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    Everyone must have‚ at some point‚ met someone whose capabilities they under- or overestimated. In “Proof”‚ David Auburn presents a main character‚ Catherine‚ whose basic abilities to take care of herself is sometimes questioned by the reader. Other characters in the story also challenge her decision to live by herself‚ but she and another main character maintain that she is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. Although Catherine exhibits some disturbing behaviors‚ she should not be considered

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    Richard Nixon was known for opening the door to China‚ and bettering the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Richard Nixon was very famous for what he did‚ but on June 17‚ 1972 all of his fame changed. The Watergate incident was one of the most tragic events in the United States because the scandal involved a president‚ participating in a cover up. Richard Nixon was positive‚ but also negative to the United States because of the Watergate break-in. President Nixon did demonstrate

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    Belonging is being a part of something and being happy with it. A true sense of belonging is best found in different places for every one‚ not one particular place. Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) by Phillip Noyce and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (TBitSP) by John Boyne‚ demonstrate connections with others and the world around. Molly and Shmuel belong in their homeland. The friendships Molly and Shmuel have help them to overcome everything. However‚ the world as depicted in each text‚ doesn’t see Molly

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    Is bullet proof clothing helpful and should it be made? Over the years the world has used bullet proof clothing to protect many people. It’s mainly used in military and police regimes. Bulletproof vests are mainly used on a daily basis by these forces. These vest are a type of modern light armor specifically designed to protect vital organs from gunfire. Some vest are specifically made to defend from knives. These are called ballistic vest‚ which specify in protection from stabbings with knives.

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    In the 1930’s‚ Richard Dogmagk experimented with a red dye called prontosil and found that it had strange healing effects‚ when he injected the dye into mice with severe streptococcus infections‚ they all survived. Dogmagk had discovered the one of the fist antibiotics‚ specifically the first Sulfa drug. When scientists isolated the active part of the prontosil molecule they discovered how it and all sulfa drugs work. Sulfa drugs contain a sulfur atom that has six total bonds (shared electrons)

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    Time critic Richard Zoglin wrote that “Togetherness ad absurdum seems to be the idea behind Friends‚ a phony-to-the-core twentysomething sitcom…[revolving] around a half a dozen postcollegiate pals…who apparently have unlimited time to hand out at the local coffee bar”

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    Chapter 3‚ Flexible‚ by Richard Sennett‚ “The Corrosion of Character” As a whole‚ Richard Sennett’s book The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism discusses the effect of the flexible capitalist economy on the lives of workers during the 1990s. Chapter 3 focuses mainly on flexibility. Sennett compares the flexibility of a human being to that of a tree‚ whereby‚ the tree has the capacity both to yield and to recover‚ from both the testing and the restoration

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    negative things such as the Watergate Scandal and the fact that he was one of the few presidents to be impeached. While these are important aspects of his presidency‚ it is only right that Nixon’s accomplishments should be addressed as well. Richard Nixon was a president associated with controversy and deceit; however he was regarded as an able and versatile politician‚ so the grade that he receives is a B- . The first real major event Nixon has to deal with is the Vietnam War. Nixon knew

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    sat there‚ reminiscing about my life‚ awaiting my breath to leave my body. The sound ‘Is someone there’ broke the silence. I was overjoyed at the existence of another voice like me. I thought it was another person‚ which then I figured out it was Richard Parker. I made a shocking discovery that this seemingly well trained tiger who has been raised in the zoo since it was cub shared one same trait as the murderous cook‚ he killed a man and a women once in his life. How could he? I was so proud to explain

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    1) The fence is designed for keeping farmers on one side and the aboriginal people on the other side. The fence is a symbol for racial separation and the movie is called Rabbit Proof Fence because it’s very important for directions and guidance back to Jigalong‚ and also because the tracker and the police uses it for their own purposes‚ but luckily Daisy and Molly travels along the wrong fence in the beginning of their quest for meeting back up with their mom. 2) I thought of the Jigalong depot

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