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    Among the TV programs I have watched‚ I like The Voice US best‚ which is an American reality singing competition broadcast on NBC. The Voice was first on air in 2011‚ as a spring TV program‚ but the first time I watched this show was on April‚ 2012 thanks to my friend’s recommendation. Well‚ there are 4 main reason explaining why I like watching The Voice. Firstly‚ The voice is a singing competition that unlike any others‚ because it puts the vocal ability first. It is easy to see that 4 coaches

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    dictate how people perceive others because of the lack of a green card or legality in the United States. Helen Thorpe wrote and published a narrative on four girls who recently graduated high school that each has big decisions to make. For Clara and Elissa‚ choosing which college to attend is their main concern‚ and for Marisela and Yadira‚ applying to college is their biggest concern because they lack having a proper social security number and a green card. In Helen Thorpe’s book “Just Like Us”‚ she explores

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    “The Mother” Gwendolyn Brooks In the poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ she touches on the controversial issues abortion; and the pain that every mother must face in case they choose to get their child aborted. The author gives a broad and general dramatic description on how mothers may feel after the whole situation. Throughout the poem the speaker show signs of grief‚ regret and pain. Also the speaker’s bring us to her emotional state of mind and expresses her point of view. “The Mother” can

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    To: Hardina Smythe From: FT35312 Subject: Vine Brook Capital Date: November 17th 2012 Summary: Vine Brooks Capital closed in April 2009 with $350 Million of investor commitments and though the last decade had been one filled with highs and lows‚ the firm realizes that they need to play a bigger game in health care market. However firms were generally taking a longer and more cautious approach with the idea that they want to provide more than just initial seed funding but also provide

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    In the times surrounding the French revolution‚ the people suffered from hunger and were very angry for it‚ all the while being in a state of poverty. Who else was there to blame other than the aristocracy that ruled the country. To get the minds of the people away from the tragedy that was becoming of France and to commemorate the revolution‚ artists took it to heart to paint works of art that would either create a sense of maturity in the people or give remembrance to a bloody time. During

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    Jim Brooks: The Baseball Player "I am a nerd!" was the answer of Jim Brooks upon being asked "How would you describe yourself?". Sitting sideways at her desk‚ Mrs. Gatewood laughed as she talked to another student. The others in the background appeared engaged in their own excited conversations about "who did what at the mall". Jim‚ on the other hand‚ looked down at his questionnaire and wondered "How long would this really take?" I looked at him and he signaled me to come to the back seats. Wearily

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    David

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    Assignment #4 Hed 116-005 1. Throughout his struggle‚ David did many things to try and help his survival on a day to day basis. In David’s worst of times he would pass the time by fantasizing to help ease his mind and or to block out whatever horrific game his mother wanted to play. " I fantasized i was a prince or a comic book hero"‚ David often would imagine. When David’s hunger pains became more than he could bare he resulted to eating "scraps" from the garbage‚ dog food bowls‚ and

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    When faced with a predicament‚ how are you going to respond? Many have attempted to understand what it is that directs the ways individuals go about dealing with their lives and decisions leading them. The short story “Good People” by David Foster Wallace attempts to answer the question as old as time itself. Coming to the conclusion that there is not just one leading factor but multiple intertwined forces obtained from birth and experience. Relationships can guide ones actions when faced with

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    Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7‚ 1917 – December 3‚ 2000) was an African-American poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950( the first African American to do so) and was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968 and Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1985. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7‚ 1917‚ in Topeka‚ Kansas‚ the first child of David Anderson Brooks and Keziah Wims. Her mother was a former school teacher who had chosen that field because

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    sitting‚ or even living next to you at this very moment. Most killers offer little to no obvious clues that will lead anyone to detect their often secretive‚ undercover actions. I ask myself‚ “How can we be so naive to these types of people?” Serial killers amongst us are often well educated‚ portray an All-American image‚ yet have a psychotic side to them. First‚ most serial killers are often well educated. Hannibal Lecter in the movie “Silence of the Lambs” is a psychologist. Who would think

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