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    The article Higher Education by Gary Smith is about a basketball coach who changed the lives of a whole community. Perry Reese Jr. was a black basketball coach in Berlin, Ohio which used to be one of the most Amish settlements in America. Many in the town wrote him off because of their racist views. What they didn’t know was that one day he was going to be the man that created magic in that small community. He was not only a coach but someone who genuinely cared for all of these people, breaking

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    Will you give birth to your child at the exact same place you were born? While the answer varies, it is a definite YES for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). It is well known that sea turtles would swim thousands of miles in order reproduce at the same location where they began their life (Griffiths, 2015). However, the methods they use to find the precise location on sandy beach has been mystery for a long time. Previous studies with young sea turtles have indicated that magnetoreception

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    To what extent is nature the more monumental factor in human development? When a newborn opens his eyes for the first time, what does he know? Is he pre-programmed to grow up and become a professional soccer player or is he a blank slate yet to be filled in by experience? Nature vs. nurture is an age-old debate that has remained unresolved throughout modern history. Specifically, it is a psychological term used to explain whether who we are is predetermined by genes and hereditary factors or by

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    Creative Writing Ocean

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    self. My friends and I walked towards the bridge, like turtles racing, eager to get to the end but still slower than time. With each step taken my feet sunk more into the millions of grains of golden sand. When I looked down I saw every little imprint made in the shore, every seagull, dog, crab and persons stamp made on the ocean’s shore. As we wandered, we watched the children’s memorable sandcastles left to be swept away by the waves slowly creeping their way up the shore. The waves crashed

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    In Canada, we as Canadians live in a country in which our values are protected and respected, and this is all thanks to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As a part of the Canadian Constitution, the Charter sets out those rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in our country. Since its enactment in 1982, the Charter has improved all Canadian citizen’s ability to participate in society.1 So, today, I am here to convince you that the Charter is a key contributor to Canada

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    blunt and real. It reminds us that suicide is a very existent and dark thing that we need to discuss more about. The story not only shows how the consequences of your words and actions can have serious repercussions but that they can leave lasting imprints on people and even cause the loss of a life. It's a phenomenal book to start the conversation on suicide and the impact your words and actions can have on others. That being said, I can see where parents would be coming from by challenging the book

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    Tessa Braeuning Ms. Gilbert Brit Lit March 8, 2015 ‘Night’ Rough Draft In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, the author makes a tough decision to share his experiences from the holocaust with the rest of the world. The people that were forced to experience this wretched time in history, were reluctant to share their stories because of how much it has negatively effected them. Wiesel was one of many that vowed to never share his stories but thankfully in 1955, he broke that vow. The importance of

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    The innovation that I think was the most important to society before 1850 was the printing press. Johannes Gutenberg started working on the printing press in 1436 and completed it in 1455 (Quinn, 2017). The printing press was important to society because it improved literacy and led to the creation of the newspaper. The creation of the printing press improved literacy because it reduced the cost of texts. The printing press reduced costs of texts because they could be mass produced (Arthur, 2004)

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    The early years of the American Republic under the Constitution were unique. The rivalry between federalists and republicans in the early days of the American Republic was bitter. What were the key positions of the parties? Well first the federalist party was an american political party in 1792 to 1816 of the First Party System. They mainly wanted a powerful national government to push for aggressive economic development. The federalists controlled the government until 1801. This political party

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    Dina Moroz Professor Al Filreis English 88 16 October 2014 Nude Descended a Staircase There are numerous differences between Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase (1912) and X. J. Kennedy's poem (1959-60) bearing the same name. These differences pertain to style, motion, and subject. Style Duchamp’s oil painting consists of many elements associated with Cubism. The painting deconstructs a scene through abstract lines and planes. However, while figures in Cubist painting are commonly static

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