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    In the story‚ ”Rikki-Tikki-Tavi‚” by Rudyard Kipling‚ Rikki’s mission is to keep his human family safe. This drove him to rid the garden of snakes. In the story‚ Rikki saves Teddy from getting bit by a very poisonous snake known as Karait. If Rikki didn’t kill Karait and Teddy got bit‚ by him then he would have been dead in about a minute. Also‚ in the story Rikki saves Teddy’s father from getting bitten‚ by a king cobra who he finds waiting there for him in the bathtub. This evidence explains

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    When searching for scholarships‚ I find it’s important to apply to those that really mean something to the applicant. I stumbled upon the Drake Davis Scholarship and knew instantly it was a scholarship I was interested in promoting‚ and applying to. “There are people out there who have a much harder life than I do‚ and all I can say to them is that they are much stronger than I. To those of you with abusive parents‚ or school bullies‚ to the people out there with money problems or fear of the future

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    Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Mongooses are like a shield. They protect you from harm. Mongooses fight snakes. Snakes know that a mongoose is dangerous. The mongoose would eventually kill the snake. Gardens are a home for many species of animals. Gardens can be homes for snakes‚ mongooses‚ birds‚ and humans. The two mediums‚ a book and a video‚ are very similar‚ but have a few differences. The printed version of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi had an exciting problem‚ climax‚ and resolution. It started with Rikki-Tikki

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    Although not a scientist by profession‚ Bacon advanced the philosophy of empiricism‚ which embraced primarily quantitative observations and the induction of conclusions from those observations. Bacon therefore believed knowledge could only be gained through experimentation. He also established a common belief of the scientific revolution‚ claiming that the material advancement of science and technology would lead to the advancement of a civilization. Bacon disagreed with scholasticism in that it

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    Yarimar serges Ms. Frate English III 4/22/14 Acts of kindness Act of kindness #1 Category: Community Description of Act: Today I went to portage Park (which is very close to my house) and I picked up garbage with my pink gloves in a trash bag around the whole Park. Reflection: Since I live close to portage Park I go there a lot and when I go there I see that there’s a lot of trash around and nobody picks it up. So

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    Part 1 questions 1. In "Daybreak Express" what happens with the beat of the music and the tempo? The beat and tempo would go high and low. It sounded like a train 2. What mode of transportation was a favorite of Ellington’s and is imitated in several of his songs? Ellingtons favorite transportation was the train. 3. What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? The theme song was “Sophisticated Lady”. 4. What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm

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    classes. The theory of structural functionalism‚ coined by Davis and Moore (1945)‚ asserted that stratification was necessary in society. The primary reasons given for their claims were that stratification serves a useful function of society. That is‚ not every job or task is equally important or desirable; these various tasks require different skills and therefore‚ to fill such positions there must be variation in the types of rewards given. Davis and Moore (1945) go on to explain that the function of

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    Katie Davis wrote the New York Times Bestseller Kisses from Katie in 2008 to share how her life changed from growing up in an affluent neighborhood in Brentwood‚ Tennessee to moving to Uganda at the age of eighteen to become a missionary. My view on the world has changed drastically after reading this book mostly because I can relate to the beginning of her story as she begged her reluctant parents to allow her move to Uganda to serve the less fortunate. I also have been tasked with the same trials

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    Coercive Acts and Quebec Act The Coercive Acts and the Quebec Acts were British responses to actions that were taking place in the British colonies in America. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts passed during the spring of 1774. The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston until the people paid for all the tea that was thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party. The amount of tea thrown over was equal to more than seven hundred thousand dollars in the year 2007. Parliament also passed

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    Shelby Sweetin Mrs. Ekenseair 8th Grade Biblical Worldview 6 December 2016 Holy Spirit in Paul In the book of Acts I have learned about so much. I have learned how Paul spread the Gospel and also how I can too. I have also learned how Paul was empowered by the Holy Spirit and how I am empowered too. In Acts Paul has many difficulties throughout the book but he keeps faith. In Acts it was like I was taken on a journey with Paul to so many different places and learned so many new lessons. I have

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