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    That man can have nothing but what he strives for; (The Star) In the name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. By the Star when it goes down -Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled‚ Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was taught by one mighty in Power‚ Endued with Wisdom: For he appeared (in stately form) While he was in the highest part of the horizon: Then he approached and came closer‚ And

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    Mauritius From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Mauritius (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mauritania. Coordinates: 20.2°S 57.5°E Republic of Mauritius Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (Latin) "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" Anthem: Motherland Menu 0:00 Capital and largest city Port Louis 20°10′S 57°31′E Official languages Nonea Vernacular languages Mauritian Creole French

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    Krystal Fail English Comp 112 Professor Cipko 11 November 2014    “The Man He Killed” has a powerful title for a poem. An English Victorian poet from 1902‚ Thomas Hardy‚ who is against the war‚ wants the reader to know that he is not the one who has killed someone. Hardy characterizes the main character as a casual guy who joined the military out of hope to have a more stable lifestyle. The themes of this poem are guilt‚ society‚ and anti-war. Hardy uses good imagery while letting the reader

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    Richard Rich- Personal Reflection A Man Of All Seasons The smell of rain drifted through the ajared window wafting into my nostrils. As the heavens opened up‚ the tears of sorrow fell from the angels above over Mores death sentence. The grey heavy clouds were concealed by the sinister evening sky. Everywhere I turned‚ every sound I heard‚ reminded me of the terrible act I had committed in court this afternoon. I Richard Rich had given up my soul and my conscience for an unworthy reward; Wales

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    How rich is rich in the Philippines? June 21‚ 2010 http://www.pinoymoneytalk.com/socioeconomic-class-philippines-rich/ Who are considered “rich” in the Philippines? For starters‚ you’re “rich” if you belong to the list of the Top 10 Richest Filipinos. However‚ even if your net worth does not run into billions of pesos yet‚ you may still be considered “rich” as per the definition of the National Statical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on NSCB computations using the Family Income and Expenditure

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    Stand Alone

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    the speaker to buy a computer even though she is a writer paragraph 1 • the computer keeps breaking down paragraph 3 • the speaker prefers her pencil to the computer paragraphs 4–17 Prelude to Jumping in the River” The speaker’s observation of a man preparing to jump into the river is used as a metaphor for making important decisions in life. Responses may note the use of extended metaphor in the poem. • Making important decisions often requires extensive thought “The mental preparation / takes

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    Adults Alone

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    Challenging the American Dream Adults Alone challenges our assumption about the american dream‚ because Paul and Elaine pretend to make it seem like they are living “the american dream”. When in reality they are not. In the story they live in a nice house in the suburbs‚ have two kids and a new car. Elaine and Paul both work‚ but Elaine takes care of the kids more than Paul. She also does all the grocery shopping and cleaning around the house. Elaine tries her best to look

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    Rich Brother

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    The Rich Brothers is a story of two brothers‚ their sibling rivalry and their contrast in everything including worldly success and failure. While Pete is rich and Donald is poor by the end of the story we are left wondering who among the two is actually rich in the real sense of the term. Pete‚ the older among the sibling is rich and successful. He exemplifies the American middle class dream - nice family life with a wife and two daughters‚ a house‚ a sailboat‚ and every other thing that money

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    Alone at a Payphone

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    Alone at a Payphone Many have had their hearts broken from relationships that ended too early or could still work out‚ but some never express what they are thinking because of their fear of rejection or criticism‚ however‚ in Maroon 5’s “Payphone‚” the artists reach out to those people by using a regretful tone and sorrowful symbolism to express the narrator’s nostalgia for the past and his broken relationship. They also use both figurative and literal language for his disdain for anything that

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    Alone On The Hilltop

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    reading ¨ Alone On The Hilltop¨ the character went through the four stages did just like victor did in the movie ¨Smoke Signals”. The first two stages of life are childhood and adolescence. Victor and Thomas went through both changes in the movie ¨Smoke signals¨. In the movie Victor’s father was an alcoholic‚ this made Victor’s mom very mad and she told him that he can’t keep using all the money. Victor’s childhood stage was hard because his father had left him and his mother all alone. Victor looked

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