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    scholarly interpretation of The Lottery A lottery: the word lightly rings a blissful tone through out the ears of most American citizens. Yet‚ in the small town that Shirley Jackson writes about in her short story The Lottery‚ the word unknowingly stings the ears of these quiet townspeople. Jackson writes about a town that is blinded by an adherence to a tradition. While the actual lottery in the story may seem as an exaggeration‚ in reality there are many things in today’s society that are blindly

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    Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who lived through slavery‚ racism and segregation. So this poem is considered to be an extended metaphor where through out the entire poem Dunbar is comparing himself and all African Americans at that time with a caged bird that does not have the freedom to enjoy the nature and does not have the freedom to fly like all other birds meaning white people at that time. The poet starts the poem with a sentence

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    Marine Biology Why is it so important? Hailey Wymer 10/20/2015 What is marine biology?. Have you ever had a pet fish or have you ever wanted one? Well if so you need to thank a marine biologist for helping us know what types of fishes are out there now and the animals that are out there that we don’t know about yet. The Marine biologists help us know how sea animals and organisms out there interact with one another and what they eat and what is safe to eat. Without marine biology we would

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    One practice used by law enforcement to increase profits is reverse stings where an “officer attempts to sell drugs to an unsuspecting buyer” (Moores‚ 2009‚ p. 788). This tactic allows law enforcement agents to seize the purchaser’s money instead of drugs‚ because drugs have “no value for the agency” (Moores‚ 2009‚ p. 788)

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    thinks of all the repairs the church needs and wonders how much the pearl would be worth. When the doctor heard it he was talking with an elderly woman‚ he tells her he treated Kino’s child even though he refused to treat Coyotito for the scorpion sting‚ as well as fantasizing about himself in Paris. The beggars were thrilled because they expected Kino to give them handouts. The shopkeepers anticipated people buying things with the money form the pearl. A single pearl buyer kept agents in several

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    lunging UCR: initial fright CS: the sight of the spaniel’s house CR: fear and trembling 4. UCS: the canned dog food UCR: salivation CS: the sound of the can opener CR: drooling 5. UCS: the bee sting UCR: pain and fear CS: the sound of buzzing CR: fear 6. UCS: the girlfriend’s original pleasing behaviours UCR: happiness and relaxation CS: the smell of her perfume CR: happiness and relaxation Identifying

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    Emily Dickinson ’s poem‚ "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass"‚ is believed to have been written in 1865‚ and is a vivid portrayal of one of the most infamous creatures of the natural world‚ the snake. "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" is a short six stanza‚ narrative which tells the story of an encounter with a snake. The poem expresses emotions of intrigue‚ "His notice sudden is"; apprehension‚ "But never met this Fellow/Attended or alone/ Without a tighter breathing/And Zero at the Bone."; and regard for

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    Directed Writing: Report Water issues that affected villagers health in the little village Written By: Jason Spencer Water is one of human beings most important basic needs. Human can survive without food for couples of days but somehow going without water‚ human will not survive. Using safe‚ clean‚ water is a basic human right. Mother Nature gifts us free water but selfish human beings keeps polluting the water with actions such as chemical leaks‚ littering into water‚ disposing industrial waste

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    He saw the terrible welts and said to go ice for at least half an hour. I iced my back while people got pictures of the gruesome wounds. When I got back into the water it still hurt. I first got into the hot tub and felt the hot water sting my back and shoulders. It was almost unbearable. I jumped into the water at felt the cold water also irritate the wounds on my back. I knew that redoing that dive was going to be extremely painful no matter how I would land. I was obviously frightened

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    Water Symbol Equation: C2H5OH (ag) + O2 (g) à CH3CO2H (ag) + H2O (I) [1] Advantages: Bacterial growth is inhibited by the acid meaning the food will keep safe from contamination. The acid could be used medically for example for treating jellyfish stings. Acetic acid is used as a solvent‚ a reagent‚ a catalyst‚ and a pesticide [2] Ethanoic acid has a very low toxicity; Corrosive action and

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