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    Chapter 1 was about a guy remembering back to the fall in 1994 to when he was on a bus early in the morning on his way to work. He was reading his newspaper‚ when he seems to find everything oddly in place. He looks around and sees his neighbors sleeping‚ reading or talking very loud. While looking around something inside of him wanted to say “excuse me‚ friends‚ but did you know that less than 48 hours ago I was standing in the middle of several thousand corpses in a muddy mass grave in a tiny African

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    Chapter 1 Nick Carraway – The narrator and author of the book. Graduated from Yale and moves to Long Island‚ New York. He is a bond business men who lives next to a millionaire: Jay Gatsby. Daisy Buchanan – Nick’s cousin. She has feelings and affection towards Nick Tom Buchanan – The wealthy husband of Daisy. Also a racist man towards colored people when he tries to interest the others about the book‚ The Rise of the Colored Empire. Jordan Baker- A competitive golfer Gatsby- A wealthy young man

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    This chapter starts with Nick portraying a lonely zone between the East and West Eggs he calls the “Valley of Ashes”‚ which the landfill is holding all of New York City’s waste. One day‚ Tom demands Nick going to meet his paramour‚ Myrtle Wilson‚ whose auto-technician spouse‚ George Wilson‚ who does not know that Myrtle is having an affair with Nick. They get together with Myrtle later at Tom’s cramped New York apartment where they choose to set up a gathering with Myrtle’s sister and their neighbors

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    Pre-Reading Notes (Very Short Introduction - Chapter 5; Fundamentals of Forensic Science – Chapter 11): • Red and white cell blood antigens are polymorphic: they exist in more than one form and everyone inherits one or more forms of each of them • A successful DNA profile makes it possible to reach a conclusion that a DNA sample came from a specific individual‚ giving law enforcement and forensic science a new‚ powerful identification tool that complements fingerprints and other methods of identification

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    because it gives its own opinions on what’s right and wrong. However‚ I like how honest and direct the material is presented. I learned something from most chapters‚ but I especially enjoyed chapter 5.2 “Clientele building” and 7.1 “Defining success.” Chapter one is based on respect‚ integrity‚ and commitment. I really enjoyed reading this chapter because it opened my eyes to a lot. For example there are three elements of respect; self respect‚ self esteem‚ and mutual respect. On page 6 it explains

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    Chapter One: Down Is Up ➢ John the Baptist and Mary mention prophesies about the kingdom. o John the Baptist’s prophecy includes four surprises: • Full valleys • Flat mountains • Straight curves • Level bumps o Mary’s prophecy mentioned that: • Rulers of the old kingdom will not longer become rulers in the new kingdom. • The lower class in the new kingdom will be lifted from their debts/living status. ➢ Two kingdoms o Kingdom of God • Inverted kingdom and a relational kingdom • Many

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    Chapter 1 The sound of hundreds of feet running closed in on Heidi and Dagny as they ran as fast as they could with the crown in their hands. “Holy fuck Dagny”. Heidi said in a panicked voice.” “We are so going to die here.” Heidi felt her breathing thinning as her throat clogged up. “Fuck‚ fuck‚ fuck‚ fuck‚ fucking bitch ass why did I agree to this.” She thought to herself As they ran‚ they finally saw their castle coming up the horizon. Spears and arrows landed all around them as they tried their

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    Outlined Notes 2011 Chapter 1 Sex – designated based on biology‚ naturally born body parts Biological‚ based on chromosomes and anatomy‚ influenced in utero by progesterone levels Gender – socially constructed and expressed‚ it is not stable or innate Can change based on: self‚ culture‚ in relation to others gender Transgender – have the physical characteristics of one sex buy identify internally strongly as the other sex Intersexed – people who have biological qualities of both sexes

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    Thirteen Chapters of American History The Thirteen Chapters of American History was written by Theodore Sutro in 1905. He writes about pieces of history that were major mild stones in American history starting from Columbus and ending at around the 1890’s. The Thirteen Paintings‚ to a history time and description of their creator‚ Edward Moran. They mostly had some association from the ocean like famous voyages to battles. Chapter one is just a brief introduction to one of Moran famous painting

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    Presented by Dr. Carol Dempsey‚ the lecture on creation is definitely worth paying close attention to. Earth’s creation is strongly rooted in theological teachings. The book of Genesis‚ chapters 1 and 2‚ describe the many events that took place through God’s spoken word in a period of seven days. The two chapters of Genesis also speaks of a connectedness and unity among that which is divine‚ human‚ and non-human. Dr. Dempsey presents the idea that‚ “Creation is a series of interdependent relationships

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