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    First‚ the author alludes to the theme with simple imagery. Louise looks out the window and sees a beautiful spring scene‚ with merchants and peddlers working hard‚ and wildlife blooming and growing. She focuses on the “patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds” as she reminisces on her husband’s life. The focus on the blue patches rather than the clouds shows that Louise is being positive and looking on the lighter side of things. Looking at a better side is how one can come

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    The Maya Calendar

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    The artifact I chose from the museum is the Maya calendar. It’s a big brown circle figured stone with 2 layers; each one contains symbols with a different meaning each. It was used dating back to at least the 6th century BC by the Mayas‚ in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica‚ and in many modern communities in the Guatemalan highlands. The Maya Calendar was made through the knowledge of ancient civilizations and it was carved and improved by the Mayas. It has a diameter of 3.54 meters and weighs 24 tons. They

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    Graduation Trip

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    Graduation Trip Trip I am never going to forget and a great graduation gift‚ I am thankful for. Four years at an all male‚ private school well known in El Paso‚ Texas. Every day wearing uniforms ever since I was in elementary all the way to senior year in High school. Twice a month white button up shirts with a tie was mandatory due to the uniform I was tired of wearing the uniforms and needed a great trip. The class of 2008 planned a trip to Cancun‚ Mexico for ten days as a graduation party

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    uses statistical data and refers to experts such as a Princeton criminologist and a former Supreme Court justice in order to further convince his audience. He makes an appeal to emotion by mentioning rape cases within prisons. Through effective rhetorical strategy‚ Jacoby argues that imprisonment contains too many flaws to be used in the American criminal justice system‚ and suggests flogging as an alternative. Jacoby uses ethos within his essay by displaying a conservative yet credible persona

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    Maya Collapse

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    stated in “Maya civilization” (n.d)‚ the Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization which is not only notably well-known for its written language system but also being famous for many achievements in art‚ architecture‚ mathematics and astronomy. Although the Maya civilization lasted for a long period of time from the Pre-classic period to the Post-classic period until now‚ its prosperous time happened during the Classic period which thereafter seen the mystical collapse of Maya empire ( Maya civilization

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    Graduation Night

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    Graduation Night Graduation is the ending of one of the biggest parts of a person’s life. Every year‚ seniors look forward to walking across that line and receiving their diplomas. The one thing that most don’t expect though‚ is to find out that their name won’t be called out in front of families‚ friends‚ and teachers because of one stupid mistake they did during their last year. I never realized the importance and the consequences of my mistakes in high school until I was told

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    The Ancient Maya

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    The Maya of Mesoamerica‚ along with the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru‚ made up the high civilizations of the American Indians at the time of the Spanish conquest. Both the Aztecs and the Incas were late civilizations‚ between 1300-1533 AD‚ but the Maya of the Yucatan and Guatemala exhibited a cultural continuity spanning more than 2‚000 years‚ 1000 BC-AD 1542. Many aspects of this culture continue yet today. The Ancient Maya in their time had actually refined writing

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    The Aztec and Maya

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    The Aztec and Maya were both American Indian people. The Aztec were ruled by a mighty empire in Mexico during the 1400’s and early 1500’s. The Maya however‚ developed a magnificent civilization in Central America and Southern Mexico. Both civilizations contributed a great deal to the modern world and invented items that are still used today. According to the Aztec Legend‚ the ancestors of the people who founded Tenochtitlan‚ came to the Valley of Mexico. The Aztec wandered for many years before

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    Silvia Torres Address to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – Rhetorical Analysis Outline: I. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in which she took the opportunity to note that in the 15 years since the Fourth Worlds Conference on Women held in Beijing a lot of progress had been made by women worldwide to help provide all women with more opportunities. Nonetheless‚ just because advancement

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    Graduation Narrative

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    Graudation Narrative Jarrid Honore English 101 May 7‚ 2012 Life & Toilet Paper Graduation day‚ what a day. It was by far the most nerve-racking‚ anxious day ever. Many thoughts were racing through my head. All the parties‚ family members showering you with gifts. I couldn’t hardly sleep the night before because of the anixety of walkiong across the stage‚ and knowing I never have to go back to school again. Actually‚ it was probably more of a relief for the faculty and staff because they

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