I know you’re a busy guy this time of year and you have a ton of mail to get through – almost all of it from children under 8. I’m hoping that because I am almost a teenager and you might consider my letter in the interest of other letters. Like the letters you received from my younger brothers I’m going to list several things I hope you can deliver – please bring as many as you can. It seems a bit selfish‚ I know‚ but I’m hoping this is just because as a preteen I’m conditioned to give rather than
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Samantha Ore 1/22/13 English 103 As I began to look over the contract that was distributed as a part of enrollment in this class of the spring 2014‚ I came across some pointers that might cause me difficulty throughout this upcoming semester. As well as difficulties I also found major strengths in which will help me benefit tasks in the future. Checking over the blue packet I found that my attention spand for focusing involvement in peer response might cause some challenging times during the
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Family Life: The culture of the family. Chloe Watts Family through the eyes of TV producers In this present day it is rare that you won’t find a television in a family home. Even though most people do not consider television a major part of their lives‚ it is an inescapable part of popular culture. There are many modern programmes that represent the family life such as the Simpsons and Outnumbered (BBC1). These programmes show us what families look like and make us create an ‘ideal self’ for
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source that I analyzed was‚ “Colony in Danger of Demise; Cabildo Begs Viceroy for Soldiers and Supplies May 8‚1705”. This was a letter written by the Santa Fe cabildo‚ sent on May 8‚ 1705 to the new governor and captain general (Governor Francisco Cuervo and Valdés). The letter requested for the viceroy to send supplies‚ for the members of the Santa Fe Cabildo. They needed supplies due to the frequent ambushes and invasions from the Native Americans. In the letter it states‚ “Their continues invasions
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Santa Ana Winds In Joan Didion’s Los Angeles Notebook‚ she depicts the wind’s presence as sinister‚ however‚ her description clearly shows that she believes this is an incredibly mysterious and foreboding occurrence. Her use of diction and imagery set the tone for the essay‚ while her use of detail supports this claim. In the beginning of the essay Didion creates an image by presenting tension into the essay. She establishes this tension by using “uneasy”‚ “stillness” and “ominously” in order
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Santa Maria Volcano Santa Maria’s first recorded eruption was in 1902‚ it was dormant for at least 500-1000 years before that. When it awoke‚ it caused seismic swarm activation in many volcanos in the region. There was also a major earthquake along with the many eruptions. The eruption tore most of the south western part of the volcano off and around 5‚000 people were killed as a result of it. The volcanic ash fell as far as San Francisco‚ which is 2‚996.8 miles from Santa Maria. The volcano didn’t
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Who is Santa Claus? He is a man of mystery‚ a fat man in a red suit who sneaks into homes not to steal but to give‚ and he is a household name for American families all across the country. He is a common story told at Christmas time‚ from parents to children‚ passed down from generation to generation. Why is this storytelling such a common practice? Does it have any effect on the children when they realize that Santa is not real‚ or does Santa stand for such a fundamental concept of American culture
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ARISTOTLE’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (INE) 1. The tragic hero(ine) must be highly renowned and prosperous a. Oedipus‚ Son of King of Thebes‚ King of Thebes‚ “Adopted” son of King of Crones b. Antigone‚ son of Oedipus c. Prometheus‚ Titan 2. The tragic hero(ine) must not be a perfectly good man or woman brought from a high status to low. This would merely be a shock; there must be justification for the fall. a. Oedipus‚ killed the King of Thebes. b. Antigone‚ buried her dishonored brother
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The Santa Fe Trail was beneficial to the growth of New Mexico. It was a highway that allowed passage between Missouri and Santa Fe. It was also used as a major passage way to get to other places like Los Angeles‚ Mexico city‚ and Camino Real. It allowed for trade to occur in Santa Fe. The Santa Fe trail was one of the big three trails in United States history that opened up the roadway to the west. Before Mexico declared its independence‚ trading between the United States and Mexico was illegal
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