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Finland
<view this essay>.... has a population of 5, 137, 269 according to 1997 census.
's inland waters occupy almost 10 percent of the country's total area; there are 10 lakes of more than 100 square miles in area and tens of thousands of smaller ones. The largest lake, Saimaa, in the southeast, covers about 1,700 square miles. There are many other large lakes near it, including Päijänne and Pielinen, while Oulu is near Kajaani in central , and Inari is in the extreme north. Away from coastal regions, many of 's rivers flow into the lakes, which are generally shallow--only three lakes are deeper than about 300 feet. Saimaa itself drains into the much larger Lake Ladoga in Russian .....
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Writing A College Essay
<view this essay>.... In brainstorming, you generate ideas for you writing.
A writer might view a film and discuss or write their impressions, write a list
of ideas for an essay, or discuss a topic with a group of students. You might
ask yourself some questions such as What? Why? When? Where? How? and Who? In
freewriting, you write non-stop about a subject for a certain amount of time.
Spelling or punctuation, mistakes, and finding exact words do not matter. It
helps you to get a clearer picture of what you are trying you say. Diagramming
is helpful for people who think in a visual way. You can put your idea in a
circle or block and branch off examples or other ideas pertaining .....
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Fighting For An Innocent Death
<view this essay>.... first shots, and based on the bullet paths, three hit Diallo after he was down” (Grace).
On February 4, 1999 just after midnight Amadou Diallo, an unarmed, innocent man was murdered in front of his apartment building by four New York City Police officers. The officers identified themselves and when Diallo reached in his back pocket to pull out what eventually was found to be a mere wallet the four police officers opened fire. Carroll shouted "Gun!" then he and McMellon immediately started shooting and each emptied their sixteen round clips into the body of a 22-year-old immigrant form Guinea. In a period of approximately eight seconds all forty-one shots .....
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The Challenges Of Dating
<view this essay>.... well. You have to be able to trust this person in every area of your life. You have to trust him/her with your children, your friends, and financial decisions. Children are the most important people in one's life. When dating you have to be sure he/she feels the same way about his/her children. Loving their children may not guarantee that
they will love yours; however,chances are if a person does not
want harm to come to his/her children then they would likely feel
the same when it comes to yours. The person you choose to date
will have to understand and trust that your friends, whether male
or female are just platonic friends. Some people have m .....
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So Close, So Far... Neglected
<view this essay>.... and failure are now very popular.
Something else that contributes to child neglect is a fast rate of family breakdown. This is an effect of divorce and rapid increase in single parent pregnancies. Couples marrying today face an even higher chance of divorcing at some point during their lives together. “A family’s deterioration can come about in ways other than separation” (Wilson 50). Staying together, in certain conditions and situations may increase further economical or psychological problems that may affect the child. Social attitudes today are scarcely more tolerant. “With the ratio of one divorce in four marriages moving .....
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Japanese: The Law Of Inverse Returns
<view this essay>.... without fumbling and literally making up my own Japanese
vocabulary. Until further Japanese study, did I find out that the word to
"withdraw" money from the bank was the same as "taking something down," like
from a shelf. These are the same words, but in Japanese it is the context that
they are used is what is important. Not only does better Japanese save you the
embarrassment of making a mistake, but having better in Japanese also helps
natives feel less of a burden on them, than if you didn't speak good Japanese.
In Japan as a missionary, I had the opportunity to visit a retirement home once
a week. During our visit with the elderly, we also cleaned up. .....
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A Society Without Knowledge!
<view this essay>.... put into a group they will remain there
forever. The ignorance of society is clearly seen when one
looks at Huck Finn, Jim the Slave, Pap, and the senseless
violence of the Grangerfords and the Shepardsons. Many
people saw Huckleberry Finn as a mischievous boy who was
a bad influence to others. Society refused to accept Huck as
he was and wasn't going to change its opinions about him
until he was reformed and civilized. The Widow Douglas and
Miss Watson try to "sivilize" Huck by making stop all of his .....
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Prayer In Schools
<view this essay>.... unconstitutional and has been taken out of the daily routine of public schools (Kramer 1). Many youth still continue to pray for their schools, their nation, and their classmates. They pray despite the laws. Benny Proffitt, a Southern Baptist youth-club worker said, "We believe that if we are to see America's young people come to Christ, and America turn around, it's going to happen through our schools, not our churches"(Beima 28). Russia's offical faith for seven years was atheism; however, today evangelists and Bible teachers distribute the Scriptures in the public schools. In America, whose motto is "In God We Trust", there is no affirmation of that claim in .....
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