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    Cell Phone Addiction There is a growing problem that could reach epidemic levels in the next ten years. It's an addition effecting men, woman and children. We're talking about cell phone addiction. You might question the validity of this, but when you stop and really think about how far we have come with the advances of cell phones, the dots start to connect; the amount of people using phones, the purpose of the phone, how the younger generation perceives their phone and the profits to be made

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    Therefore the subject of the first sentence can only be "boy." By the same reasoning the subject of the second sentence must be "dogs," since the pronominal prefix ani- indicates that the subject is plural and the object is singular (Native Languages). "Five categories of aspect suffixes are discernible in Cherokee grammar: present, imperfective, perfective, imperative, and infinitive" (Cherokee Nation). The present-aspect

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    Different genres and styles of music offers and appeals to many people; from a range of country to R&B, rap, hip hop and many more. As I have been playing an instrument since fifth grade, I have devoted my time and effort to this activity. While listening to music has their own benefits, playing a musical instrument, has a variety of neurological benefits that people might not be aware of. As children are still growing and are identified as adults until they reach 18, as Sandra Aamodt, who wrote

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    The African civilizations are often thought to be primitive, unsophisticated regions made up of barbaric and merciless people.  However, this notion is a common misconception that has been portrayed by the British to justify slavery.  The author of Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, attempts to educate his readers by disproving the common perception of African civilizations and by initiating a process of re-storying.  He believes that the African side of the story has not been told and he must tell

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    Level Two Questions: 1.    Okonkwo embodies all the ideal and heroic traits of the Igbo culture. He is strong, authoritative, hardworking, and successful. The opening sentence states that “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond” (Achebe 3). Okonkwo is great and famous because of his “solid personal achievements” (Achebe 3). How does he achieve greatness and how is he defined by his culture? Okonkwo first achieved fame and recognition when he became the village’s wrestling

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    Ancient Egyptian Mummification Ritual Ancient Egyptians were very religious people with various beliefs and gods. Ancient Egypt consisted of the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. Not only is Ancient Egypt known for their outstanding architecture in pyramids, but also, their astonishing understanding of the human body. Mummification began around c.3500 BCE and by the Old Kingdom it had become a standard practice. Everything Egyptians did, including mummification had to do with

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    Things Fall Apart Part One Chapter One 1. Page #______ List four physical characteristics that separate Okonkwo’s appearance from that of the other men in his village. 2. Page #______ How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village as a young man? 3. Page #______ What other achievements make him an important man? 4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo have no patience with his own father, Unoka? 5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have, that his son

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    In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, the male dominance takes over the story. The feelings and thoughts of the females are suppressed under the weight of their male counterparts. The feminine characters in both of the stories are portrayed powerless. In both stories, the role of the men are shown as the primary decision-makers in a relationship. They have kept the women in a state where they are unable to trust their own judgment

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    A new report indicates that the economic cost of lost productivity from drug-related incarcerations is considerably higher than the cost associated with drug use. The Prime Minister of your country is weighing the option of proposing new legislation which experiments with models of legal regulation of certain illicit drugs, including the decriminalization of marijuana possession. The proposed policy has received sharp criticism from members of the law enforcement, as well as groups of parents and

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    Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a novel about the fictional village of Umuofia that experiences the drastic changes brought by the arrival of white missionaries from Europe. The protagonist, Okonkwo, is a well-respected native warrior of the Umuofia clan who must face the challenges that are forcefully brought to his village, while witnessing the changes that unfold around him. Though the narrative itself is fictional, Achebe bases Things Fall Apart on the numerous stories from 19th century

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