trusted. The pardoner’s only purpose was to obtain money by all means in order to live a better life. In the tale the pardoner states‚ "as long as I can preach and get their silver" proving that this was his sole purpose and he did not care whom he hurt or what lies he had to tell nothing mattered to him only the money. He knows his gift and will use his gift of preaching and gaining people’s trust and attention and he has no shame in using this gift to get what he wants. He tells how he will continue
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election‚ significant in it’s own way‚ some more than others. The election of 1800‚ had particular significance‚ it alone brought forward a string of Republican Presidencies which changed the United States and set the stage for formal political parties. First of all‚ this was an election between the Federalists and Democrat-Repubilcans. John Adams was the Federalist President and his competitor was Thomas Jefferson‚ a Republican. The period leading up to the election has been recorded to be one
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It has been described as "the greatest camping trip of all time‚" a voyage of high adventure‚ an exercise in manifest destiny which carried the American flag overland to the Pacific. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was all of this and more. Between 1804 and 1806‚ Lewis and Clark made the first systematic reports‚ based on scientific measurement and observations‚ of the Missouri River--not only its course‚ but its flora and fauna‚ depth and current‚ tributaries and inhabitants. They continued onward
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preparers and prefers tells a lot about who they are and from where they trace their lineage. Thus‚ food is both a key component of personal identity‚ interpersonal relationships‚ and historical identity--or heritage. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s This Blessed House and A Temporary Matter from Interpreter of Maladies‚ food is used as a symbol to showcase the character’s relationships‚ personalities‚ and the connection to their heritage. Lahair uses the act of eating together and the preparation
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The 1930s‚ a manic and mundane time‚ a time of retrogress and innovation. The fate of the american dream in peril. The 1930s started out disastrous. The stock market crashed in 1929‚ which led to a nationwide panic. This is more evident in the photos that have been taken during these times‚ the level of poverty and hunger were at an all time high. The invention of Hoovervilles created innovation in the form of retrogression because Hoovervilles were destitute‚ but they were a necessary adaptation
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Flies by William Golding‚ there are many different symbols that help carry the author’s different messages throughout the novel. Piggy’s glasses were the thing that was technically responsible for a couple fires that almost destroy and burn the island‚ which also can mean that wisdom can be used for both good and evil. The significance of the glasses is easy to figure out from the beginning of the novel when the boys take Piggy’s glasses to start a fire in hopes of getting rescued. The glasses are
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What if you realized that your neighbor is a patient at your practicum site. You see her chart and are wondering why she always looks so tired all of the time. The chart is right there and no one is watching………………………………. Having access to confidential files does not mean that you have permission to view them. Ethical behavior means avoiding the temptation to “sneak a peek” at the information that does not pertain to you or your work. Never read a patient’s medical record unless it
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the mission was to launch the second part of the TDRS-B to improve the older version. A TDRS-B is a satellite that transports data from space to Earth. It was also supposed to have the first non-astronaut in space for the Teacher in Space Program. But 73 seconds into the launch the Challenger exploded killing all seven crew members. It will still continue to be known as a great disaster in NASA that affected many of their ways of doing things. The purpose of the Challenger mission was to improve
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The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because
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their means‚ humble to a fault and remarkably forward-thinking as well as technologically inclined. The Shakers were born out of frustration from Quaker reformation in England. This reformation addressed a specific practice in which followers would shake or thrash during worship. Quakers were looking to move away from that type of euphoric worship in order to change the public’s perception of them. As a result‚ around 1747‚ a small group of “shaking Quakers”‚ later shortened to Shakers‚
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