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    Bear Baiting: The Terrible Truth Have you ever heard a child scream in pain? Young bears are said to sound just like a screaming child as they are ripped apart by dogs. Such is the beastly sport of bear baiting. With few bears left in the world due to the additional problems of habitat loss and game hunting‚ why are we chaining defenceless bears to a post and making dogs attack them? It is illegal‚ damaging to the eco system‚ and cruel to the animals involved. Is it supposed to be entertaining

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    In the poem‚ “We Wear the Mask’‚ the narrator‚ Paul Lawrence Dunbar‚ expresses the pain African American experienced during the slave trade and how the slaves learned to suppress their emotions. The poem shows a contrast between African American’s social faces and their “bleeding hearts”. The tone of the poem is not a corrective tone‚ but rather an explanatory one. In considering the time period‚ it would make sense that the narrator would be careful about insulting the white community. In the

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    Masks have held countless uses and meanings throughout history. Masks have been used in plays‚ like those of Shakespeare‚ traditional dances‚ social gatherings‚ even as a form of casual or corporal punishment. Although masks have several different uses in different cultural situations‚ the meaning of the masks is generally the same. Masks are used to conceal an appearance and assume the identity of another. Metaphorically‚ masks can be used to hide feelings‚ to protect oneself‚ and to block out the

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    How can you implement tradition while remaining original? Many authors have been stuck inside this metaphorical box‚ and often do not know how they will escape. “Survival” by Margaret Atwood describes what seems to be the traditions of Canadian literature. When it comes to showing said traditions‚ “The Painted Door” and “Travel Piece” shows the traits “Survival” describes‚ but they manage to execute them in their own unique way. Both pieces of literature use negative events to advance their stories

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    both saw the need for unity‚ but their speeches had both similarities and differences. Their style of writing‚ want for interconnection‚ and why they wanted the country to come together are some of the main points of the speeches. Patrick Henry and Margaret Smith had a comparable style or approach to their speeches. Henry states in his speech “Mr. President: No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism.” He is showing that he is an advocate for freedom‚ yet still being respectful as he addresses

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    Company Background Build-A-Bears mission statement states‚ “At Build-A-Bear Workshop®‚ our mission is to bring the Teddy Bear to life. An American icon‚ the Teddy Bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood‚ about friendship‚ about trust and comfort‚ and also about love. Build-A-Bear Workshop embodies those thoughts in how we run our business everyday.” (Buildabear.com 2012). Build-A-Bear Workshop‚ Inc. is the leading and only global company that offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed

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    Polar Bears The polar bear is the largest and most carnivorous bear. It is a marine mammal. The polar bear is found throughout the arctic region including Alaska‚ Canada‚ Russia‚ Greenland‚ and Norway. Polar bears can be as tall as 6-8 feet tall. They can weight can vary from about 200-1‚760 pounds. But‚ when born they are 12 to 14 inches long and weigh around one pound. Polar bear’s lifespan ranges from 20-25 years old. Unlike other bears polar bears do not hibernate during the winter. They are

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    In Margaret Atwood’s poem You Begin‚ we are given the sense that she is trying to explain something to us. She describes to us seemingly random objects and how they are perceived as if trying to get across an important point. This is accomplished with a lot of repetition‚ within her poem she repetitively uses the phrase “this is” and then later “this is your hand.” By doing this it leaves the impression that she wanted us to look closely at the words she was saying and determine the significance

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    Endangered Bears throughout the World Bears are big mammals that belong to carnivorous family. They have a hairy body‚ a short tail and small round ears. They learn with their heels and their sole to walk as human beings‚ but they have four fingers instead of five. Bears are very much endangered. The endangered species of bears are: polar‚ giant panda‚ brown‚ grizzly‚ Koloa‚ black American‚ black Asiatic‚ and Malay. The panda bear is a probably the most famous endangered animal‚ only existing

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    Stephen King and Margaret Atwood are two amazing authors with different style of writing. King talks about writing process in the interview “The Atlantic” and his nonfiction memoir “On Writing.” Basically‚ a manual book is for those who choose to write. Atwood sharing her experience of writing in the poem “The Page”. She expressed felling‚ frustrations and anxieties using metaphors. They celebrate the fact that writing is important component of our life. The poem “The Page” by Margaret Atwood is a

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