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    The Old Cottage

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    The Old Cottage. The night was still. The tumbleweed lay flat on the frosting blades of grass. These were the signs of a changing season. ‘Smith Farm’ was engraved on the stone posts that led to the entrance of what seemed like a graveyard. The snow slowly fell from the starless night over the tin roof. The farm was bare‚ as the snow had smothered the barren paddocks. Life seemed like it was in hibernation. The cottage was old and made of rotting wood‚ which the paint had peeled off ages ago

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    Sharon Olds

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    In the poem "On the Subway" by Sharon Olds‚ she contrasts the worlds of an affluent white person and a poor black person. The two people have many opposing characteristics‚ and the author uses literary techniques such as tone‚ poetic devices‚ and imagery to portray these differences. The narrator is the white woman‚ and she realizes how people get "stuck" in places of society based on their skin color. The word "stuck" is repeated twice to stress this idea. The major difference between the two people

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    getting old

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    Argumentative Essay Getting Older A lot of people say that getting older is sad and difficult for old people which is true but at the same time they have lots of opportunities to enjoy this stage of life. That is why there are some advantages and disadvantages that needs to be discussed. On the plus side‚ old people nowadays have several benefits. For example in health care they have lots of benefits that helps them receive treatments or medications for free‚ they don’t

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    Last year‚ it was my first year when I work in the female soccer team from my old high school. This was a soccer team where I was a goalkeeper trainer. This team was the high school soccer team representing the local High school. The purpose for our team was to win all the games against other schools‚ another of our goals was to have fun and to stay active; my personal goal was to train the goalkeepers the best I can and make them better soccer players. The best reward we all get was the feeling

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    Old Reliable

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    You are the assistant to Julie Davidson‚ the sales manager of Old Reliable Life Insurance Company. Julie is interested in equipping her sales force with the technology they need to sell Old Reliable’s insurance products. Most of her salespeople visit customers in their homes or offices. Today‚ the salespeople carry a laptop computer to show value projections and cash flow summaries for various policies. Many of them also carry a PDA for appointments and a mobile phone. Julie would like to ensure

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    Old Joke

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    Old Joke by Alan Shapiro ALAN SHAPIRO Radiant child of Leto‚ farworking Lord Apollo‚ with lyre in hand and golden plectrum‚ you sang to the gods    on Mount Olympus almost as soon as you were born. You sang‚ and the Muses sang in answer‚ and together    your voices so delighted all your deathless elders that their perfect happiness was made more perfect still. What was it‚ though‚ that overwhelmed them‚ that suffused‚    astonished‚ even the endless ether? Was it the freshest

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    OLD COUPLE

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    Everytime I see an old couple I feel good‚ there is something sublime about them‚ something beautiful about them-Love. I think all young couples should spend sometime with old couples and seek inspiration from them‚ listen to their song of life’s journey and how they crossed the deserts soaked in Sun’s fury‚ how they fought the highs and lows of the seas‚ challenegd the peaks that seemed impossible to scale‚ down to the jungle full of dangerous wild animals holding each other’s hands‚ smile on their

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    Old Testament

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    In Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament‚ he writes‚ “ With no revelation . . . there was no way to know what pleased and what angered . . . This is the plight of those who live in a world without revelation. In the end‚ for all of their conscientious ritual‚ they did not know what deity wanted” (p. 145). Please post a 400-word response to Walton’s statement. Discuss the importance of revelation to God and the biblical writers. Seek to answer questions like “Was it important

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    Old coins

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    OLD COINS BRASS TANKA OF DELHI SULTAN MUHAMMAD III Muhammad III bin Tughluq ruled much of India from 1325 to 1351AD. He was a scholar‚ calligrapher and an innovative monarch. Unfortunately he did not always consider the consequences of his innovations. Vast amounts of his treasury was spent trying to expand and consolidate his realm. This only encouraged numerous revolts throughout his realm. He forcibly moved his entire capital and all its inhabitants from Delhi to a more central

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    The Living Old

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    The Living Old Nicole E. Mosley Strayer University SOC100 Prof. Lindsay May 23‚ 2011 With the population of adults 65 and over steadily climbing‚ medical professionals and the healthcare system are struggling to keep up. One major issue concerning the healthcare system is that it is not set up properly provide care for these older adults. The physicians today‚ who regularly see patients‚ focus mainly has been; diagnose—usually in a 15-20 minute office visit‚ treat‚ and cure. Many of

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