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    Scott Branesford

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    The purpose of this article is to describe the development of tent cities and the people who live in them. Bransford is biased towards helping homeless people. Bransford has a concerned and sympathic tone in his article about the homeless people in California’s Central Valley. One of the tones that Bransford appears to have

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    Process Paragraph

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    A Process Paragraph A process is a series‚ a sequence‚ an orderly progression. One step or event follows another: first this‚ then that‚ then something else. You generally write a process paragraph to accomplish one of two tasks: 1. To describe how to make or do something (directional process) 2. To describe how something works (informational process) The Structure of a Process Paragraph 1. The topic sentence names the process and indicates the reason someone should be interested in knowing about

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    Maplerose Monologue

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    Dedicated to my friends and family‚ and to all the authors of the great books that I have read. On the third day of September‚ in the town of Maplerose‚ a girl was riding home on a bike of the finest‚ fiery‚ fall‚ orange. She was zipping down the leaf covered streets‚ like a floating gypsy‚ because her bike blended in so well. Alice Mint was the girl biking down the streets. It was the first day of school‚ and she had just made her daily trip to the town’s public library. Now she

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    Gregg Frikken had lived in a Tent City and said how hard and bad it was. Fricken recalled‚ “Pallet floors‚ 25-year old C-rations out in the field and at the ammo dump‚ made in Detroit‚ 1942. And let me see‚ you had 50-gallon drums for the showers‚ and you stunk as well when you came

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    Do Ho Suh

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    Do-Ho Suh "My father’s project was crossing time to bring back that particular style of architecture‚ and my project was literally to bring that space across the Pacific Ocean into a different culture." --- Do-Ho Suh Do-Ho Suh is a Korean artist living in New York‚ USA. His installations focus on many subjects from culture identity‚ ethic values‚ and collective consciousness. He used the variety of medias including resin‚ fabric‚ thread‚ and rubber. His background is living in two cities and

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    My mother is the most confusing‚ weird‚ insane‚ and strangest person i know; she is also the most beautiful‚ caring‚ loving‚ and strongest figure in my life. She loves learning‚ and has been supportive in my diseases. She has taught me so many things about a natural lifestyles that I keep in mind day to day. I have many inspirational people that surround me‚ but my mother’s crazy‚ creative‚ and supporting personality has made her my favorite person in the world. She is no ordinary woman. She

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    Cottage Industries

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    products from cane and bamboo which are easily available in the neighboring areas of Tripura. Silk weaving and seri culture are the other prominent handicraft industries of the state. The silk weaving industries of the state produce world class silken items which are embroidered with colorful threads. Spread over an area of 500 hectares‚ the silk rearing and silk weaving industry has engaged several local men and women who earn their livelihood from the handicraft industries of Tripura. One

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    distance not letting me sleep. Attempting to sleep in this tiny tent with several patches sowed onto the roof. We arrived safely to the camp. There will be no drill today therefore I will have time to write you several more letters. We arrive fairly late here to the city; we marched to the main tent to have some dinner. The food is not so bad‚ every time reminding me of those wonderful hot meals you gave me every night. Setting up the tent was not much of a problem; we had the help of a high officer

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    Student of the Year

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    sound . She didn’t hesitate to answer me with pleasure as I am Some people who are 80 years old now remember when a dowry cost Dh 60 and Dh 40 would pay for a whole wedding. The family of the bride and her women neighbors made the wedding dress in a tent near her house ‚ In the past ‚ these dresses were very colorful and were sewn with a hand . It took several days to sew the bride’s clothes‚ so women had a chance to visit. They often sang while they worked. When they the clothes were ready‚ they perfumed

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    Xase

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    was Tent City Arizona. “The Tents Jail was created in 1993 when Sheriff Joe Arpaio was able to obtain some leftover military tents. These tents were set up in an area bordering one of the existing Maricopa County Jails in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Sheriff Arpaio had previously decided that he would not release any inmates due to jail overcrowding‚ and housing sentenced inmates in the tents seemed like a good solution”. ("Jail Information"‚ 2011) Most offenders that have previously did time in Tent City

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