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    Poe makes us understand that the narrator is mad by making him talk and shout directly at us‚ by using exclamation marks as his punctuation. When you read what the narrator is saying to you‚ you can feel the emotion‚ and hear the speed and volume of his voice. He does this by the use of punctuation‚ short sentences‚ and putting some words into capitals; one example of a capital worded sentence is‚ ‘it was A LOW‚ DULL‚ QUICK SOUND – MUCH SUCH A SOUND AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN COTTON.’ The

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    communism as a way to run their nation. However as history has shown‚ communism has proven to be ineffective due to the number of nations that have fallen apart under a communist leader. Even though communism sounds great on paper why does it not work in real life? Communism is a social‚ political‚ and economic idea that establishes a classless society and eliminates privately owned property. In a communist society everything is owned by everyone and all wealth is shared. Furthermore communism states

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    In the pre-historic times‚ there lived a pact of men in a cave. The men use to go out in the day and hunt for food. One day the strongest of the pact wanted a bigger share from the food and so he did‚ the others did not mind. Slowly it became a regular practice‚ eventually leading to a conflict amongst them. It resulted in a battle between the strongest and the second best… they fought each other with sticks & stones. The strongest managed to kill his opponent. The rest watched and decided to abide

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    3 Edward Outten5/24/181. Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion. (20 points) Communication changes in ways we don’t know it has changed. Today people use they more then anything else now. most people text and use videomessengering apps. Before most people use to talk and text on the phone still do. just using different apps to communicate. now people use they phone for anything ordering food‚ work

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    Many people in this world live with illnesses‚ diseases‚ and disorders. For some it affects their everyday lives. Approximately 47 million people are living with the illness called dementia. Dementia can affect everyday aspects of life and can be prevented if you know how to treat it correctly. Dementia delineates a group of symptoms affecting one’s memory‚ thinking‚ and social abilities. Dementia is considered a group of symptoms affecting abilities rather than a specific disease. There are both

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    centuries has always symbolized a mood or feeling of the artist. We all have songs that we can relate our current satiations with. In “ Sonnys Blues” it shows us how people can relate thru music and how it can lift ones life hardships and pressures of the world. The statement the story makes about the relationship of art to life is that music can help an individual vent and help the sooth he mood of a person. It gives many instances in the reading of a hardship Sonny must overcome.

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    My whole life I have lived in Livonia‚ NY‚ a small town consisting of close to 8‚000 people. A brick building with a mural of a cow painted on it reads‚ “Livonia...a breath of fresh air”. I have lived here for almost eighteen years now and I am ready for a new experience. I have worked hard academically‚ trying to maintain a ninety or above average as best as I can. Now that college is close‚ I work even harder wanting to get out of the small town atmosphere. I am driven to continue my education

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    I believe in band. Band is one of the single most important aspects of my life. Band shaped the person I am today and will continue to shape my future. Band picks me up when I’m feeling down and makes the good days even better. It is a place to escape and get lost in music. I have been in band since sixth grade. My intentions were to play the trombone but my father told me “Trombones are for boys” so I ended up playing the trumpet. In this case my father was completely wrong. Almost of the

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    Although some may argue that doubt protects us from believing in certainty so much to the point where we lose our sense of reality‚ certainty allows us to accomplish amazing feats‚ pushes us past the limits we set for ourselves‚ and allows us to unlock the unknown potential hidden within ourselves. While some may see doubt as a protector‚ others like myself see it as a hindrance when trying to accomplish what others may see as impossible. Certainty is what allows us to accomplish those things. For example

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    In his article What Does Immigration Actually Cost Us by Thomas B. Edsall he shows us the ups and downs to immigrants in our country. Edsall does a good job of explaining both sides the democratic and republican views of this argument. He shows us some of the benefits for business. Edsall states the main benefit of immigrants in our country the benefit is for businesses. Edsall explains how the fact that immigrants will work for less money making the business more profitable for the owners and investors

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