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    The Swastika’s Many Meanings The swastika is the oldest religious symbol known to the human race and is widely recognized in various cultures all across the world. The swastika has been used over 3000 years and is even older than the Ankh which is a symbol used by the ancient Egyptians (History of the Swastika‚ by Jennifer Rosenberg). The word “swastika” originated from India‚ meaning well-being. It was and still is used by many different cultures symbolizing life‚ power‚ strength‚ peace‚ the sun

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    Meaning of the Russian Bear: How Goldflower Outsmarts the USSR In the “Meaning of Mother Goose‚” Robert Darton begins with an old variation of “Little Red Riding Hood” (“LRRH”) and the tale’s psychoanalysis interpretation‚ which picks out “hidden symbols” (p 281) for a universal meaning. Darnton vehemently disagrees with this interpretation method and claims that “. . . folktales are historical documents. They have evolved over many centuries and have taken different turns in different cultural

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    SEMANTICS A short story of semantics Why study semantics? Semantics (as the study of meaning) is central to the study of communication; and as communication becomes more and more a crucial factor in social organization‚ the need to understand it becomes more and more pressing. Semantics is also at the centre of human mind – thought processes‚ cognition‚ conceptualization – all these are strongly connected to the way in which we classify and convey our experience of the world through language. Semantics

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    I’ve learned many things about myself and my current approach to career-related decisions as a result of the career readiness inventories. I learned a lot about my current career and educational goals such as which job I wanted to further. My education plans would include developing my math skills‚ increase my writing abilities‚ and overall success in every subject. It has also shown me that I want to get a success job that mostly relates to mathematics‚ most likely an accountant or engineer. It

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhxL7tVH5i0 http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/pictures/stars-without-makeup-20122410/25674 REFLECTION Reflection involves a deep self actualization which contains only the truth. It would only be hypocrisy on my part if I’m going to state that “being a part of this community service as a way of giving back to the public what they deserve is a privilege for me.” I would be brave and honest enough to tell you that this community service tasked to the scholars

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    Simone Fuentes Cont. Comp Period 5 How To: Convince Your Parents to Buy You Something We all have that one thing that we REALLY want that our parents just won’t buy; I mean‚ not something crazy like a car‚ a gun‚ or a pet snake. I mean something like a phone‚ a new bike‚ a computer‚ or even a video game. These are things that we can work or even negotiate for. I will be instructing you on how to negotiate or convince your parents to buy or get

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Shelly Cashman Excel 2010 ------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3: Lab 1 Six-Year Financial Projection Skills Save a workbook with a new name Apply a theme to a worksheet Select all cells in a worksheet Apply bold Enter text in cells Change the font Change font size Create a formula using the NOW function

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    Washington has a diverse natural environment. The Cascade Mountains divide the state into two extremely different natural environments. Those areas west of the Cascades have a mild and moist climate. This moist climate allows dense forests and vegetation to grow. The areas east of the Cascades‚ in contrast‚ have a harsh and dry climate. This dry climate allows mostly short grasses and sagebrush to grow. Drive over the mountain passes and you can very easily see the contrasts between western and

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    Speech #1 – Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” Who is the speaker? John F. Kennedy‚ 35th president of the US What is the occasion? JFK’s inaugural Who is the audience? Citizens of the United States‚ communist countries‚ third world countries‚ S. America and any country possessing nuclear weapons What is the speaker’s purpose? To inspire and excite the audience of what he wanted to bring to the country. To inform the citizens and the rest of the world his goals during his presidency. How does

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    8 Back when I was 8‚ I met a girl who became my most favorite person. We had ways & plans to prove to the world that we can make it through‚ Whether with or without the help of the people around us But‚ I’ve lost her The girl that I used to see when I wake up in the morning in a hot summer day The girl I used to play with under the high sun in an afternoon break The girl I used to sing with as we lay Under that old mango tree‚ I’ve lost her The girl who smiles with eyes full of

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