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    View Reference Center. EBSCO‚ 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. George‚ Patricia‚ and Geraldine Wagner. "Medical Experiments on Animals Are an Important Element of Drug Development." Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. EBSCO‚ 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2011. Wolff‚ Jonathan. “Pro and Con Positions Oversimplify Animal Experimentation Issues.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Gale‚ 2009. “Killing Softly” Guardian. 28 Mar. 2006. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. Wright‚ George‚ and Steve Hoagland. "Animal Testing Is Cruel

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    J. S. Bach and the Second Brandenburg Concerto In December 1917‚ Johann Sebastian Bach began working as Prince Leopold of Cothen’s Kappelmeister (German: “chapel master‚” director of music)‚ tasked with composing for celebrations and holidays. A lover of music‚ the prince held Bach in high esteem; paying Bach more than twice the salary of his predecessor. Restricted by the chapel’s low-quality organ‚ Bach negotiated for new instruments in Carlsbad and Berlin‚ traveling with the prince throughout

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    int/Treaty/EN/WhatYouWant.asp?NT_148 and CM_1 and DF_10/02/03 B. F. Grimes‚ 2000‚ Ethnologue: Languages of the World‚ Dallas: SIL International European Convention on Human Rights‚ http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html Hogan-Brun‚ Gabrielle and Wolff‚ Steffan. Minority Languages in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan‚ (2010) C.Jones‚ Mary. Language Obsolescence and Revitalization. Oxford University Press‚ (1998) 7

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    not well known‚ in part because many synesthetes fear ridicule for their unusual ability‚ or they see it as normal and do not realize they have such an uncommon gift. The first documented case of Synesthesia was recorded by Georg Tobias Ludwig Sachs in 1812 (Jewanski‚ J. 5)‚ but was widely misunderstood for much of its history from many experts thinking the condition was a form of insanity. Over the past 30 years‚ however‚ there has been growing evidence showing that the brains of

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    Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied‚ and like most subjects in philosophy‚ will never be viewed the same by everyone. There are so many cultures that have so many different beliefs about the way a person’s life should be lived out. Things like religion‚ poverty‚ and mental health all contribute to our beliefs in ethics. Some people believe that the mental state of a person or the motive for that person committing a crime should be

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    Steven Tobias American Sign Language Prof. Chris 4/31/2013 Social Activity My social activity was also from home. I went to a graduation party that was for my friend who has deaf family members. So I sat there and was able to interact and ask about deaf culture for a good portion of the party. We played some of their games‚ which I have never played before. They were all fun and it was a great time. Now since there wasn’t much to that‚ I decided to go to another event. I went to a car wash

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    In divergent‚ the main character Beatrice‚ or Tris‚ was once a quiet girl from Abnegation who lived an ascetic life. Although she was taught to be selfless‚ she found it difficult to always put others before herself. Growing up in Abnegation‚ Tris struggled with her identity. In general‚ from finding out she is divergent to joining Dauntless to the death of her parents‚ her identity changed significantly throughout the novel. Given these points‚ she was confused about her aptitude test results‚ uncertain

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    that has ever been said is “People that you are surrounded with will make a big influence on you.” People always have a big influence on things especially other people. This connection is relevant to the characters in Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff. The main character‚ LaVaughn is a young teen‚ whose mom is always on her back about having a good future and going to college. Which is completely opposite to Jolly‚ who is a teen mom with two kids and is learning how to survive life with only her

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    |[pic] |[pic] | | | | | | | [pic] was a 20-year-old artist from Chippewa Falls‚ Wisconsin. Orphaned at the age of 15

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    A system for controlling whole populations is very bad. Although the two books Divergent and The Giver are very different‚ they also have a few similarities‚ which I will point out. In Divergent and The Giver‚ there is a lot of control exerted by the different governments. In both books‚ there is not much freedom of choice. While there is a little more freedom of choice in Divergent‚ individuals have to follow the faction rules. In The Giver‚ there is pretty much zero‚ zilch (A.K.A 0) choice.

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