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    An Examination of Similes in the Iliad - and how Homer’s Use of Them Affected the Story In the Iliad‚ Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one‚ or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities‚ at least for the audience‚ his fellow Greeks‚ in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted with a situation that is familiar‚ one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and

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    A very important issue pressing our nation today is a topic that is very controversial and the center of many heated debates and this topic is immigration.To be more specific it is illegal immigration that is the main issue and there are two very different standpoints on how to deal with it. On open immigration i think that by implementing the Obama administration reforms that we will be condoning and incentivizing illegal immigration that would belittle the policies that have been put in place already

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    Bailout GM and Chrysler get $17.4 Billion Bailout Thesis: Some have even asked the question as to why is the Federal Government giving Gm and Chrysler a 17.4 Billion dollar bailout when so many people are losing their homes? An emergency loan prevented bankruptcy for two Detroit automakers today‚ in a 17.4 billion dollar package given to General Motors and Chrysler‚ the Washington Post reported today. The Post notes that this is only the beginning of a financial bailout for the troubled

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    Dollar Tree Case Study

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    that target market. Required Elements: • No more than 2100 words Dollar Tree Stores go back over 50 years and started with K. R. Perry and a Ben Franklin variety store in Wards Corner‚ Norfolk‚ Virginia‚ and to Macon Brock’s‚ Doug Perry’s (son of K.R. Perry)‚ and Ray Compton’s adventure into $1.00 retailing (Dollar Tree‚ 2014). The name change to Dollar Tree was made in 1993. In 2012‚ Dollar Tree has opened 345 stores and exceeded $7 billion in sales. The company spans

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    this election has been like no other that I have ever seen in my 48 years. There has never been such a controversial President in United States history. There are many people who do not know how President Trump could have been elected‚ but I honestly believe that most Americans wanted a change. They did not care what the change was‚ the American people just wanted something different‚ no matter how drastic. President Trump ran on a political agenda that many people are upset about‚ however they are

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    future. The Million Dollar question is though‚ how we react to these words in the future. Do we look at ourself and our work and critically question ourself or do we just keep going as we are used to and comfortable with? That’s a damn big wave‚ dude! When I first started to work in advertising‚ I was a college freshman and had no idea how the world of advertising worked or how the people - clients and colleagues - act‚ react and treat each other. When people ask me today‚ how I would compare my

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    Best Friend

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    have always done‚ you will keep on getting what you have always got. Don’t cry over anyone who won’t cry over you. Good friends are hard to find‚ harder to leave‚ and impossible to forget. You can only go as far as you push. Actions speak louder than words. The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love‚ love somebody else. Don’t let the past hold you back‚ you’re missing the good stuff. Life’s short. If you don’t look around once in a while you might miss it. A best friend

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    Controversial Womanhood in Japanese Art The Japanese woman has been characterized in a diverse set of ways by many scholars of Asian Studies. Through an analysis of Japan’s artistic creations expressed in the visual and literary arts‚ a basis for characterizing Japanese women emerges. Several interpreters of the nature of Japanese women during the Heian period (794-1185) have come to different conclusions about how the identity of Japanese women should be defined. The conclusions made are based

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    Proving Them Wrong “.. . Are Millennials ‘Generation We’ or ‘Generation Me’” (Twenge). The general public is debating whenever Millennials‚ today’s age group‚ are caring well civic-minded people or entitled narcissists. The relationship between Millennials and narcissism is something that cannot be simply ignored‚ which is why various authors‚ for example Jean M. Twenge and Robin Marantz Henig‚ have published articles to back up their own personal views. Jean M. Twenge‚ a professor of psychology

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    The Trillion Dollar Question November 9‚ 1989. As the Berlin Wall fell and the Iron Curtain was lifted from Europe‚ the ever looming threat of nuclear annihilation was too lifted from the world. It appeared to be the dawning of a new era of global cooperation and prosperity. However this thin veil of peace was short lasting. A new century brought new threats: Chinese aggression in the South China Sea‚ Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons‚ the Russian annexation of Crimea. However the new century also

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