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    Colton Landaiche Ms. Dehorn Period 3‚ English October 20‚ 2015 Thirteen Reasons Why A: Thirteen Reasons Why‚ an adult novel by Jay Asher‚ is written from the point of view of a Junior in High School‚ Clay Jensen. To some extent‚ however‚ the story focuses primarily on Junior Hannah Baker‚ Clay’s crush. One day‚ when Clay returns home from school‚ he finds a strange package on his doorstep -- addressed to him. Inside‚ he discovers thirteen tapes‚ all recorded by Hannah Baker. One thing is very confusing

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    who don’t want their child. These children are aborted. Abortion is the process of legally discarding an unwanted fetus that could grow up to become something great but never had the chance. Therefore‚ abortion should be abolished. There are many reasons why abortion is wrong. For one‚ abortion is inhumane. Many people would argue that a person becomes a person from the time that a sperm hits a human egg. If this is true‚ that means abortion is murder. In addition to this‚ according to abortion.procon

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    Each day‚ approximately 105 Americans‚ 15-24 years old‚ die by suicide‚ with one death in the U.S. every 13 minutes. Suicide doesn’t discriminate‚ it could affect everyone. You may not even realize people are contemplating such a final act‚ but in reality‚ there’s so much more you don’t understand. In 13 Reasons Why‚ Jay Asher uses irony to explain that not all things appear as they seem. All Hannah wanted in the story was for someone to care for her‚ little did she know‚ Clay did. It’s ironic because

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    Slavery was a very important institution in the British North American Colonies within the years 1607 and 1750. It wormed it way into every aspect of the British North American Colonies‚ into the social structure‚ into the economy‚ it even found its way into the politics of the time. Slavery was like a disease to the colonies‚ infecting every single cell in the body of the culture. The social structure of the thirteen colonies was altered by an addition to the existing divide between the rich landowners

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    Have you ever stopped to think about how many people you have affected throughout your life? In the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher this question is looked at through the perspective of a girl who commits suicide‚ the tapes she left behind for her “thirteen reasons why” she committed suicide‚ and a boy who was one of these reasons why. This is an extremely important topic especially within the lives of teenagers today. The pressures society puts on kids and the things that go on inside and

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    book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher was both enlightening and entertaining in a grim‚ twisted way. Asher tried to convey the message of how “People do have an impact on the lives of others; that’s undeniable.”. The book outlines the day Clay Jensen receives a showbox full of cassette tapes. Each tape a new reason why Hannah Baker‚ Clays longtime crush‚ Commit suicides two weeks before. This book follows Clay as he journeys through his once familiar town. Thirteen Reasons Why is set two weeks

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    In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why‚ there are themes that teenagers can relate to in the real world. Death‚ guilt‚ and betrayal are what teens experience in high school. Hannah’s death impacted many of the students at her school‚ including a boy named Clay who receives the tapes he was given. Death is a recurring theme in the story. The death of Hannah Baker is a main one‚ but we can also see minor ones‚ like the car accident Hannah and her friend caused. Clay is crushed by the loss of her‚

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    OF 1812: THE AMERICANS WERE JUSTIFIED Over the years The United States of America has forged itself a reputation of declaring wars. Ironically‚ declaration of war was most justified in one of its least acknowledged conflicts‚ the War of 1812. The United States was justified in its attack on British North America‚ which was a colony of Great Britain at the time. The reasons for this justification were Great Britain’s breach of Maritime rights‚ their support for the Natives‚ who were waging war against

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    Thesis For 13 Reasons Why

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    choice‚ and no other way to end the emotional agony they endure daily. 13 Reasons Why‚ a book written by Jay Asher in 2007‚ tells the story of a teenage girl‚ named Hannah Baker‚ who committed suicide. When Hannah Baker killed herself‚ she left behind her story‚ telling the thirteen reasons why she felt there was no choice for her but suicide. She explains her thirteen reasons in the form of seven cassette tapes‚ with a ‘reason why’ recorded on each side except for one‚ hence

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    Ajarn Jason Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here

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