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    strict moral code and expected every man and woman to read and interpret the Bible‚ and they expected the interpretation to follow certain paths. When Anne Hutchinson‚ a Puritan‚ claimed to be receiving direct revelations from God‚ she moved beyond what the Puritans would tolerate and was banished from the colony. Hutchinson then fled to Roger Williams’s colony in Rhode Island--a religious haven for dissenters. The Trial of Anne Hutchinson was

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    streamlined office tasks and made it possible to accomplish more work more quickly. In spite of their seeming “necessity‚” however‚ it is possible for most people to accomplish their workplace tasks without such technological innovations. Imagine what it would be like‚ then‚ if everyone had to use technological accommodations in order to perform the tasks that a job required‚ or even to complete simple‚ everyday tasks. Many people with disabilities are in this situation; they must use technological

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    Montresor had his revenge on Fortunato planned out from the beginning. He knew when‚ where‚ and how to do it and didn’t back down. Line 23 states that Montresor wore a black silk mask and a roquelaire‚ he wore the costume as a disguise so no one would see him run off with Fortunato. “Thus speaking‚ Fortunato possessed himself of my arm; and putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person‚ I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.”. Montresor told his servants not

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    Aspartame: What Is It And What Effects Does it Have on Your Body? Aspartame‚ also known Acesulfame Potassium (Hull‚ 2006)‚ is commonly known by brand names NutraSweet‚ Equal‚ Sweet One and Spoonful. Aspartame is found in thousands of foods‚ drinks‚ candy‚ gum‚ vitamins‚ health supplements and even pharmaceuticals. This artificial sweetener is the most popular in the United States‚ is 200 times sweeter than sucrose the accepted standard for sweetness‚ and is also the most dangerous substance

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    government couldn’t govern Siena and decline taxations and labor. The Council of Nine became not wealthy after they suffered from the plague due to financial and economic disorder. It took so much time to renew the government for making a decision what they would do or reduce one-third size of the government because four committees died by the plague. Despite renewing the government‚ they couldn’t cover their revenues completely from the great losses of the urban population.1 Siena needed more revenues

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    Physics Investigation: What factors affect the period of a pendulum? By Tanya Waqanika In this investigation‚ I will be looking at which factors affect the period (The time for one complete cycle‚ a left swing and a right swing) of a pendulum (a weight that dangles from a pivot so that it can swing freely). I will do this by tying a metal bob to a length of spring and dropping it from a certain height and measuring the time it takes to complete an oscillation‚ changing a variable for each of

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    In the late 1800’s Japanese immigrants came to America in their search to be freed from strict government rule which inhibited their life in many ways. What they found instead was a life filled with discrimination and crushed hopes. They were locked up not for any crimes they had committed‚ but because of the fears felt by the American citizens based solely on their ethnicity. Many Japanese Americans faced horrible discrimination before‚ during‚ and after their imprisonment in internment camps.

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    on Mars on the 28th of September. The water was found running down slopes in the warmer months when the temperatures were above -10℉. The water was similar to our ocean water in the way that it was salty but the salt found in the water was more like what we use to de ice the roads. There are long‚ dark streaks that show where the water flows because as of right now there are no streams‚ rivers‚ or lakes on Mars so the water comes from under the soil and wets the soil causing the streaks. This means

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    go out at night and terrorized blacks. They would terrioze them by ridning around at night and buring things. Jim crow laws would prohibit blacks from being close to whites but wouldn’t prohibit whites from lynching blacks. Blacks were in fear of what whites could do to them because they had no one on their side besides themselves. Cops could pull over blacks just because they wanted to. Jim crow gave whites the power to do whatever they wanted. No onw could say anything because it was the “law”

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    This speech though‚ is more so focused towards the audience in the theatre over the one within the movie. The audience while opposed to Hitler and what he stands for still wish for a peaceful state hoping to prevent another world war. The United States stood on the edge of peace‚ ever so close to entering World War 2 Chaplin took this moment and utilized it fully. He does this through the use of the

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