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to enjoy the food and traditions of other cultures, the world would be one same play of the same heritage, and wouldn't be able to learn or expand on our knowledge of the society's in our world. Clearly, different cultures have their own way of practicin…

and developing ways to prevent them. The polio vaccine, kidney transplants, and heart surgery techniques have all been developed with the help of animal research. Through increased efforts by the scientific community, effective treatments for…

that it changes their life from that moment on. The effects of a single experience can linger a few seconds and do nothing or an eternity and change everything. People have been inspired by numerous amounts of activities including meeting people,…

author Nathaniel Hawthorne continuously uses the image of a road or path as a metaphor for the limited individual freedom within the Puritan religion. The road, an entity that demands adherence to a dictated direction, is similar to the structure…

Families Through research I have concluded that there are differences and similarities in Greek and Roman families. I hope to prove this fact in the following essay. The Greek family was mostly a nuclear family. It usually consisted of a husband,…

by Gillian Clarke, "Valentine" by Carol Ann Duffy and "Shall I compare Thee...?" (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare. In my essay I will discuss the language, images, style, rhythm and many other aspects used to construct each of the poems. The modern…

and brutally honest. Sexton's poems present a true sense of the world, not the sugar- coated version usually heard. She touched on subjects that were considered to be taboo in her era; everything from incest to masturbation. Sexton was born…

be my dad. He has always kept his promises and I cannot remember a time in my life where he was not there for me. My father is a gentle, understanding, intelligent type of guy that has always made smart choices. However, I did not think so when…

"Woah!," shouted Lauren Thompson as she peered into the Health Fair that took place on April 7th, 2003. "Look at all the stands; all the people; all the free stuff!" Thompson, a freshman at Quinnipiac, was just as excited as many of the students,…

are "unexpected." By that I mean the parents were not trying to get pregnant. When experiencing an unexpected pregnancy there are three basic options; keep the baby, abortion or adoption. About seventy percent of people choose to keep and raise…