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    Subject: (Please circle one) English English Literature Social Studies Biblical Studies Title of Essay: Describe and accout for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from AD 198 to AD 476 Supervisor’s grade: A B C D Supervisor’s comments: In this paper I have chosen to describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from A.D. 198 to A.D. 476. I will present some of the most significant

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    A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way Have you ever thought about what happens when people are kind‚ or how it feels to be filled with benevolence to other human beings? Recently I have found myself being very kind to other people and having concern for their feelings. Time flies by too fast to be hateful or rude to other people. We as humans often underestimate the power of kindness and caring‚ and don’t take into consideration of other peoples feelings. A simple smile or an honest compliment

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    American Identity before the Revolution Before 1765 if someone had told Great Britain that the colonies would revolt they would probably have been labeled as crazy. The American colonies were well known for squabbling amongst each other about land‚ religion‚ representation‚ and ethnic issues. Britain‚ who was busy with the French and Indian war‚ treated the colonies with salutary neglect allowing them to thrive economically‚ a situation that the colonists found ideal. But after the end of the

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    Jude goes back to Garcia’s ( Prediction was correct) because she HAS TO make her mom proud by making this sculpture. She also wants to get to know the cute british guy some more ( what happened to the boy boycott Jude?). Jude begins to research some of Garcia’s work and is breathtaking by the gigantic stone sculptures and hopes her sculpture turns out as beautiful as his. A new Noah reappears and is apparently on the cross country team (???) and asks to throw a party while their dad is out of town

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    sh ANDREW ROBINSON GOES TO TAIWAN Abhishek Kulshrestha Andrew Robinson Goes to Taiwan Background. There was no doubt that Andrew as a software developer was exceptionally brilliant at what he did. Having joined the subsidiary of a major multinational telecommunications equipment supplier in Sydney; Telequip‚ was a feather on his cap. Having lived in Australia all his life‚ and not knowing a single foreign language was only the beginning of his problems with the Telequip-Taicom assignment

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    Downfall due to Pride Several leading characters in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible exhibit qualities of pride and arrogance. Hale and Danforth‚ two men of considerable authority‚ convey Miller’s message‚ and criticism of pride. These two characters show that pride does not shine light on the truth‚ but rather turns just judgment away from it. Their pride ultimately dictates the decisions of the Salem witch trials‚ which leads to the deaths of hundreds of innocents. When Hale first arrives at Salem

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    Pride is defined as a feeling of pleasure derived from one’s achievements‚ qualities or possessions. In the case of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus‚ pride is a quality predominantly shown by Caius Martius. Volumnia‚ Martius’ mother‚ forced him into war at a young age to ’seek danger where he was like to find fame.’ (Act 1 Scene 3) Martius acts aggressively‚ even during times of peace as all he knows is war and acts ’not as a citizen but a soldier.’ (Act 3 Scene 3) His mother taught him that the plebeians

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    The movie The Watson’s goes to Birmingham was directed in 2013 by Kenny Leon‚ The movie takes place in 1963 when racial discrimination is happening. The Watson family decides to take a vacation to Birmingham Alabama‚ The Watson kids do not know much about African American life in the south because they live in flint Michigan. But soon the kids find out when their vacation takes a turn for the worst. The Watsons live in Flint Michigan and are getting tired of the cold. So the family of five Wilona

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    The Pride of the Mariner “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge is a mysterious‚ complicated‚ intriguing tale of a sea voyage recounted by a Mariner to a wedding guest he encounters just as the wedding is about to commence. The unwilling wedding guest is mesmerized by the Mariner and the recitation of the story recalling the storm‚ fog‚ drought‚ ghost ship‚ spirits‚ angels‚ dead bodies‚ and the Albatross. Coleridge’s tale has the Mariner journeying through pride‚ suffering‚ the supernatural

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    Elopement goes with a huge price I could still recall that when I was still a little child I would always admire the hero and heroine eloping together from their unreasoning families. I was filled with the admiration for their bravery to challenge the social ideas and defend their romantic love. Such stories always end up with”They lived happily together ever after” in my naïve mind. However‚ after reading My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather and Shangshi by Lu Xun‚ I started to reflect on the real sense

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