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    middle class urban culture and value of open, accessible social spaces and a drastic improvement in the living and sanitary conditions of the city. The middle class was deeply involved in the idea of a large social sphere in order to talk and discuss all aspects of life, and the renewal of Paris with open spaces and large boulevards enabled this sphere. The unsanitary and unlivable conditions of the city previously were completely changed, which demonstrates a triumph for the middle class as they

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    A Response to Kenneth Koch’s Poem Permanently What is a woman’s role in society? Do they serve any significance apart from a man? Are women simply here to marry, create families, and then blend into the background? Kenneth Koch’s poem, Permanently, is a comedic story created by making characters out of the parts of speech. Through this poem he has created a world along with a love story weaved throughout the lines. If taken at surface level, the most obvious theme in this poem is love. Upon taking

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    The Lore Of La Llorona

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    1. Lore; noun; a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject, or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth; traditions and knowledge passed on; Many cultures have some type of lore that the people of that culture tell. For example, in Mexico, there is the lore of La Llorona. There are plenty of stories of how she could not stop crying for her kids at the river. Moreover, there is also lore about witches in Salem. People tell stories and write books about

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    naked eye while shopping, or walking to school or work. Lawmakers are putting forth the effort to pass a law allowing any person with a CHL(Concealed Handgun Licenses) to openly carry a handgun in plain view, not only are law makers pushing to pass open carry in public, but also on college campuses. In the February 2015 article in the Dallas Morning News written by Dean Weingarten he states, “Texas outright ban on carrying handguns in plain view is unusual. Only California, Florida, Illinois, New

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    With college textbooks on the rise, it is no surprise that college students are unable to purchase the appropriate textbooks for their courses or they are choosing alternative courses altogether. The cost of college textbooks has increased by an alarming amount of three times the rate of inflation, approximately 1,041 percent. The need for institutions of higher education to find ways to make textbooks more affordable to their students is stronger than ever. Unfortunately, most college and university

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    Comparing two Open Universities within the Common Wealth: Athabasca University and the Allama Iqbal Open University at Islamabad When the Open University of the United Kingdom (OU UK) opened its ‘doors’ in 1969 it was considered a revolution in higher education by many pedagogues. In the forty years that followed 80 similar higher open education institutes were established (Peters, O. 2010, p57-81). The common denominator of this new generation of distance universities is that they are open. During the

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    Stephen Crane was a great writer, and studying his work was very intriguing this semester. He taught the class about the naturalism genre of writing and how nature is an uncaring, oblivious force that doesn't recognize man or his troubles. His story, The Open Boat, was really interesting to read and learn the background history for. The fact that Crane took a real event that he had lived through and turned it into a story that teaches the audience about the true essence of humanity and nature. The

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    use of open textbooks in order to achieve higher savings for students and help those who cannot pay for their books. The sponsor is Senator Durbin, Richard [D-IL] (Introduced 10/08/2015) By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. FRANKEN, and Mr. KING: The Committees are Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The Latest Action is on 10/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S7276-7277). OPEN TEXTBOOK:

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    textbooks. So, how to reduce the price of textbooks fundamentally should be taken into consideration. NJPIRG came up with the idea of “Open and Affordable Textbook” (OAT) Project since 2014. They asserted that universities should found the project by letting professors adopting open and free textbooks for their classes, so students can save money on textbooks. Open textbooks are defined as textbooks “have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed while download

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    Educating Rita Essay

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    education to your greatest benefit; not only during the school education but also the looking at the surrounding world. Rita, an uneducated lady, is unhappy with the limitations of her social class and feels that to escape the limitations she needs to get a properly recognised education. She therefore decides to do an Open University course in English literature. This she believes will greatly increase the horizons of her life and remove some of the limitations that she feels are imposed upon her. She wants

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