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    11 Nov.2009. 4. Reid‚ Jeffery. “Arsenic.” Chemistry Encyclopedia. 2008. Chemistry Explained. 11 Nov. 2009 . 5. Luxenberg‚ and Weitz. “The History of Arsenic: Development of a Modern Poison.” Weitzlux. 11 Nov. 2009. < www.weitzlux.com/arsenic?historyof_403021.htlm>. 6. Dubroff‚ Dee. “Arsenic: Is This Ancient Poison a Modern Remedy?.” InventorSpot. 2003.Russian Innovations. 11 Nov. 2009

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    Close Reading: Culture is Ordinary by Raymond Williams The article by Raymond Williams is an attempt to describe and analyse the changing dynamics of culture through its constant shifts in meaning. He begins his essay with a brief account of a visit to his childhood home in Wales‚ in a few words describing his own personal history. From his anecdote‚ Williams delves into his main argument‚ that Culture is ordinary‚ breaking this idea into two parts‚ “the known meanings and directions‚ which its

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    Hearne‚ a figure from the past‚ to capture the past in a true and genuine state. This poem expresses ideas of truth‚ loss‚ isolation‚ feelings of defeat‚ and internal conflict. Throughout the entire piece‚ the author is deromanticizing‚ demythologizing and debunking both Samuel Hearne and early northern exploration. The clipped terse epigram‚ clipped syntax‚ the style of language‚ and fragmentation throughout the poem are free of imagery for the most part. The simplicity of the division of ideas and

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    Xin Xiong‚ Jury Sabine von Mering Critical Reading‚ July 26‚ 2014 Civil Disobedience Martin Luther King writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response to a letter from eight clergymen who argued against King’s acts of civil disobedience. In this letter‚ the author writes that “Actually time is neutral. It can be used either destructively or constructively” (724). This sentence indicates that time can be used to promote further development or cause more damages

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    Grace Kim 11/12/13 English 10H Mrs. Conetta Close Reading Questions for “I Have a Dream” 1. In the second paragraph‚ King alludes to Abraham Lincoln but never mentions him by name. What words and phrases does he use to suggest Lincoln’s legacy? Why does he invoke Lincoln’s legacy at this time? The words and phrases he uses to suggest Lincoln’s legacy are Emancipation Proclamation‚ segregation and discrimination‚ and five score years ago. He invokes Lincoln’s legacy at

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    After reading the poem Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1897). I have to say that it is one of my favorites so far. This poem reminded me of how every day we look at others out of envy for what they have showing on the outside‚ but we never really know what’s going on inside of their everyday lives. I must say that the irony of the poem really caught my attention A man who has everything as far a wealth‚ but nothing by way of personal satisfaction I could really identify with

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    Is Sugar Poison

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    Is Sugar poison? a) The startling Statement Opening I can’t say that I don’t eat sugar. I do. I mean even you eat sugar too. Sugar is in everything‚ from a bottle of coke to our and much more. But have you ever been told that maybe a little sugar won’t hurt? Wrong. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people that Sugar is bad and inform them about the dangers of added sugar. Is sugar sweet poison? It’s not our fault our population is overweight; sugar was once such a rare resource

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    A Close Reading Essay of the Poem: “Mail Call” By Randall Jarrell In Randall Jarrell’s poem; “Hope”‚ the poem reads‚ “The spirit killeth‚ but the letter giveth life” (1). A letter maybe only words and thoughts on a piece of paper to some but to others: like the soldiers in “Mail Call‚ a letter is a sense of hope but only if the letter contains something good. In the poem‚ “Hope”‚ Randall Jarrell tells how one goes about living their life day by day‚ never changing. He refers to week as a hand

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    Religion Is Poison

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    Jim Meyer Personal Research 4.12.2014 Religion has Proven Itself Poisonous and a Danger to Mankind Everybody knows what religion is before you ask them. But if you ask them what religion is‚ they will find it very hard to define! By definition we might also say religion is for people who feel that lack a core guidance system and need to have higher rules and guidelines to live their life to the fullest. Appropriately‚ this is identical to the definition of control. That is because religion is

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    Poison Bread

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    Poisonous Chinese Bread’s Adventure. It’s all started three days ago. I was produced in a steam bakery – the newest‚ the biggest‚ most modern bakery in Anhui Province. I started my life as flour to which was added some yeast‚ fibra‚ fat‚ water‚ many chemicals and‚ not too surprisingly as it was China‚ kilos of …… pesticides! You might think this is wrong‚ but in China it is regarded as right. You see pesticides make the bread taste better‚ give the bread the smooth feel‚ and‚ very importantly‚ increases

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