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    The findings from dissertation indicate a preference among community journalists for print, indicating a gatekeeping choice focused upon the more profitable platform. While not mentioned in the findings, an interesting email from a survey respondent stated that while he (or she) would complete the survey he (or she) focused on print in their job because the web is where community media go to lose money. Another potential survey respondent, who declined to participate did respond by email as well

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    how he wanted life with his land and people. (Doc C) Adding to this, in the proclamation that Toussaint made as chief general, he specifically stated his unwanting of vagabonds in his land, and how he wanted more people to work keep the island running. He wanted to keep his island prosperous, which is why he didn’t want any vagabonds hanging around. (Doc D) With his role extending past being just a ruler, Toussaint didn’t only help slaves gain liberty and independence, but he also helped lead them

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    Hospitaltiy is seen as an unwritten law within the epic novel. Having hospitality in this novel means a host cannot refuse a guest, whether they are of a high or low status. The reason that people in this time were always so hospitable may have been because of the difficulty of travel during this time, so they feel empathic for travelers. Another reasoning could be that they believe turning someone away from giving them a place to stay could result in being punished by the Gods. The final reasoning

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    Scanning my mind and listening. The creature could be a vagabond, an upright being without wings? Two arms, two legs, incomparable to any other animal. Why was it not speaking English ? Was it trying to convey something? What kind of reaction was it looking for? What circumstances could this encounter lead up to? Was the encounter premeditated, meant to be chaotic? Incomprehensible? But in actually, it is a reality. Did the creature have wings? When the creature came closer it was becoming

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    Most people in America would agree that America really needs help. There are so many controversies, do we make America great again or do we go with the first female president? The Story of “Utopia” by Thomas More presents many of the social problems that America is also facing, but this was far before America was facing these issues. Thomas More is not only the writer of the story, but is also a character in the story. In the story he goes to Flanders and starts talking to this man named Raphael

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    Socratic Dialogues or Harkness Discussions that allow students to learn from themselves and each other through discussion. Emerson agrees with Thoreau on this, proclaiming that “[t]he intellect is vagabond, and the universal system of education fosters restlessness” (Emerson 25). The use of the “vagabond” metaphor and the word “restless” imply that Emerson believes that students are much more intelligent than schools give them credit for. Schools undervalue students by forcing them into classes that

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    Pyre blends its immediate story and its backstory together in a way that compliments both by using the idea of fate and history repeating itself. Often stories can be split into two segments, the immediate story where the majority of the events take place, and the backstory which provides the details that influence characters in the immediate story in subtle ways. Many games in recent years have found the best way to make backstory digestible without being overwhelming is to allow players to engage

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    The black popular culture comes as an artificial creation motorized by several imperative functions within the entertainment world. In fact, it is better looked at as artificial construct. One of the arguments to support the fact that black popular culture is a capitalist invention is the haste with which it has found favor with multinational companies whose main business is clothing, movies, and advertising. Banjo is a novel that can be viewed as a culture of resistance whose main aim is to seek

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    Aubrey Williams History 4020 May 8, 2015 George Orwell I think it would be difficult to find someone of an acceptable age who had not heard of George Orwell. At least one of his books used to be required reading at some point during high school, and I remember reading excerpts of at least two more. I am not sure if that is still the case, but I have always thought, since the release of the three ring television circus “Big Brother,” that he (and his writing) must have had a huge impact on the

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    Before being notified by the police that his parent’s murderer is being released from prison. Blue Ruin tells the story about Dwight a vagabond who spends his days scavenging through leftovers in trash bags while living aimlessly within the doors of his decrepit Pontiac Bonneville. Nevertheless this startling news ultimately guides Dwight back to the hometown in hopes to seek out revenge on those responsible for his disarrayed past. I genuinely felt the blue motif that shows up all over the place

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