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    The Spell of Sensibility

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    The Spell of Sensibility Although the Romantic Era's general perspective regarding a woman's "sensibility" may seem distasteful to most contemporary readers, the viewpoint was commonplace during the period. To be clear, this was mainly the assumption that women were dominated by their ‘specially configured’ and ‘delicate’ senses, rather than reason and intellect. Authors like Edmund Burke passively promoted these fragilities in his verbosely titled piece A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of

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    Spanish Trade Essay

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    Before 1600, the encomenderos and other Spaniards paid for all of these trade goods with gold and silver, and occasionally traded them for foodstuffs like chocolate, corn, and potatoes. And in an age where ship sailing was the only way to get around, the Spanish made sure to prevent the production of goods, such as hemp for rope, canvas for sails, and tar for sealing ships. Nonetheless, the Spanish economy suffered as an imbalance of trade grew in the New World. A solution to this issue was slavery

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    of them never escape. Even if at some point they are rescued, their experience lives on with them, prolonging their affliction long past their liberation. I have seen how intense these animals’ post-traumatic stress can be. I rescued a Great Dane/Mastiff from such a malicious environment. She was abused and tortured for six years of her life. She is now eight years old. She was bred until her back drooped from the stress of bearing puppies. She is terrified of doorways and loud noises. Sudden movements

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    you it is the scariest thing I had ever see in my whole life. It came out of the corner, and I said to myself, “I am so stupid, I should have know ghost aren’t real,” but I was completely wrong. What it really was a full grown black female English Mastiff. It was a scary-ish dog, but I couldn’t tell if she was nice, because she was growling at me. She had silver fawn eyes, and a black muzzle. I was correct about the height, but the part where she looked scary was way off. I tried to get closer to

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    carnival, and running into the other baseball team, the boys developed an unbreakable bond. The boys ran into a problem at the sandlot one day though. They hit their last ball over the fence and they couldn’t get it because of the Beast, an English Mastiff. Struggling to find the change to buy a new ball, Smalls told the boys that he had a ball they could use; they got all excited and told him to go get it. He ran home, went into his stepdad’s collector’s room, and grabbed a ball off of his collector's

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    The short stories “Gwilan’s Harp” written by Ursula K. LeGuin, “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer, and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry all show the loss of something valuable, as a theme. Each of the characters in the stories experience loss of something special to them, such as, the loss of an harp, the loss of a caring son, and the unforeseen loss of a friend. In “Gwilan’s Harp” a young harpist named Gwilan has an irreplaceable flawless harp. Unfortunately the harp gets crushed, and Gwilan’s struggles

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    A device which Shakespeare often utilized to convey the confusion and chaos within the plot of his plays, is the reflection of that confusion and chaos in the natural environment of the setting, along with supernatural anomalies and animal imageries. In King Lear, these devices are used to communicate the plot, which is summarized by Gloucester as: …This villain of mine comes under the prediction: there’s son against father. The King falls from bias of nature: there’s

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    Top 10 Guard Dog Breeds for Protection of your Home We all know that dogs are a loyal animal and we keep pet dogs at our home to protect us. There are a variety of dog breeds. Some dog breeds are special dogs that are more intelligent, stronger and easier to train than many other dog breeds. Guard dog breeds are those special dog breeds. A guard dog is a dog which guards an individual or a property and alerts the owner about any approaching danger. If you are planning to get a dog to your home,

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    Should People Be Allowed To Keep Pit-Bulls? By Seven S. Mitchell Now what do you think when you hear the name “Pit-Bull”? The Pit-Bull is a mixed breed of dog, mixed with Terrier and Mastiff dog types. Also, known as "Pit" Yankee Terrier, Rebel Terrier and Staffordshire Fighting Dog. Some may say that Pit-Bulls are great pets to have and like many other animals that become very emotionally connected with their owners and families. However, others think that Pit-Bull are violent monsters that know

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    “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is the most famous Sherlock Holmes book there is. The author of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are also some important characters in “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. Then I will summarize “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. The author of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s full name is Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. He lived from May 22, 1859 through July 7, 1930. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was

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