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    1. Mary noticed a large‚ brown spot on her skin. She has been playing tennis in the sun for several years without sun protection. She reported the discovery to a friend‚ who told her to apply the ABCD rule to determine whether or not she had malignant melanoma. Her friend told her that if her answer was "no" to the questions that were asked by the ABCD rule‚ she had nothing to worry about. What is the ABCD rule and should she ignore the spot if her answers are negative? My Mom had skin cancer‚ so

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    Abstract Thomas Stern Eliot (1888-1965) is one of the important poets and the most influential critics of English literature. He attempts to re-educate his readers through the use of languages and various other techniques. Many differences in interpretation exist for Eliot’s complex poetry. In this discussion I shall be examining Eliot ’s use of a range of linguistic devices. The discussion will focus on how T. S. Eliot employs the medium of language to parallel and reflect his observation of the

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    Imagine a family house: about 150 m2 if size‚ one bathroom‚ one toilet. However‚ there is a certain degree of weirdness to house… It starts with the front door with its four locks because all family members wanted to have their own lock. The three kitchens are special as well: all of them have sinks‚ but the rest of the equipment differs. One has a fridge‚ one has an oven‚ two of them have a microwave and one has a stove. The family had even pipes built through the house to transfer food from the

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    Imagine you’re surrounded by a hot and dusty land. No matter where you look all you see is desert. Your resources are limited. Where will your next meal come from? How will you make a shelter when all you see for miles are dead trees and cacti? This is what it may have been like to live as a Native American nomadic tribe member living in the Southwest. The Apache and Navajo people had to be incredibly resourceful and resilient to live in a region that didn’t have as many resources as other regions

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    because the place picked by Huitzilopochtli was a swampy island‚ an area that was difficult to settle in‚ but they still managed to build their empire there; the sign that Huitzilopochtli used to tell the Aztecs to settle was an eagle perched on a cactus (Willis 242). Moreover‚ they established their civilization on the island by using chinampas‚ floating gardens‚ which are still used today in present-day Mexico city (“Mexican Flag History”). In addition to the incorporation of the legend to the flag

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    Such evidence of this human animal interaction was a breakthrough. The Saltville site‚ often referred to as SV-2‚ in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia holds great significance due to its abundance of various fossil and archeological clues to the past. In recent news‚ there have been articles describing a discovery that may show signs of human life in the area earlier than initially thought. Per The Associated Press- Richmond‚ “artifacts at Saltville date to 14‚000 years ago‚ a few hundred years

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    The Native American Struggle The way of life for the Native Americans changed greatly when the settlers arrived but they fought strongly to hold onto their sacred beliefs. No amount of influence or interference from the Europeans could change what the American Indians believed in. The natives fought long and hard to try to preserve their heritage and their lifestyles. While they are still given a small portion of land to live on‚ the plight of the Native American people has been going on since

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    The Botanical Gardens is definitely one interesting place that I would recommend to anyone who asks me for my advice. The beauty of it is somehow beyond description. Each flower‚ each plant has its own way of capturing your soul. Each blade of grass‚ each tree somehow knows how to coordinate with others to form a picturesque scenery that no architect or designer could ever copy. No best selling novelist or Nobel prize winner could possibly put its miraculous beauty into words. One actually has to

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    limestone‚ sandstone‚ lava and other rocks. As the day passes the rocks reflect different colors. Many tourists come to the canyon just to watch the rocks change color. Cottonwood and willow trees grow at the bottom of the canyon. Many varieties of cactus grow here as well. The canyon is also home to many animals‚ such as bobcats‚ coyotes‚ kangaroo rats and deer. Today about 4 million visitors come to the Grand Canyon each year. Seeing the Grand Canyon is always a breathtaking and unforgettable experience

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    ===================================================================================== He fled west through the mountains‚ across the Yamuna River‚ and into the woods. He thought‚ “Is this interminable run ever going to end.” He was in the scorching desert; he listened and heard a cactus wren singing its song. It flew near a

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