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    is before the dinosaurs. Fossils fuels were formed in the Carboniferous Period. The Carboniferous Period occurred about 300 million years ago. In this period our Earth was covered in a swampy plant life. Lots of algae and big leafy plants covered the earth. When these plants died at the bottom of these swamps and lakes ‚they formed something called peat. Then new rock was formed on top of the peat called sedimentary rock. Layers and layers of new earth over the peat have caused it to squeeze

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    Definitions of News: “News is any thing which interests a large part of the community and has never been brought to their attention.” – Charles A Dana‚ Editor of the New York Sun News is any new information or information on current events which is relayed by print‚ broadcast‚ Internet‚ or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. The reporting and investigation of news falls within the profession of journalism. News is often reported by a variety of sources‚ such as newspapers‚ television

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    signal‚ Nick the man Offred fantasized about once before. This arrangement between the two of them can potentially be a problem. She isn’t only sneaking around Serena Joy’s back who visiting another Commander wife who is sick‚ Nick the man she desires is caught in the middle. She reveals the Wives get sick a lot if the Martha’s or Handmaids get sick‚ they’ll be sent to the Colonies. Once again‚ we see another arrangement between the Commander and Offred nothing physical causing her to feel perplexed

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    Feminism: The tension between equality and difference The concept of feminism invites many points of contention. In modern usage‚ it is defined as the ideology that constitutes the belief that women require liberation from the disadvantages their sex imposes. Although there have been significant advances for women in the three waves of the feminist movement‚ tensions have developed within the ideology. In this essay I will explore the tension that feminism attempts to reconcile between equality and

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    Poverty and Dignity: The implied theme of the tension between poverty and dignity in Tuesday Siesta‚ One passage that stood out to me is when the Mother said “If you feel like doing anything‚ do it now‚” said the woman. “Later‚ don’t take a drink anywhere even if you’re dying of thirst. Above all‚ no crying.” I perceived this as though the Mother has a strong sense of self dignity‚ and also is very reticent. She was telling her daughter to not let anyone see her sorrow or her simple need to quench

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    It is inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develops. Technology and traditional cultures are incompatible. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? It is said that with the breakthrough of technology‚traditional cultures are likely to become extinct as they are against each other( they can not co- exist). However‚ in my opinion i am not in favour of this view since technology supports cultures in terms of helping traditon and culture globally recognised

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    One’s personal possessions usually have value to them because they are something that a person can truly claim as his or her own. The most desirable and most valuable possession would naturally be love. With love some‚ but not all‚ desire material possessions. Last‚ everyone desires security to complete the last piece of the puzzle. Love is valued above all other possessions because of one’s natural desire to be desirable. When a person possesses another’s love‚ it is understood that he or she

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    world. It does not stop from one from country border to another and also involved with all religions. However‚ the views and beliefs of marriage vary throughout the world. The definition of traditional marriage according to Merriam-Webster “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” Throughout‚ will be a comparison of traditional Chinese beliefs to the beliefs of the traditional western marriage to see the

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    Jamie Wilson We Were One We Were One is a book by Patrick K. O’Donnell about the war in Iraq. Specifically it follows 1st Platoon in the Battle of Fallujah. The book talks a lot about the friendships between soldiers‚ and practically every man in the platoon had a best friend that they did everything with. This just made it sadder when soldiers were unfortunately killed in action. The book starts out with the platoon simply training back in the United States. They learn the basic fighting

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    Nostalgia: Background: Swiss Mercenaries came down from the mountains to fight on behalf of European rulers in Distant Lands. Many of these mercenaries suffered from nostalgia. * Nostalgia was believed to be a medical disease. * Symptoms included anorexia‚ bouts of weeping and even suicide attempts. * For years‚ people believed only the Swiss were prone to it. * In 1688‚ Hofer suggested it was “a cerebral disease of essentially demonic cause” * In 1732‚ Scheuchzer said it was

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