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    As a ruler in the Warring States period‚ my kingdom’s survival has the utmost importance. Therefore‚ choosing a philosophy to base my government upon is a crucial decision. Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ Mohism‚ and Daoism are all great philosophies but for my state‚ I choose to implement Legalism. Legalism supports a rigid system based on publicized laws that deals out punishments and rewards accordingly. Legalism also emphasis an adherence to laws and customs‚ obedience to the ruler and receiving influential

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    Beyond the Orchard

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    Orchard Step by step‚ crunch by crunch‚ my bare feet tread over the dried‚ brown pine needles under me. I look to my left and see green‚ as far as I can see. Green everywhere‚ carpeting the ground‚ coating the trees‚ and screening the trail from the persimmon colored sky overhead. I look to my right and see a decaying wooden fence separating the trail from a grove of trees with little green fruits hanging off of the branches‚ just waiting to ripen. As I continue on‚ past the apple orchard‚ I become enveloped

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    sellers have the right to sell or not the transgenetic produces. 6. Right- I demand the right to safe privacy. Defense of right- I deserve this right because my privacy is my own property so no one else is allowed to steal or release it without my persimmon. 7. Right- I demand the right to freedom of religion. Defense of right- I deserve this right because I was born as a man with free will so no one buy me can decide whether I should believe in God or not. 8. Right- I demand the right to freedom

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    Wine Making Essay

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    Stage 1 Biology Practical ( Completion ) The differences between red and white wines include the kinds of grapes used‚ the fermentation and aging process‚ and the character and flavor of the wine. White wines are almost always made from white grapes‚ although they can be made from black grapes‚ since the juice in most black grapes is clear. When white wine is made‚ the skins of the grapes are separated from the juice when they are put into a crushing machine. After filtering etc‚ the wine is aged

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    So God Made a Farmer

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    back real soon -- and mean it." So God made a farmer. God said‚ "I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt. And watch it die. Then dry his eyes and say‚ ’Maybe next year.’ I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout‚ shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire‚ who can make harness out of haywire‚ feed sacks and shoe scraps. And who‚ planting time and harvest season‚ will finish his forty-hour week by Tuesday noon‚ then‚ pain’n from ’tractor back‚’ put in another

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    history of caddo

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    planted crops in the large‚ clearing of the forests. They raised corn‚ beans‚ and squash along with hunting deer‚ turkey‚ rabbits‚ squirrels‚ and other animals in the pine woods. The women would also gather wild plant food like acorns‚ blackberries‚ persimmons‚ roots‚ and other plants provided‚ but the main source of food was corn‚ beans‚ and squash. The Caddo used Caddo Indian men wore breechcloths‚ sometimes with leather leggings to protect their legs. Caddo women wore wraparound skirts and poncho

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    made it so hard for to spot her target but her own tears which were stained heavily with blood. Only her left eye opened at all as she strained to pull herself up onto a twisted root‚ weighed down by both the water and the near forgotten bag of persimmons over her shoulder.

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    My Old Home Place

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    home place when I was growing up. I would always spend the whole the summer with her. She has a nice old antique farm house on 10 acres of land. She would always have three huge gardens plus blackberries‚ grapevines‚ figs bushes and a persimmon tree. She always made jellies‚ jams‚ puddings‚ cakes. She was a jack of all trades. It’s a special place for me and I hold it very close to my heart. The house was green with black shutters‚ big covered front porch‚ big out building

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    Foods for Health and Healing - Yogi Bhajan Ph.D - Special Foods for Men - The following foods are especially useful for men in increasing their potency‚ correcting sexual dysfunctions‚ and preserving their sexual vigor. Banyan Tree Milk – The sap of the banyan tree can correct many imbalances in the male sexual system. It strengthens the urethra and the urethra walls and works to create thick‚ plentiful semen. Some men have a problem discharging semen when they urinate. Banyan tree milk

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    Hana sat dressed in black at Taro’s funeral at age 63 and thought about all of the good things that they had done with their lives‚ and all of the great experiences they shared together and she remembers how it all began. It all started with the dinner the first day she met Taro‚ they were sitting with his friends eating very traditional Japanese foods that Taro prepared for his special guest‚ but Hana’s feeling were unclear about her new life. Many worries flooded her mind and she pushed them

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