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    Green Knight Chivalry

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    Though often extensive detail may be condemned as mere flowery language, in understanding Sir Gawain and the Green Knight one must make special emphasis on it. In color and imagery itself, the unknown author paints the very fibers of this work, allowing Sir Gawain to discern the nuances of ritualistic chivalry and truth. His quest after the Green Knight is as simple as ones quest toward himself. Through acute awareness of the physical world he encounters Gawain comes to an understanding of the world

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    Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States. His ideas and actions have changed the U. S. both for the better and for the worse. His solutions and actions have affected the U. S. from his pre-presidency, to presidency, and post-presidency. Martin Van Buren had an interesting life before he became president. He was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York. Until he was 14, he went to school at a local schoolhouse and briefly at Kinderhook Academy. After that, he worked

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    U.S Market Expansion Imagine if the Market Revolution never occurred in the United States. The Americans would have still been trading or bargaining within each other for important values they needed. Market Revolution is the reason why the United States’ economy expanded. As stated in the novel A People’s History of the United States, 1492-Present by Howard Zinn, “between the American Revolution and the Civil War, so many elements of American society were changing-the growth of population, the movement

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    your own example of hard work, you will ensure the people around you feel motivated to do the same thing. Passionate Passion should be at the heart of everything you do. It doesn’t matter whether you are a leader of a multibillion company or a lumberjack, without passion, you won’t achieve success. You can understand its importance when you view it as the fuel to your truck.

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    Pinball Journal Entry

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    A laughing puppy lit up as my ball ricochet away and into a pit. The machine exploded in a frenzy of blinking lights and bells, my score rolling upwards to 300,000. My sweaty palms on the side of the game awaited the ejection. I stared down the game, my lips pursed and eyes like knives. Around me, a bar. Hostesses brought drinks, and men and women talked. There was flirting, boozing, laughing, and chatting. People stood, sat, sang, slumped, and saturated. A rude, lewd, crude dude thought he was smooth

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    Corruption is found everywhere in the world, but the less developed nations are found to be more corrupt. In Asia, Bangladesh is one of the most corrupt nations. Ever since the independence of this South Asian nation it has been fraught with instability and corruption. As new nation Bangladesh has to face various political and economic issues. Patronage networks, military coups and civil violence are the few issues that ruin the political system of this nation. Much of the political instability has

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    about how increase in lumber industry lead to increase in prostitution activity. After civil war the industry expanded dramatically and Eau Claire was a wealthy lumber town. But it was not only famous for that. Historians have said that hundreds of lumberjacks would move into town during each spring, after trees

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    It is no secret that no matter how much women continue to strive in the workplace, politics, etc., inequality will always persist. Throughout American history, the oppression of women has caused an adverse effect on humanity. Some men believed that embracing women as worthy of equal opportunities was a threat to them, as all the rules would be changing. However, the 1900s witnessed a change in that trend, as women started to fight and stand up for their rights. Women have stood on the frontline of

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    is often seen throughout society. Gender roles are normally seen as physical traits, per se. Most stereotypes are thought to pertain to what a person is expected to do or look like, such as a woman being a housewife or a man looking like a brawny lumberjack. While these are things that can easily be

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    Book banning is the attempt to remover written material. Reasons books become banned or challenged is because of strong language, racism, sexual violence and others. Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, has been banned for racism, violence and offensive language. Books have been banned due to the contents in the pages (Banned 1). Reasons that books get banned are because of racial issues, violence, witchcraft, and religion. For the past 25 years, offensive language and sexual content was

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