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    I have an older brother in his last year of college and an aussie dog adopted this summer. My parents both work and have been married for 24 years. My father is a pastor and my mother is a seamstress. These characteristics of my family have been the same my whole life. Changes in my family include recent grandparents and close friends deaths‚ new dog‚ several large moves‚ and job changes. These significant developments have occurred because

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    Sammy Penesa Mrs. Peterson English10‚ Per.6 1/14/13 TKAM Essay: What is Justice? Justice is the most complex word to ever befall mankind. Some people define it as the act of fairness‚ others believe it to be truth‚ reason‚ and fact all wrapped up in one. In the book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ justice proves why it is not so easily understood when a town unjustly convicts a man of a crime he did not commit. When personally deciding what justice means we can take three basic observational

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    In all great novels besides telling the normal story‚ the author tries to express something else. This something else would be known as the theme. The theme in Dickens A Tale of Two Cities would be Resurrection‚ or "recalled to life"�. When receiving the message from Jerry Cruncher‚ Mr. Lorry gave him the note with a message "recalled to life"� on it. At that current time one would be curious over what this note could mean‚ but soon the reader realized this message would display a motif that would

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    Chanel led the world from hoop skirts and corsets to long‚ loose fitting jersey dresses. She changed the way people saw the world through her innovative designs. Gabrielle was born in 1883 in Saumur‚ France. She was the second child born to a seamstress and a market stallholder. Her parents were not married when she was born‚ however they married shortly after her birth. Chanel was the second of five children. At age twelve‚ Chanel’s mother died of tuberculosis. One week later‚ her father abandoned

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    colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy‚ overthrown the authority of the Great Britain‚ and founded in United States of America. During the war‚ the women would stay at home with the family and work jobs like such as being a “seamstress and a maid” as the men went off to fight the U.S. The women found themselves unable to buy food and clothing so they had to find a jobs that were not longer filled by men and since the labor force quickly saw a shortage of men‚ business had no

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    Rosa Parks displayed civil disobedience when she stood up or rather sat down for the purpose of what she believed on segregation (Parks Disobedience). Civil disobedience is when protestors intentionally oppose a law as a way of protest (Suber). The ambition behind this is to bring about revising a law or government laws (Brownlee). Park’s involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences‚ she chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest segregation‚ and she did achieve success

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    “The Happy Prince and Other Tales” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright‚ poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit‚ he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are:

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    LIfe )Al Capone was born in Brooklyn‚NY in 1899.His parents were Poor immigrants(Gabriela and Tressa Capone).He was among eight children of the parents.His childhood was typical for an italian immigrants.His father was a barber and mother a seamstress nothing could have predicted his rise to the most notorious gangster.Capone was a good student in grade school but started to fall behind and had to repeat the sixth grade.Around that time had begun to hang around the docks and playing hooky

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    world’s greatest fashion authority”. Her design career spanned three decades and contributed to the areas of business‚ public persona‚ art‚ and design. She humbly started as a young girl‚ she worked at a local dressmakers shop and later became a seamstress at Maison Rouff. In 1891 she married Isidore Paquin‚ and they opened their own Maison de Couture on Rue de la Paix‚ close to the famous House of Worth. This made Paquin the first woman to open her own fashion house. Jeanne and her husband‚created

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    represented sin and out casted her from all of the other young women in the town. The town disowned her and for the longest time would have nothing to do with her because of her crime. Over time‚ the town grew semi fond of her because she was an amazing seamstress‚ however they would not allow her to embroider any wedding vales. This is because she committed adultery‚ a crime sinning against marriage. Also‚ she was banned from living inside of the town‚ they gave her an abandoned cottage on the outskirts

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