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    The debate whether Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale has yet to be solved. Animal Farm should be considered a fairy tale for the various reasons. There is typically a hero or heroine that is prominent in the book‚ stated by Tanglin Trust School Library(Six Steps to Fairy Tales). A fairy tale also has a villain that tries to trick the hero. Propp’s Functions of Folk Tales states‚ the plot of a fairy tale contains a death ‚ interdiction‚ violation‚ trickery‚ and villany. According to National

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    Annotated Bibliography Issue: Should Spanking Be Considered A Form Of Disciplinary Punishment? Book: Kazdin‚ Alan E. and Corina Benjet. “Spanking Children: Evidence and Issues.” Yale University School Of Medicine. Child Study Center. 2003. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. This site is an online article clip from a book published by The American Psychological Society. Within this article are the discussion of different views on spanking‚ key conclusions about its effects‚ and the methodological limitations

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    Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke

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    Emily Dickinson is one of the most intriguing poets encountered all semester. She uses deep‚ mysterious elements to elaborate her purpose of poems. Dickinson often blends symbolism and allegory in her poetry. Her use of real scenes and actions to suggest universal ideas and emotions helps really depict what she is trying to get across. Allegory played a big role in her works because the use of scenes and actions of artificial and unreal structuring causes the reader to think. This is because the

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    Mike Wilcox Eng. 113 12-1250 Mr. Canipe 28 November 2007 Blindness is considered a disability. The person with a disability in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is Bub. A person can be handicapped mentally. Bub is self-centered‚ and lives inside his own world. He is “blind” to the world around him and does not wish to open his mind to anything outside of his ignorant‚ pathetic‚ mundane life. Robert opens Bub’s mind‚ enabling Bub to see Robert as a person first‚ and not a blind man. Robert is

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    definitions as to what should and should not be defined as political. In addition‚ one topic might fit one definition of political but not fit different definition of political which makes concluding whether something is political or not difficult and often times‚ confusing. For example‚ there was a discrepancy involving ‘Kingston Pride’ this past June concerning whether or not LGBT pride should be considered political or not. One definition of what is political would be “Emphasis of institutions: the state

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    “All literacy practices can be considered creative.” Discuss.
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Prior to any discussion on the topic‚ it is imperative that the definitions for the key terms are given so as to ensure complete clarity.

Literacy practices refers to “people’s everyday practices of producing and interacting with texts.” (Papen and Tusting‚ p312) This can include basic and tedious practices such as filling in forms‚ to more interesting practices such as writing a newspaper article‚ or composing a song perhaps

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    hear the word minority they automatically think of Hispanics or African Americans. But‚ there are white ethnic groups that are also considered minorities. Some examples of other minorities groups are Germans‚ Norwegians‚ Swedes‚ Welsh‚ French‚ and Irish. There are white ethnic groups that are considered a minority. To better understand why white ethnic groups are considered a minority‚ this essay will examine the reasons why white ethnic groups are seen as a minority‚ the immigration patterns of white

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    What I did know was that I had to buy the book the quote came from. The line comes from a choreopeom by Ntozake Shange titled‚ “For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.” When I finally received the book‚ I thought from its size that I would be done in less than a day‚ but what I soon came to realize was that this book was not meant to be rushed. This book captivated

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    Name: Duong Le Date: February 19 Loyalists and Traitors in American Revolution American history has traditionally considered loyalists as traitors and American patriots as heroes during American Revolutionary War. As the history had written‚ loyalists or “Tories” as their opponents called them‚ were traitors during American Revolutionary War. However‚ is it moral when American patriots called those people are traitors while they betrayed the people who first discovered America‚ which is the

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