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    Robert Wrhinghim in James Hogg's Novel, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Works Cited Not Included      James Hogg's classic novel, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, portrays the fictional story of Robert Wringhim, a strong Calvinist who justifies murder by quickening the inevitable. Robert commits infamous acts of evil, believing that these murderous actions glorify God by annihilating sinners not chosen to be saved. I believe that a combination

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    Geisha Autobiography of a Geisha was originally written for a memoir competition run by the Japanese magazine Housewife’s Companion. Sayo Masuda wrote and submitted her manuscript in hopes of winning the monetary prize offered. She won second place in the competition and came to the attention of an editor who helped her expand her story and publish it as a book. Riding on the wave of interest stirred by Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha, G. G. Rowley translated Sayo Masuda’s tale for the American

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    Title of Paper While many people believe that Japanese Geisha girls are nothing more than a glorified prostitute, nothing could be further from the true. In reality Geisha girls are unique entertainers that have had extensive training in music art and dance. And being a true Geisha is an honor for a young woman. The word Geisha translates in English as Performing artist or artisan which is a high class professional female entertainer in Japan. Becoming a Geisha is done in stages. If a girl begins

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    A character named Saya who is part of an organization called W.A.V.E. has to defeat all the enemies that come their way in the Twister Resisters by Elizabeth Campbell. In the beginning of the story, Saya believes that she doesn’t need help when defeating enemies. She has the superpower to run fast, so on page 11 it reads, “Kai said, “Saya, wait!” But I wasn’t about to slow down for a chunk of granite” (Campbell 11). This shows that Saya wants to show that she could defeat the enemy without the help

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    Sherlock Holmes: Logician or Theseologist? I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook which shal focus the whole art of detection into one volume. —Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange He is a Logician A logician studies the way we ought to reason; she is interested in the distinction between corect reasoning and incorect reasoning. Although we al reason and are often interested in whether our reasoning is valid we are not a l logicians

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    Sherlock Holmes was overall a decent show. It was not very exciting. It did not take long to figure out who the killer was, he appeared too soon. And the best part, trying to figure out who or why. Benedict Cumberbatch made a good Sherlock Holmes. He talked and acted just like a detective. He came off as smart and determined. He made for a good Sherlock. I thought that Martin Freeman was alright. He was not really a whole lot of help, but him and Sherlock worked well together. They balanced out each

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    1. “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a fictional short story. There are no other possible genres this story could fall into. 2. The exposition of the story is when Watson sets the stage by describing the weather and what he and his companion, Holmes, were doing. According to Watson, “It was a blazing hot day in August. Baker Street was like an oven, and the glare of the sunlight upon the yellow brickwork of the house across the road was painful to the eye.” Watson

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    Private Schools vs. Public Schools

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    Choosing between a public or a private school for one’s education is as important as deciding where to invest one’s hard-earned money—the consequences influence one’s life forever. In the United States, it is the law for every child to be educated. However, the decision as to where to go for one’s education is up to each individual. There is a great deal of debate as to which is the better option: for-profit private schools or one’s local public school. Ultimately, the decision is made regarding

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    Private Schools vs. Public Schools

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    Have you ever attended a private institution? What was your experience like? Think back and compare it to your ideal public school, which one happens to pale in comparison? Public schools, which are controlled by the government, and heavily influenced, by politicians and privateers, hurt your children, not allowing them to reap the full benefits of their growing mind. “Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education from happening. The average American [should be] content

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    black students. Some families that are able to afford living far from their work, also relocate to ensure that their children are not going to schools that have high percentages of black students. Private schools are not generally subject to strict rules for desegregation; rules applied to private schools for this purpose are not generally implemented properly. On the other hand, public schools are made to apply stricter rules. It is argued that for proper implementation of desegregation in public

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