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The Catcher in the Rye is narrated by Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year-old boyrecuperating in a rest home from a nervous breakdown, some time in 1950. Holdentells the story of his last day at a school called Pencey Prep, and of hissubsequent psychological meltdown in New York City. Holden has been expelledfrom Pencey for academic…

Ladies and Gentlemen, adjudicator, chairman and fellow debaters. Firstly I would like to rebut the flaws in the oppositions arguments. Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics said, These five circles represent the five parts of the world, bound by the Olympic idea. It is an honour to be part of the Olympics, a…

Anthony CollMrs. O’ConnorEnglish 12 Level IIDecember 3rdHurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina ranked a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale began to form on August 23, 2005 over the islands of the bahamas. Hurricane Katrina packed winds of 100-140 MPH and a width of 400 miles. The U.S. reported over 90,000 square miles were affected by…

There is a time and place for everything, and this is why people must learn to present themselves in the correct manner. Dealing with certain types of authority requires a certain amount of Maturity towards the person person’s you may come into contact with. I, for instance, have to present myself accommodatingly for the proper…

The Information revolution is changing our daily lives. With the rapid development of computer and internet, online commerce become quite common and plays an important role in the modern world. The online business has booming development in these few years. US online retail sales raised an average of 11% in the first three months of…

Homeschooling is my choiceWhy do families choose homeschooling? There are many motivating factors behind parents choosing homeschooling for their children, which includes religious reasons, children safety issues, and poor academic quality offered in private and public schools. It is impossible to list all of the reasons parents give for deciding to homeschool their children.As the…

‘-Chronological order: Fibonacci, Simon Stevin, Leonhard Euler, Carl Gauss, Augustus DeMorgan, J. J. Sylvester, Charles Dodgson, John Venn, and George Polya George Polya was born and educated in Budapest Hungry. He enrolled at the University of Budapest to study law but found it to be boring. He then switched his studies to languages and literature,…

The Columbian exchange was the widespread transfer of various products such as animals, plants, and culture between the Americas and Europe. Though most likely unintentional, the byproduct that had the largest impact from this exchange between the old and new world was communicable diseases. Europeans and other immigrants brought a host of diseases with them…

Grand slam record falls again Click here for more on this story Posted: Sunday May 21, 2000 07:35 PMJason Giambi crushed a 3-1 pitch over the right-center field wall for his 17th homer of the season and fifth career grand slam. AP NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball had its grandest day ever. Less than one…

The book The Scarlet Letter is all about symbolism. People and objects are symbolic of events and thoughts. Throughout the course of the book, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Hester, Pearl, and Arthur Dimmesdale to signify Puritanic and Romantic philosophies. Hester Prynne, through the eyes of the Puritans, is an extreme sinner; she has gone against the…