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    Andrea Elliott describes Dasani’s daily routine as well as the Auburn Family Residence. “A decrepit city-run shelter for the homeless.” Elliott says. For nearly 3 years Dasani grew up‚ along with seven siblings‚ in their shared 520-square foot room. This is the life of not one‚ but one in five‚ American children. The writer describes how the family live in a crowded room with nothing but personal belongings‚ old and rusted furniture‚ and utilities that may be expired for the entire family. Dasani

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    Our Probation Situation” Although you undoubtably comprehend the purpose of life by this point‚ I would still like to bring you the words of a very wise man as he explained the situation to his son with such eloquence as to border on poetry. “Now behold my son‚ I will explain this thing unto thee. For behold‚ after the Lord God sent our first parents forth from the Garden of Eden‚ to till the ground‚ for they had become as gods‚ knowing good and evil‚ the Lord placed Cherubim and flaming swords

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    Our Daughters‚ Ourselves – Analysis In this short piece‚ “Our Daughters‚ Ourselves” by Stevie Cameron the many feats that woman have overcome in recent years are highlighted‚ as are the many setbacks. This piece is basically a summation of a daughters life from an over-cautious parents point of view. Although this is a short piece of writing‚ it does indeed touch on some of the sexual differences that still exist in our society today such as male-dominated post-secondary fields like engineering

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    jobs. Thus‚ the cycle never ends for many of these individuals‚ leaving them stuck in a position of poverty‚ a position that they can do very little to change because of the symptoms of this cycle. This directly connects to the cycle present in The House I Live In that focuses on the war on drugs and the profound effects that it has on the African American community. The film drew much of its attention on the never-ending cycle of incarceration that has occurred because of the war on drugs. Countless

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    As the Dead Prey Upon Us Analysis Charles Olson was an innovative essayist and poet in the 1950s-1960s. He created the idea of “Projective verse” and wrote and essay on it‚ asserting that a poem is a transfer of energy from the writer to reader. Projective verse allows the energy of the poem to be properly discharged. He also explained that form is an extension of the content of the poem‚ which is why are all breathed conditioned by his ear. He thought the best verses were supposed to sync your

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    cathedral called “Our Lady of the Angels.” Our Lady of the Angeles as well as The Gates of Paradise‚ both have doors that have significant importance behind the art work on them‚ leading to a warm welcome. Both the doors of Our Lady of the Angeles and The Gates of Paradise do not have many things in common. Although they are both related to religion the artwork on them are quite different. The fact that The Gates of Paradise came about during the Renaissance period‚ and the doors of Our Lady of the Angeles

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    House M.D. is a medical drama and investigative series that centers on the job of Dr. Gregory House. He is a physician who works at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital as the Director of Diagnostic medicine where he supervises a team of highly skilled doctors who take on medical cases that other doctors fail to solve. In season six‚ episode three of House M.D‚ House explores different ways of distracting himself after completing a rehab program. As an addict to Vicodin‚ he must cut all of his old habits

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    Barn Burning "You’re getting to be a man. You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain’t going to have any blood to stick to you." This quote from William Faulkner’s "Barn Burning" does reveal a central issue in the story‚ as Jane Hiles suggests in her interpretation. The story is about blood ties‚ but more specifically‚ how these ties affect Sarty (the central character of the story). The story examines the internal conflict and dilemma that Sarty

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    Americans‚ more than any country‚ tend to be very prideful of our young‚ yet extensive‚ war repertoire. Although there is nothing coherently wrong with this feeling of pride‚ we often forget the sacrifices made in the form of lives‚ in order for those iconic images to be taken. In James Bradley’s Flags of Our Fathers‚ he makes sure to emphasize the outer effects of war that reaches past that of what we can see in those instilled images. Specifically‚ the hundreds of thousands of soldiers that helped

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    Books provide one with knowledge‚ creativity‚ imagination‚ and awareness. Burning books eliminates all of these factors. The destruction of books will lead to chaos and ignorance. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury book burning is accepted in society. Citizens who have books hidden in their homes are faced with consequence of having their home burned down‚ and of course the books. One reads this and can not believe that something like this happens and is accepted‚ but fail to realize that events such

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