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    centuries. According to the belief, the horsheshoe in the shape of letter “U” (the ends pointed up then) was bringing good luck. Conversly, the ends pointed down were supposed to protect the owner of the horseshoe against evil spirits. Differences between Poles and Britons manifest also in mentality. British people do not understand the meaning of the verbs “załatwic” or “kombinowac” what can be explained as “to make business, especially if very clever but semi-illegal or dishonest” or simply if a person

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    times since. This country is rich with culture, tradition, and identity. Poles are outgoing and during the first few

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    warfare I was doing my best and trying to do. I was praying God 's protection for Maricia, the kids and for me. In those days, I was working for a local utility company as an apprentice lineman splicer. A lineman splicer is a person who climbs wood poles in the back yard and works on transformers, electrical services, electrical equipment, and high voltage. I was a year into my apprenticeship and being trained how to work on high voltage, which according to electrical standards for our company is anything

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    The Immigrant and Traditional Immigrant Narrative In M. B. B. Biskupski’s review of The Immigrant, he claims it is the “most pro-Polish film ever made in America.” A film about two sisters who arrive to America to escape war in Poland, The Immigrant includes a variety of characters, each with flaws of their own. Ewa, the protagonist of the movie is its brave, able victim. She is dependent on Bruno Weiss, a man who helps her escape deportation from America to help her sister Magda get off of Ellis

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    The poem “ Feliks Skrzynecki” communicates to the responders that as a result of the Skrzynecki family migrating to Australia, Peter had lost a significant aspect of his life which was his relationship with his father due to the barriers that had arisen restricting them from proper communication. This concept is further reinforced in the quote “ Loved his garden like an only child,”. Through the application of this technique in the first stanza, it substantiates the connection made amongst the

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    hiking poles? Is the primary question that you ask yourself, especially when you are a beginner in hiking. Before you get the right answer for this question you need to consider two things and that is Safety and Comfort. Hiking poles are just balancing sticks which help you maintain good balance that is closely related to your overall safety and comfort. When you use two poles you move as you have four legs which allow you better comfort and safety. Hiking experts say that using hiking poles makes

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    It can even break the relationship. Aggressive behavior is also not common among Poles. They hardly ever show anger or leave rooms. Pressure tactics can result in rejection, especially when they are not particularly interested in offer. As a pressure tactics we can outline “making expiring offers or applying time pressure” (Lothar K., 2008). Poles are prone to grimace and make you feel guilty by appealing to personal relationship. Defensive tactics are also used

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    As a teacher’s assistant for an afterschool program called Good Grades Academy, I decided to the vocabulary as an extension of the classroom teacher’s comprehension unit. My vocabulary game was based on a lesson involving literary elements for fifth grade students. I worked with a fifth grade student named Bartek who is eleven years old. His strengths lie in his ability to figure out challenging math problems, but he struggles in the areas of reading and comprehension. Bartek decoding skills are

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    Even five years after the Holocaust, there were still survivors with nowhere to go.19 Few survivors attempted to return home, and most of those who did stayed only a short time. They learned it was nearly impossible for them to be in places so closely linked to their childhoods.20 Everything in their cities, towns and villages would remind them of years of humiliation of unthinkable atrocities, of tragedy and irreparable loss.21 Those few survivors that did decide to return to their home towns did

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    BigTop tent is brightly colored and designed to resemble a circus tent. Although it is made to fit their line of JumpSport safety enclosures, it will fit most round trampolines that are between 12 and 14 feet in diameter that has upright safety net poles. Due to its flexible installation system, it would probably fit a trampoline that falls a little short of the recommended sizes, but you should check before ordering. It comes with a door and three windows, complete with noseeum screen mesh. The center

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