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    questions‚ “What does Lizabeth mean at the end of the story when she says that she too has planted marigolds? What do you think the marigolds have come to mean in the story?”(Question 9‚ 129) will be answered with excerpts from the text. First of all‚ the short story‚ “Marigolds” is all about how a young girl (Lizabeth) growing up during the Great Depression‚ is left home alone and makes some unwise decisions‚ that at the time‚ allowed her fit in with her peers. Lizabeth’s family aren’t the only ones struggling

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    Something terrible

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    Batman: a Fictional Hero “Something Terrible” is a masterpiece by Dean Trippe which tells about his own trauma when he was a child. He overcame the darkness in his heart through the world of fiction and the help of one of the most well-known superheroes in the world‚ Batman. In the story‚ his life was terribly ruined by a teenager who threatened and raped him‚ which is shown in page 4‚ panel 1 and 2. Even

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    administrative law. b. case law. c. stare decisis. d. statutory law. ____ 12. The U.S. Congress enacts a new federal statute that sets different standards for the liability of businesses selling defective products. This statute applies a. only to matters not covered by state law. b. only to those states that adopt the statute. c. to all of the states. d. to none of the states. ____ 13. If a provision in the Florida state constitution conflicts with a provision in the U.S. Constitution a. neither provision applies

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    existance of slavery in the slave states and would satisfy S demands such issues as fugitive slaves and slavery in D.C * Proposal to reestablish missouri comp. line in all future and present territory in US * Republicans don’t wanna accept going against position it agreed Presidents and Patronage * Short supplies for union in fort * Bombarded by P.G.T Beauregard * Island was surrenedered * Way to have prevented war- let the south surrender peacefully New Public Issues

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    Lather and nothing else

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    killing someone? In the story “lather and nothing else” the two main characters both are thinking about killing one another. Since the barber had such an inability to take a life‚ he exhibited great self-control. It also showed how the barber thought by showing how he had a very logical way of thinking. The barber shows self-control multiple times in the story from beginning to end. The barber was in charge of giving Captain Torres a clean shave when doing this it says in the story about how tempted

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    Rip Curls Business

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    Indeed Rip Curl has gone from a garage enterprise established by two Victorian surfers into a global business which now employs over 1500 people‚ with factory outlets all over the world. Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer started by two surfers in Torquay producing surfboards from their garden shed‚ but the business only started to grow when they made the logical step of manufacturing wetsuits. Today Rip Curl produces not only surf gear but also apparel‚ sunglasses‚ watches‚ footwear and

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    enough to keep you from burning up. It was what felt like just another day of school. And once school was out‚ me and my friend‚ Miranda‚ where going to go to my house and hang out for a little while like usual‚ before her dad would get off work at 5pm. Since I was the one with a car I of course would take her home before 5pm. We were glad to be out of school so we could go hang out and relax our minds and have a good time‚ and that’s exactly what we did. To this day it blows my mind how a day

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    Funny Laws In Ohio

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    Funny laws In our great state of Ohio we have our own set of quirky laws. Some of these you may know but others you may not. In this state you are prohibited from engaging in a duel‚ no matter the circumstances. Well‚ there goes my weekend plans. You also may not get a fish drunk or hunt whales on a Sunday. No civil arrests may be made on Sunday or the fourth of July. Ohio may have some funny state laws but what about the city laws? Here are some that might make you chuckle. In Canton‚ Ohio If you

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    What Is a Short Story?

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    What Is a Short Story? Short Stories are very interesting to read and can have many different meanings. Usually just one plot or theme‚ but can carry much more significance to reader than given credit for. Short stories are one of the most distinguished types of literature there is. Since they are different‚ they fall into a genre that implies certain expected conventions or traits. A short story is a fictional read which can be exciting because it usually is not going to bore you to death‚ and

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    curtains of my windows... Horrified and shocked‚ even life scarred‚ I witnessed the murder of not a human being‚ but of a horse...my horse. I couldn’t bear to hear that deafening sound of my horse‚ Jaden‚ crying in pain. I didn’t know what to do. There were only two thoughts in my head. I could quickly but quietly sneak into my parent’s room‚ raid their closet to find the hidden gun they didn’t know I knew about‚ and run outside maybe even murder whoever is torturing my horse! Or I could wake up

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