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    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    cannon balls‚ and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again‚ though it contradict every thing you said today." A. planting corn Emerson compares planting corn to work ethic. “no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.” B. an iron string He compares an iron string to self trust and confidence. “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” C. clay Emerson compares clay to teamwork. “But

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    PACITA I. HABANA‚ ALICIA L. CINCO and JOVITA N. FERNANDO vs. FELICIDAD C. ROBLES and GOODWILL TRADING CO.‚ INC. G.R. No. 131522‚ July 19‚ 1999 FACTS: Pacita Habana et al.‚ are authors and copyright owners of duly issued of the book‚ College English For Today (CET). Respondent Felicidad Robles was the author of the book Developing English Proficiency (DEP). Petitioners found that several pages of the respondent’s book are similar‚ if not all together a copy of petitioners’ book. Habana et al.

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    World Without Electricity

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    Lucy Ellman fantasizes about a world without electricity‚ yet she stumbles upon her own rebutall. To live comfortably in a world without power requires many other human beings to toil without a hint of comfort. This lifestyle was accessible without power‚ but it’s unlikely she would have reaped its benefits. The "mechanical slave" she references was simply known as a "wife" or "servant." I have fantasies of electricitylessness. To live in a steading somewhere‚ equipped with a reliable well‚ vegetable

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    Volume 1‚ chapter 5 • On a dreary November night‚ Victor had beheld the accomplishment of his toils. • After many sleep deprived and compulsive months of hard work‚ the monster is brought to life. “I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.” • Victor immediately rushed out of the room and began to ponder on the demoniacal corpse to which he had infused life into. Here‚ he beings to have disturbing dreams‚ one of which Elizabeth was seen walking in Ingolstadt and he also saw himself holding

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    was a big storm inside. Some of the sailors die in the big storm‚ but as a punishment of this temptation‚ Aeolus also makes the Laestrygonians eat some of the sailors. People can also get tempted in real life. An example of this is a little kid at a candy store. Kids can get tempted to eat all of the candy‚ because they know how sweet and good it is. Even though in books ten and eleven temptation is bad‚ it could also be a good thing. People can be tempted in helping someone or something out

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    In following the initial guise of children’s literature‚ Laura and Lizzie are presented as foils to each other within the poem. Both sisters are described as having “golden” hair and portraying themselves as the typical virtuous female of the time (Rossetti Line 184). Additionally‚ their lack of physical description also suggests the possibility of them being twin sisters. Which is why the important factor in distinguishing between the two relies on their personalities. Laura is a “curious” individual

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    and abuse. In "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Joyce Carol Oates writes about a typical teenager who is easily identified with. There are a few major occurrences in this story that many young adults have experienced which include the temptations of evil‚ a new sexual awareness and learning how to live in a new more mature world and in turn having to overcome weakness. Written in the nineteen- seventies a new era of sex‚ drugs and rock and roll‚ Connie is growing up in a new rebellious

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    Mother: A Role Model

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    earned nine-hundred and twenty dollars. But my mom give her the eighty dollars Clarissa needed. Every since then i feel the need to help anyone who needed help. Second‚ lazy and ’’I can’t do it’’ is not in my mother vocabulary. She is one of most toil person I know‚ in this case very

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    Auteurist Theory

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    their film and sometimes one might find it hard to find promotions for their films at all ( Goodykoontz & Jacobs‚ 2011‚ 7.3). “It is clear that turning directors into stars has a clear monetary advantage for some‚ while others worthy of such attention toil in near–anonymity” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs‚ 2011‚ 7.3). In essence‚ ticket purchasers are more likely to buy a ticket to a movie that has a director that they are familiar with and have liked all previous films that they have directed. Obviously the

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    different times‚ the character Scar from Lion King seems to be the exact likeness of the character Macbeth. The same humble beginnings is indeed an experience that both characters lived through. Both characters were innocent and loyal until temptation and dreadful ambition started to kick in. In the beginning of “A Tale Of Two Brothers”‚ Scar‚ formerly known as Taka‚ was born to the royal

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