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    Miss Emily Grierson, the leading character in “A Rose for Emily”, is a bizarre woman to say the least. Faulkner begins this story with Miss Emily’s funeral, and continues to tell about the interesting events in her life. All throughout the story, Miss Emily exhibits many traits of a mentally ill person, but is never medically diagnosed. Faulkner writes, “Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care” (245), meaning that she stuck to her Southern-raised ways. She refused to conform to the modernization

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    Miss Emily and Her Rose

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    Miss Emily is a mysterious character in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. She is the protagonist in this work. Emily used to be a vibrant and hopeful young woman, but something has changed with her. She had plenty of potential suitors, but her father rejected them all. After her father’s death, she is devastated and lonely. It is almost as if she is depressed, but then she meets homer Barron, a foreman from the north. They spend a lot of time together and the town certainly notices.

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    that the community of Ladera Ranch is a good location to open a business. Based on this data, the report will recommend the type of business that is best suited for the community. Ladera Ranch is a census-designated place located in south Orange County, California (“Ladera Ranch”, 2012); nearby cities include Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, and Rancho Santa Margarita. Construction of Ladera Ranch began in 1999 with the goal of creating a community where residents enjoy recreational parks, clubhouses

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    Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide insight on health disparities seen within DeKalb County. The residents of DeKalb County are diverse in race, ethnicity, and income. Since the county is so diverse there are many health disparities seen amongst its residents. Health disparities occur within a county when one group of a population has noticeably better or worse health than another group within the same population. These groups of people can differ by income, education, sex, race

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    The Great City Of Detroit

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    neighborhood safety. By end of the primary elections, Michael E. Duggan and Benny N. Napoleon were of the only two remaining candidates. The democrat Michael E. Duggan, prior to his run for Mayor, was notably known for his former positions as a county prosecutor and CEO of Detroit Medical Center. His former position as CEO of the Detroit Medical Center and the backing of corporate interest groups helped surmount him to the role of mayor of Detroit –The people believed that he could translate what

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    Monica Aziz Honors 1000 Dr. Laurel Sprague 29 November 2015 The Russell Industrial Center Detroit is home to many historical landmarks which have assisted in shaping Detroit into what it is today. One site that has highly impacted Detroit since 1915 was The Russell Industrial Center (RIC). The RIC consists of 7 buildings which take up over 2.2 million acres of land. Throughout the history of the RIC it has aided society by creating an environment everyone in the community is able to be a part of

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    John white, a person who not many people are familiar with. This English born man did so many important things in his lifetime, but just never got recognized. Little is known about John during his early years in England; however, used his abilities to upgrade his station in life, contribute to the art world and journey across the ocean during the Age of Discovery. John White was born roughly between 1540-1550 in the English midlands or Cornwall, which is a southwestern peninsula that is surrounded

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    Sadism is defined as the derivation of sexual pleasure from the infliction of pain, suffering and/or humiliation upon another person. The pain and suffering of the victim, which may be both physical and psychological, is pivotal to the sexual arousal and pleasure. According to Bernard (1933) sadism hence represents a pathological intensification of the masculine mental character. Characteristics of sadism according to DSM IV (2000) is as follows: having over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent

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    Airfield Facilities We have now taken a look at the process used to appoint the Board of Directors, and sources of income. After that is all said and done it is time to take a look at the beating heart of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport which includes the airfield, runways, taxiways, and aprons, and all other facilities involved in operating an airport. This particular airport sits on 860 acres of total land. Taking a closer look 733 acres are on solid ground while 127 acres reside under

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    On April 5th, 2016 at approximately 10:00 AM, I, Investigator James Poffel was assigned a case in reference to a possible sexual assault of a 6 year old boy, Kevin Baptiste. The reporting party was Pershing Elementary School staff. Officer Will Sanders #549 was dispatched to Pershing Elementary, located at 301 N. 54th St., in reference to making contact with Karen Watkins and Shannon Johnson. Once on the scene, Officer Sanders was informed by Ms. Watkins that Kevin disclosed to the school counselor

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