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    All books have themes and lessons in them that teach us something important after reading them. Sometimes these lessons are learned from the characters of the books. In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby teaches us lessons about success‚ hope‚ and ethics or morals. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are used to construct different themes and teach us moral lessons. Gatsby has been in love with daisy for many years. Gatsby uses illegal and unethical ways to acquire wealth that he thinks he needs

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    What does the life of father in law teach us? The World War 1 Los Angeles Airplane by Richard Brautigan. The father in law in this story was born German blood and raised on a farm. He left the place he used to live and began for his new life. He had done so many things in his life and finally he dead. In the story‚ the father in law teaches us about never giving up of any opportunities‚ honesty and make the impossible possible. First‚ never giving up of any opportunities. After

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    Collingwood argued that history is always a product of the relationship between the past and the present. He argued that there are no "pure" facts. They all come to us through the mind of the one who records them. As the famous historian Fustel de Coulanges said‚ "Do not applaud me. It is not I who speaks to you‚ but history which speaks through my mouth." I think first to understand the weight of truth in relation to history‚ I must define what history is about: - History is a term that refers

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    prescribe how‚ the history of graphic design need be taught in any particular way is to unnecessarily limit the field in both methodology and pedagogy. Since there is no consensus amongst historians of graphic design on what the history of graphic design is or what it should be‚ no scholar studying the subject should commit to any one way of researching‚ writing‚ and teaching. I suspect that if a scholar were to approach the question of how to research‚ write‚ and teach the history of graphic design

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    What the Gospels Teach Us

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    The Gospels teach us sayings of comfort and judgment‚ stories of Jesus healing people with physical and spiritual affliction‚ and His miracles and ministry. The Gospels also tell us of the true demands of discipleship‚ God’s Law‚ and the Kingdom of God. We learn of Jesus’ life‚ death‚ resurrection throughout each of the four Gospels. We are told of God’s love for man‚ His forgiveness toward us‚ and salvation. Even though they have different viewpoints‚ the Gospels share two main points. The first

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    the information he had wanted. By the end of this document‚ the reader should have at least gained knowledge‚ understanding and insight about non-violence resistance. It is said…”Violence doesn’t solve anything.” Martin Luther King was illustrating that violence will not accomplish anything. In this document‚ Martin Luther King is unraveling slavery‚ oppression and justice. He uses a phenomenal metaphor by saying this about slaves‚ “He was considered a thing to be used‚ not a person to be

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    Does Religion teach hatred? All religions claim to teach love‚ peace and tolerance. But of course‚ we know differently. I have noticed that people‚ who preach‚ often preach hatred‚ developing their hateful messages from those same holy books that are meant to preach love and tolerance. Hate is a cancer. It destroys people‚ churches‚ and nations. If you hate‚ your hate may destroy someone else. But it will also destroy you‚ and those people that you love. Hate shrivels up your heart (not physically)

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    Name: Phan Thuy An ID number: 1157060004 Class: Writing D YOUNG PEOPLE CANNOT TEACH OLD GENERATION ANYTHING. V.I.Lenin said that “Learn‚ learn more and more”. It means that people should study incessantly in spire of their age. Therefore‚ old people also need to learn more knowledge. They can learn from books‚ their predecessor‚ or even from their offsprings. However‚ there is a statement that only old people teach the young and there is no the opposite direction. In my opinion‚ it is a bad attitude

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    effectiveness. LJB entered into conflict with Vietnam for more threatening reasons. Unlike JFK—there was direct confrontation; there was an apparent attack on US ships by the North Vietnamese Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin in July 1964. LBJ pushed for a US military response against the North. On August 7‚ Congress authorized the President to commit US aircraft and ground troops to the war‚ which still consisted mainly of the guerrilla war in the South. 2. The upheaval and dissent on American college

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    US HISTORY Zach Cape The Other Side of the 1960s: Barry Goldwater & the Rise of Postwar Conservatism Major Questions 1. What did conservatives believe in the 1960’s? 2. How did they gain control of the United States government? Conservatism: from the Political Fringe to the Halls of Power 1. The age of Liberalism- 1930’s – 60’s 2. “Liberalism” defined: individual rights and freedoms protected by “activist” government. a. Liberalism’s roots: Progressivism and the New Deal 3. !950’s- Liberalism

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