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    A Journey Through Howl: A Peculiar and Intense Poem by Allen Ginsberg Let’s take a journey through a poem that some might believe is word vomit spewing from the mouth of a non-conforming‚ homosexual‚ drug user in the mid 1950’s. Others might see it as a word roller coaster through the life experiences of Ginsberg. He uses strong imagery to intrigue the mind‚ and powerful words to shed light on the madness that was spreading like wild fire through the non-conforming people of this era. My perception

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    As Abraham Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily

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    Cause and Effect Essay THE MONKEYS PAW The story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw‚” is about a small family‚ a husband‚ Mr. White‚ his wife‚ Mrs. White‚ and their adult son‚ Herbert. The family is relaxing and enjoying each others company‚ while father and son play chess. They are expecting a visitor over later that evening; an old friend of Mr. Whites. When Sergeant-Major Morris arrived‚ and as the three men sat around drinking‚ reminiscing and exchanging stories‚ Morris told the family a tale of a

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    So far this year the only Spartan Super I ran was in Canada‚ so I was looking forward to this one and a chance to see many good New England friends. I spent the early AM on Saturday racing on Randall’s Island‚ NY and then drove over 170 miles to the Massachusetts venue to race the Super on the same day. • Registration and Festival: I arrived very late on Saturday so no one was waiting on lines at registration and it went fast and smooth. Sunday morning‚ I was at registration at about 8am and

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    All I wanted to do was use a cell phone and suddenly I could feel the air being sucked out of my body‚ I struggled trying to get the stranger off of me as I raced to the front door. I pounded against the floor until my fingers felt scraped on the cement and as I tried to reach the door handle with all the strength left in my body it was too late. Waking up in the middle of the night telling myself it is only a bad dream when in reality there was no way to escape the nightmare because it was truly

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    Heritage- defined as anything of value from the past that provides identity to the present and inspires the future generation Tourism- travel for recreational leisure or business purposes Heritage Tourism- the national trust for Historic Preservation in the United States defines heritage tourism as “travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past I. Arts II. A. Philippine Visual Arts. Pottery- combines design and function

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    Let Down Your Noose Paige Fairbairn 10/20/12 Mr. Pierce per.2 The ultimate escape is death. The driving force that pushes a man to slide his neck through a noose‚ tighten the hole‚ and take the final leap of faith- only to result in eternal stillness. The leap of faith John the Savage took was a symbolic repudiation of the World State’s motto‚ “community‚ identity‚ stability” because every aspect of John was a contradiction to the motto‚ thus weakening the strength of the motto‚ essentially

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    Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the Philippines  Metro Manila Fourteenth CongressSecond Regular Session  Begun and held in Metro Manila‚ on Monday‚ the twenty-eight day of July‚ two thousand eight. Republic Act No. 9514 (Approved by PGMA on December 19‚ 2008) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ REPEALINGPRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1185 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

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    With his grocery cart over stuffed with cans and bottles‚ Ernest found it difficult to push on the gravel road‚ tired and thirsty he stopped by his house to get a drink before going to the center. Although‚ exhausted‚ still there was a bounce in step and he hummed‚ knowing he would be extra funds for his projects. Looking down the street‚ he saw Justin coming towards him and waited. Caring for that boy bothered him‚ he admitted the quantity of time recently spent with him was rewarding and brought

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    I stood there‚ gazing at all the trophies and framed news article with bold headings saying "The Champion James Wins Again!" All the trophies I won had no effect on me at all. I remember stepping in the World Championship Boxing Stadium. I remember walking towards the ring and thousands of fans screaming my name. I remember Alexander. I especially remember the last punch that hit me cold. I laid there motionless‚ on the floor. And at that moment‚ I knew that my boxing career was over. My wife‚ Tiffany

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