Dangerous Liaisons

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    It was dangerous for Dana because she spoke as the educated women that she was, so when talking with someone new they would comment on her educated speech. “It was dangerous to educate slaves, they warned. Education made blacks dissatisfied with slavery. It spoiled them for field work. The Methodist minister said it made them disobedient,

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    that guns are the main problem in our dangerous world and believe that America needs to ban them completely. I believe that our world would not be a safer place if they banned guns, because people are people and they can find many other ways to effect the people around them without guns. Guns are not the main problem, we are. Guns are not just used to hurt people, but they help defend people, and most importantly save our lives. If there is someone dangerous that is trying to harm you, what will

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    How would you like to try some crystal meth? Chances are, you’re saying, “no” right about now, maybe shaking your head in disgust. Why would you want to try crystal meth? That stuff is so ridiculously dangerous, right? Would it change your mind if you saw it on television? The highly acclaimed, wildly popular, and most recent winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Breaking Bad chronicles the life of Walter White, a chemistry genius destined to live out his life teaching high

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    CHAPTER FIVE: Epistolary Novels And Mimetic Devices We have seen how the use of mimetic devices contributed to Still Alice and Turn of Mind. In Chapter FIVE I explore the possibility of using Facebook, (a twenty first century mode of communication), as a mimetic device to augment conventional prose fiction. In this chapter I want to show how mimetic devices such as letters, bank statements and reports have already been used in epistolary fiction so that I can consider their use as models for my

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    Slaves of Society: The Women of Les Liaisons dangereuses With each letter in Les Liaisons dangereuses, Choderlos de Laclos advances a great many games of chess being played simultaneously. In each, the pieces—women of the eighteenth-century Parisian aristocracy—are tossed about mercilessly but with great precision on the part of the author. One is a pawn: a convent girl pulled out of a world of simplicity and offered as an entree to a public impossible to sate; another is a queen: a calculating

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    4. Technical issues: Construction of the platform: The platform was comprised of four main modules: A- Module controlling the flow of hydrocarbons and water produced from the wells. B- Were the separation of oil from other fluids took place, and then the oil was pumped into the main oil line for the transmission onshore. It was a production module. C- The gas compression and gas processing module D- For utilities: contained the ‘control building’, generators, and switchgear. Thlexander, who

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    products that are produced from man-made products that are considered hazardous materials. These products fill our garages and store rooms in small quantities. However, these household products pose a minor threat compared to the large amounts of dangerous chemicals, and products are shipped, stored, or produce on a large scale in our towns. The failure to properly handle these chemicals and products can and frequently has a disastrous outcome. This hazardous material (hazmat) disasters have different

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    Americans in the town of Maycomb. The public see Tom as a dangerous man. For instance in the book it states “ I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella” (Lee 231)! Mayella even said that “ He got me round the neck, cussin’ me a’ sayin’ dirt- I fought and’ hollered, but he had me round the neck. He hit me agin a’ agin” (Lee 241). Both Mayella and Bob Ewell make the people in the court believe that Tom is some sort of killer or dangerous man who should be lynched. Even Scout thought that “Tom

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    Should the United States Deport Unauthorized and Unaccompanied Immigrant Children? Dan Coats believe that illegal children who immigrated unaccompanied should be deported due to the increasing numbers and how it promotes the dangerous journeys the children take to get to the United States. Coats believes the focus should be placed on the children’s start of their journey and deterring them from coming. The focus should not be “once they arrive at the border” (p. 186). In contrast, Mark Seitz argues

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    It was the same woman that spoke with Anna Greenfield last time. The woman smiled at him and moved aside to give him space. Detective Licht was about to press the button for the fourth floor when he noticed it has already lit up. He turned to the woman in question. “You live on the fourth floor too?” His question startled the woman and she slowly nodded her head, still lost at the situation. “NYPD,” He flashed his badge. “Can you tell me about the relationship between John and Anna Greenfield

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