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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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    Montag doesn’t question what is happening in his society and goes along with it. Montag questions his job and what he does in his society. Montag wants to know what his society is missing and it is driving him. Montag changes his beliefs about society and this causes him to reject it because he wants to know what his society is hiding. At first Montag went along with his society without questioning. Montag‚ being a fireman in his society where they burn books‚ is happy with his job and doesn’t even

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    Love as a Higher Form Love has always been a sensation that has both mystified and captured humanity. It is a unique emotion and‚ while it means something different to everybody‚ it remains to all a force that is‚ at its purest form‚ always one step above mankind. In love’s ability to exist differently from person to person‚ one can find love to be a conglomeration of different branches. It can be said that there are six such categories: Agape‚ a love which sets store on physical attraction

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    you have courage. When you are brave you have to go through something tough. For example‚ if you are scared of heights you going to have try something that will get you other your fear. There a quote that say ‘’She who is brave is free.’’ That mean that if you don’t try the thing that you are afraid of you will never be free. When I was young I always afraid of a lot of thing. When I got older I figured maybe I should get over my fear. The first fear was dogs. The reason why is because they just

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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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    students know these differences openly and to raise them in accordance with the good religious values. The first thing that each institution must do is introducing the students to those differences no matter how many are they or how significant they can be. By doing this the students will widen their knowledge of the world knowing the various types of people‚ languages and areas which will be their first step to thinking more considerately that leads to getting out of the box and chains that tie them within

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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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    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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    is what makes people free and true to themselves and what they believe in. Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it is truly giving the people their freedom. It does not harm anyone‚ since it’s only done to prove one’s point or to let them stand up for what they believe is right. The normal population seems to dictate that civil disobedience is wrong because it violates laws which are made to protect the people. Morris Leibman‚ a Chicago lawyer‚ stated in his article

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    Why Does Sammy Quit His Job? Sammy is a middle class nineteen year old checker at the towns A&P store. He has already decided he wants more than a middle class life can offer‚ now lays the problem of how to fulfill his dream. Sammy is all about details and immature in many ways. He thinks he is superior to his coworkers‚ opinionated and sarcastic. He is a dreamer and fantasizes as he rings up the customers groceries. Sammy thinks he has everyone figured out in comparison to himself. For example

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