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When this country began we wanted our freedom, freedom from powers who would use us as slaves to there every whim. We fought for our rights as human beings, to have the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Over time the fight for this freedom widened to not only Americans but to all countries that…

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. With $639 billion in assets and $619 billion in debt, Lehman’s bankruptcy filing was the largest in history, as its assets far surpassed those of previous bankrupt giants such as WorldCom and Enron. Lehman was the fourth-largest U. S. investment bank at the time of its…

A little about myself, my name is Jane Perez I was born in Oceanside, California on September 8, 1991. I am 22 years old and currently unemployed. My mother is employed by the state of Washington as my grandmother’s caregiver. My biological father I know very little about because he was not a part of…

Introduction The continued growth of society in all areas continues to narrow the gap between services provide by both public entities and the private sector. One area that is of concern is the increased crime rate, lawlessness and the need for enhanced security that challenges the boundaries of formulated policing. There is always a need…

            “People give pain, are callous and insensitive, empty and cruel… but place heals the hurt, soothes the outrage, fills the terrible vacuum that these human beings make.” This quote from Eudora Welty sums up the themes of responsibility and forgiveness in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel The Secret Life of Bees (Kidd, 8).  Lily, a…

To say that the elderly have no worthy advice to give the young is absurd. While younger generations will always advance themselves further in technology and life, they cannot do this without the help of their seniors. Thoreau begins this passage by saying that what someone says is true today may not turn out to…

Submitted to: Mr. de los reyes Submitted by: Hazel g. Ramirez I. Introduction Last October 21, 2012 we watched a documentary film entitled “Boy Pusit. ” It was a story about children who catch squids. They live near the sea so it was their way of living. The children want to help their parents so…

LOVE Attitudes towards love in The Great Gatsby and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s poems are greatly at odds in general terms (Fitzgerald presents love as a destructive power born of the past, whereas EBB regards it as a redeeming hope for the future), but within these differences parallels can be found. These include: Love is personal and…

Comparing the themes of love in Akinari’s Bewitched” and Saikaku’s “The Barrelmaker Brimful of Love.” Introduction: Summary of Stories Bewitched The story is about Toyoo, the son of a rich fisherman, who meets and marries a mysterious widow named Monago. Monago was previously married to a respected local dignitary named Agata. They met during a…

In 1861, Alfred M. Green delivered a speech in Philadelphia, addressing his fellow African Americans who were not allowed to join the union army at the time. Green aimed to empower them to enroll through the use of powerful words, repetition, and inclusive language. Aware of the emotional impact of motivational words, Green sought to…