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    man tries to escape his extremely mundane life with numerous fantasies. For example‚ Walter Mitty’s daydream comes as he waits for his wife and picks up an old copy of Liberty and visions himself fighting Germany while volunteering to pilot a plane normally piloted by two people. "The cannonading has got the wind up in young Raleigh‚ sir‚" said

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    Examine how Shakespeare presents Mercutio and Tybalt in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Mercutio and Tybalt are seen in extremely contrasting ways in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and are both incredibly interesting characters. However Shakespeare uses a range of techniques to present them both and this is why they are such memorable secondary characters. Mercutio is very important to the play as he is Romeo’s most trusted friend and also the prince’s kinsman‚ however he also ads a lot more which makes the audience

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    Barry Cavin’s portrayal William Shakespeare’s The Tempest presented by the Bower School Music & The Arts was incredibly intimate and focused on acting. The play’s production felt as if produced and performed by aspiring youth with limited resources which contrasts perfectly with the play that many critics see as the master playwright expression of his farewell to the stage. The Tempest is believed to be written by famous William Shakespeare in 1610-11. The play preserves the writing of Shakespeare

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    fully understand our own body’s immune systems; therefore we cannot fully understand how vaccinations work. Many people are under the impression that extremely harmful diseases are‚ for the most part‚ wiped out or incredibly rare. They may not see the reason for immunizing themselves or their children. But the truth of the matter is that these incredibly harmful‚ even deadly diseases are very much prevalent in today’s world. People come into contact with these infectious viruses on a daily basis;

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    Major Jackson's Poetry

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    Born and raised in his native Philadelphia‚ Major Jackson uses the steady‚ soulful beats of All-American‚ wholesome jazz music to allow for infinite poetic inspiration in his verses. When he reads his work‚ he uses a tone of distant insight and close‚ almost intimate warmth to entice‚ captivate and entrance the reader into his spell that can last for minutes at a time. Jackson also uses his musical tastes from when he was a teen‚ to his later‚ more adult years in a perfect combination of street

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    correctly in order for the employee to have the ideal protection. They are protection to your eyes‚ head and ears (noise). Loud‚ extreme noise can damage an employee’s hearing ability if he or she is not using the right type of protection to prevent the noise. It is extremely important to have the right kind of personal protective equipment for your ears to protect them from the loud noises. There are three main types of ear protection used in a workplace. Earplugs are the most frequently used to help

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    Immigrant: A Short Story

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    Nevertheless‚ as we kept talking I could only listen in fascination‚ our lives seemed so similar to each others. Our conversations were long‚ and laughter filled. We talked about our family and personal lives. We both became pretty close over the short amount of time that we had been talking. When it came to a more in depth conversation about of family‚ we both fell silent. “I used to have a father and mother‚ but they aren’t in the picture now” she explained as her eyes slowly teared up. After

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    Funk Music Analysis

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    Sonically speaking‚ funk’s bass-centric nature and rhythmic backbone reflected an attitude of confrontation and rebellion. Loud horns‚ drums‚ and beats all paralleled the aggressive frustration out of which it came. Its hardcore‚ unrefined sound led many to label “funk [as] the extreme of everything” (Morant 75). In addition to the robust instrumentals‚ pioneers like James

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    Trench Letter

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    shelter from all the air raids‚ bombs and bullets. These trenches are strategically designed for all activities‚ with interlinking pathways. Since the weather only consists of rain‚ the mud has become unimaginably thick in the trenches; it has become incredibly difficult to complete simple tasks such as walking. Since all the soldiers have to live in the trenches the wet and thick mud has established its own disease called the trench foot; this is when the foot has a fungal infection. Each day the conditions

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    Tigers: The Silent Assassins Armed with razor like teeth and retractile claws in addition to their keen senses‚ tigers are silent assassins on top of the food chain. The magnificent striped panthera tigris‚ originally from Eastern Asia‚ once ranged an enormous span of the earth’s surface. Over the past century‚ it is estimated that the tigers habitat and numbers have been depleted by up to 95%. Having been greatly limited as a result of many factors‚ mainly human impacts‚ the tiger has been driven

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