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    Bibliography: Buell‚ Lawrence‚ Emerson‚ (Harvard‚ Harvard University Press‚ 2004) p. 107. Emerson‚ Ralph Waldo‚ The Norton Anthology of American Literature: Nature‚ (New York‚ W. W. Norton & Co‚ 2012) p. 215-86. Hansen‚ Andrew‚ Reading Sonic Culture In Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”‚ (Michigan State University‚ 2008) p. 418-429. Tobin‚ Joanna‚ Democracy and the Individual: Emerson’s Urgent Call to

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    (Richard E. Byrd) tells us that in order to survive he must not strain away from changing his schedule in order to be able to live. He “must sleep and eat to build up strength” (line 3). In reality the probability of living stranded somewhere‚ especially in the freezing cold‚ is low‚ but certainly possible. Richard E. Byrd uses point of view as his writing strategy in the text by showing what hardships he had to go through to be able to survive. While being stranded in an -85’ climate Byrd realized

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    nervous and she was doing anything she could to catch up. Kardashian has been traveling all week to different malls all over the country handing out pamphlets‚ free makeup and nail polish. The three main things she strives to fix with the US and Americans are childhood obesity‚ racism and having people improve their image when they are out in public. She worries that these are the three things that are tearing our country down. We got to talk to the only woman candidate Kim Kardashian‚ yesterday

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    Petronius Satire

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    A modern historian may use Petronius’ satire as evidence of actual practices at dinner parties if the historian understands the intricacies and exaggerations of Roman satire. Petronius’ satire‚ The Satyricon‚ was the first in a new line of literature‚ it utilised the common techniques and idiosyncrasies of Roman satire however‚ also introduced an element of realism never before seen‚ offering societal critiques on commonplace practices. Modern historians examining ancient roman practices and etiquette

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    materials from the landfills and aid in helping the environment. This is helpful because they will have somewhere to live and work.  Second‚ if we send them to landfills they will not go hungry. On average‚ Americans throw about 34 million tons of food away each year. This way‚ other Americans can feel charitable when they throw food into their garbage‚ knowing that it will be going to a homeless person early after. With that‚ the homeless will have plenty of food to eat. Thirdly‚ competition would

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    William Penn American Hero

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    Should William Penn be a heroic figure to American history? Throughout British proprietary colonization of the Americas‚ there were many different motives for claiming American soil by those whom were audacious enough to consider the prospect of funding a distant statehood. Penn claimed to see his colony as a “holy experiment” (page XIII); who differed from its “peers” in the respect that it had intent to provide refuge to those whom faced religious persecution‚ even so‚ the “devout” Quaker‚ eventually

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    Satire Satire is a term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It has significant functions in social and political criticism. Satirical literature exposes foolishness in all its forms‚ such as vanity‚ hypocrisy‚ sentimentality etc. It also attempts to effect reform through such exposure. Satirists‚ therefore‚ design a work of literature focusing on human or individual vices‚ follies‚ abuses‚ or shortcomings

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    Racial tension in American literature 1930’s-1960’s

‘You know if I was a negro i’d probably think the same way they do’
Anderson
‘If you were a negro nobody would give a dam what you thought’
Ward- Mississippi Burning (1988)

During the 1930s-1960s America was a place of racial tension. The blacks and white were not equal. It was a time of black oppression an injustice. These themes are shown 
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    | Problem:|Solution:|Benefits of Solution:| People always talk about the innocent lives of human beings and animals being killed/diseased/injured while everybody seems blinded towards fruits‚ vegetables‚ and plants when the same things happen to them! The lives of these harmless organisms are never considered while we chow down on salads and apples! The lives of the innocent must be protected!|The solution is simple‚ banning the consumption and destruction of all vegetables‚ fruits‚ and plants

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    William Shakespeare had impeccable talent for being an author; but he was equally as talented when it came to writing plays. The styles and ideas he composed help Shakespeare to become one of the most inspirational and famous authors of his time. William Shakespeare impacted literature through his dramatic language‚ imagery‚ and theatrical performances. In a vast amount of Shakespeare’s writings he mastered the use of rhetoric speech and the eloquence of word structure. Persuading an audience and

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