American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater‚ see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history‚ America was a series of British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States. Therefore‚ its literary tradition begins as linked to the broader tradition of English literature. However‚ unique American characteristics
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eyes floated toward her. "Ah‚" she cried‚ "you look so cool. “Their eyes met‚ and they stared together at each other‚ alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table. “You always look so cool‚" she repeated. She had told him that she loved him‚ and Tom Buchanan saw. He was astounded. His mouth opened a little‚ and he looked at Gatsby‚ and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as some one he knew a long time ago.” Why did you choose this scene to illustrate? This short
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You own a chain of restaurants and you have very high staff turnover. You don’t know why people are leaving you. Your profits are down. what you can do to change this situation. The high turnover rates in the chain of the restaurants that are operated in the firm significantly affect the bottom line of the firm. It has been noted that it costs approximately two times to train an employee to fill the vacancy that has been left by an employee as compared to the cost of paying the salary of the given
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cotton swabs give several warnings not to insert the q-tips on your ear canals. 5 reasons why you should not use q-tips to clean your ears? There are different yet important reasons why you should refrain from using q-tips in your ears. Here are the best reasons that we can give you when it comes to discouraging the use of cotton swabs in ear cleaning. 1. Earwax is important. First and foremost‚ the reason why you should not use q-tips for ear cleaning is the fact that earwax is important and should
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Do you think being asleep at 10 p.m. is normal? “No!”‚ is what most teenagers would say because that time is ridiculously early. Most high school and middle school students regularly finish up work late at night because they don’t have time during the day. This curfew for bedtime is exactly alike the curfew for being out on the streets. Without the access to the streets at 10 p.m.‚ teenagers are limited to the amount of work they can do. For example‚ if a teenager got hired for a job‚ but the only
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The jewelry store sued Software Inc. for the value of the ring The jewelry store cannot recover from Software. Respondeat Superior is A legal doctrine‚ most commonly used in tort‚ that holds an employer or principal legally responsible for the wrongful acts of an employee or agent‚ if such acts occur within the scope of the employment or agency. Here C went to the mall to buy a present for his wife‚ not on the business of Soft. Will Software Inc. be liable to the owners of Jimmy’s Bar? What
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Street Pharm Author: Allison Van Diepen Have you ever wondered what the life of a young drug-dealer is like? Well look no further‚ this is the book you have to read! This realistic-fiction novel is about a young man named Tyrone Johnson who is the local king pin in in his suburban New York neighbor- hood. What was Ty going to be when he grew up? Well he knew what his mother didn’t want him to be. A drug-dealer‚ free-wheeler‚ player‚ hater‚ a down-right dog! That’s what his father
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Have you ever struggled on a school assignment but wasn’t able to get help? Didn’t you wish there was someone there with you that could’ve helped you do it? Being kind is important‚ whenever you’re helping someone with schoolwork or guiding them to make good decisions. The later example is shown in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Thank You M’am.” The character Mrs. Flowers in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” reveals how kindness is important. “When Maya was about ten years old... She had
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physical ailment. According to Fadiman (1997)‚ “…the noise of the door had been so profoundly frightening that her soul had fled her body and become lost. They recognized the resulting symptoms as qaug dab peg‚ which means ‘the spirit catches you and you fall down’”(p.20). To the Lee family‚ Lia’s condition was as revered as it was frightening. While a person with qaug dab peg was traditionally held in high esteem in the Hmong culture‚ it was also terrifying enough that the Lee’s rushed Lia to
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Attention Getter: How many of you enjoy going out to eat?? Thesis: Today I am going to tell you why you should tip your server when you go out to eat. Preview: I will tell you about a server?s salary‚ reasons that you should not impact your decision of whether or not to tip‚ and proper tipping etiquette. Audience Link: I feel that this topic is important to share with you because the restaurant industry is a major source of employment for college students. Speaker Credibility Link: I have worked
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