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    I know that I am more than ready to engage in research and that is where a program like SPUR-Labs can help me to achieve my goals. Once reading the overview of this program, I knew instantly that this is an opportunity worth seizing. Being able to do research in one of the top medical schools in America while being fostered by some of the…

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    Macbeth Ambition Essay

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    Brown stated “His soliloquy at the beginning of I.vii ends with his one reference to ambition, as the only ‘spur’ to prick on his intention” (Brown, 15). Brown was referencing when Macbeth was going to commit the murder and at that point, Macbeth was about to do anything to be able to rule and become king. Cusimano, a student at New Orleans stated “Macbeth’s…

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    climax, and finally falling action. Although, most of the play takes place in the rising action the inciting incident and climax and climax are arguable the most important aspects of a play. In Trifles specifically where the inciting incident that spurs the action throughout the rest of the play has been up for interpretation since the play was written. I personally think that the inciting incident is when we realize that Mr. Wright is dead. This occurs on the top of the second page of the play…

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    Firstly, the harmless nature of Benvolio’s behavior, intended to help and protect those around him, become the catalysts of several undesired results. The simple actions of cheering up a sulking friend caused the entire disaster that is the relationship between Romeo and Juliet. Romeo comes home sulking about Rosaline, and Benvolio insists on going to the Capulet’s party to “examine other beauties” (I,i,1,224) and compare them to Rosaline. Although going to the party achieved the goal of making…

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    quantities; the time and cost that was associated with their shipping diminished greatly. Canals created a major improvement in shipping, developing rapidly and successfully, to create shortcuts to the desired destination. This progression served to spur the economy throughout the country, as evidenced in the text, “In a little more than a decade, canals joined together all of the major lakes and rivers…

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    Elena is literate in Spanish and often reads Spanish literature. Her previous report card indicates above average grades. This indicates that she is fond of reading and understands the grade level content. Based on her written and oral responses two specific learning needs the student has as an English learner are • Linguistic Vocabulary (Word Choice) The written response sample indicates that the student needs to build English language vocabulary. The student’s thought process is in Spanish and…

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    Spinal Stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal or of the spaces between the vertebrae where spinal nerves pass through. The narrowing can typically be caused by arthritis or injury. The vertebrae can form bone spurs. These are bony growths that pinch the spinal cord or the nerves branching from the spinal cord (Spinal Stenosis). The discs can shrink and make the space between the vertebrae smaller. This can cause the vertebrae to pinch the nerves that pass through them (Spinal Stenosis).…

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    King's use of ethos and allusion in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" proves effective as a method of advocating for the credibility of his cause and civil disobedience. King writes, "Isn't this like condemning Socrates because he's unswerving commitment to the truth and his philosophical delvings precipitated the misguided popular mind to make him drink the hemlock," (paragraph 18, line 3). In writing this, King uses allusion to plead his case for the peaceful protests and their effectiveness.…

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    sexism, and prejudice on a daily basis and are so easily offended by it. Anthony Berteaux pushes how "Provocative humor, such as ones dealing with topics of race and gender politics, can be crass and vulgar, but underlying it must be a context that spurs social dialogue about these respective issues". There simply does not need to be an underlying message to justify a comedian making a vulgar joke. It is their job to offend people, to make them laugh, not to tell a joke that has a conversation…

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    The Stonewall Riots were violent, spur of the moment protests following the police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a popular meeting place for gay New Yorkers. The year was 1969- Nixon had just been sworn in, and Apollo 11 had landed on the moon barely a week before. It was the tail end of the Civil Rights Movement, but the Gay Rights Movement hadn’t even begun. The Stonewall Riots were pivotal in the creation of the LGBT rights, and their impact can be seen to this day. Prior to the riots, gay…

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