    ASSIGNMENTS Weekly Point Values |ASSIGNMENTS |Due |Points | |Individual (70%) | |  | |Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper |Week 2 |15 | |Federal

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    own unique alphabet based on Sanskrit‚ and many words have a Sanskrit or Pali origin. Loanwords have also been taken from Chinese‚ Vietnamese‚ Khmer (Cambodian)‚ Malay‚ and other languages‚ including English. For those interested in learning to read and write either language‚ it is vital to learn the alphabet with the aid of someone who already speaks the language. Unlike English‚ each letter represents a single sound‚ so if your pronunciation of that letter is correct‚ you can sound out most

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    Bauer‚ Margaret D. "Forget The Legend And Read The Work: Teaching Two Stories By Ernest Hemingway." College Literature 30.3 (2003): 124. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 Sept. 2016. The article by Margaret D. Bauer begins with her stating that she does not suggest we read and critique literature with no consideration as to the history behind the piece and the author‚ but that she does like to teach works of literature that differ from the authors’ prior reputation and remind people to not jump to

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    [pic] Revision Pack Name: Plot and Structure Lennie Small o Simple character with a powerful impact -- He is a big man‚ in contrast to his name. • "Behind him(George)walked his opposite‚ a huge man‚ shapeless of face‚ with large‚ pale eyes‚ with wide‚ sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily‚ dragging his feet a little

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    "Life Experiences that we have in Common" In "Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass‚ Douglass describes the hardships of his life. Even though my life experiences are different from Douglass in many ways‚ they are similar in many respects. Frederick Douglas lived through slavery‚ and in my lifetime I lived through the ends of the Cold War‚ Gulf War‚ terrorist attacks‚ and a time in which a person’s right is being more and more protected‚ for example the Civil Rights Act of 1991. In Frederick

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    I consider myself to be an optimist because I always hope and expect events and plans‚ and everything surrounding me to turn out well‚ and that I look with a smile‚ positive attitude on the future. I’m absolutely sure that being optimistic is a lot better than being pessimistic. In my opinion‚ pessimism is disastrous. It ruins hope and possibilities. If a person is pessimistic‚ he doesn’t hope for a better future and doesn’t anything towards achieving his goal. When the pessimistic person

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