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    Taking Sides

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    the sidewalks‚ snoring. I’m crossing the city in one of Calcutta’s famously broken-down Ambassador taxis. The seat’s been replaced with a box‚ the windows don’t work‚ there never were seat belts. Sneezes of rain blow through. It’s always like this‚ arriving in the dead of night after incomprehensibly long international flights‚ exiting the hermetically sealed jet onto humid and smoky streets perfumed with gardenias and shit. The coal haze is thick as magician’s smoke. Out of the

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    Blind Side

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    The movie of The Blind Side attempted to mimic the book as much as possible‚ however there were noticeable choices that the director made that changed the presentation of the movie compared to the picture that the book created. One of the main choices was to cut out a lot of the football facts that were presented in the book. Throughout the book‚ numerous chapters were dedicated to talking about the history of the importance of the left tackle and other players in the game‚ but in the movie‚ almost

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    The Blind Side

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    “The Blind Side” written by John Lee Hancock is based on true life events about Baltimore Ravens NFL player‚ Michael Oher. This sport related comedy drama will not only warm your heart but can also change your perspective on love and family. It’s an excellent example of how one person can change their fate with determination and the moral support of others. Michael Oher’s story begins with him occasionally homeless and staying with his inattentive drug addict mother in a broken home with a remote

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    This quote arrives from John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In Book I 249-255. According to the notes‚ Paradise Lost is a great project in different ways‚ it is an Epic poem on stories from the beginning of the state or a beginning of a new stage in the annals‚ and it changed the tone of English poetry. Milton takes on the bible with the book of Genesis that talks about the creation of the world(Prezi notes). The above quote’s meaning in Book I 249-255 showed Satan as having the choice to choose

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    Networking Devices

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    Components and Devices Objectives This chapter covers the following CompTIA-specified objectives for the “Media and Topologies” and “Protocols and Standards” sections of the Network+ exam: 1.6 Identify the purpose‚ features‚ and functions of the following network components: . Hubs . Switches . Bridges . Routers . Gateways . CSU/DSU . Network interface cards (NICs) . ISDN adapters . Wireless access points (WAPs) . Modems . Transceivers (media converters) . Firewalls . A wide range of devices is used

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    The play‚ The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare and the poem Paradise Lost‚ by John Milton are similarly written during the same time period of the sixteenth century. Both author’s create characters who have congruent roles‚ yet still make them different and unique. Not only do the writers use character roles that are related‚ but they also use coinciding settings‚ weather situations‚ and wording. Throughout this essay I will discuss and provide examples to support my theory. In The Tempest‚ Shakespeare

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    Rhetorical Devices

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    In his letter to Thomas Jefferson‚ Benjamin Banneker uses rhetorical devices to reinforce his argument against the cruelties of slavery. Being a man of color‚ Banneker did not possess the social status deemed worthy of communication with a fine man such as Jefferson. Nevertheless‚ Banneker was an intelligent man and used his knowledge to point out the contradictory characteristics between slavery and American values. Banneker uses repetition throughout his letter. Periodically‚ he refers to Jefferson

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    like us our home is where we are not … No one person is necessary to you or me‚” (This Side of Paradise). This quote describes how some people can become consumed with a feeling called wanderlust‚ or the overwhelming feeling of needing to travel to new places. In his nonfiction book “Into The Wild” (1996)‚ Jon Krakauer constructs Chris McCandless’ character into that of an wanderlusting alter ego. Krakauer completes this idea by implying throughout chapter three that Chris McCandless was idealistic

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    The Real Original Sin When John Milton wrote the epic poem Paradise Lost‚ his vision about how the books would effect peoples lives‚ even to this day could not be for seen. Since these books follow the same story about the first man and women most people know the basic concept already. Milton’s story‚ like most other epics starts in medias res‚ right after Satan’s failed attack to take over heaven. With God’s knowledge of Adam and Eve’s inevitable failure questions the idea of why sin had to be

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    Paradise Lost or Gain

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    great thanks to many people who helped and supported me during the writing of this term paper. My deepest thanks to lecturer‚ Gagandeep Kaur the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various document of mine with attention and care. She has taken pain to go through the term paper and make necessary correction as and when needed. I would also thank my institution and my faculty members without whom this term paper. I would have been distant realty. I also extent my heartfelt thanks

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