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    prefer I much [prefer] locally made beer to the kind made by the big breweries. Francis thought marmalade on toast was [preferable] to strawberry jam. I would like to travel to Europe next spring‚ [preferably] to Italy. Joseph likes playing soccer‚ but Lawrence’s [preference] is baseball. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu once said‚ “I [prefer] liberty to chains of diamonds.” Would you prefer to travel to Mexico in March or in April? Sammy [prefers] woollen gloves‚ but I like fleece mitts. Studies

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    “Macbeth.” Ever since it was first shown people have believed there is a curse on this production. That causes horrible events to occurs surrounding the production. Macbeth was produced in 1623 and still today this curse of Macbeth haunts the theaters. It waits for someone to say the unspoken word. It seems as if there isn’t one production of “Macbeth” that doesn’t have a disaster occur. But what if there was a way to reverse the curse? Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare. Many people believe

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    Theresa M. Nash Strayer University World Cultures I Professor Caren Stayer 10/19/2013 The Curse of the Pharaoh The Curse of the Pharaohs is a strong belief that anyone who disturbs a mummy or a Pharaoh’s tomb will be cursed. Hollywood has long propagated this theory‚ using fantastic treasure and horrible “accidents” to frighten and entertain movie goers. King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and the world succumbed to Egypt mania (Sayre

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    The Curse of Knowledge plays a role in misunderstandings between healthcare staff/physicians and the stakeholders or patients and their family members (Burns‚ Bradley‚ & Weiner‚ 2011)..Evidence of such exists in the physician’s communication and the understanding on the part of the Santillon family after it was determined that irreversible brain damage had occurred. The Curse of Knowledge occurs when a communicator (sender of information - physician‚ in this case) begins to communicate a piece of

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    In ‘The Secret Joy of Baseball Curses”‚ curses are thoroughly evaluated by supplying evidence‚ repetition‚ and robust adjectives. Throughout the essay‚ the author used three examples and two quotes to provide evidence for the claims they made. The author quoted journalists and authors‚ both generally assumed to have great adept in the field that they write about‚ to further strengthen and support claims that the author made. In addition‚ the author used only baseball examples to explain the points;

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    The curse against the house and against man is represented differently in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon‚ Agamemnon’s ancestors did horrible acts on others that incurred the wrath of a curse upon their house. While in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus was sort of thrown into a tragic event that had nothing to do with him. The curse against both men is represented in varying ways. Starting with Agamemnon‚ the curse on his house starts even before the play begins with a curse thrust upon the house of Atreus who

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    In the article “On teenagers and Tattoos‚” Andres Martin (2000) addresess the arguable topic of teenagers receiving tattoos and piercings. Martin covered an abundance of standpoints‚ from the teenager’s point of view to the parent’s concern. “They are ubiquitous‚ having entered the circles of glamour and the mainstream fashion‚ and they have even become an increasingly common feature of our urban youth.” (para. 1). Martin‚ throughout the article‚ tackles why adolescents may desire a tattoo or piercing

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    Youth in resolving corruption. [pic][pic][pic][pic]         Corruption is rampant in our social and political life. Like cancer it is eating into the vitals of the society.Self-serving politicians and their agents and power brokers can stoop to any extent to feather their own nest. No body is free from the needle of suspicion. Corruption seems to rule the roost everywhere. In government offices it percolates from the top to bottom . “You pay the piper and call the tune” or “Money makes the mare

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    Nuclear Energy – Blessing or Curse? Nowadays hot debates surround use of nuclear energy. It is widely suggested that it is one of the cheapest and cleanest energy resources‚ whereas others strongly disagree with that viewpoint‚ and claim that use of nuclear energy poses an unacceptable risk to the environment and to humanity. Consequently‚ there are many demonstrations against nuclear power plants worldwide‚ whereas others consistently support nuclear energy. Where does the truth lie? One of the

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    Mobile phones. A blessing or a curse? Mobile phones have had such a large impact in our modern twenty-first century societies‚ that they have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Nowadays‚ it has become the norm in our towns and villages to see people who are busy tapping on their cell phones. Mobile phones have changed the way people communicate. These devices are carried anywhere people go because they are light and easy to carry around‚ such that everyone is constantly in touch with others

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