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    off course. Most of these ships were recovered‚ but one such ship drifted so off course that it could not be recovered. The name of the ship was the Blue Raccoon. The number of passengers was twenty. It went off course while going on‚ what should have been‚ a routine trip to mars. On the way it when off course. Over the next Twenty million years the Blue Raccoon drifted through the cosmos‚ until it came upon a planet. This planet was green and had life‚ much like early earth. This planet long forgotten

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    Ross Lodge Wheeler English 1302.004 3 October 2014 Varsity Blues In the movie “Varsity Blues‚” not everyone can appreciate what a small town Friday night feels like. Living life underneath a microscope. The whole town in the stands. You can practically fell them breathing down your neck criticizing every move‚ every play the team makes. That’s what it felt like for the boys from West Canan. No matter how tough things get you can always stand up for yourself‚ friends‚ and family. Growing

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    things about American society have changed in the past sixty years. The 1960’s were a time of counterculture‚ and many people rebelled against what had been socially normal in years past. Today‚ Americans still fight and rebel for what they believe in‚ but perhaps not on such a large scale as in the 60’s‚ and now for somewhat different causes. In some ways‚ the social norms of the 1960’s are still similar today; during the 60’s‚ birth control became popular‚ drug use was very common‚ and people tended

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    ghetto in New York‚ during the 1950’s. During this time black people were forced to live in a world of discrimination‚ poverty and suppression. After reading Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues‚ I couldn’t stop thinking about how it had affected me even though I had not gone through a similar experience myself. I just kept wondering what Baldwin had meant his story to be about. I would dare say that his main interest laid in showing the complecity of human relationships. Sonny got arrested for “peddling and using

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    Discussion Case: The Gap Inc.’s Social Responsibility Report Do you think Gap has demonstrated global corporate citizenship‚ as defined in this chapter? Why or why not? The Gap showed global corporate citizenship as they develop a comprehensive monitoring software factory in the garment industry In its response to problems in its contractor factories‚ do you think Gap moved through the stages of corporate citizenship presented in this chapter? Why or why not? Gap move through the stages

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    pick my sorry self off the ground and hobble back to my nest‚ and from that day forward I swore to myself that I would find these men and take my revenge. The months and years passed without a single hint of who the man was. Then one day out of the blue I saw the man’s face. Oh how I remember that wretched face‚ the missing ear‚ the hole in his check and the mis-colored eyes. He had a face that only a mother could love. I then followed him back to where he stayed hoping he was still with the old man

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    don’t know how to say this because I have zero experience in this kind of thing whatsoever‚ but I have had the biggest crush on you since like a week into me working here. Right away I thought you were super handsome and sort of funny and your laugh is like the best thing ever‚ but I was fine until you started teasing me about tripping on the mats. Since then as I’ve gotten to know you I’ve tried to think up flaws and reason why no; I don’t have a huge crush on him he drives me nuts. As I’ve gotten

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    powerful forces at work do not exist as obviously as we expect them to. Although we may not been acutely aware of the very real‚ the ever-shifting‚ and the forceful tides of social influence‚ though they may not be tangible like firearms or fists‚ their invisible wills spur radical change in the world. One of the most prominent social issues in the United States today and historically has been race‚ and equal treatment

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    Sonny’s Blues presents numerous biblical themes that strongly correspond with the Holy Bible. The biblical themes of salvation‚ redemption‚ forgiveness‚ light and darkness‚ and the cup of trembling are displayed throughout the narrative. Biblical themes of brotherly love‚ bondage‚ and the prodigal son are also discussed by Baldwin in the story. Each biblical theme articulates the struggles that Sonny dealt with in his life concerning his troubled past and his willingness to escape from these intense

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    Setting Analysis Sonny’s Blues Sonny’s Blues takes place in Harlem‚ New York. The story unfolds during the 1950’s which was a time frame that swept the African American community into a downward spiral. This period followed the Harlem Renaissance and although that historical event ended after the 1920’s‚ the effects on the black community were still very prevalent factor. Musicians‚ poets‚ writers and other creatives still managed to flourish. On the contrary‚ poverty stricken neighborhoods

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