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    Lelia Alternate Ending

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    “Why can’t she understand?” She thought silently, though the words were screaming loudly in her mind. But how could she? The world Lelia lived in stayed far removed from that of her mother’s. As a result, Marion did the only thing she knew how to do to comfort her daughter if only in some slight way, she asked that Jessie and Timmy might stay with her for a day or two. Grateful to leave the two little ones in the care of her mother, Lelia left on foot, plodding down Franklin Street. Sniffling

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    Synthesis Essay – Martin Luther King Jr. MSgt Demetrius N. Booth Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy November 7, 2017 Instructor: MSgt. Adrian L. Hall MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Our founding fathers could not have understood the soulful purpose of their words. Words penned in ink with mortal hands on to parchment but forever cemented in the bedrock of this great nation. The declaration of Independence echoes those words through all generations “We hold these truths to be self-evident:

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    Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza, Tuscany Abstract 14th century marks one of the biggest shifts in European history, a shift in thought, literature, arts, culture and society, leading to a change in the way of life. The Renaissance played a major role in modelling people’s thoughts and beliefs in Europe and the effects of it were far reaching. This period changed how people enjoyed and perceived beauty. People were being drawn back to the classical school of thinking. They kept trying to improve and

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    Hoop Dreams Analysis

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    Lorenzo de Medici Film Analysis: Hoop Dreams (1994) Written by Ann Kelsey Cinema of the Real: Documentary Films Paolo Grassini December 5, 2012 The 1994 Documentary, Hoop Dreams, directed by Steve James, is a masterful display of human drama. The story-line is so captivating and theatrical that it seems crafted from fiction. The Documentary boasts cinematic techniques and private investigating that rivals most film of this time period. The film follows the high school careers

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    Jacques Louis David Essay

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    David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting, his influence determined the course of fashion, furniture design, and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition, and from this break "modern art" is dated. David studied with Vien, and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times, causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he accompanied

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    The Affordable Care Act

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    GOAL STATEMENT The goal of this policy brief is to support Alabama’s current decision to continue Medicaid Primary Care Parity, as first enacted by congress in 2010 to all states under section 1202 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, as Alabama is facing budget cuts to its Medicaid services, supporting the “Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act” will extend federally funded Medicaid primary care parity without harming the state budget and negate the consequences of limiting

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    The Mughal Empire: Expansion and Art India is a land of contrasts, combining cultures, languages and religions. A melting pot to Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and countless others, India presents a canvas for the interplay of different artistic techniques. The different ruling factions in India have had an incredible impact on Indian visual arts. The Gupta Empire (considered India’s Renaissance in Hindu culture and widely regarded as India’s Golden Age), the Kushan Empire, the Mauryan

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    Object Analysis - Corsets

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    Q.2 using the model of object analysis, analyse one fashion article. (Choose a garment, which can be used to discuss fashion from the point of view of the consumer. This garment must be able to demonstrate how the consumer individually constructs their identity and conveys that identity through the style and styling of clothing. You should treat this garment as an object as a form of evidence, which can help you to explain theories of fashion discussed in the sessions. The intention of your analysis

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    Emily Dickinson Essay

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    “Best Things dwell out of Sight';(#998) describes one of America’s greatest poets. She dwelled out of sight for most of her life and her poems, with the exception of seven published anonymously, remained out of sight until well after her death. Many literary scholars have attempted a biography on this mysterious woman and poet and yet none are conclusive. Dickinson remains an enigma even today but biographical speculation allows us to analyze some of her poetry even though we

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    Approved EPR Bullets

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    personnel/125 hrs/coord'd w/OSI--alleviated screening process deficiency - Sustainment firing program administrator; personally trn'd/cert'd 50 SF Amn--maintained critical weapon certs - Deply'd to Thumrait AB, Oman; shield'd strategic multi-modal ops/austere AO--enabled 1.1K OEF log msns - Provided a/c sec f/400 armored vehicle trans msns; 2.4K MATV's delivered--cut shipping fee, saved $290M - Flawlessly executed 1.7K vehicle & 3.9K prsnl inspections--mitigated

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