it came with a condition. In order to get his share of the willed inheritance‚ Jason must complete 12 separate assignments within a year. Each assignment is centered around a "gift". Gifts of Work‚ money‚ friends and learning are among the dozen that Jason must perform before he is eligible for the mysterious "Ultimate Gift" his grandfather’s will has for him. Throughout his trials and tribulations‚ the family attorney‚ Mr. Hamilton (Bill Cobbs)‚ and his secretary Miss Hastings (Lee Meriwether) attempt
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the book The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall‚ Jason‚ who is the grandchild of Red‚ seems to be a very ungrateful and unappreciative man. He seems to be very negative about life all the time. When the lawyers were reading the death will of Red Stevens Jason was acting disrespectfully because he did not think he was going to receive anything. But his grandfather must have seen something in Jason‚ Red wanted to give Jason “the ultimate gift‚” but to make sure that Jason is ready to receive the gift Red
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5 Paragraph Assignments 1. The American Revolution resulted in a Democratic government based on popular sovereignty while the French Revolution resulted in a popular authoritarianism under Napoleon Bonaparte. The U.S. Constitution is focused on representation‚ electoral procedures‚ limited executive powers‚ and the equality of the federal and state governments. In 1799 the French Directory‚ established during revolutionary unrest to represent the people‚ was toppled by a young general‚ Napoleon
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Paragraph 2: Adolf Hitler was one of the worst dictators in history. He killed over six million Jewish people in the holocaust because he believed that they were a threat to the supremacy of the Aryan race. Adolf Hitler’s steps to dictatorship began in the August of 1914 when he was accepted into the German army. When Germany was defeated in 1918 he was outraged‚ as a result he decided to continue working as an officer for the military. He was assigned as an intelligence officer for the German
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Paragraph 2: The opponent’s side may think that the Reconstruction successfully solved problems caused by slavery and the Civil War. They may say this because during the Reconstruction amendments were made which gave the blacks many rights including abolishing slavery and that they were allowed to be citizens if they were born in the United States. In amendment 13 section 1 source 1 it says‚ “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude… shall exist within the United States.” This amendment showed that
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Essay with quotes: In the four narratives that I read there is not really any contradictory evidence. In fact‚ a lot of the points made in one were also made in the other narratives. One thing that all the narratives talked about was having shared roles between the two parents. It states in narrative five‚ “We must share equally all the daily chores and financial burdens. He must do as much child caring as I will do” and it states something similar in narrative one‚ “Michael is a very supportive
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learned about the process of writing 5-paragraph essays and their format in my reading class with Mr. Chang. He taught me all I needed to know‚ and made my life much more difficult as a sixth grader because now I actually had a due date‚ I had to follow the format or else‚ I’d get a lower grade which was frustrating‚ but it is now worth it because I have become a better writing‚ so thank you Mr. Chang. Mr. Chang‚ my reading teacher‚ introduced us to 5-paragraph essays‚ we started this process after reading
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Gifts Essay The reason why I chose the two pictures with the food‚ is because in the essay Emerson stated that “Food is one of the necessities that we need in order to survive.” And he also said that “It is also important to the giver and the person who is receiving it. Emerson also stated that “Food is a way to say welcome and food has that balance.” Emerson also states in the essay that “Food is a reward.” In the first paragraph‚ in the middle of the second sentence‚ Emerson said “I do not think
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In many literary works‚ there are methods that authors use to make a story better. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ dramatic irony is the driving method. Dramatic irony is something in which characters do not know something‚ but the reader or audience knows what the true reality is. According to some researchers‚ “A staple of Elizabethan and Shakespearean drama was dramatic irony” (Halio 25). Furthermore some researchers also belive that dramatic irony is very prominent
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In modern society‚ there are a number of domesticated animals that are used as pets. Different parts of the world are particularly drawn to different pets‚ though in reality there are a few that are popular the world over. Of these global pets‚ such as cats‚ dogs‚ fish‚ and birds‚ the best pets tend to be dogs. Dogs are the best pets because they make great companions‚ they are very intelligent beings‚ and they come in all shapes‚ sizes‚ and temperaments to meet the needs of all sorts of people.
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