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    someone else.” This is the Canada we know now‚ diverse and multicultural‚ however it took over a century to get to this point. Before becoming a nation‚ Canada was a province‚ consisting of Canada West‚ mainly Anglophones who were at the time minorities‚ and Canada East‚ mainly Francophones‚ and ruled by the British. The early vision for Canada was for it to be an Anglophone country‚ therefore the British tried assimilate Francophones into Anglophone culture by‚ firstly‚ making English the only language

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    Halfway Houses: And Other Prison Alternatives For as long as there have been people‚ there have been violations of societal norms. With these violations comes the question‚ how do we solve these problems or violations? There have been many attempts to solve these problems‚ for example‚ in many cases from the beginning of time retribution has been the answer. Another form of punishment was eventually invented that would isolate offenders from the rest of the community. This punishment called

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    My Dream House If I were able to build my absolute dream house‚ there would be one thing that would have to be true: it would be in my original hometown: London‚ England. Any place would be finding‚ but this is my dream house. My dream house would be located somewhere on the River upon Thames. There are many areas that are on the banks of the River upon Thames‚ but my ideal location would be in the Richmond upon Thames district. It is a very quiet and countryside area‚ but is not seemingly cut-off

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    The Boarding House Who is a victim and who an abuser in The Boarding House? Since the first paragraph of The Boarding House‚ there is a sense that Mrs. Mooney is the victim of an abusive husband- “...Mr. Mooney began to go to the devil. He Drank‚ plundered the till‚ ran headlong into debt.” The reader sees Mrs. Mooney as the woman who illustrates the difficulties a single mother faces raising a daughter‚ however her plan to marry her daughter into a higher class banishes any sympathy the reader

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    “Halfway House” by Mohan Rakesh Is “Halfway House” primarily about a search for meaning and identity? Give a reasoned answer. “The crisis of identity and breakdown of communication in human relations and resultant tragic effect of boredom and despair constitute the theme of Rakesh’s play‚ Aadhe Adhure‚ which is by far is best play‚ devastatingly exposing the fragmented personalities and broken images in a disintegrated society.” — N.Choudhuri‚ (Hindi Drama‚ Contemporary Indian Literature) Mohan

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    I am writing this letter to apply for the post of International ribbon (First Preference) or house ribbon. From my first day at ….. I made up my mind that I would apply for these posts as I saw it as a great opportunity to show my love for different cultures as well as my ability to organize and manage events. The current ribbons have been great at organizing and managing the school and I greatly commend their work. I’ve met a variety of people from different parts of the

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    Theodonia Marshall November 6‚ 2012 The World House The World House‚ a piece of literature written by Martin Luther King Jr‚ A great civil rights activist/leader‚ writer‚ and philosopher. In the passage‚ he talks about an idea from a famous novelist who died which was “A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.” (J. L. Judith Nadell 597) (J. L. Judith Nadell 597)" \s "A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.\"<>" \c 1

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    descriptive detail‚ and figurative language.   Woolf uses clear diction when she depicts three unique metaphors: the Angel in the House‚ the fisherman‚ and the empty rooms. While telling the story of the Angel of the House‚ she shows extreme disgust for the woman who “bothered” and “wasted” her time‚ and “tormented” her to ignore her calling. Although the Angel was “pure‚” Woolf recalls that if the Angel were not rid of‚ she would have “plucked the heart out of writing‚” so instead‚ Woolf killed

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    House Divided” Essay Discuss the relevance today of Abraham Lincoln’s statement‚ “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln’s statement in his 1858 speech that “A house divided against itself cannot stand‚” is an extremely true statement that is as relevant today as it was when he originally stated it in 1858. Lincoln made this statement when he was accepting his nomination by the Republican Party to become the United States senator for the state of Illinois. Lincoln was attempting

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    Free sample essay on A House on Fire. One day‚ I was studying at home. Suddenly there was a loud noise. I came out of my house to know what had happened in the neighborhood. What I saw‚ I could not stop my scream. A house in my neighborhood had caught fire; people from the neighboring areas were rushing towards the house. They were pouring buckets of water to extinguish fire. Many people were throwing sands and dust over the fire. A few people were trying to control fire by throwing blankets

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