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    as a strong‚ happy character despite her misgivings in life. Veronica was written in 1995 by Adelwale maja-pearce. Even with their differences the characters have similarities even though their backgrounds are so different. In Veronica the writer is trying to get sympathy from the reader by talking about her background ‘I would lie awake listening to her screams’. This makes the reader feel sorry for Veronica as Adelwale maja-pearce describes Veronica as poor girl with little fortune. However this

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    story realistic so that the fictional summer I had was believable. It was then that I had an epiphany that of all the writing styles‚ fictional writing would most likely be my strongest point. There is no limit in what can happen in a fictional story. How I see it is that I am limited to what I can experience in the outside world‚ so I can create my own fictional world in a way that fiction could almost be my alternate parallel realm.

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    Chaucer’s incredible career reflects the changing social and economic structures of England in the late 1300s. Before the 1300s‚ as I discussed‚ there were basically two classes. There was the Nobility‚ the wealthiest one or two percent of England‚ and there were the Serfs‚ everyone else. As centuries passed‚ families began to pass on skills at trades and crafts they would pass on. By the time of the 12th into the 13th century‚ the products that peasants or serfs were able to make became a commodity

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    School Life in the 1950’s School Life in the 1950’s was harder than today because the facilities were few and inadequate. Teachers were stricter and corporal punishment was still in use. They had fewer subjects and wealth‚ discrimination‚ sexism and racism meant they could only do certain subjects. After World War 2 there was a baby boom and as a result in the 1950’s schools were quickly filling up as the children enrolled. The enrolments increased as much as 30% over the ‘baby-boomers’ decade. In

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    Louisa May Alcott once said‚ “I’m not afraid of storms‚ for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” Alcott went through many hurdles before she became the successful writer we know her to be. Louisa May Alcott’s intelligence allowed her to survive in a man’s world. In order to appreciate her intelligence‚ one must examine her life from her childhood to her successful career. Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29‚ 1832 in Germantown‚ Pennsylvania (“Louisa May Alcott Biography.com”). Abba and Bronson

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    Explain how disability may affect development Disability can take many forms and is a serious risk factor when it comes to child development. A disabled child be it physical or learning is likely to have less opportunities in life than a child who is not disabled‚ restricting the choices of job‚ and life experiences. A child may be faced with prejudice and discrimination‚ maybe bullied and teased by peers and this will affect confidence. Children with learning and physical disorders may become frustrated

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    Slavery is the ownership of human beings as property used for the purpose of unpaid labor; a slave can be bought and/or sold by his/her master for a price by his or her owner. Slaves were often exploited and treated very poorly and this was the case in British society as the slave trade was prominent and grew to dominate the Atlantic slave trade. The Atlantic slave was established during the mid-17th century. Ships would sail from Europe with a cargo of manufactured goods to the west coast of Africa

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    to come to the kitchen for supper‚ they will have to post something in their social networking programs advising so? It seems as if a person has lost its effectiveness towards their verbal skills. This question that says: “Does social networking affect our lives?” has been asked by many people around the world‚ even has risen during the past few years‚ as people tend to find social networks more familiar and relying their lives into it. I believe social networking makes people act differently since

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    How can a criminal record affect your life? What is a criminal record? A criminal record is a document that lists a person’s criminal and penal convictions pronounced by the courts of Canada in accordance with federal laws such as the Criminal Code of Canada. However‚ violating a traffic rule of the Quebec Highway Safety Code is not a criminal offence and would not result in a criminal record. In fact‚ offences to provincial penal laws do not result in criminal records. When you are convicted

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    The Life of a Slave in the 1800’s Life as a slave was very difficult. As many as 4.5 million slaves were working in Southern plantations in the early to mid-1800’s. There were two types of slaves; field slaves and house slaves. People think that being a house slave was easier but this proves that theory wrong. Slaves had terrible environments‚ were separated from family and friends‚ and were sometimes beaten to death. Whites knew that slavery was wrong and immoral. Though‚ it still continued. Being

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