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    are later seen in the future regarding the way people of society should be run. This is why history and people of history are essential to times of today because implications of their time arise in moderation. We learn from the mistakes of the past, and maker better ones to improve the quality of life itself, and take bigger steps towards a glorified nation. Thomas Jefferson, one of our essential Founding Fathers was born on April 13th, 1743 in Shadwell, a Colony of Virginia. On that day in April

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    He was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hazleton, PA and weighed nine pounds zero ounces and was twenty one inches tall with brown hair. He was born at 7:48 p.m. On the evening of his birth the power had gone out at the hospital because of a ruthless snow storm which was quite ominous. The family members who attended the hospital

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    Miserables and The Kite Runner ,some people are rich because of hard work and dedication, others are simply born into money. Some characters are poor because of the events in their life that have made them poor. In Les Miserables Jean was able to become rich through hard work, later Jean becomes poor again because of situations that came about in his life. In The Kite Runner Amir was born into money and became successful himself. In Les Miserables Jean Valjean was able to rise from a criminal

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    Doodle’s Sympathy in “The Scarlet Ibis” In James Hurst’s short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, Doodle is born in a caul and he and his brother have to learn to live with his disabilities. Brother is ashamed of Doodle’s limitations and out of his own embarrassment, teaches Doodle to walk. But Brother’s pride get the better of him and he ends up contributing to Doodle’s untimely death in the end. In “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst uses character development to allow the readers to most sympathize with

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    Society is set up into a hierarchical triangle that essentially determines social class. A social class is any person or group of people with the same educational, social or economical status. Social class can be broken down into many different categories such as race, age, gender, economic status, educational status and many more. Social class can be measured in many different ways such as financial status, family values, appearance, and demeanor. In America there are six main economical social

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    My Login

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    |When I was born, I wasn't supposed to live past my childhood. | | | |Someone must have missed something, 'cause I lived 'til 46. | | | |It attacked my lungs; it was hard to breathe.

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    do. By actually providing illegal immigrants to have access to public services the United States could benefit a lot from it, starting with a healthier and safer environment, also, having access to public education will help the economy in the long run, and lastly, after obtaining a college degree, it is extremely possible for them to get a good paying job. When it comes to saving a life, a legal status shouldn’t be more important. By having access to health services, illegal immigrants would be

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    considering that we live in the United States. The United States is a great example of how a democratic/republican government is run. The people come together to choose leaders and the leaders and representatives. Those who are elected into power work together to decide what the country does and how everything is run. This is basically how a democratic/republican government is run; however, The United States has many more complicated parts of

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    citizens were commonly divided up into classes which decided how they were to be treated. These classes defined their status in the world and structured their way of life into a hierarchy. This classification was not limited to just what family you were born into but also to your gender. Men were seen as the head of the household. Their main jobs were to engage in politics, provide for the family and, prove their masculinity. Women on the other hand has limited privileges. Their main concern was taking

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    Ryan Long Essay

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    Ryan Long was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley Los Angeles. His childhood was marked by significant challenges that he had to over come. Ryan was born with a congenital deformity known as club foot. Ryan’s father left when he was very young, leaving his mother to raise Ryan on her own. Ryan spent the first two years of his life in surgeries and was immobilize by casts and bars bolted to the sides of his legs. Ryan and his mother, together, faced these challenges head on. As Ryan got older

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