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    out‚ and with that many authors and poets were born. Two that have heavily influenced the modern day are Gwendolyn Brooks and Robert Hayden‚ two African American poets. They both have made Americans think about life itself using interesting word pictures. Gwendolyn Brooks and Robert Hayden both have unique perspective in their poems “The Explorer” and “Frederick Douglass”‚ in Brooks poem she more focuses on there is no safe place to ever be found‚ in Hayden’s piece‚ the central theme is that there

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    I. NATURAL FARMING AND NATURAL FEEDS Natural Farming Natural farming is one of the old methods of producing crops. In natural farming‚ crops are grown without the aid of chemical fertilizer‚ herbicide or pesticide. It is much better because the produce does not contain chemicals which can be absorbed by the crops with the use of chemical fertilizer‚ herbicide or pesticide. Natural farming does not till the land but uses earthworms‚ microorganisms and small animals. Natural farming does not

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    by the modern school year. The school year was optimized for a different time‚ and as such‚ needs to be changed. The change to an all year school would allow for improved learning‚ greater knowledge‚ and an increased number of breaks throughout the school year. The need for change in the school calendar is very crucial‚ and be beneficial for multiple purposes. Many schools in the United States are beginning to change their school calendar so their students attend class all year round. The changes

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    “There’s a word for that kind of lie. Hope.”‚ Max Brooks‚ author of World War Z. World War Z is a book written by Max Brooks that portrays a reporter’s collection of journal entries during a zombie apocalypse. The collection of stories are from all over the globe as the reporter’s goal was to preserve the history after the zombie apocalypse had ended. The preservation of these stories was to be used to prevent another war to end all wars in the future of the human race. Of these stories‚ there are

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    The book The History of Wonder Woman states “Like every other superhero‚ Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Unlike every other superhero‚ she also has a secret history.”  Wonder woman is an icon for feminism and is a crucial one. The book is about the history of William Moulton Marston‚ the creator of Wonder Woman. The book is more than an average story of a superhero that is seen in a comic strip. It gives outstanding information on the history of Wonder Woman. Part one is about the personal and

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    movies‚ and film stars like Louise Brooks (Szabo). <br><br>Louise Brooks was a big part of the Jazz Age and had a lot of influence on the women of the 1920’s. Being a film star with a great‚ original personality she is known for being one of the most extraordinary women to set forth the Flapper era. Her sleek and smooth looks with her signature bob helped define the flapper look (pandorasbox/flapper).<br><br>On November 14‚ 1906‚ in Cherryvale‚ Kansas‚ Mary Louise Brooks was born. She had two brothers

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    such as how one can attain happiness‚ and the different types of happiness. Two different perspectives on happiness are proposed in the articles by Arthur Brooks and Adam Green. Happiness 101‚ by Adam Green analyzes Thomas Aquinas writings on the attainment of happiness and the types of happiness. Love People‚ Not Pleasure‚ by Arthur Brooks focuses on how individuals attempt to achieve happiness by accumulating material wealth and objects. However‚ it is Brooks’s opinion that material objects cannot

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    Libby Carr 2.9 Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Novel: Wonder Wonders tells a story of ten-year-old boy named August who is born with a rear genetic facial disorder. He has been home schooled his whole life but his parents decide its time for him to start attending middle school for his well being. The book follows August through his first year of middle school along the way us observing his struggles and high points due to his face disorder. Palacia has written the book with 8 different narrators

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    David Brooks‚ a well known writer for the New York Times‚ brought a new question to light about a very important topic in today’s American society: “why has there been a decline in the number of civic institutions?”. This question was brought up when Brooks compared the recent fires in California to the famous forest fire in 1910 called the “Big Burn” which destroyed over three million acres throughout Montana‚ Idaho‚ and Washington. Brooks‚ after comparing the present US to the one over a hundred

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    The news came in a form of a letter that Mr. Fox came to deliver to Marina. The relationship between Marina and Mr. Fox also was confusing at first with him being her Boss and I guess also her lover. Dr.Eckman and Marina worked together for seven years‚ which made the news shocking for her. When I picture myself working with someone for so long and all of a sudden hear from someone else that they are dead i would have been shocked too. I think that the hardest thing was to deliver the news to Dr

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