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    My St. Patrick’s Day Oddity Written by Christopher Kang One day I found the end of the rainbow and at it there was‚ not gold‚ but a pot of leprechaun dust... Chapter 1 One sunny‚ and bright day‚ I was hiking through the meadows that seemed that they had no end. I wanted to camp here for today. All seemed very right but I was wrong‚ indeed. Chapter 2 I slept like a bear hibernating the whole entire winter. I packed all my equipment I would need today. Hours later I traveled really far away

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    sentiment to Fitzgerald’s novel: that modern life has reduced man to live in a sort of spiritual wasteland. In the first section of the poem‚ the primary voice announces “I will show you fear in a handful of dust”; and dust is a the very particular word that we find in the Great Gatsby as well: ‘the foul dust’ of the preamble. Taking it further‚ the description of the valley of ashes in chapter two‚ and of El Greco’s portrait of the West Egg in chapter nine-- these both speak of a sort of death that

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    dangerous. Miners would jump claims and mine property that wasn’t theirs and mine gold. Men invaded streams and rivers‚ sifting yellow‚ shiny dust from the water. The best of friends would turn on each other and fight over a mined nugget. Highway robbers would kill anyone for a small bag of nuggets or dust. Men would cut their beards and sift out the precious gold dust that had collected

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    Ewohna Alternate Ending

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    The two guards looked astounded as the Ejele’s body shrunk into a skeletal form‚ and into dust all together. Their eyes fell on Ewohna. He motioned to his sisters‚ “run!” he said. “Don’t look back.” Ojongtambia and Eposi immediately made for the bushes‚ leaving behind their gear. Ewohna had warned that it would slow them down. He had said it was already too late. “Run straight‚ keep below the trees till you cross the Kaja stream. Don’t stop for anything or anyone. Not even me.” It was then that the

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    with handfuls of magnetic dust which‚ taking all dirt with it‚ blew away on the hot wind."(Bradbury 2). Those magnetic substances would take care of all my house cleaning. Along with the magnetic dust to clean the house‚ I would have a computer that when I wanted a real thorough cleaning job of the house the computer would lock and seal all of the doors and windows. Then the computer would scan the entire house with a laser and read the trash that was not picked up by the magnetic dust. It

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    Odysseus basically ells Eurykleia he would kill her if she didn’t keep his being on Ithaka a secret. And now‚ Penelope reprimands Eurykleia for waking her up and telling her Odysseus had returned and killed all the suitors. Its hard not to feel pity for teh old maid who even served as Odysseus’ own nanny al those years ago. We know that Greek society did not put much value on women or servants‚ and that violence was an acceptable way to punish. Penelope reveals her crafty side when she seemingly

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    celebrate life. Today‚ we’re celebrating your life. You’ve always been an inspiration to us all. Happy **th birthday! With every birthday‚ may you have five new friends‚ three more pounds of wisdom‚ two more tons of hope and a few more handfuls of magic dust to touch the lives of everyone around you. Wishing you a very happy birthday Spread your wings and soar higher. Open your eyes and look beyond the ordinary. Elevate your imagination and rise above the mediocre. May your birthday today be

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    Ellen Hopkins Analysis

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    realistic writer. All of her books are connectable and understandable‚ especially to teens and young adults. Let me explain and give you my take on the books. Ellen has a very interesting way of writing that I’ve only seen in a handful of books‚ such as Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse‚ I Heart You‚ You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder‚ and What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones. Her books‚ Crank‚ Burned‚ Glass‚ Identical‚ Tricks‚ Impulse‚ and the recently released Fallout‚ are all written in poetic

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    A LITTLE INCIDENT

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    encountered scarcely anyone. After much difficulty‚ I finally succeeded in hiring a rickshaw. I told the puller to take to me to the South Gate. After a while‚ the wind moderated its fury‚ and in its wake the streets were left clean of the loose dust. The puller ran quickly. Just as we approached the South Gate‚ somebody ran in front of us‚ got entangled in the rickshaw‚ and tumbled to the ground.  It was a woman with streaks of white in her hair‚ and she wore ragged clothes. She had darted

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    as Earth in its annual orbit around the Sun ploughs through streams of debris. About twenty prominent showers are recognised‚ varying in activity from a handful of meteors per hour‚ to one per minute or more. Some can even‚ on occasion‚ produce storms in which the sky is filled with meteors for a short time. Meteors produced by the general dust spread along Earth’s orbit are called sporadics. MeteorMost of the regular‚ annual showers are produced by small debris‚ meteoroids - typically a couple of

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