change. This climate change usually lasts about 40‚000 years. Man-made Causes Man-made causes probably do the most damage. There are many man-made causes. Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution comes in many shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil fuels are fuels made of organic matter such as coal‚ or oil. When fossil fuels are burned they give off a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does
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1. Read Chapter 8 of Antonio de Morga’s "Events of the Philippines Islands" with the Rizal annotation. Then take one section of Chapter 8 which talks about precolonial cultures and IN YOUR OWN WORDS‚ discuss its significance and use to our present-day ideas of culture‚ history‚ and identify. Jose Rizal’s annotation of Antonio Morga’s "Historical Events of the Philippine’s Islands". “Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the
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The characteristics of modernist writing include fragmentation‚ which means there is not a clear stream of consciousness throughout the work. Another characteristic can include the shift in tone‚ voice‚ and/or perspective. Modernist writing is also very self-reflexive and deals with inner thoughts and feelings. A broken narrative can be present which is when the narrative stops completely or utilizes flashbacks and often picks up on different threads of thought. Modernism also holds a huge concern
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What started as a small spark ‚ possibly in a barn‚ ignited one of the most destructive and largest catastrophes‚ in Chicago’s history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated‚ pointed fingers‚ and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres‚ took many lives‚ and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence
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John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth was born in May 10‚ 1838 in Bel-Air‚ Maryland. He was known for being an American actor that played in Shakespearean plays. He had went that path because also his father was an actor in Shakespearean also his mother. He is mostly known for being the murderer of Abraham Lincoln during one of his performances in Ford’s Theater in Washington. As a young boy he was very into theater and acting and had been a member of the Richmond Theater and his career had
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Verna Estelle Pladsen provides nutrition for the malnourished‚ which is equivalent to treating people with respect. Never give up. Hard working people of all ages find reasons to stay devoted or vindications to give up. When one works at a job that touches many life’s they are not giving up the occupation but rather‚ they are giving up on the lives that were impacted. Proper food served to the dying helps reestablish the feeling of life they once had. Don’t let a day go by without giving a portion
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The scene of the de Spain house gives him an automatic feeling of peace and joy but as Faulkner comments; the child could not have state such a reaction into words. Later Sartoris reacts automatically again when he prevents his father from burning de Spain’s barn. He cannot expressive why he warns de Spain or ultimately runs away‚ but his actions suggest that Sartoris’s core consists of goodness and morality rather than the corruption that his father attempts to teach him. Sartoris sees through his
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down my life‚ he will save me” (168). Essentially the woman’s dying wishes are fulfilled by the family who in return is at least partially heroic. However‚ Jewel’s sacrifices in giving up his most prized possession‚ his horse‚ and leaping into a burning farm proves that his intentions were in fact noble. Although his actions were certainly the most persistent in terms of being a classic hero‚ the family’s certain few moments suggest that they too are partially heroic. Their numerous acts of selfishness
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Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost a child while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy Lincoln
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Craft Annotation Guidelines English 237: Creative Writing Dr. Margot Singer Craft annotations are a way of reading “as a writer.” Their purpose is to help you examine how a writer has handled a particular aspect of craft in a particular piece of writing. It’s a way of slowing down‚ of studying the specific things the writer has done to achieve a particular effect. Annotations are like a magnifying glass held up to a small portion of a text with the object of analyzing “what makes it work.”
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