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    Lansdowne Research Paper

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    is a dining room from the Lansdowne house located at the southwest corner of Berkeley Square, in London. This house actually belonged to two unpopular British statesmen of the eighteenth century, John Stuart (1713-1792) and William Petty Fitzmaurice (1737-1805). Indeed, Stuart was the third earl of Bute (earl meaning “a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess”) until 1763 when he left in political disgrace and sold the unfinished house to Fitzmaurice who was the second earl

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    buildings and the windows. These lines depict a vertical and horizontal relationship from the dimensions of the building and windows. From the angle of the scene in discussion, the horizontal lines appear diagonal converging on each other at the corners of the buildings and windows. These converging lines at the top of the buildings demonstrate a focal point brought upon by the location of emphasis (Hemmis 2013). The lines of the building are enclosed to the achromatic background to separate them

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    Bob was slower than a turtle, and he would not have the speed necessary to beat the defense, so instead of passing to him, I booted the ball as hard as I could, towards the opposing goal. The ball curved towards the right, and hit the top left corner of the net. I had scored! Seconds later the ref blew the whistle. My team had won the game! Everybody was elated that I scored, except for Bob, who complained that I had been selfish. We fought like cat and dog, but everybody backed me, because

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    to the final bend in the road. Time was scarce with this young lady as she was always helping her parents with the never-ending chores around the house. As the leaves began to turn the young man decided to propose. She said ‘yes’ immediately, but told him that she couldn’t do it

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    mentioned in this section of the novel. The jailhouse where Tom is kept, the First purchase church and Maycomb's courthouse, are all examples of public buildings. Some private residences in Maycomb include the Ewell house and the Radley house. I think the courthouse and the Ewell house are the most significant buildings in this section, so I will be focusing on them. What goes on in these buildings is often a reflection of how they look. First of all, the courthouse’s building reflects what goes

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    A sudden shiver ran through my body, I awoke and realize that the sudden jolt that ran through my body was at the cause of airplane turbulence. Airplane turbulence? I wonder why I was on an airplane, I looked left, I looked behind and in front, and I acknowledged everyone is within their own minds right now, dreaming of a vast array of ideas and desires. I frantically look around in the brand new airplane, with the comfort of plush cloth seats and a soft silky blanket at my feet, but either way

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    the author shows the way immigrants were treated in America and how terrible it was. Before most immigrants came, they believed that they can make it in the new world. In America, they could get a new job, be free from religious prosecution, get a house, and live a happy life. But problems for these families started before they even got to America. On the trip over to America they had to ride a steerage which gave many people disease which could lead to death. The trip was horrifying with all the

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    upon a time I time I was working as a maid. I fell on hard times and jobs weren’t as fruitful. Needing some quick cash I decided to hustle some money cleaning houses with a local company. Lucky for me it was in a very wealthy area so that meant bigger houses and bigger tips. I was making a killing; I even had a side hustle cleaning some houses on the side. Things picked up when I met my real side hustle, Mr. Torres. Mr. Torres or daddy, was a very nice looking man for his age. Standing 5’8, silky

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    in two seconds I go from seeing land not so far away to pure darkness. I’m wet all over and I see bodies that I hope are alive. All around me are loose items like clothes, baskets, headscarves, and ripped pieces of the boat. I see laylee out of the corner of my eye and grab her. As soon as I grab her, two hands wrap

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    Introduction to Placement - Queen St Nursery Queen St. Nursery provides early learning and childcare for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years. The nursery offers flexible attendance times to meet the needs of families as it is open from 8am to 6pm for 5 days 50 weeks a year. The nursery is well equipped for resources with two large resource cupboards inside and an outdoor storage space as well. The inside store rooms contain a large amount of various play resources divided into sections, such

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