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    Edward Said

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    In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.

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    Amelia Edwards

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    The British novelist and egyptologist Amelia Edwards once said‚ “Were I asked to define it‚ I should reply that archeology is that science which enables us to register and classify our knowledge of the sum of man’s achievements in those arts and handicrafts whereby he has‚ in time past‚ signalized his passage from barbarism to civilization.” To put that in simpler words‚ Amelia means to say that archeology is the study and understandings of our past ancestors‚ who have grown to modern civilizations

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    Johnathon Edwards

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    the mood of this passage. The mood of this passage is persuasive angry admonitory which means it’s a warning for people. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. a. Metaphor: A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as. For example: In the sermon the metaphor of loathsome insects describes sinners. The congregation’s

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    Jonathan Edwards

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    For Jonathan Edwards those that have received the Holy Spirit as a free gift receive the affections that the Spirit brings with it. The Spirit is the one that causes mankind to act in line with the will of God and according to Edwards those actions only come about through the affections in which they feel. This is not something that happens only for Christians though. In fact‚ Edwards argues that all humanity is driven by the affections of the heart. Meaning that those that have not received the

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    Johnathen Edwards

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    congregation into salvation‚ by comparing them to insects dangling over the fires of hell and only gods mercy keeps them from burning. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. o Metaphor: Fire of Wrath o Simile: Comparing the people to chaff on the summer threshing floor o Allusion: Hell o He uses the wordings "Haste and escape for your lives‚ look

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    Edward Snowden

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    whistleblower it can lead you down the path of being someone who will get negative attention or someone who will get great praise. Through this many whistleblowers are brought into the public light. One of the biggest and most recent whistleblower is Edward Snowden. Through him the world was able to see the atrocities the government was doing against the people of the United States. The difference with his case and the Douglas Durand case was Snowden’s motivations were not driven by a monetary value

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    Edward Hoagland

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    Edward Hoagland in his essay “On Stuttering‚” describes the difficulties he faced in his life because of a stuttering problem. He shared the different ways he was able to cope with this issue and some of the scariest moments he faced because of his stuttering. As I read this essay I could relate to Hoagland on a personal level because of the stuttering problem my youngest son has. Many of the examples Hoagland shared I have seen my son deal with. Hoagland describes the fact that he has lived

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    Man in arms

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    Citations Jeong‚ Gyung-Ho. "Congressional Politics Of U.S. Immigration Reforms: Legislative Outcomes Under Multidimensional Negotiations." Political Research Quarterly 66.3 (2013): 600-614. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Hinojosa-Ojeda‚ Raúl. "The Economic Benefits Of Comprehensive Immigration Reform." CATO Journal 32.1 (2012): 175-199. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. Hall‚ Joshua C.‚ Benjamin J. VanMetre‚ and Richard K. Vedder. "U.S. Immigration Policy In The 21St Century:

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    Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey Full Title: "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey; On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye During a Tour‚ July 13‚ 1798. Man and the Natural World This is one of the most important ideas of "Tintern Abbey." The speaker of this poem has discovered‚ in his maturity‚ that his appreciation of natural beauty has allowed him to recognize a divine power in nature. Wordsworth comes up with this idea in "Tintern Abbey‚" and then really explores and develops

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    Arms Race WW1

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    The Arms Race leading up to WW1 The great war of 1914 was one of the bloodiest conflicts modern man has yet experienced. Its consequences reached far from the battlefield and into the towns‚ homes and families of the soldiers. There are many arguable points one could debate regarding the origins of WW1 but much guilt resides on the part of the arms race. An arms race can best be described as one country adding a portion to its military then a neighboring country

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