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    answer is simply racism. The sad reality is that many Dominicans are still Trujillo sympathizers and believe in the cleansing of our race. Our forefathers are seen as these destroyers of the evil‚ oppressing Haitians. Trujillo is seen as a nationalist who would be praised by Duarte. We not only hate the Haitians for their past offenses towards us‚ but for their African heritage. We consider ourselves superior because we have Spanish‚ white descent‚ but the ironic‚ sad reality is that 90 percent of

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    Quality of life John Updike’s poem “Perfection Wasted” is a about death and what happens when our loved ones have passed and how their individualistic style can never be replaced. The poem consists of literary terms such as setting‚ figurative language‚ visual imagery and extended metaphor. The speaker helps the reader understand through comparing life as a stage‚ in which we create these unique qualities ‚ “our own brand of magic”‚ which can never be understudied by any other. I chose

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    Mercutio: Mercutio‚ with his quick wit‚ clever mind‚ constant jokes and very likeable personality appears to be the jester of the play. However‚ with his savage words‚ Mercutio undermines the romance and self love within the play. He mocks everyone; Romeo’s self-indulgence as much as Tybalt’s arrogance and fashion-sense. His speeches are long and ridiculous‚ however they reveal ability to present a witty argument and entertain the audience with his language skills.  The audience naturally loves

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    Humor makes life vibrant

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    reduplicate thing. So we need humor‚ we need it when we feel sad‚ we need it even when we are happy. People from different countries have different kind of humor‚ which the different means different style different way to express and base on different kind of culture‚ even sometimes we may see that a joke works for people from this country but not works for those people who come from other countries‚ but we still happy to share that joke. Like the editor of Exploring Language Gary Goshgarian said

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    This supposed joke was extremely harmful and expresses Rogers opinion on Indians‚ putting them in a hierarchy of race superiority. In addition to his derogatory statement‚ he uses racial slurs that are not only offensive‚ but derogatory to classify black-skinned individuals

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    Anne had conflict with her mother Edith sometimes‚ for example‚ the prayer incident. One night‚ when Anne was waiting for her Daddy to come and said her prayers with her‚ Edith told her that Otto would not come yet and suggested that she will replace the role of Otto one night as to pray with Anne together. However‚ Anne refused to praying with her mother‚ Edith was heartbroken by this‚ she said “ I don’t want to be cross‚ love cannot be forced.” with her tears in her eyes. Anne’s rejection also

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    Saja

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    “Love is not about finding the right person But creating a right relationship It’s not only about how much love you have in the beginning But it’s also about how much love you can stay building till the end” And that’s all teenagers have to follow to be order to make an successful relationship but be serious and mature about it‚ and you know what I think there capable. “Love is not about finding the right person But creating a right relationship It’s not only about how much love you have

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    planned obsolescence

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    The shadows from planned obsolescence are the electrical waste. Most of the electrical waste would be transported to Africa. The joke of the matter‚ that the transport from electrical waste to Africa is illegal in the western world especially in Germany. But a law gap makes it possible. The electrical waste is not marked as waste but as used goods. It is a sad fact that to transport the waste to Africa is cheaper as the waste recycling in the western world. We are caught in a dilemma. We want

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    Henry Lawson

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    Stories use narrative to involve the responder in a range of experiences. Storytellers use narrative techniques to establish a setting and shape the characters personality. This is shown in Henry Lawson’s short stories the drover’s wife and the loaded dog as well as Roger hargreaves picture book little miss sunshine. Henry Lawson’s the drovers wife‚ explores the perspicacity of the bush heroine with the use of a narrator. The narrators’ avoidance of using a name for the drover’s wife prevents

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    Laughter

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    shoulders‚ leaving the muscles more relaxed. Laughter takes the mind away from anger‚ guilt‚ stress and negative emotions in a more beneficial way than other mere distractions. It dissolves distressing emotions‚ you cant feel anxious‚ angry‚ or sad when you are laughing. Laughter helps you relax and recharges‚ it reduces stress and increases energy‚ enabling you to stay focused and accomplish more. Laughing with others is more powerful than laughing alone. Shared laughter is one of the most

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