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    world is a complex one that involves sacrifice‚ change and a sense of unknown. The protagonist can be both willing and forced to make their transition into the world‚ as can be both prevented and encouraged by the opportunities and pathways they are given. The Novel‚ “Tom brennan” by J.C burke and the film “Billy elliot” directed by Robert Luketic explores the growth and changes that each protagonist must face in order to gain a new sense of knowledge‚ attitude and beliefs toward society. J.C. Burke’s

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    1984-George Orwell How does the writer use language to create a sense of place? Orwell uses a solemn tone for the foundations of anguish in the extract from Nineteen Eighty-Four. This tone is used to firstly set the scene with the use of adjectives: ‘vile’ and gritty’ to describe the poor weather. These have negative connotations and therefore allow the reader to understand the melancholy and depressing scene that is being set. The effect of the pathetic fallacy when the wind is described as ‘vile’

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    Place to Go

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    A Place to remember My toes in the water and my hands in the sand‚ I stare off over the clear still water. With over 500 miles of shoreline‚ Smith Lake provides me a sense of freedom. It helps me to relax and puts my mind at peace. Sitting there dazed by the beauty of the lake‚ it allows me to meditate and clear my thoughts. Smith Lake survives vividly in my memory. With a shoreline reaching over 500 miles long‚ the beautiful shoreline provides me a sense of freedom. The long continuous shoreline

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    body is one of the things that just lead to a release of everything. There’s a sense of calmness that is incomparable to this sensation. For me‚ this sensation is one of the main reasons that the beach is my favorite place. The beach is one of the most peaceful and relaxing places there are‚ and the beach comes along with the quite a few possible adventures‚ which is what truly makes the beach the most spectacular place. The smell of salt and freshness make it so all you want to do is sit there embracing

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    The Hiding Place

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    Watching the movie The Hiding Place made me realize how much better and different books are than movies. A major difference between the book and the movie was the beginning. For instance‚ the book started with the watch shops’ 100th Anniversary‚ and the movie started with the Nazis taking away the Ten Boom family’s radio. The movie skipped a lot of events such as the 100th Anniversary and introducing the family and their roles in the story. It would have been better if the movie at least showed the

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    Magical Place

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    May 26‚ 2010 Professor Casper A Magical Place Pixie dust and fairytales is the recipe for a magical day in a magical place; the place that brings out the child-like innocents in all of us. The captivated looks on the children’s face‚ the laughter that fills the air‚ the making of a place where dreams really do come true; Walt Disney World‚ my favorite place. From the moment I walk through the gates of this magical place all senses overwhelm me‚ bringing out the child in me; full of excitement

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    The Death of Common Sense

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    talking about how people’s common sense has died over the years. I agree that common sense is dead. Over the years common sense has dwindled into nothing. It relates to my life being that the stupidest things can pass in the world. It is a shame that common sense is dead. I definitely agree that common sense is dead. The reason that I do is because of the things people can get away with these days. Also the things that happen to good people prove that common sense is dead. A person could get away

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    Summary: According to Allan Megill‚ in the article “Introduction: Four senses of Objectivity”‚ Megill describes four senses of objectivity‚ noting that there is no such thing as “the objectivity question‚” because there is certainly not the single way to understand objectivity or the objective criteria for knowledge. The four principal senses are as following: The first sense of objectivity is an absolute sense of objectivity which originates from the idea of “representing things as they really are”

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    Dogs Sense Of Smell

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    However there has been a sudden uproar within society in regards to whether or not a dog and their sense of smell should be used as evidence within a court case. Naturally‚ various individuals such as myself support that a dog’s sense of smell should be allowed to be used as evidence within a court case. Of course this idea may always be rebottled by those who believe differently. Initially‚ a dog’s sense of smell has been proven to be over one hundred times better as opposed to the scent of smell a

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    Social Class in Sense and Sensibility In her first published novel‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ Jane Austen brought to life the struggles and instability of the English hierarchy in the early 19th century. Through the heartaches and happiness shared by Elinor Dashwood‚ who represented sense and her sister Marianne‚ who stood for sensibility‚ Austen tells a story of sisters who plummet from the upper class to the lower crust of society and the characters that surround them. Austen juxtaposes the upper

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