of many other individuals‚ I think Irene Opdyke merits this Award as she had put her life at risk. Irene was a polish catholic nurse who had joined the underground. The underground was a group or movement organized secretly to work against an extreme regime. The holocaust was a period where a large number of jews were fiercely slaughtered by the nazis amid the World War II. It was a genocide in which roughly 6 million jews were executed by Hitler. I believe Irene should win this award because not
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Vincent van Gogh Born on March 30‚ 1853 in Groot-Zundert‚ Holland‚ Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch-post impressionist painter whose work influenced art a lot in the twentieth century. His father was a pastor‚ so van Gogh was brought up in a religious matter. As a child‚ van Gogh was silent‚ serious and thoughtful; he was also emotional and lacked self-confidence. By the time‚ van Gogh decided to become an artist‚ he’d already had two unhappy romances‚ had worked as a clerk at a bookstore‚ was an art
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If Irene files a tort action against her sister Darla for alleging slander‚ Irene will be successful in her case. But first‚ what does it mean to allege slander mean? The plaintiff must show that a wrongful statement has been made that causes a person to suffer economically or monetary. Although Darla overheard Irene’s comment on the phone for trying to accept products without paying she does not have physical evidence to prove that she said this. Now for Darla‚ she told several of her friends about
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Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt Across Five April’s by Irene Hunt is about how the civil war tears apart a family during the hard times of the civil war. There were 239 pages it this story. The book follows the life of Jethro Creighton‚ a young farm boy in rural Illinois as he grows from a protected and provided for nine year old‚ to a educated and respectable young adult during the chaos of the civil war. In the beginning of the book Jethro has an incorrect idea of
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I watched Me‚ Myself and Irene. It is about a Rhode Island State Trooper named Charlie. He fell in love with a girl and they got married. She ended up leaving him for another guy. After going through everything Charlie was diagnosed with Multiple Personalities Disorder. As part of Charlie’s job he has to bring a woman named Irene to another police station. Along the way‚ Irene meets Hank‚ Charlie’s second personality while they themselves are trying to run from the police. In the end‚ Charlie’s personality
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Saint Vincent de Paul: A Person of the 17th Century. A Person for the 21st Century. When Saint Vincent de Paul died in Paris on September 27‚ 1660 he left behind only a few meager personal possessions. Among these objects were his bachelor’s degree from the University of Toulouse and his graduate degree from the University of Paris. From among the many things that he could have saved‚ his careful preservation of these two diplomas testifies to the value that he placed on his own education‚
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On March 30‚1853 in Groot Zundert‚ Netherlands a legendary artist who will forever change art is born;his name is Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh lived a tragic life facing many struggles and several triumphs‚but he will always be remembered in history for being one of the most inspirational artists. Growing up Van Gogh’s family was fairly big:his family consisted of his parents‚three sisters‚two brothers‚ and of course Van Gogh himself. Van Gogh was also a troubled child‚ however‚ he noticeably was attached
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They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings by Russel Durst Awesome They Say / I Say shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves‚ the most important of which involves summarizing what others have said (they say) to set up one’s own argument (I say). In addition to explaining the basic moves‚ this book provides writing templates that show students explicitly how to make these moves in their own writing. Now available in two versions‚ with and
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Writing Templates from They Say‚ I Say With Readings (2009)‚ eds. Graff‚ Birkenstein‚ and Durst To capture authorial action… X acknowledges that… X agrees that… X argues that… X believes that… X denies/ does not deny that… X claims that… X complains that… X concedes that… X demonstrates that… X deplores the tendency to… X celebrates the fact that… X emphasizes that… X insists that… X observes that… X contends that… X questions whether… X refutes the claim that… X reminds us that… X reports that…
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Edna St. Vincent Millay Biography Born on February 22‚ 1892 in Rockland‚ Maine‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay grew up with the constant label of being “different‚” which in her case‚ was a good thing. To match her strange individuality‚ her friends and family called her “Vincent.” Her mother‚ Cora Millay‚ was a singer and encouraged the arts. She recognized Edna’s exclusivity and took advantage of it. By the age of four she had already started learning the power of poetry. Millay’s parents separated
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