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    The days leading up to the fifth of August had been characteristically Irish, complete with clouds in Connemara, a daylong drizzle in Dingle, and forty-mile-per-hour winds at the Cliffs of Moher (which, under said conditions, were more deserving of their Princess Bride alias, the Cliffs of Insanity). In Ireland, the island nation that gifts its western seaboard with 225 days of rain each year, fickle weather is a fact of life. But now, for eight hours, my family needed the Wild Atlantic Way to tame

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    Establishments Description The Aghadoe Heights Hotel and Spa was founded by the O’Reilly Family in 1998. The Hotel was sold in 2014 to a European Investor. The Aghadoe Heights Hotel is located on The Ring of Kerry and The Wild Atlantic Way in Killarney Co. Kerry. The Hotel overlooks Lough Lein and the other surrounding Lakes of Killarney. The Aghadoe Heights Hotel and Spa has panoramic views of the McGillycuddy Reeks. The main target markets for The Aghadoe Heights Hotel and Spa are Weddings, Tourists

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    In his essay, “Navigating Genres”, Kerry Dirk describes rhetorical genres in funny layman’s terms which made me want to read more. Dirk states the obvious – that through everyday life, we are familiar with different rhetorical genres because we encounter and use them every day. We may not be conscious of it, but whenever we listen to a particular kind of song, or see a TV advertisement for a product we use, or hear a political commentator on the radio, we are being exposed to various rhetorical

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    I. Speech Overview: A. General Goal: To inform. B. Specific Goal: By the end of my speech, my audience will understand that secret societies have been around for many centuries. It’s a brotherhood that includes some of the most influential people that holds top position in government. II. Introduction: (This is where you start talking) A. Attention Grabber: What if I were to tell you that at this very moment a global secret brotherhood is plotting to control the world? Or worst, this plan is already

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    time as he possibly could away from Singapore” (104). Kerry Chu’s background serves as a stark contrast to Philip’s. She tells her daughter about her adolescent years: “Back then I was in my final year of secondary school and working nights as a waitress in the only bar in our village [...]. Now, up till this time I had spent my entire life in this small village outside of Zhuhai” (512). She did not have the opportunities to travel and see the world. She was isolated in her town and had to work to

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    The Problem with Presidential Primaries

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    The Problem with Presidential Primaries Ever since the election season of 1972, presidential primaries have become “the dominant means of selecting the two major party candidates.”i[i] The primary system is one in which the eligible voters of each state do one of the following: 1) Vote for a presidential candidate to run for their party in the general election. 2) Vote for a delegate pledged to vote for a certain candidate at the party’s national convention. As intended, this process would

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    The United States army works arguably harder than any other Americans and they work to protect us so that we can feel safe in the land home to over 300 million people. Recently the National Football League has seen some very controversial behavior, during the National Anthem players have sat, kneeled, raised fists and embraced teammates who have done the following to raise awareness for police violence. But while doing this they have disrespected our army who are all over the earth protecting us

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    “Born in the U.S.A.” The song “Born in the U.S.A.” was written by Bruce springsteen. Bruce grew up in New Jersey, and shows it in this song. Bruce is widely known for his americana, working class poetic lyrics. The song is about the mistreatment of Vietnamese War veterans, but people believe “Born in the U.S.A.” is a real patriotic song, when in reality they just misunderstand the deeper connotation .Bruce himself did not serve in the Vietnam War. He was called upon to serve, but did not meet requirements

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    The pop group the Kerrys goes on the road for a four state tour, along with their boyfriends, their younger brother Kalen, Kalen’s tutor Neil Donelon, the female singing group, Cinnamon, and their entourages. Keeping their relationship a secret from the public eye isn’t easy for Frankie, Jonas and Gerard, especially when they are dating the kind of men that are overly-protective and very sexy. While Adam Montgomery and Luke Austin are trying to keep Tierney Avery and Bridget Jefferson away from Frankie

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    I have chosen SOB, SOB. This is an African American heritage. The artist is Kerry James Marshall and was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1955 and the date this piece was painted is 2003. The medium is acrylic on fiberglass. The experience of growing up at the epicenter of socio-political change has yielded a body of work deeply rooted in personal biography and historical detail. Evokes Marshall intellectual journey over the last years beginning visits to the library. In the third and fourth grade

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