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    In the article, "Better Business Bureau Warns: Scammers Exploiting Affordable Care Act Confusion," Better Business Bureau informs the public about Con Artists and how to avoid the distraught they bring into helpless families. They speak from an educated view against Scams and Con men and how to “ignore these pitches and use the following precautions when dealing with this type of scam” (Better Business Bureau Warns: Scammers Exploiting Affordable Care Act Confusion). Better Business Bureau, or

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    In James Dashner’s “The Scorch Trials” friendship, memory and manipulation are important themes. An example of how friendship is an important role is how Thomas, Minho and Newt stay together no matter what they face. Thomas is offered a deal from the Crank’s leader Jorge that in exchange for him taking Minho’s life and a cure for the Flare he will help them reach the Safe Haven. The boys step in immediately and so no to this offer and demand a better deal and Jorge complies. Manipulation from WICKED

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    in place to protect people but sometimes they bend them in desperate circumstances. Huckleberry Finn and Tom Joad are ethical people at heart, but within their stories make decisions that are sometimes unlawful. In the books Grapes of Wrath, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, authors John Steinbeck and Mark Twain explore the idea of morality being individually determined. Sometimes when laws do not align with a person's beliefs, they will break them for a number of reasons, such as their own self-interest

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    this novel by Mark Twain? Some may say it is, some may completely disagree with that statement. Is there really any benefit from reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? A number of schools have banned The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, for a variety of reasons, mainly the racial controversy, lying, deception and the morals of the book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has many positive benefits, and plenty of negative ones too. Some may say that reading this book may cause more bad outcomes

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    There are some that do believe the book is good but the use of the racial slurs are not to be taught in the school system. From the moment the book was published , Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" caused major controversy. The book challenged parental and adult authority, made fun of religion and was said to have influenced the attendance of children at school. From the time the book was written to now this is still makes headlines on the controversy the book causes. There have been

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    Since the release of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, Mark Twain’s novel has been subject to debate over the story’s racial and societal themes. In an era with a growing intolerance for demeaning epithets and culturally degrading undertones, the United States educational network has quarreled over the novel’s place in American schools. Several school systems have banned the book from the classroom, citing that the continuous use of “nigger” and other racist rhetoric in Twain’s prose has

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    character can be clever, athletic or mindful in social situations. For example in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, his characters are purposely written in a specific way, so that they fit into the story’s plot and insure that the readers interest is maintained. Yet when Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim was not meant to be a character to catch the reader's eye. In the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Jim is written an undynamic and flat character, who is always

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    Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Cape Cod: Peninsula Press, 1996. Print. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is a novel that I will be using as my exhibit source. Mark Twain was a well known American writer, humorist, and entrepreneur that wrote several books in the 1800s. The main theme of the story is Huck’s ongoing battle between being domesticated and being “free”. This book is necessary for my research due to the change that Huckleberry Finn displays from the beginning

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    In the summer of 1830, Kenneth McKenzie (“King of Missouri”) suggested to Pierre Chouteau (Jr., Western agent for John Jacob Astor’s American Fur Company) that a steamboat could transport trade goods and supplies up the Missouri River and carry furs and skins on the return trip. In November of 1830 Chouteau placed an order with two firms in Louisville for the Yellow Stone (Yellow Stone is a side wheeler steamboat was the first steam powered boat to reach above Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the Missouri

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    American Authors: Lewis Carroll You’ve heard of Alice in Wonderland, the classic fictional adventure, but, the author behind the child’s tale may just have an even more interesting story. His name is Charles Dodgson and he was born on January 27, 1832. However, he is better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll was a writer, photographer, mathematician, logician, and anglican deacon. He is most known for his skill in fantasy and word play. Many societies today are dedicated to the enjoyment

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