...Kaffir Boy 2. The literary device used in this quote is a metaphoric antithesis. It is metaphoric because his parents are not literally drinking from a well of knowledge or ignorance. It is an antithesis because the ideas are contrasting due to the ignorance and intelligence aspect of the metaphor. The mother represents drinking from the well of knowledge because even though she has no education she wants her son to have a better life. The father represents the well of ignorance because he has no education and therefore hates and fears knowledge. Typhoid Fever 1. A stock character is a flat unchanging character that normally plays off a stereotype, providing contrast to the main character. One stock character in the story is Kerry Nurse, she plays on the stereotype of stern and unsympathetic nurse providing contrast to Frank’s character. Sister Rita is also a stock character who plays a mean old nun contrasting Frank. Both characters are unchanging throughout the story making them stock characters with no lesson learned for their characters. Living Well, Living Good 1. An anecdote is a short interesting story surrounding a real person....
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...In the lesson i learned on about the Spanish- American war, it tells me about four different ways that the United States did help Cuba out. They helped rebuild Cuba, get rid of the yellow fever, set up a republican government, and restore order. One thing know one may know about the Spanish-American war is that the yellow fever and typhoid were the major threats and enemies on both sides of the war. The yellow fever took as many as 3,000 American lives. It took them a while to figure out it was spreading from mosquitoes to humans which then infected them with the deadly disease. At the time women still weren't allowed to do anything, they were still supposed to stay home and do things around the house. It was a men's job to go out and work. During the war an out break of disease broke out infecting and killing the soldiers. They were running out of nurses and people to take care of the troops, so they had to start allowing women to go and take care of the men who were infected. Although they allowed women to start helping the infected soldiers...
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...Essay on Water Pollution Water pollution has become an issue of great concern in our society. Many of today’s water ecosystems and drinking water are being polluted and destroyed as we speak. There are many types of water ecosystems such as oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds witch provide homes to many different organisms. There are overwhelming factors that contribute to the problems of water pollution such as sewage, radioactive wastes, improper disposal of trash on land, and careless beachgoers. These are all significant problems that people do not realize until all of the damage is done. There are very few methods of controlling this pollution and more need to be developed in order to try and control these problems immediately. The first few causes of water pollution include sewage and nutrients from fertilizers being dumped into water. This causes a problem for all the organisms because the nutrients cause the algae and water plants to grow to abnormally large sizes. This can eventually block waterways. As the wastes decompose it uses up oxygen and blocks the flow of water in natural rivers and streams. Also, as these nutrients decompose in the water, they use up oxygen which can harm all the organisms living in the environment. Fish and other organisms living in water need oxygen just as much as humans need it. Since all aquatic organisms depend on oxygen in the water, without a sufficient supply they will not be able to survive. This would be a very dangerous thing. Anything...
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...simply forgot to fill the name of the county. He married Abigail Smith in 1764. She was his political advisor and also best friend. Even when they were separated for long periods, she kept him posted of what was happening. Abigail was the first woman to live in the White House. They had six children together. In 1818, she died because of a typhoid fever. In 1761, John Adams started to notice that he was standing for his country, something that he did not do before. Massachusetts Colony’s Superior Court had to approve the new assistance’s writ. The colonists decided to go against the writs because otherwise they were going to lose their profits. They thought they won the case, but Superior Court wrote to London to ask for assistance. Adams was there on the trial the whole time, and by the end of it, he was on the patriot’s cause. His father died and he gained a position in the Braintree Town Meeting, the beginning of his political career. John Adams was publishing a series of essay called “Dissertation on Canon and Feudal Law” in 1765. The one he was doing about the Stamp Act became public before he even finish writing. So his last essay was attacking them, and the town had chosen him to write a protest against Stamp Act, which brought recognition to him. After a year, the Stamp Act was repealed. His cousin, Samuel Adams, asked if he wanted to join the meetings of the Caucus Club, a political organization. John was very excited with the meeting, a room full of future revolutionaries...
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...Tamara Wilkerson AC 1105565 HS 150 World Civilization Assignment 02 December 29, 2012 Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was one of the greatest conquers in all of the history of Rome. His genius and ability to think in hard situations helped greatly to the country of Macedonia, which he ruled. Most of his life he lived as a fighter and warrior. Alexander was a smart, brilliant man who used his brains when it came down to fighting. Alexander was born in an age of violence, conquest, and civil war. Alexander was born in 356 B.C. in Pella. His father was Phillip the second who ruled all of Macedonia. He was a shrewd king and general who conquered Greece. He stole the reign of Macedonia from his brother’s son. Alexander’s mother was Olympias. She was brilliant yet hot-tempered. Her father was King Neoptoelemus the first of Epirus. Alexander’s sister was Cleopatra (but not the Egyptian queen.) Alexander’s ancestor was a man known as the hero Achilles. Alexander through his life carried a copy of “Iliad.” Phillip taught Alexander that all the Macedonian kings were descendents from the hero Hercules, son of Zeus, and the high god. Alexander’s parents hated each other. Philip had lesser wives and children. One child was Philip Arridaeus who was retarded. The rumor was that Olympias had poisoned the mother of Arridaeus. Olympias once told Alexander that Philip was not his real father. Philip never admitted to it though. Yet he...
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...Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was one of the greatest conquers in all of the history of Rome. His genius and ability to think in hard situations helped greatly to the country of Macedonia, which he ruled. Most of his life he lived as a fighter and warrior. Alexander was a smart, brilliant man who used his brains when it came down to fighting. Alexander was born in an age of violence, conquest, and civil war. Alexander was born in 356 B.C. in Pella. His father was Phillip the second who ruled all of Macedonia. He was a shrewd king and general who conquered Greece. He stole the reign of Macedonia from his brother’s son. Alexander’s mother was Olympias. She was brilliant yet hot-tempered. Her father was King Neoptoelemus the first of Epirus. Alexander’s sister was Cleopatra (but not the Egyptian queen.) Alexander’s ancestor was a man known as the hero Achilles. Alexander through his life carried a copy of “Iliad.” Phillip taught Alexander that all the Macedonian kings were descendents from the hero Hercules, son of Zeus, and the high god. Alexander’s parents hated each other. Philip had lesser wives and children. One child was Philip Arridaeus who was retarded. The rumor was that Olympias had poisoned the mother of Arridaeus. Olympias once told Alexander that Philip was not his real father. Philip never admitted to it though. Yet he always had made fun of Alexander because of his high voice. There were many legends about Alexander. As a boy Alexander tamed a horse...
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...Running head: ESSAY 6.1: THE STORY OF AN HOUR Essay 6.1: The Story of an Hour Jeremy Todd Macy ITT Technical Institute Essay 6.1: The Story of an Hour Freedom!!! Liberation!!! The idea of living your life for yourself, not others; it is something that we all dream of at some point in our lives, but how many of us actually achieve that? Whether we feel trapped in a job that we hate, a bad friendship, or a bad marriage, there is something inside us that yearns to be free. We long for that weight to be taken off of our shoulders. Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour takes us through these emotions, only to find out at the end that these emotions are fleeting, and then reality sets in. What will be discussed in this paper is the plot of the story and those feelings that are experienced, Kate Chopin’s life experiences and how that experience influenced this story, as well as my reaction to the story. The story starts off with Mrs. Mallard( we don’t know her first name) being told some distressing news. Josephine, her sister, is trying to relay this horrible news in the most delicate matter. Mrs. Mallard has severe heart problems, although she is young. Brentley, her husband, was killed in a train accident. She weeps, with “sudden, wild abandonment”, at the news (Woodlief, Study Text). She then sinks into an armchair, and begins to ponder the future. The sky opens up, showing the calming blue. Her horizons seem to broaden, she gets a feeling of starting over, fresh. She is still...
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... they would have to use pumps. The waste would be pumped into nearby rivers. Elizabethan medicine was basic, to say the least. Letting blood was conducted by cupping or leaches. Pains were treated in all different ways. Head pains were treated with sweet smelling herbs such as rose, lavender, sage and bay. Stomach pains were treated with wormwood, mint and balm. Amputations were performed by surgeons the ‘stump’ was cauterized with a pitch. Wounds were treated with vinegar as a cleaning agent and it was believed it would kill the disease. Typhoid, broken bones, wound, abscesses and fractures were treated in unsanitary environments.Child bearing and possible cabin fever was dangerous. Women made arrangements for the care of their children incase they died during...
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...brothers, Elihu and Peter Adams. John’s father encouraged him to have a career in the ministry but he wasn't all that interested. After finishing grammar school Harvard offered him a scholarship to attend school there. Upon graduating in 1755, at age twenty, Adams taught at a grammar school in Worcester, Massachusetts for three years while deciding what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. Eventually he decided to move back to Braintree and began practicing law near Boston. He was the apprentice of Mr. Putnam of Worcester, who had access to the library of the Attorney General of Massachusetts and in 1761 he was admitted into the bar. Adams was a prominent leader against the Stamp Act and in response he wrote an article know as the Essay on the Canon and Feudal Law. John Adams had a very fortunate childhood which makes him the man he was. In 1764 Adams married Abigail Smith from Weymouth, Massachusetts his third cousin. Abigail was an intelligent women who became Adams political partner. Adams and her wrote letters to each other revealing the deepest thoughts of the two. Together they had six children. Their first child Abigail Amelia Adams, who was born July 14, 1765, who stayed with her mother while the boys were away. Then John Quincy Adams who was born July 11, 1767, who later became the sixth President of the United States. Then Charles Adams who was born May, 29, 1770, who is known as the child who was disowned by John Adams. And finally Thomas Adams who was born September...
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...Welcome to WritePoint, the automated review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. Thank you for using WritePoint. Bacteria and Parasites By Victor Banks Melanie Crow COM 155 4/2/13 Bacteria and parasites are both specific types of organisms that are able to have affect on a humans body, but parasites have a greater increase in harming a human being rather than a bacteria. While the exact origin of bacteria remains a matter of speculation, it is clear that they are among the oldest and most adaptable organisms on Earth. Over three and a half billion years ago the earth was an inhospitable planet characterized by a landscape of active volcanoes in an atmosphere with hardly any oxygen, as far as we know the first life forms to be on Earth were simple organisms that closely resembled present day bacteria and did not depend on atmospheric oxygen or survival. Eventually in the shallow waters of primitive earth photosynthetic microorganisms...
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...Latter-day Saints Essay, and his most popular being Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.He has received many awards for both his contributions to academia and achievements as a historian and a writer, he received many awards the following are some of his most important; Interdisciplinary Fellow in History and Psychology from the Brown University, Bancroft Prize in 1968, and the American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. Joseph Smith, Jr. was an American born, self-proclaimed Prophet and a founder of a religious movement, of the Church of Jesus Christ of The Latter Day Saints, nicknamed Mormonism, an author and a publisher of the Book of Mormon, a visionary and a leader. He was born on December 23, 1805, in Sharon, Vermont in the United States to Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. His beginning were humble as his family struggled to farm their land. He was the 5th child in a family of 11 children, he had 3 sisters and 7 brothers. At a young age of 7 or 8 years old, Joseph Jr. contracted typhoid fever, a bacterial infection which had spread to his leg and infected his bone and the muscle around it. The doctor treating young Joseph wanted to amputate the limb but his parents disagreed and the doctor surgically removed only the infected part of the muscle. It was a long road to recovery as the parts of the bone continued to chip off for 3 months. It was most likely a very painful experience, without the modern day painkillers and antibiotics. Could it be that high fever and the pain...
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...well as by the Sacred Heart nuns. Kate formed deep bonds with her family members, with the sisters who taught her at school, and with her life-long friend Kitty Garasché. Much of the fiction Kate wrote as an adult draws on the nurturing she received from women as she was growing up. Her early life had a great deal of trauma. In 1855, her father was killed in a railroad accident. In 1863 her beloved French-speaking great grandmother died. Kate spent the Civil War in St. Louis, a city where residents supported both the Union and the Confederacy and where her family had slaves in the house. Her half brother enlisted in the Confederate army, was captured by Union forces, and died of typhoid fever. From 1867 to 1870 Kate kept a commonplace book in which she recorded diary entries and copied passages of essays, poems, and other writings. In 1869 she wrote a little sketch, "Emancipation: A Life Fable. Around age nineteen, through social events held at Oakland, a wealthy estate near St. Louis, Kate met Oscar Chopin of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, whose French father had taken the family to Europe during the Civil War. "I am going to be married," Kate...
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...CONSUMPTION OF FEU - EAST ASIA COLLEGE STUDENTS ON STREET FOODS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SCHOOL A Research Paper Presented to Ms. Fatima S. Foz Far Eastern University – East Asia College Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc Manila In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course ENGL303 – Modern Communication 1 Arvin Arevalo Vincent Buenagua Michael Pepz Datuin Joshua Ofreneo September 2013 Abstract This study is all about street foods served in the vicinity of FEU – East Asia College most commonly known as the ‘hepa lane’. The proponents of this research will also discuss vital information about street foods present in the ‘hepa lane’. Locations of the stalls present in the area will also be tackled including the factors why students indulge themselves to these kind of foods and also on how frequent does a student from the above-mentioned school visits these long stretch of stalls. The recommendations on how to lessen the number of students eating this kind of foods are stated in the last chapter. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place, such as a market or fair, by a hawker or vendor, often from a portable stall. Most street foods are also classed as both finger food and fast food, and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_food) In the Philippines, particularly in the R. Papa St., selling of street foods is...
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...Unit Title: Communications in Business 100 Assessment: Critical Essay Company: Pepsi Company Ltd Essay Title: Corporate Environmental Obligation: An examination of the performance of Pepsi Co Student Name: Chomansingh Mareachealee Student Number: 15570501 Semester: 1 2011 Campus: Charles Telfair Institute Tutor’s Name: Sarita Ramanan Tutorial Day and Time: Tuesday (11:30-13:30) GP 4 | | | | | | | Table of content | | | | | Content: | | | | | | Introduction | 2 | | | | | The case against Pepsi Co and its impact & implication: | | | | | | (A) Achieving positive water balance | 2&3 | | (B) Land & Packaging- Moving towards zero landfill | 4 | | (C ) Climate change- reducing the carbon Footprint of operations | 5 | | (D) Protecting Natural resources and health | 6 | | | | | | | | The case for Pepsi Co and its impact & implication: | | | | | | (A) Pesticide controversy in India and Carbon dioxide emission | 7 | | (B) Using Tap water for Bottling | 7&8 | | (C )Health issues and Recycling problem | 8&9 | | | | | | | | Conclusion: | 9 | | | | | References: | 10&11&12 | | | Re: Corporate Environmental Obligation: An examination of the performance of Pepsi company Introduction: Modern organizations have high considerations for societal contribution. Nowadays...
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...as the Laurentian Great Lakes for its connection to the St. Lawrence River, the lakes combined make up nearly 20 percent of the world's fresh water (Latham, Wright, & Tsang, n.d.) Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior are 5 lakes that provide food, jobs, and recreation to the surrounding regions reaching into two countries. The New York Times (2010) also estimate more than 30 million people are the recipient of potable water from the lakes. With over 3.2 million harvestable fish worth an estimated 4.8 million dollars, Lake Huron is important to the fishing industry. According to McCrimmon (2002), Lake Huron alone has over 117 species of fish. Lake Huron, as well as the other great lakes, is also polluted. For this essay, pollution is the injection of biological or non-biological elements into Lake Huron which are detrimental to the health of the lake and its inhabitants. Sewage, along with additional factors and with far reaching effects, is the primary cause of the decline of the various benefits the lake provides; it is harmful and potentially fatal to people, jobs, the economy, and of course, the aquatic life and wildlife of the Lake Huron area. There are quite a few types of pollution which are damaging Lake Huron. Industrial sewage and waste may be, arguably, the most damaging cause of pollution. Additional causes of Lake Huron's pollution also come from biological sources such as, ironically, other aquatic life. Industrial waste and non-indigenous...
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