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    Bates and Swanson said, “At its most basic a correlate of delinquency is anything that shows itself to have a relationship to delinquency” (Bates & Swan, 2014). Our society has always put delinquency in the same category as school systems, but what is commonly overlooked are many other factors that go into the correlation between schools and delinquency. The label of delinquency in schools does not just get slapped on because the justice system is looking for an excuse. There are many articles over

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    This proposed quantitative, pre-experimental study evaluates best practices” to facilitate the advancement of technology for K–12 students aligned to cross curriculum strategies and activities through developing an online support network (OSN). Designing a teacher professional learning through curriculum integration strategies would precede wireless laptop classroom integration, create access for educators to share and plan new academic tasks collaboratively (Oliver, 2010). For instance, a study

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    Assignment 1: Poetry Part A: 1. T.S. Eliot’s poem “Preludes” showcases how modern life can be quite lonely. The poem is written using free verse, which may have been used to help the author explain his deep thoughts in detail to us; the readers. The rhyme pattern used in the first stanza is end rhyme; for example, the author uses many words which end in similar sounding endings; such as, “passageways-days, wraps-scraps, stamps-lamps.” Eliot may have been using this specific rhyme pattern in order

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    denounced for being against the “highly approved circular letter” (Swan). Even though he was denounced, in the next election, he was chosen again to represent the area. In early 1773, Bett was serving refreshments to a dozen white men that had gathered at the Ashley’s house to draw up a petition to “take into consideration the grievances which Americans in general and Inhabitants of this Province in particular labor under” (Swan). Ashley, who was chairman at this meeting, set up a set of resolutions

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    was what was missing in the universe. Saraswati is said to have come out of Brahma’s mouth riding a swan. The swan is a symbol of spiritual transcendence and perfection in Hinduism. “Saraswati astride her swan suggests a dimension of human existence that rises about the physical, natural world” (Kinsley 63). Saraswati emerging on a swan shows her importance in Hinduism, because the symbol of a swan shows that she is above the physical human world. Saraswati helped Brahma in acquiring senses and she

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    gave me knowledge and a broader view of life. The destination was beautiful, but without the journey I wouldn’t be who I am today. The journey is crucial because of the experience people go through. In the short story, “The Ugly Duckling”, a baby swan grows up thinking he's a duck. The events of him thinking he's a duck lead him to believe he is very ugly. He is put down constantly for being ugly and it becomes a part of his normal life. Before

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    colors that makes the piece vibrant and harmonious. The placement and color draw the viewers eyes, using line of sight, first to the flowers, then to the sculptures. Bonaventure is also full of curved lines, most prominently in the flowers and swan, which gives a very soothing affect, leaving the viewer relaxed. Virginia used several hues and values in the entire painting to create depth and intensity in the painting, giving it vibrant coloring. This gives the painting a very light feeling

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    which she uses imagery to describe, “Your book surprised me on the bookstore shelf-swans gliding on a blue black lake.” As readers continue the poem, she describes the book with more imagery, putting a clear picture of the book, making readers imagine what it is the book looks like, “the swans posed on a placid lake. “Blurred

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    representation of society within concepts of decay. More specifically, Yeats’ poems “Leda and the Swan” and “The Second Coming” epitomize the poetic techniques that define modernist views of poetry. In essence, these two poems compile deviations from previously established poetic ideals and, in their place, create a disseverance between the poet, speaker, society, and audience. In “Leda and the Swan”, Yeats compounds the oppositional elements of modernism into

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    mainstays in Russian ballet; his creative works make him the first really gifted professional musician who put an end to the domination of amateurism in Russia. His most popular and famous works include The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty. Sergei Lifar noted in his article that Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty were retained in Diaghilev’s (founder of the Ballet Russes) repertory in early 20th century, even though these productions were rather unpopular in Paris during that period. Today,

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