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    In today’s society moral standards of society‚ are becoming more & more justified. Abortions are becoming a controversial issue in the American society. It should be supported because of woman rights‚ rape & incest and health in women that could be a life and death situation that they may not be able to carry their unborn babies to full term. First‚ not to mention 1920 changed everything giving woman the right to vote and make their own choices and decisions. Woman now have rights to

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    What Does Pakistan Means?

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    What Does Pakistan Mean?   An old man was asked on a TV program‚ what does Pakistan mean to you? He replied telling a true story. He said "When I was coming to Pakistan‚ I saw an old man just like me‚ he was tired‚ injured and thirsty. He asked: “Has Pakistan arrived”‚ I said ’Yes’. He took the soil and kissed it. He asked for water. When I brought water‚ I saw some crows and a dog beside him. When I came near‚ the old man had died." The old man interviewed had tears in his eyes then. He said to

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    Macbeth relate to our society by him being told that he was going to become King. So he went and killed anyone that was getting in the way of that goal and basically went mad. And look where that got him? He wound up dying at the end. It could relate to modern day when you think about the lengths we go to get things done. So when you see someone who really wants to pass a test‚ they go sneak into the teacher’s office and steal the answers. Or if you want to go out with someone who’s already taken

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    Symbols The Symbol of Allie in the book Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger is very important. Allie links to the theme of being able to stay young and carefree forever. Due to the fact that Allie died as a child he no longer can grow up and he does not have to face the problems that come along with it. Holden’s view of Allie starts out as Holden not being able to accept his death. His view of Allie changes into him accepting the death and realizing that Allie can never come back. Allie represents

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    Immigrations effect on society Shalita Pettis August 17‚ 2014 Immigrations effect on society Historically‚ immigration has been very important to establish in the United States of America. Many came to America seeking a better life for themselves and their family. Mass migrations occurred from Europe and other countries to establish this nation‚ in fact every person who is not of Native America linage‚ immigrated to this country albeit it recently or generation before. “The United

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    The Truman Show

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    advertising this perfect life to the public. The media influences our lives in many ways such as reality shows‚ newspapers‚ T.V. and radio. The media wants us to live our life in a certain way. We are also monitored by CCTV everyday and minute of our lives. The media sets many expectations such as size 0 models being promoted which increases the amount of people desiring to become anorexic. Truman shows this because his life is manipulated by the media through a universe of illusions pulled over his face

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    What Does Balram Mean

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    The White Tiger In the novel The White Tiger the main character Balram shows signs of being both a victim and victimizer throughout the stages of his life. Balram‚ the main character in The White Tiger is the victim of poverty and inequality‚ who worked out his way out the rooster coop system and overcame the social obstacle that completed his life work by killing his master‚ stealing his money‚ and become a successful business entrepreneur. When Balram was a little boy he remembers his mom was

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    4th Period Definition Essay‚ “What is an American” FINAL DRAFT Paste your final draft here: What Is an American? What does it mean to be an American? Many will have similarities in their answers but none will ever be the same. When we started this unit‚ my definition was to have a deep history in the U.S.‚ having opportunities to better yourself‚ and having freedom. Some people are never able to experience the feeling of living the American dream. Native Americans‚ who are the original people of

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    To What extent was the Edwardian reformation protestant? By the end of Henry VIII’s reign‚ religion within England was stranded mid-way between the competing belief systems of Catholicism and reform. Events within Europe had begun to influence thinking within England‚ the war between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League was one such of these events‚ with which came new influence. Edward VI was king of England and along with his protectors Somerset and Northumberland reformed the country with what

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    be identified. This may be through character’s actions‚ thoughts‚ or what they say. Many different scenes throughout the novel are parallels and symbolize main themes. One example of symbolization is in chapter ten when Tim Johnson walks down the street. In this chapter‚ the characters actions symbolize the themes of racism and courage. Throughout the novel‚ it can be seen that the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in some way. In chapter ten‚ Atticus provides an example of that

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