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    Captain John Smith’s and William Bradford’s Lifestyles “Little food and having to starve”‚ is just one of the things Smith had to go through. (Smith 72). “Being blown over‚ and now all being compact together in one ship‚ they put to sea again with a prosperous wind”... as well is just one of the things that Bradford had to go through (Bradford 5). These two men had their differences‚ but as well their similarities in their journeys. Both men were on their separate journeys for different reasons

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    as a form of literary persuasion. John Smith and William Bradford were two such writers. Smith and Bradford use religion as a literary tool to persuade the reader towards their own interests. There are similarities and differences in the motivation to use religion by these two authors‚ yet the use is still prevalent in their writings. The reasons for these similarities and differences are found in the greater interest of each individual author. John Smith and William Bradford use divine guidance

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    Summer Swimming Incident Shayla Smith stayed a few nights of summer vacation with her friend‚ Tamara‚ whose Mom and Dad‚ Bob and Susan Tuttle‚ took Shayla and their daughter‚ Tamara‚ camping. Shayla’s mom was happy for the break‚ as Shayla is dyslexic‚ and that has caused her to have a difficult time at school. Consequently‚ she acts out‚ and is a handful for her single mom! The campground is small‚ but has a fun mini-golf game‚ hiking trails‚ and has a pool‚ but no diving board‚ and no lifeguard;

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    literature. Within early American literature there are many similarities and differences from the work of William Bradford to John Smith. “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high‚ as they could not bear a knot of sail‚ but were forced to hull for divers days together. And in one of them‚ as they thus lay at hull in a mighty storm‚ a lusty young man called John Howland‚ coming upon some occasion above the gratings was‚ with a seele of the ship‚ thrown into sea; but it pleased

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    The sea is … a lion’s roar a shark’s restaurant a quilt of blue a surfer’s paradise The sea is … a leaking ink cartridge the eyes of a fair haired child the sound of the crashing waves a shiny blue sheet hugging the shore a blue lagoon blue nothingness God’s tears a deadly suffocating machine a mermaid’s kingdom water‚ alive a flooded land occasionally death when oil tankers spill a fish’s home white horses riding on a blue carpet a bowl of salty water

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    John Smith and William Taylor Bradford were both writers who came to America from England. One of the authors‚ John Smith‚ traveled to America for the King of England in order to obtain the gold that was rumored to be present there. Bradford‚ however‚ didn’t come to America for that reason. Bradford and other Puritans there to escape the religious persecution they faced. Although Smith’s and Bradford’s writings were for different audiences and used different persuasive techniques‚ they were written

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    Many have studied attachment; however‚ John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth are the researchers responsible for the origination of the attachment theory in the late eighteenth century‚ and in turn‚ also became catalysts for research on attachment. The attachment theory claims that attachment “related behaviors‚ are activated in times of personal distress” (Bernier. Larose‚ & Whipple‚ 2005‚ p. 172). Attachment‚ as defined by Ainsworth‚ is “‘an affectional tie’ that an infant forms with a caregiver—a tie

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    Information System Business Problem Dimensions CheckPoint: Information System Business Problem Dimensions John Smith There are three dimensions to business problems and they are people‚ organizations‚ and technology. I will provide examples for all three. The people dimension: A business needs good people who are skilled and let’s say the network is down. The company hired a network systems administrator who is well versed and skilled on the network. The administrator would diagnose

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    Elizabeth Smith (Bessie Smith)                Elizabeth Smith was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. Her parents were Laura and William Smith. She was one of the second children. She was born into a poverty stricken black family in the segregated south. Her father was a Baptist minister he died soon after her birth leaving her mother to raise her and her siblings. She was about nine when she lost her mother and two brothers. Bessie and the remaining siblings were raised by their

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    Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up

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