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    The land on which indigenous tribes lived are of great importance to them. At the center of most Native American belief systems is the idea that religion draws heavily upon sacred lands. They have a very reverent attitude towards nature‚ always being respectful of it. This is because their survival was dependent on the land. So rather than changing the environment in which they lived‚ they lived very closely to nature. To them‚ nature is spiritually alive. Everything in the cosmos is interrelated

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    “Anyone lived in a pretty how town” Poetry Explication Edward E. Cunnings’ poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town” is a love story about two people. The lovers live in a town where no one cared about each other‚ but the man and the woman did love each other. Cummings uses repetition to show the effects of time: “spring summer autumn winter” (3) and “stars rain sun moon” (21). Then‚ when the couple die‚ their children take their place‚ but they forgot something or someone. Within each stanza though

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    Brewster’s “Where I Come From” and Sandburg’s “Chicago” portrays urban environments‚ exploring how the poets feel towards their respective cities. In “Where I come from” the poet was being critical towards the city life and show the contrast between urban and rural‚ whereas “Chicago” expresses his fondness towards the city even if there was many problems to it. In “Where I come from” Elizabeth Brewster makes a comparison between modern city and rural area. She did this by using tones and vocabulary

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    I want to put a ding in the universe.” -Steve Jobs. This was the mentality of Steve Jobs‚ an entrepreneur‚ industrial designer‚ and the co-founder of Apple. Jobs worked for the majority of his life to create and push along the evolution of communication through technology by creating various devices and programs. One person that he embodies and was inspired by is Thomas Edison. Edison‚ who lived during the Industrial Revolution‚ also had many technological achievements‚ one being the phonograph

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    Thoreau

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    experiencing reality to the fullest? In “Where I Lived‚ And What I Lived For”‚ the critical Thoreau uses certain language to appeal to his audience. Thoreau uses metaphors‚ diction‚ and analogy to make his readers question the way they see reality. Through his language Thoreau creates a pathos appeal to capture his audience with emotional ideas. Thoreau uses juxtaposition to convey contrast between reality and shams. In the beginning of paragraph 6 Thoreau says‚ “ Shams and delusions are esteemed

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    Summary Everything in Its Path‚ I read that the people that was a part of the Buffalo Creek flood. The people were wounded in spirit‚ children did not act like children because of what the flood had done to their home. The people that lived in Buffalo‚ Creek loved the place they called home. Buffalo‚ Creek is mainly a place where coal mining go on. On February 26th‚ 1972 the place that was a nice honest place as the people from Buffalo‚ Creek would say that statement came to an end on that day. There

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    What Am I Dreaming?

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    What am I dreaming? For seventeen years that I lived in this world‚ only few dreams were recollected by my brain. I could not recall having a dream every single night. When I was young I used to think that most of the time I was not having any dream at all. It was so sad to think that the dream fairy did not want to visit me when I was asleep. Until I learned in my Psychology1 subject that remembering a dream depends on waking up in the middle of that dream. I could consider myself

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    What I Want To Be When I Grow Up ‘What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?’ Is A Typical Question That Most Elders Ask Their Children.In The Past Choosing A Proffesion Was Easy The People Used To Follow Their Ancestral Proffesion.But In Today’s Generation Selecting A Proffesion Is Not An Easy Task.Everybody Needs To Work Hard To Get A Proffesion Of His/Her Own Choice‚And With Many Unemployed Students Everybody Has To Join The Rat Race.But For Me Being A Scientist Is The Only Goal Of My Life. When

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    I Can I Will

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    While reading the book‚ I Can I Will‚ I found the messages that were sent across to be very forceful and pertained to a lot of my own life experiences. The book teaches me to overcome my negative preconceptions and always say “I can I will.” It also teaches me to believe in myself‚ have positive self-affirmation‚ and spend my energy on important aspects of my life. Furthermore‚ it enlists self-confidence in the reader and allows an individual to introspectively assess the qualities that are needed

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    Abstract My career choices have changed through the years from mother and housewife through architect‚ accountant‚ or teacher‚ finally I have arrived at a computer career. The following is an idea of the path I have followed. What I want to be When I Grow Up Coming to the point of my current career choice has been a long road. My idea of what a career is or should be has changed with circumstances and age. According to Weintraub (2005)‚ "the average worker spends only four years in a job

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