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    unlike Frida Kahlo‚ the famous Mexican artist. Frida Kahlo was born and raised in Mexico the child of a European atheist and a Mexican catholic. Kahlo became a painter as the result of a horrible bus accident at the age of eighteen‚ painting was the only way she could truly express how she felt. She married Diego Rivera‚ another famous Mexican artist. As the result of being famous Frida Kahlo lived in the United States for some time and she also became friends with Pablo Picasso and she was considered

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    “A Poison Tree” Poetry Analysis “A Poison Tree”‚ by William Blake is a poem of four stanzas‚ with a rhyme scheme of aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff-gg-hh‚ and in which the poet examines the negative effects of unresolved anger. Blake cleverly presents this idea by way of an extended metaphor in order to make the point that if you let anger fester and build up‚ deplorable actions may occur. Blake also employs allusions and tone to help convey this theme. An extended metaphor is a literary device that compares

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    Alicia Alcaraz Period 3 AP U.S. History December 8‚ 2014 APUSH Chapters 27 & 28 Homework Assignment Chapter 27: 1. Whites finally overcame resistance of the Plains Indians ultimately with various factors. The whites had a fire-and-sword policy that was the last step to shatter the spirit of the Indians. The railroad‚ diseases‚ locomotives‚ and the near-extinction of the Buffalo in the plains all contributed to the “taming” of the Plains Indians. The railroad sprang right through the heart of the

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    The United States Congress‚ which is made up of two houses‚ is a . d. bicameral legislature. 4. The standing committees of each house are controlled by d. the majority party. This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility. a. subcommittee The House of Representatives and the Senate combined have ________ members with full voting privileges. Your Answer: 535 An individual senator can exercise tremendous power by filibustering‚ Your Answer: unless

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    Homelessness is defined as people who are living in places not meant for human inhabitance where they temporarily reside. Among youth in the United States‚ homelessness dates back as far as the country’s earliest history. Adolescents deviated and went off on their way to seek economic opportunity and adventure while the country was being expanded westward. During the 1800s‚ a widespread of homelessness among poor immigrant youth who were unwanted and unneeded in the workforce was taking place. Later

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    Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the

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    Poison Ivy The poison ivy rash is caused by the plant poison ivy which contains an oily resin called urushiol‚ which is found on the stem‚ leaves and root of the plant. Poison ivy is very sticky and can stick to your skin‚ clothes and tools that come into contact with the plant. You can get the poison ivy rash from direct contact‚ touching something that is contaminated and the most dangerous when the plant is burned inhalation of the smoke from the plant. Once you have the rash‚ the rash itself

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    Ben Twite Mr. Rydberg English 9/ Hour 7 November 20th 2012 The Short Tales of “The Sniper” and “Cranes” War is a cruel thing that goes on all around the world. Whether it’s the United States‚ Africa or China‚ war affects everyone. For example like in the stories “The Sniper” and “Cranes” the war affects family‚ friends‚ and peace. In “The Sniper” the main character goes on a sniping mission to kill an enemy in Dublin‚ unaware of whom the “antagonist” was‚ he goes on with the

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    essentials for survival vary from each person‚ which makes it hard to define what exactly is needed to survive. Relative poverty is when an individual is making less than the average income in the society they live in. “The poverty line in the United States has tried to establish the minimum requirements for food needs and overall poverty‚ but the problem with the poverty line is that it doesn’t account for the cost of living (Yunus 145).” For example‚ the cost of living in New York City or Los Angeles

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    Although the United States have made great strides toward cultural diversity and the equality of all people‚ discrimination has still managed to destroy lives in modern society. This country was founded by immigrants‚ yet the majority of society still looks upon immigration with hatred. The attitude of the general public was heavily influenced in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks‚ causing innocent citizens to be labeled as terrorists. More than a decade later‚ Presidential candidate Donald

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