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    others more than material things. A hero is someone who takes responsibility and protects the weak. Thus‚ the three types of heroes are everyday hero‚ superhero and famous hero. My three examples of heroes are Superman‚ my mother and the Mirabal sisters. They are different but share a common goal‚ which is to protect and care about others. One kind of hero that exists all over the world is the everyday hero. The person that I consider my everyday hero is my mother. The qualities that make her

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    The disadvantages: Many of these unexplored countries do not have laws against businesses harming the environment Many of the workers could be exploited as they don’t have labor laws yet It could restructure an entire society making it male dominated and lessen the power of females globalization allows for the globalizing of crime (drugs‚ sex trade) globalization perpetuates the cycle of the rich developed countries exploiting developing countries for labor‚ resources... the organizations that

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    Bojaxhiu. She was born in a loving family with one brother and one sister‚ but she seldom talk about her early years‚ because she thinks that the most important thing is to follow God’s way‚ the way he leads us to do something beautiful for him. When she was twelve‚ she decided that she wanted to be a missionary and spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen‚ she decided to become a nun‚ she left her parents and joined the Loreto Sister Of Dublin‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India

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    On the surface‚ Patria is portrayed as the most mundane of the Mirabal sisters because she is very religious and family-oriented character. However‚ Alvarez uses these characteristics and emphasizes on the events that led up to her loss of faith in order to shape her motivations for joining the revolution. In the beginning of

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    In Uglies‚ a dystopian novel by Scott Westerfeld‚ Tally gained a lot more self-confidence through her time with Shay and being out in the smoke‚ I feel that this makes her chose smarter choices. At a point in Westerfeld’s book‚ Tally gets confronted by a cruel looking pretty who calls her ugly (PG. 280). Usual her thoughts when a pretty referred to her as an ugly were along the lines of “I’m not an ugly for long‚” or she would simply agree with them‚ but when the pretty said this she got notably

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    Patria’s personality can be best characterized as someone who firmly sticks to their beliefs and has faith in everything and everyone. Patria’s drive to become someone notable after dealing with misfortune after misfortune makes Patria the strongest sister to die in In the Time of the Butterflies. Patria’s personality can be better explained through this quote; “From the [beginning] I felt it snug in my heart‚ the pearl of great price. No one had to tell me to believe in god or to love everything that

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    Does the Effect of Rock Music Cause Violence? Growing up listening to rock music was a part of my life‚ discovering from my older brother the band Kiss was just awesome and then later actually seeing them in concert when I was 15 was even better! So to me music is an essential part of life in America today. Millions of Americans listen to recordings from a variety of artists every day. Since the advent of Rock N’ Roll‚ politicians‚ law enforcement‚ and several independent organizations have

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    Devoted‚ pious‚ and selfless are three words that people think of in connection to Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a charity worker‚ but she was so much more. As a religious woman‚ Mother Teresa showed the world that through prayers‚ devotion‚ and selflessness‚ that even in the worst of times that there is still hope. She left a legacy as a hardworking nun. Mother Teresa changed the world by being a devoted missionary leader‚ and left as a saint‚ religious figure‚ and one of

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    (272). After her response a state of intense fear arise in the family as Papi’s anger starts to show. Ravi (Yunior’s brother) moves away from Yunior not wanting to be near the possible smack‚ fearing he could receive one as well. Madai (Yunior’s sister) was too afraid to open her eyes‚ and as Yunior explains Papi’s tirades turns her into a wuss. Yunior did not look into Papi’s eyes in fear of a smack as he responds to Papi’s question. In addition‚ Papi wants to make sure the family undoubtedly

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    purpose. One example is the narrative of two sisters from the advertisement titled “Sister”‚ which was created by the National Cancer Institute of Thailand‚ or NCI. Narrated from the older sister’s perspective‚ the commercial recounted how the sisters’ estranged relationship improved due to the revelation of the older sister’s cancer. It was a story about the importance of familial love and hope‚ which influences the target audience to sympathize with the sisters. The commercial’s purpose was to persuade

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