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    Plainsboro Township is a small township in Middlesex County, predominantly with Indian and Chinese ethnicity, and signs only in English. There are many places within the small community such as two Christian churches, five public schools (three of them being elementary schools), and many doctor’s offices, dentists, and a hospital. There are school buses to pick up and drop off the students. The public transportation is very limited; we noted two buses that run in the area and the bus stops were not

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    An Analysis of The Thurber Carnival       The Fables for Our Time contained in Thurber's The Thurber Carnival are, in my opinion, particularly good examples of a writer successfully 'breaking frames' in order to create humor and satire. In this essay I am going to explore the main methods Thurber uses to create humor and satire in the fables "The Shrike and the Chipmunks" and "The Unicorn in the Garden"2. Firstly though, what do I mean by the 'broken frame'? This is a reference to the

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    How were American victories, significant to the American Revolution? The American Revolution was a war between America and Britain, in which the Americans fought for their freedom from Britain. The idea was proposed by John Hancock of Boston, the governor of Massachusetts, who advised to the colonies to break free from Britain and become the United States of America (Fradin). However, before the battles have begun, Paul Revere and his midnight ride warned everyone in Lexington and Concord that the

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    Keeping warm is one of the great comforts of being at home. The most elite heating service companies go the extra mile to make sure your heating oil delivery is affordable. Dutch Oil Co. of Middlesex County, CT, is the regional leader in air conditioning and heating. These professionals offer everything from generator installation to convenient oil delivery. With a a commitment to outstanding customer service, Dutch Oil Co. strives to make life as easy as possible for its client during the cold

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    For me, the most exciting time of the year comes in late August. It is the Middlesex County 4-H Fair, in which I give not so much my weekend, but my life. As the title implies, the fair is put on by the 4-H organization. This youth organization uses agricultural education and community service to teach important life lessons. I joined 4-H when I was eleven years old and it continues to change my life. I have learned communication, leadership, and even my love for education through the wonderful programs

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    be confronted to a search of an identity in order to come of age. First, Jhumpa Lahiri introduces us to her main character in her novel The Namesake, Gogol, a troubled boy that has to grow up with an “unusual“ name. Secondly, Jeffrey Eugenides in Middlesex inroduces us to Calliope/Cal Stephanides, an intersex person. The novel

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    the patients’ death reduce from 40 to 2 percent. Early in her life, Florence developed ability to help persons with health problems.In 1851, she moved to Germany to train to become a nurse.Then in 1853, she returned London and she was a nurse in Middlesex Hospital. In a year hiring, she was impressing her employers. She made a process to improve sanitary feat and the percent of patients much more decreasing than before. In October 1853, the Crimean War erupted where thousands of soldiers lay in everywhere

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    Josh Herdman, best known for his role as Gregory Goyle in the 'Harry Potter' movie series, and his father are both recovering after they both ended up in a motorcycle crash. Herdman, 27 year old, and his 59 year old father, Martin are both recovering after being thrown from their bike when it skidded on oil in the Hounslow borough of London. Talking to the media, his father Martin recounted what happened on September 15. He said that he and his son were both knocked unconscious after the motor

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    Florence Nightingale was the younger of two children in her family, her mother was Frances Nightingale and her father was William Shore Nightingale. As a young child Florence was very active in philanthropy, she helped the ill and the poor people in her village. By the age sixteen is was clear to her that nursing had been her calling. When she approached her parents with her divine purpose in life her parents were not pleased, in fact her parents forbade her to purse nursing. In her social standing

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    Part B: The Puerto Rican Action Board is located throughout the city of New Brunswick and Middlesex county, PRAB Raritan Garden’s in particular in located in the back Raritan Gardens low-cost apartment buildings. “Zooming Out” we view how large PRAB’s organization is. Underneath the board of trustees are the nine main sites each ran by a senior director. While the company is very large, PRAB would certainly be a “flat” organization (it has only a few layers and a short chain of command). “Zooming

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