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    major part of the setting that gives us a better understanding of the background of Sarty’s struggle with issues of morality. The Snopes family lives in a post-Civil War South. They are sharecroppers‚ which puts them at the bottom of socio-economic totem pole‚ since they do not own land‚ and can only rent it. The only group of people positioned lower than them are the blacks‚ and after they were freed from slavery‚ by necessity they had to compete for work with the white sharecroppers - a fact that Abner

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    typically have the opportunity to commit the fraud. It could be because of shoddy internal controls; even with good internal controls a determined person could find a way to override them. A CEO or manager may think they are high enough on the totem pole that no one would question their antics. Once a fraud has been discovered or reported the fraud examiner must do his/her homework. They must secure data and documents to determine if a fraud has actually happened. Once all the evidence has been

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    Where few businesses are at the top of the totem pole‚ raising Internet prices through the roof. The government is controlled by what ISPs say‚ and no one can oppose them without fear of having everything they have done online broadcasted to the world and being shut off of the Internet. Freedom of

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    about my style of communication‚ I’m positive they would reply nine times out of ten with assertive. I currently serve in the United States Army; I have a total of 12 years of active military service. I started out as private‚ lowest man on the totem pole. Since then‚ I have had the opportunity to serve as a United States Airborne Paratrooper (Jumpmaster)‚ Drill Sergeant‚ Warrant Officer‚ and now a second lieutenant in the transportation field. The Army‚ like many organizations is all about

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    currently is. We are mistreating something that instead of being a trash pit‚ could actually create renewable energy by its power‚ and make for a cleaner Earth. Another detail of Gyre is the difference in colors of the overall piece to the trash that makes up it. The overall muted‚ blue and green hues create for a natural look‚ representing the nature. However‚ the bright neon like colors of the trash create for an unnatural‚ synthetic look‚ which creates a contrast in substances. This draws

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    RENT Analysis Rent is a rock musical that focuses on the lives of several different young artists and the relationships that bond between them. The title Rent is very fitting for this musical because the majority of the characters are impoverished and are trying to survive in the world‚ while making a life for themselves. The story mostly revolves around the characters Mark and Roger‚ as they battle loss‚ love and life. While Roger tries to run away from all that he is faced with‚ Mark tries to capture

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    Del Kathryn Barton

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    pen on polyester canvas Size: 280 x 180cm STRUCTURAL FRAME In 2008 Del Kathryn Barton created a self portrait of her and her children for the Archibald Prize (and received first place). In the painting it depicts her and her children in a totem pole like position. The materials used to create this artwork consisted of synthetic polymer paint‚ watercolours‚ gouache‚ and pen on polyester canvas. Using herself and her children (Son‚ Kell and Daughter‚ Arella) as the focal point of the painting

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    This was during a time of segregation in the south so blacks didn’t have many opportunities. They couldn’t go to school so they weren’t educated at all except for a few. They were the lowest on the totem pole just because they were black. Without education they couldn’t have very many jobs and then they couldn’t work for some white folk because they were black. If they were educated lie Calpurnia was then maybe they would be better off because they all

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    lost‚ either way. He gains only by losing. Santiago symbolizes a man that will not be defeated in any battle. “But a man is not made for defeat...A man can be destroyed but not defeated”(Hemingway 103). In the story he becomes the lowest man on the totem pole because he became an unsuccessful fishermen and was underneath the other successful fishermen. Santiago endured the discrimination and name calling of other fisherman. The older fishermen looked down on him and even felt sorry for him. It didn’t

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    the Dreaming‚ when the spirit ancestors arose the Aboriginal people. from their eternal sleep and formed the landscape The spirit ancestors created the natural world and living creatures including people After completing their creative tasks‚ the totem ancestors were once again overcome by weariness and they returned to their original slumber Sacred Sites • DID YOU KNOW... Knowledge of Sacred sites is limited. This knowledge is rarely available to the wider The land is a physical medium community

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