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    What does Water do? Why do we as humans need water? Why can’t we just go around all of our lives and do sports or activities without needing to drink water? What does water do for our bodies‚ and what happens if we drink too much/too little of it? We as humans need water because Water is essential to good health—and life. Up to 60 percent of an adult’s body weight and about 74 percent of a newborn’s body weight is water‚ making it the largest single substance in the human body. Water helps carry

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    times in the movie and TV series. The first major difference is how they broke out of prison. Michael got tattoos which concealed a map of the jail‚ so he could use this as a guide. However‚ Ray Breslin already knew the structure of the prison because he was the world’s foremost authority on structural security. Michael had a lot of friends and his brother‚ Lincoln‚ who helped him break out of prison. Michael made a hole through the wall of his room behind his toilet‚ and he used metal to make a hole

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    Rhetorical Analysis of “Where I Lived‚ and What I Lived For” Through paragraphs 7 and 8‚ Henry David Thoreau utilizes certain rhetorical strategies to convey his attitude toward life‚ generally being that he dislikes the impostor way of life in which everyone lives now. His message through this writing of his is that he plans to actually “live” the ideal way of life‚ which is the way of life that has always been meant to be for everyone. Written during the 19th century‚ while the movement of

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    triumphant battle to discover yourself‚ your purpose‚ and your reality. What if the way we lived was just a vicious cycle‚ what if we haven’t yet lived in the moment‚ in reality‚ in a true experience? These ideas build upon a transcendentalist‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ in which he hated the way the modern world lived‚ as he believed it was stuck in an everlasting rhythm‚ too distracted to see clearly‚ but this was in the late 19th century. How would Thoreau reflect upon our society? We may reflect transcendentalism

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    ARAB STATES DECLARE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL The conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East was over land of historic Israel and Palestine. The conflict has led to several wars‚ beginning in 1948‚ among Arab nations‚ Palestinian refugees‚ and the state of Israel. Since 1979 several peace accords have been signed‚ addressing parts of the conflict. The area is the homeland of the Jewish people‚ who immigrated to the area beginning in the 13th century BC as Hebrew tribes. The tribes confederated

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    In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums”‚ a gardener named Elisa Allen plants chrysanthemums. In the story‚ she was busy planting her prized flower‚ when she encountered a man who talked her into giving him some of her chrysanthemum seeds. Once the man left‚ she gained a sense of freedom.. Her mysterious transformation was triggered by her conversing with the salesman and giving him her chrysanthemum seeds. In this story‚ there is immense symbolism behind the chrysanthemums she planted‚ the gardening

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    The Higher the Better In the short story “The Damned Hman Race” by Mark Twain‚ he mentions that the human race consider themselves as the “highest animal”. The term “highest animal” generally means‚ to me‚ that they are better in every category than the other animal species. In my opinion‚ we humans are the “lowest animal”. This opinion of mine is judging from our violence‚ insults‚ discrimination and lack of survival skills that we are known for globally. We are known for racial discrimination

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    What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day… Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and stick out like a handle?” In the children’s book‚ The Velveteen Rabbit‚ by Margery Williams‚ two toys talk within a nursery about what it means to be Real. As I listened to the reading‚ I realized that I can apply the discussed qualifications for Real into my life‚ and as I did so I began to recognize just how Real I may be. After reading the book to the class my teacher issued an assignment‚ a five

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    THE FOUR TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS (With Examples) There are four types of paragraphs we write. They include: narrative‚ informative‚ descriptive‚ and persuasive. All paragraphs have certain elements‚ but the four types are also different from one another in how they are composed. Look at the outline about paragraphs in general. All paragraphs: 1. It has a strong beginning‚ or introduction sentence‚ which states the main idea clearly. 2. It has several supporting sentences which make up the

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    “self-reliance” and what it means to you as a teenager and a student. As you read‚ determine what “self-reliance” meant to Emerson and how your meaning and his overlap. Read "Self Reliance." Open and complete the questions on the Emerson Questions page. Then‚ continue to Part II. Part II Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" was inspired by a night in jail‚ which Thoreau had to serve for not paying his poll tax. His refusal to pay a tax to the state stemmed from his opposition to slavery

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