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    Quickdraw and Hour by Carol Ann Duffy Task – To write an essay exploring Duffy’s presentation of two contrasting sides of love in the poems‚ ‘Quickdraw’ and ‘Hour’. Love is the main theme in Duffy’s poems Hour and Quickdraw‚ the similarities end there‚ as these two poems show two very different sides of romantic love. Just from the name‚ Quickdraw‚ the reader already forms an idea of the violence and hurt that will be presented to them in this poem. What we do not expect however is the way Duffy

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    Shawya White Holly Bailey-Hofmann English 101 Essay 2 August 1‚ 2010 What ’s the big idea of being a business owner? A business is an organization that usually provides goods and services to others that want or need them. The word business often follows behind the idea of a large wealthy corporation. Businesses are normally formed to earn profit‚ increase the wealth of its owner‚ and grow the business itself. Most owners and operators of a business most likely have one main idea. That’s

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    Manhattan Center for Science and Math High School 280 Pleasant Avenue New York‚ New York 10029 Tele # (212) 876-4639 – Fax # (212) 348-1167 J. David Jimenez‚ Principal Daniel Albetta‚ Assistant Principal Mr. Musialik‚ Social Studies Department Email: DMusialik@schools.nyc.gov 2014-2015 School Year Congratulations! You have been accepted into the Advanced Placement United States History Course for the 2014-2015

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    Charlie Chaplin was an English actor‚ and film maker in the 1920’s. Charlie Chaplin used new technology and his profound ability to craft motion pictures which left the people in his times in appalled. After 40 years of living in L.A Mr Chaplin with all of his fame and fortune was suddenly exiled from the U.S. Charlie Chaplin started off his young acting career at the age of 12 doing comedy in Vaudeville England which eventually took him to North America. Shortly after arriving to the United States

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    It has been portrayed throughout many years in movies and television shows‚ a poor boy overcomes the social and economic class that he was born into to become a wealthy and successful person. Our nation loves to see a “rags to riches” story‚ which is why so many of them exist. For that most part it is just a story which can be labeled as the “American dream”‚ but really it’s just a myth. Both “Class in America” by Gregory Mantsios and “Horatio Alger” by Harlon L. Dalton challenge the American myths

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    Although they lived on the same continent‚ John Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin lived in very different worlds. These men are similar in some respects‚ but overwhelmingly they are different. For example‚ John Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin can be considered leaders in their time frame. Winthrop led the Puritans; Franklin led his country to war. Both men also possessed many of the same virtues such as patience and work ethic. Despite these similarities‚ John Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin had

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    Born into the family of a village school teacher in a small village called Chowrad in Gujarat‚ India‚ Dhirubai Ambani is an apt example for the rags to riches story. This dynamic entrepreneur founded Reliance Industries in the year 1958 and Reliance Industries is the first Indian company to be featured in the Forbes 500 list and was also featured among the list of Top 50 businessmen in Asia by Sunday Times. Dhirubai was a highly precocious student. He made extra money while still at school by selling

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    In this essay I will discuss the advantages of mass immigration at the turn of the 20th century‚ such as the influx of fresh labor into the American workforce and the reawakening of America’s social consciousness. I will then reconcile the advantages of old mass immigration with that of today’s migrant populations who are revitalizing rural America with economic growth and labor surplus. The turn of the 20th century brought great change to the cultural landscape of America. By 1900‚ over 39.7 percent

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    The Great Gatsby: The Corruption of the American Dream through Materialism The American dream is an ideal that has been present since American literature’s onset. Typically‚ the dreamer aspires to rise from rags to riches‚ while accumulating such things as love‚ high status‚ wealth‚ and power on his way to the top. The dream has had variations throughout different time periods‚ although it is generally based on ideas of freedom‚ self-reliance‚ and a desire for something greater. The early settlers’

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    Slumdog Millionaire Essay In the movie Slumdog Millionaire‚ the director Danny Boyle explores the role of destiny in the life of the main character Jamal Malik‚ and also shows the significance of his success in the poverty of a developing country such as India. Jamal is a kind‚ honest and generous person who always does good things for others and the audience is positioned to value his character. In the movie Jamal endures horrific events throughout the impoverished conditions of his childhood but

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