Sample Biography
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Introduction
Mary (White) Rowlandson was probably born in the early 1630s, probably in England, and settled with her family first in Salem and then about 1655 in the raw frontier town of Lancaster, where her father was for some time the largest property holder. About 1656 she married Joseph Rowlandson, the first minister of the town, who had graduated from Harvard College in 1652 and had begun to preach in Lancaster about 1654. (more…)
Sample Essay
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Illegal and often even legal immigrants are all too often looked upon in these days as parasites with dark skin, too many children and no desire to learn English, as people who will come and take away jobs from “real” Americans. Such stereotypes about immigrants have been responsible for anti-immigration passed recently, such as the passage in California of Proposition 187, which was based on the assumption that illegal immigrants are an overall drawn on the economy, not only taking away jobs from U.S. citizens gut drawing from the public coffers more in social services than they return in the form of taxes paid. However, this has been found not to be the case (Scheer, 2000, p. B5). (more…)
Sample Essay
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The Borough of Queens is an immense urban development with a population of almost 1.9 million. It occupies an area that has witnessed all the eras of the American past. The pioneering population, the Native American Indians, followed by the Dutch and English in the early 17th century, leaving nothing behind apart from place names and the trails that became wagon roads, some of them now main streets. One of the ten initial counties of New York, Queens County was created November 1, 1683. At that point in time, it was three times its present size and included all of Nassau and extended to Suffolk. (more…)
Sample Essay
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Ever since I can remember, I have always been interested in learning and gaining knowledge about everything. It has always been my hope that somehow I can know about things, but not for the sake of knowing but putting it to good use also. I believe that whatever one learns through education always helps at different points in time. (more…)
Sample Essay
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Right now she is standing at crossroads of her life so to speak, as she sees her future sometimes very clearly and sometimes like a vague dream. This is just a moment for her as she decides in a split second what to do. For her, the way she chooses will be decisive in how she reaches the Finishing Line. (more…)