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    Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids were an artistic representation of the influences of both religion and politics. In theses sculpture‚ the concepts of Christianity and old religious heroes were a significant foundation in their composition. The Florentine political environment‚ however‚ was a much larger part of the composition of both sculptures. Close observations of the sculpted faces of Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids each reflect a representation of the Florentine government at the

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    “Imagine”: An Education that Fosters Hope (Original) Risa Sato (Age 16‚ Japan) International School of the Sacred Heart‚ Tokyo President Obama visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial last month‚ 71 years after the first atomic bomb detonated in Hiroshima. The visit replayed over and over on the news and‚ at least for me‚ it was a flag of hope that marks how far we have come in rebuilding after World War II. Growing up in Japan‚ I’ve listened to numerous accounts of the atomic bomb‚ each unimaginable

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    David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times and he wrote an article in the opinion pages called “Weed: Been There. Done That.” This subject is a controversial one and will continue to be a topic of concern for many years to come. Everyone has either taken part or knows of people that have used this drug. In this article he goes on to discourage the use of weed and it’s legalization in the states by using his life experiences with the substance. Brooks begins by mentioning the health setbacks

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    The Silver plate of the Battle of David and Goliath is from the Byzantine art period. The Byzantine plate was created in 629 to 630. Within the Byzantine Empire‚ it shared Roman legal and political traditions‚ customary Greek culture‚ and Christianity. This stunning plate is the major plate of the set of nine; it displays the scene of the King David’s life in the Old Testament. The artist interpretation will be examined. This study of plate will trace the subject matter of iconography‚ function

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    Achievement of children and youth in foster care Joanna Bermudez Mercy College Summer 2013 Introduction and Problem Statement Approximately fifty percent of adolescents in this country’s foster care system are graduating from high school each year. In NYS‚ less than forty-four percent of adolescent’s in the foster care system graduate from high school yearly. The outcomes of youth who leave the foster care system between the ages of 18 and

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    David Appiah Analysis

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    David Appiah grew up comfortably with his three brothers under the watchful eye of his mother‚ a nurse. She taught her sons the value of charity and personal sacrifice. A lesson David can’t seem to lose sight of. David’s education took him on a criss cross course of the country up till after his tertiary education. After seeing most of Ghana‚ David pitched camp in the UK as he sought to broaden his mind. He soon realized that people need help everywhere; he saw images of pain and suffering that

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    the first paragraph Wallace begins to analyze Standard Written English. This vantage point automatically begins to develop the “intellectual persona.” This persona goes on to identify his personality through the word “SNOOT” (390). This message is relayed with a great deal of irony‚ as the persona is fixated on being a “grammar nerd” and Standard Written English. Which is almost mocking his self-proclaimed intellect‚ due to his use of the slang term SNOOT. For example‚ Wallace writes: Grammar Nazis

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    Cited: Staddon‚ John. "Distracting Miss Daisy - Magazine - The Atlantic." The Atlantic News and Analysis on Politics‚ Business‚ Culture‚ Technology‚ National‚ International‚ and Food TheAtlantic.com. Web. 05 Feb. 2011. .

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    David Milgaard Analysis

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    David Milgaard‚ a boy who was considered a hippie‚ probably thought that the world has ended‚ and demolish his last goodness left in his soul‚ when he was proven guilty for a crime that he didn’t commit. David spends twenty-three years in prison‚ two decades‚ on May 30th‚ 1969. Milgaard was a sixteen-year-old boy‚ who was on recreational drugs with his friends‚ Ron Wilson and Nichol John.‚ they were going on a road trip from Regina to Vancouver at the time that Gail Miller was killed. The boys stopped

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    advanced since they were first released. Details supporting the advancement include; video games‚ addressing conflicts‚ audience‚ popularity‚ materials‚ and art cover. Throughout the article‚ Wallace provides four ways war games are played; board games‚ miniature games‚ solitaire games‚ and video games. Although Wallace also claims that‚ video games and miniature games are not appropriate examples of war games‚ only old-fashion games played on the floor or on tables. The transition from board games to

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