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    Notes on the Scatter Plots The different vowel qualities are noted by the color on the scatter plot. For words that have multiple monophthongs, the underlined vowel is the one being plotted at that particular point. Monophthong Observations One immediately striking feature of my realizations of these monophthongs is my fronting of the close back vowel [u]. This vowel, present in (-- removed HTML --) and (-- removed HTML --) , has shifted to a position that is more front than the near-close back

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    Plot Malcolm X was born in a black family in Omaha Midwest of Nebraska in the period of racial discrimination and violence. Together with his family, they moved to Michigan where racial discrimination is also evident. His father is murdered by the whites, and his mother out of trauma is taken to a mental hospital. He goes through the detention school but moves to Boston after finishing the eighth grade to stay with Ella his half sitter. He quickly catches up with urban life and does things done by

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    Entering Monday night’s matchup with the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue knew his team would have a challenge in front of them. The Grizzlies were without key players Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, while also missing four other players from their regular rotation. Lue, however, knew the contest with Memphis would be no walk in the park. “It’s always dangerous because we tend to let our guard down,” Lue said just before tipoff. “We’ve done that

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    November 1605. November 1 1605 during the reign of James I the letter monteagle that contains a warning of the plot was shown to James. He recall what happened to his father that was murdered by a gunpowder when he is young, so he ordered a quick search on the areas near the meeting places of the lords and commons. After hearing about the letter that was given to James I, fearing that they were betrayed Catesby send Fawkes to check on the rented chamber but Fawkes reported that nothing happened on

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    The Miller’s Tale” tells a story of Allison, her husband John, her mister Nicholas and her admirer Absolon. The story begins by introducing John as a rich, mean-spirited, jealous carpenter. (80-81) Next, Nicholas is introduced as a poor student of astrology who was courteous, handy, sly and knew about secret love and pleasure. (91-93) Allison is then described as an eighteen year old, gentle, beautiful and sexually desired young wife. Absolon is described as a prudish, musical, happy assistant to

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    Hamilton The story of Alexander Hamilton begins with Aaron Burr asking how a poor orphan from the Caribbean can rise up to be a scholar and a prominent figure in American history. As a child from a broken marriage and an orphan after his mother died, Hamilton did not want his troubled past to define him. This led him to strive for excellence and fight for what he believed in despite the descent of his colleagues. The first song in act one that is titled Alexander Hamilton, coincidentally is sung

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    Setting: Takes place in an orphanage of the streets of Chicago 1932 (The Great Depression) Characters: Mrs. Fennis- The owner of the orphan Kendra- The caretaker of the orphans Patrick- One of the orphans Sophie- One of the orphans (The first scene takes place in their shared, very old room in the orphanage. A bunk bed is on stage left with one dresser on stage right and a small wooden desk to the right of the dresser. Both Patrick and Sophie are laying in bed.) Patrick: (Towards Sophie in

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    “Six steam-powered dredges the size of floating barns gnawed at the lakeshore, as five thousand men with shovels and wheelbarrows and horse-drawn graders slowly scraped the landscape raw, many of the men wearing bowlers and suitcoats as if they just happened to be passing by and on impulse chose to pitch in.” (Larson 129). Using descriptive diction and syntax, Larson conveys how much work and energy this world fair project required. The manner of how “dredges the size of floating barns gnawed at

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    Miracle’s Breakthrough Miracle McCloy, the main character of Han Nolan’s Dancing on the Edge, does not have the picture perfect life. Her entire life her family made her feel small and unimportant and the children at school did not help make her feel welcomed either. Throughout the story Miracle continually grows and changes in many ways, Miracle grows as a dancer, grows in her relationships with her aunt Casey and her grandfather Opal, and changes when she learns that she is loved. Miracle has danced

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    An ex-con suddenly becomes a full time father to his 7-year-old daughter and trying to bond with her, he mentors her through a pageant contest going up against a conniving rival. BRIEF SYNOPSIS JEFFERSON has just been released from prison. He hooks up with his old friend CHUNG (30’s) and lives with his mother BLANCHE (60). Trying to reinvent his life, he goes to the bank for a loan. He wants to open up his own laundry mat, but he’s turned down. He’s too much of a risk. Jefferson bumps into ANK

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