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    Working Near Home vs. Working Far Away From Home Working near home is always better than working far away from home unless you just hate your home environment. When I think of working near or far from home‚ I think more in terms of living far from your roots rather than just a long or short commute every day. No matter how you interpret the concept of working near or far from home‚ near is always my first preference. Working near home means you have already established friends and a support system

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    far and away Far and Away Ron Howard 1992 Far and Away begins in late 19th century Ireland. A young‚ ambitious tenant farmer who dreams of owning his own land‚ Joseph Donnelly‚ wants to get revenge on his father’s death by killing his landlord‚ Daniel Christie. His journey to the landlord’s home is unsuccessful‚ and he is stuck in the leg with a pitchfork by the landlord’s daughter‚ Shannon. He is locked up in a spare bedroom. It is here that Shannon tells Joseph of land that is being given

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    someone or something moves from one place to another. The film‚ Cast Away‚ directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ shows concepts of physical journey by using the character Chuck Noland who trapped in an isolated and uninhabited island as a result of a plane crash. Through the film‚ Robert Zemeckis shows that physical journeys are often arduous by nature‚ a person can feel isolated during the journey‚ and a physical journey can be repeated in the reverse order. The film Cast Away reflects the idea that physical

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    Analysis of Setting in "The Lottery"� Setting‚ the time‚ location‚ and objects in which the events of a literary work occur. This important factor is needed to help the reader familiarize himself with what he is reading. Many writers use setting to "establish a realistic background‚ transport us to strange and exotic places‚ or even to create a certain mood"� (Paschal 4). For example‚ setting as described in "The Lottery"� is a small present day town on a clear and sunny summer day. Shirley Jackson

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    the different types to be sure the right one is added to the work fleet. Pumper vs. Tanker - One In the Same? Some people call them a pumper truck and others may call them tankers. In reality‚ these two types of work vehicles are almost the same thing - a truck with a large tank designed to transport various types of liquids and equipped with a pump to load and unload tank contents. The differences that do exist primarily consist of the ways in which each one is used‚ although both types do basically

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    Who is not aware of the advantages of a morning walk and its therapeutic effect on the human body? It not only keeps one physically fit but also takes care of mental and emotional well being It is true that things that work the best in this world are not at all expensive and it can not be truer than in the case of getting up early for a morning walk. If‚ undertaken and performed regularly‚ like a religious task‚ it shows miraculous benefits. Morning walk has become one of those things for which

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    This is a story about The Lottery‚ it was written by Shirley Jackson‚ and was published in 1948. To begin with‚ the setting of the story was in a lowly populated village of 300 people‚ with green grass‚ flowers and lots of farm land. The day it happened was June 27. Next‚ the process with “winning” the lottery is getting the whole village together to draw out of a black box. The head of the household draws. After they draw out a paper out of the black box‚ they have to hold the paper in their hands

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    the revolution of the seasons‚ which is indicated by the rotating list of the names. With each of the abstract terms E.E Cummings associates a natural phenomenon characterizing the particular season on the sensuous level of human experience so that one may stand symbolically for the other; the sun represents summer‚ the moon represents autumn‚ the stars represent winter‚ and the rain represents spring. The vertical sequence in the poem corresponds to our expectations and desires. The poet echoes his

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    Name: Instructor: Course name: Date: Traditions Traditions have existed in every society and they have been upheld by the members who worshiped them. Traditions are deeply rooted in culture to the extent that they carry the identity of the society. This case of traditions expressing identity is explained below in the selected texts. In Achebe’s text the “Dead Men Path”‚ a young headmaster called Mr. Obi wanted to change the traditions of the community around. He closed the path that traversed the

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    The Lottery: Don’t Let the Title Fool You. Congratulations! Tess Hutchinson has won the lottery. Or so the title lets the audience think that. “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. It is based in a small town that has an annual “lottery winner”. “The people of the village began to gather in the square‚ between the post office and the bank‚ around ten o’clock” (1). Each town member will go collect a piece of paper. Then‚ that family‚ the Hutchinson’s‚ will proceed and

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