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    In her lifetime‚ Kate Chopin touched her writings on lives of women finding the difficulty of realizing their desires which will led to their downfall. As one of the earliest American feminist writers‚ Kate Chopin had given insights of women struggling the restrictions of society after the Civil War through her novels and short stories. Most of her work was considered a taboo to society because they were based on her emotional cravings for independence and exemption from the strains of a country

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    The Constitution played a major role in causing the Civil War. One of its biggest impacts on America was creating a division between the states. This dissolution between the states is largely due to varying opinions on the legality and morality of slavery. It was impossible for the nation’s founders to know all of the major issues their nation would face in the future‚ so the Constitution‚ therefore‚ does not address certain topics that would lead to great dispute later on in the country such as

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    Though Thomas Edison is most well know for inventing the lightbulb‚ he has many other contributions to the engineering society that often go unnoticed. He has been deemed by many as one of the most influential people of all time and is considered to have had a large impact on modern civilization. Edison had a large breadth of experience working with motors‚ generators‚ and light bulbs. He fine-tuned and improved the DC generator/motor and expanded the popularity of both the DC and AC motors

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    Abraham Lincoln is one of the most well-known Presidents because of the things he did. Lincoln helped the United States get through the Civil War‚ which had the highest casualty rate of Americans than any other war. South Carolina threatened to secede if Lincoln won the election‚ so the state seceded on December 20‚ 1860. (South Carolina‚ 1862) After Lincoln was elected he had to travel to Washington‚ D.C. from Illinois. On the trip‚ Lincoln was supposed to go through Baltimore‚ Maryland. General

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    Malcolm’s personal views went through many changes throughout his life‚ at first you could say he was ignorant of social justice. Even intellectual-wise Malcolm views had gone through spirals to become what he came to be. His early views were characterized by racial separation‚ racial discrimination‚ and growing up in a predominately white society. You could say at first Malcolm didn’t understand social justice and just knew the white man had this “power” over him that he sought. Later on‚ Malcolm

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    Have you ever wondered about how it is to live in poverty? Nearly 3 billion people are living in poverty today. People in poverty can be affected by not having food‚ fresh water‚ and shelter. Many people help those living in unhealthy conditions‚ and Mother Teresa was one of them. Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping those around her that were not-so-fortunate‚ and she was the founder of many organizations that helped the poor. Mother Teresa helped those in poverty by inspiring those around

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    or class of literature. Major forms of literature The major forms of Literature are: * Novel * Poem * Drama * Short story * Novella Various forms of literature are written in and further categorized by genre. Sometimes forms are used interchangeably to define genre. However‚ a form‚ e.g.‚ a novel or a poem‚ can itself be written in any genre. Genre is a label that characterizes elements a reader can expect in a work of literature. The major forms of literature can be written

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    recognizable or known. Our identity is formed by the people around us; mainly being our parents. We have no considerable identity that lasts with us our entire lives. Rather‚ our identity consists of an on-going process in which our behavior follows patterns based on the patterns we see in the people around us. From the moment our life begins it is shaped by our parents‚ even before birth they have given you your genetic material‚ which plays a big role in our appearance and how others will see us

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    AWARDS FOR LITERATURE The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950. The heirs of Don Carlos Palanca‚ Sr. found it most fitting to commemorate his memory through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. The Palanca Awards aims to help develop Philippine Literature by: 1. Providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works. 2. Being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary gems from our gifted writers

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    LITERATURE A large part of a nursing career involves both verbal and non-verbal transmission of information especially to the pre – operative patients in order to lessen their anxiety prior to procedure. When considering this idea of nursing and communication there is what we called therapeutic communication in nursing. This involves the human element of appropriate emotions in the nursing arena. Therapeutic communication in nursing reinforces the nurse client relationship. It makes the nurse appear

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