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    last lines explain how hard it was for her‚ if only because of the feeling she got from the anonymous customers she called. Some synonyms of the definition work‚ "activity of body‚ of mind‚ of a machine‚ or of a natural force" are stated as labor‚ toil‚ drudgery and grind. The poem gives great examples of how mentally challenging this woman’s work is to her stability and well being. As she explains by the example of the magazine sales how she quit

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    share with other children. Corny as it sounds (and Born into Brothels is anything but corny)‚ one of the film’s most powerful revelations is that for all their earthy wisdom‚ these kids retain their youthful energy despite harrowing circumstances. They toil and suffer; steadfast and philosophical when they must be‚ inured to their surroundings to a large degree (how else would they subsist?)‚ but when given the chance‚ they revel in their capacity to love the world.

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    In my opinion‚ I believe that the New Deal was a failure. In the following paragraphs‚ I will give and explain evidence on how it has been unsuccessful. The Great Depression was a very tough time for all Americans and the New Deal did not end it‚ this shows that it is indeed a failure. The Great Depression was a stressful time and unemployment made it much more difficult. According to the statistics‚ the rate of employment was 3.2% in 1929‚ although the New Deal increased it throughout the years

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    In this poem‚ the speaker emphasizes a clash between the enticing aroma of desire and the destruction that vain desire has brought down upon the speaker. He describes Desire’s “worthless woe” in an effort to help the reader get a sense for the intense feeling of contempt that the speaker has for Desire. The alliteration in this line helps to smooth out the delivery of the poem‚ creating a pattern that mirrors human speech. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABABBABABCCBCC‚ and the number of syllables

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    symbolism it would have been difficult for the author to get his point across. The theme of the story also revolved around the symbolism. The significant symbolism used in Young Goodman Brown portrays the theme used by Nathaniel Hawthorne that the temptations of the devil can challenge one’s faith. The pink ribbons are a symbolic figure representing faith and sin. The pink ribbons symbolize faith and sin because if you mix the color of faith which is white and the color of sin which is red it makes

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    definition of marriage to opposite-sex couples only. They would be accepted‚ but as of now‚ they are not because there is not enough emphasis on individualism. “No kernel of nourishing corn” will just appear out of thin air; only “through [their] toil bestowed” will something of that sort happen (185). People can’t expect to receive something when they didn’t work for it. For example‚ homeless people depend on other people’s sympathy and donations to survive. Rather than getting off their butts

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    Persuasive Essay Using Cellphones While Driving Mobile Phone use while driving is common‚ but widely considered dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. I think use of cell phone while driving should be banned at any time‚ at any age or any circumstances. Cell phones are also a major distraction to the driver‚ because it not only occupies one’s eyes but also one’s attention

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    Creation Myths All cultures have tried to answer the famous question “where did I come from” and “how was the world created”. This is why every culture has creation myths. Although there are many similarities between cultures that were centuries and continents apart there are still many differences. These questions are still being debated by scientists and scholars in our technologically advanced society today. There are many patterns among creation myths. In many creation myths the first men were

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    Throughout my experiences in Narratives of Christian Faith‚ many themes have come across. However‚ the three I feel are most prominent are resisting temptation‚ the silence of God‚ and the discernment of spirits. These themes can be seen in the works of Antony‚ Ignatius‚ Silence‚ and Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality. Resisting temptation can be seen in The Life of Antony. Antony realized that there is more to life than material possessions. Even in solitude‚ the passing on of knowledge

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    possible interpretations of how the relationship between sisters in “Goblin Market” can be understood. At one point it looks as if Rossetti is representing women’s desires in times when they had to be hidden and the need to restrain from various temptations. Yet‚ another way to look at the sisterhood is from the feministic point of view: the strength of women during times of their oppression and the importance of relationship between them. First‚ I see the relationship between the two sisters as

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