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    White shelter Maggie March 11st. 2014 English Writing 201108 “Build a safe haven from their what and whys‚ we shelter their minds with ivory lies‚ so innocent and sweet‚ that’s what I adore” just like what Lovehatehero‚ a band‚ sings in the song‚ ivory lies build up a safe place for beautiful things‚ even if they are lies‚ ultimately. However‚ white lies‚ just like the pure color‚ are good things. In a family‚ parents tell little white lies to encourage their kids to behave nicely

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    Welcome to all of you who took the time to come by and say goodbye to my husband. I remember the first time I met John‚ we were young kids. He always looked after me because I was too weak and clumsy to take care of myself. We were best friends and I fell in love with him. He was hardworking‚ and never told I lie. That is what I liked most about him. After a few years I married him‚ and I was overjoyed‚ for I truly loved John and still do. He was a good Christian of Salem‚ he took part in the church

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    knows what to wear‚ when‚” she said. “A woman has a disarray of clothing choices‚ so there is more of a chance that they won’t be able to project credibility through their image. Too little makeup‚ overdone makeup‚ long hair‚ an untidy looking bag‚ jangling jewelry‚ too much perfume — all of these things will take their credibility down a notch” (Chapman‚ New York Times). This quote is from Ms. Lynne Marks‚ the president of the London Image Institute‚ which helps women find their image and what is appropriate

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    physically tried to stop them from taking Elizabeth for questioning. In the text on page 1247‚ he furiously said‚ "I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem - vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem‚ but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom‚ and common vengeance writes the law! This warrant’s vengeance! I’ll not give my wife to vengeance!" This quote showed that Proctor was disagreeing with the court‚ and emphasized it by trying to prevent Elizabeth from being

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    Dakota 38 Analysis

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    Instead of going to an outside speaker‚ I watched the documentary Dakota 38. Dakota 38 is a 2012 documentary about the killings of 38 Native American warriors‚ and a group of Dakota Native American’s ride their horses 330 miles to go home (to Minnesota). Everything started when Jim Miller a Native American spiritual leader and former war veteran had a dream‚ where he was riding on horseback through South Dakota and he ended up in Mankato‚ MN were he saw 38 of his Dakota ancestry. On December 26‚

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    of Conrad’s plotline. Conrad’s characterization of the pilgrims‚ Kurtz‚ and the agents in the Company all serve to present this notion and expose the neglect for any decent mission they have in order to serve their own monetary advancement with the ivory trade. Both writers agree on the the incentives of imperialism and the falsity behind the propaganda that promotes a noble

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    When Marlow comes to find out that the trade company hasn’t heard from Kurtz in a long time but knows he is still alive because the ivory shipments are continuously still being made out of the inner station. This is an example of foreshadowing because normally the first thing people would do is establish communication with the people that he works with‚ but Kurtz was disconnected from

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    Nebulosas

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    were less hunter and more gatherers. Next‚ the earliest site at Echinus Bay on Helios Island‚ Level 3‚ which has been carbon dated to 8000 ± 300 B.P‚ sees a decline in the usage of flaked obsidian and bifacially worked tools and a rise in bone and ivory hooks. The introduction of hooks sees a dramatic

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    ideals of both colonialism and Victorian hedonism. In Heart of Darkness‚ Kurtz is the ideal colonialist; he gives the impression of maintaining honorable intensions while also being "of value" to the Belgian trading company by bringing in the most ivory. Kurtz has the good intentions of colonizing the Congolese natives‚ but he is ultimately corrupted by power and greed. Dorian Gray‚ the main character of The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ is the perfect hedonist; he pursues all of his pleasures‚ yet he is

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    The Crucible

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    114315 Mrs. Ingersoll March 19‚ 2014 Salem’s Outbreak Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Salem witchcraft trials accidentally become what are known as one of the most controversial events in Massachusetts history. A young woman named Abigail Williams‚ along with several other girls‚ lead accusations of witchcraft against their community in an attempt to deflect repercussions from their own witchcraft encounters. This constant accusing results in the wrongful condemnation of

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