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    review, Eaton points out all the flaws about this memoir to support his argument, such as how Brees does not allow the reader to analyze his memoir by explicitly stating his main points at the end of every paragraph. Written by Jeffrey Eaton, an Open Letters editor, this source is reliable because the magazine speciality is to critique many works of art and literature. Rather than merely summarizing the main events of the memoir, Eaton actually expresses his dislike about it by providing

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    the textbook are important. However, there a few of these measures that are not as important compared to the others listed. One of these measures involve the school mail. According to the textbook, students should not be opening the mail and that letter opening should be limited to a staff individual. The reasoning behind the measure is understandable; 2001 terrorists sent powdered anthrax through the mail. Nevertheless, why would students have access to school mail? School mail is usually delivered

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    The letter “An Open Letter to Alice Munro” by Elliott Holt is a fan letter written to Alice Munro. In the letter Holt is praising Munro’s working and saying how much Munro’s writing has affected her life. Holt sees Munro as a friend and teacher. Holt also seems to feel like Munro’s work had shaped her into the person she is, which could be true because authors words do have a large effect on readers but I think she is being extreme. I completely disagree with Holt’s emotions toward Munro. This letter

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    Misinterpreted teaching In chapter ten of Archbishop Lefebvre's “Open Letter to Confused Catholics” he indicates that ecumenism is understood as a movement by which the various churches of the world will be brought together to form one Church. He understands the movement to consist of false charity attempting to wed truth and error. This can only occur through adopting error and casting aside

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    Open letter, by Big Poppa E writes a letter in the form of a poem directed to a “straight, white, middle-class, american, male.” Though the writer wrote directly to a person, it's evident that he was writing to everyone who would fit under the same categories. The individual writing the letter sets up each stanza with reasons why the privileged individuals “should shut the hell up.” Big Poppa E’s poem has a gradual buildup of reasons that get more complexed towards the end until it gets to the punchline

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    An Open Letter On Translating by Martin Luther is a letter about two questions that “Worthy N.” asked in a previous conversation. The two questions were: why did Luther translate Romans 3 to state that it is not by works but only by faith that Christians are saved and, additionally, do deceased saints intercede for Christians. Luther addresses the first question by talking about how the Papists are “asses.” The letter specifically writes “Dr. Martin Luther will have it so and he says that a papist

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    In Martin Luther’s, Open Letter to the Christian Nobility, he describes three points of justification, which the Romanists/Catholics have previously used to defend themselves, to build a wall around them so that no one has a reason to be able to reform the Catholic Church. As a result, these excuses offered by the Romanists, in order to avoid a reformation, has been the cause of terrible corruption throughout all Christendom. First, when pressed by the secular powers, the Romanists have issued commands

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    In April of 1963, eight clergymen published an open letter: it was a plea for “A Call for Unity.” Birmingham, Alabama was one of the most racially segregated cities in the U.S. There were separate water fountains, separate doors, separate seats on the bus, separate schools, and separate hospitals. This was happening due to one of the court rulings which was “Separate but equal” but actually it wasn’t equal. For example, the white hospitals were in better condition compared to the Black hospitals

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    Entry 17 – Women Throughout Open Secrets, Alice Munro writes complex women characters that deal with heartbreak, loss, assault, and more. Some women flourish despite the restraints, while some struggle under their weight. Munro’s women also have to deal with the gender roles of their respective time periods. In “A Real Life”, marriage serves as the limit that rules the lives of the three main female characters. Millicent struggles with her discontentment with her life and her husbands while she

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    Titles: Why I Love Those Arrogant, Prima Donna Software Engineers An Open Letter To Prima Donna Developers Why I Love & Hate Young, Cocky, Prima Donna Software Engineers Body: I love it when the phone rings and a new client says something like: “I’m paying this kid $160,000 a year and he acts like I should be thankful that he even shows up to work!” Those are the words of a client who’s fallen prey to a prima donna developer - that unsavory byproduct of today’s incredible demand for software

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