Greed can be a very destructive part of everyone’s life. It can control our every action at times. Some people let their greed get out of control‚ which was exactlywhat happened in Salem during the witch trials. Three people’s greed brought up this whole tragedy of the trials‚ convictions and hangings. These three people are Reverend Parris‚ Thomas Putnam and Abigail Williams. Thomas Putnam was a "well-to-do‚ hard-handed‚ landowner." He valued his land probably more than his marriage‚ his other possessions
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Report: Lessons from the Titanic Adapted from Causes and Effects of the Rapid Sinking of the Titanic by Vicki Bassett (http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/uer/bassett.html) Date: 12 January 2012 Word count: 2802 Abstract This article discusses the material failures and design flaws that contributed to the rapid sinking of the Titanic‚ which collided with a massive iceberg in 1912 while on her maiden voyage from England to the United States. There were 2200 passengers
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Milkman has learned a great deal about his parents Macon Sr and Ruth. At first Milkman viewed his father as an abusive person that few people liked. Milkman begins to personally separate himself from his father because he doesn’t want people to think they are similar. This leads to Milkman drinking‚ smoking and growing facial hair because he wants to be different in all ways. Milkman doesn’t even take care of his money and spends it irresponsibly‚ to separate himself from his father. Things drastically
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What Can Bones Reveal About Humans? In the article “Ancient Genes and Modern Health‚” authors S. Boyd Eaton and Melvin Konnor reveal the diet of Paleolithic ancestors‚ nutritional variations that accompanied the advancement of agriculture‚ and common illnesses that were frequent in the West but not in hunter-gatherers. As anthropologists have discovered much evidence that early humans were once primarily scavengers and gatherers of plants‚ much valuable information can be revealed about early history
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The Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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Assignment from the Readings ACC/340 Assignment from the Readings 8-17 Fairfax Recreation Center (Internal Controls at a Fitness Center) The Fairfax Recreation Center is a neighborhood fitness center equipped with an indoor swimming pool‚ exercise equipment‚ and a running track. The Center is open seven days a week‚ from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Stationed just inside the front doors is a turnstile. An employee oversees access through the turnstile. Before anyone can enter the facility‚ they
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One convenience of using electronic sources is the ability—once you’ve selected the passages you wish to quote—to copy and paste quotations instead of having the retype them into your paper. Even before you begin drafting a paper‚ copying and pasting sections from your sources seems an easy way to take notes‚ so that you can look the material over later without surfing back to the website. This very convenience‚ however‚ also leads writers into danger. In the midst of researching and taking notes
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Not many people in this world know about the Holocaust. As years go by less and less people teach or learn about this huge event that occurred in our history. We are taught about our history‚ how it came to be and the holocaust is a subject you have to be careful with and also a time in our history not recommended to tech or you just learn a little part of it because it is not something you have to teach. Which is why I think it is vital that the lessons learned from the Holocaust be passed on to new
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What makes us good citizens? It is hard to answer that question because every person can think about different definition of a good citizen. Many can call themselves good citizens just because they work‚ pay taxes and obey law. But is it enough? Not for everyone. Good citizens do not serve their own interest but rather understand that their deeds affect the world around them. They serve their families‚ friends and others in need without prejudice and selfishness. They care about the condition of
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Consistently‚ people tell students that reading is critical and is “good” for them‚ but have they ever explained why reading is critical? What does reading do except to improve our reading skills? As a small child‚ we learn the alphabet‚ then we learn to read‚ and from that point on‚ we just continue to improve reading. A common known idea is that reading can develop our knowledge and critical skills throughout our schooling years‚ but studies show that reading fiction can improve empathy‚ awareness‚ and
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