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    The Dinka and the Nuer have hated each other for as long as anyone can remember. They fight over land‚ and will even kill each other. They also steal cows from each other. Both tribes have many things in common‚ this is why they are in conflict. The Nuer and the Dinka both honor their cattle‚ and see them as a sign of wealth. They both live in the same area and use the same resources. Both tribes follow the same culture. The Nuer and the Dinka both honor their cattle. For example in source C it states

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    the main thing we learn about him is his good character‚ the first time he appears in the story is when the castle guard calls upon him to confront the ghost they have encountered. the ghost’s appearance frightens him.

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    A villain is commonly illustrated as a sinister character at odds with the hero of the story‚ and is often depicted as unlikeable and untrustworthy. However‚ villains are known to possess characteristics such as strength‚ courage and determination‚ all of which are critical to their ability to oppose the hero. Using these traits to compare both antagonists‚ it is clear that Magneto is the more successful villain‚ displaying these attributes more consistently and capably. Strength is a trait found

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    the story. The Odyssey is about the man Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ who wanders for years trying to get home after the Trojan War. Yet The Thousand and One Nights revolves around the opposite‚ two brothers‚ each with their kingdom to run‚ both find out their wives are cheating on them‚ and it focuses on the story of how they work to remove the remorse they feel toward their lives. In a way‚ they are similar; Both stories have the idea of men going on a journey to discover themselves in one way

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    increasing over the years. Mr. Andrew Kim said‚ “the frequent occurrence of serious accidents that claim hundreds of lives in China has aroused the concern of both the public and the government” (Kim). Many believe that rapid economic growth is the major reason for the exposure of Chinese workers to hazardous conditions. According to Mr. Daniel Yang‚ “China’s burgeoning industrial sector has seen both fast growth in labor productivity and a rapid expansion of the labor force‚ both of which add to the

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    would be 14 year olds from Malawi and the US. One example of a Malawian 14 year old is William Kamkwamba. William‚ who is no longer 14‚ grew up in Malawi during a famine. With little education‚ William created a windmill to power lights in his house. Though William did later receive a college education not all Malawians do. One main difference between Malawians and Americans is the shortage of food in Malawi. William went through two famines‚ one worse than the other‚ but those famines are surely

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    examples and educating the reader on what is really going on. Both Jacobs’ and Douglass’ language and writing styles are useful and give us a lot of insight into the era and impact of slavery. Douglass talks in a way that feels much likes lecturer on hour one of a four-hour lecture. It is easy to loose interest. Highly informative‚ he writes in a way that feels impersonal as though if it were textbook. Though‚ we learn from textbooks. He is trying to educate the reader about the truth behind slavery. Telling

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    textbook. They are two short stories; “The Lottery” was written by Shirley Jackson‚ and “Harrison Bergeron” was written by Kurt Vonnegut. This essay is to compare the similarities and differences between them. The first similarity is that both of these dystopian stories demonstrate how people force themselves in a tradition that they have been told to follow even if they have an option to seek for change‚ and to explore the negative consequences of mob rule. In both stories‚ individuals within the

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    Irony‚ satire‚ parody‚ humor and epigrams are deeply connected by having one main thing in common: they are usually meant to hurt the intellectual self of someone. We use it in our everyday’s life to make fun of people‚ or simply because someone is annoying and we would like them to stop‚ without being “too” rude. Irony can be defined as a statement different from what appears to be true. It is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens (Meyer‚ 286-287). In a lot

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    Our Victorian on North Street was nestled between an abandoned house and a Pacific Bell company. In front of the empty Pacific Bell building was an aged truck. The man that lived in it always parked there through the week and most of the weekend. Only occasionally could you see him around town. Every once in a while he might be parked in front of the public pool‚ or the county courthouse. On the other side of the street was a two-car parking lot next to an old barn. My fourth grade teacher‚ Mr. Fuller

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