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    really skinny and it’s bigger than the iPhone 4. That’s why it’s my favorite phone this year. September 3‚ 2012 Do Now Sodas aren’t good for you. Water is very good for you. Most people don’t like water because it doesn’t have any flavor. Sodas have all kinds of flavor. So that’s why sodas are so popular in the US. Water helps you when you are

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    In the book “Peace like a River” by Leif Enger‚ rivers make recurring appearances in Reuben’s dreams.The first river was described as shallow and smelling of dying plants as well as foggy. There was also a dead horse with its tail in the river. It symbolize hell‚ while it may not be a punishment for Reuben‚ it would seem that negative adjectives that described it‚ smelled of “dying plants”‚ “feet sinking in muck”‚ “a dead horse laid there”‚ could very well be a punishment for a murder. The other

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    Water is a symbol that can represent life‚ freedom‚ purity‚ and cleansing. Throughout the film‚ The Big Fish‚ the water represents either life‚ purity‚ or cleansing every time that it is shown. For example‚ when Will visits Edward at his house‚ there is a pitcher of water on the nightstand. When offered water Edward drinks it because he still has a life to live. Edward drinks the water because he needs the life water gives him even though he is dying. When the water is drank by Edward‚ it adds more

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    Do you know anybody that acts differently when they are alone‚ or with people they do not know‚ than they do when they are around their friends and family? Perhaps you act this way. A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye are different in the idea that in most cases‚ while Holden is alone he is very extroverted‚ but when he is around people he is very introverted. Gene is the direct opposite; when he is alone or around strangers he is introverted and reserved‚ but when he is with his friends

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    Gene is talking with his friends about the war. They discuss that they want to be a part of the war‚ and enlist. At the beginning of the novel‚ Gene seemed like a peaceful and studious kid that only got into trouble because of the daring child Phineas. Now since the incident of Finny breaking his leg‚ Gene has changed. Gene seems more like Finny now‚ stating that the war attracted him. Gene also says that he loves the war. Gene also seems to have a sense of hatred still inside him. He says that there

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    In "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ it is evident that Finny and Leper undergo the most traumatic experiences from the Class of 1943. Through these experiences‚ both characters lose much of their innocence and naivety. Finny‚ upon learning of the existence of the war and Gene’s moment of hatred‚ learns to accept realities and perceive the world as it is‚ not as the perfect childlike image he wants it to be. However‚ when Leper enlists in the army‚ he quickly begins to have hallucinations because

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    John Knowles novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ portrays wars on three distinct levels. These levels could be described as outer‚ inner‚ and world. There is a very good definition of these wars at the closing of the novel which shows us the levels: ’I could never agree with either of them. It would have been comfortable‚ but I could not believe it. Because it seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities‚ but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the

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    The Symbolism of Water as Power in Genesis‚ Exodus and Gilgamesh Water is a powerful symbol represented in even the most basic functions of life. From the nourishment of plants to the hydration of the human body‚ water sustains all of life on this planet. The first lines of Genesis even refer to water as a dark and powerful substance covering all of the earth. The image of water is also a powerful and thematic literary tool that authors and orators alike have utilized for thousands of years. In

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    xjxjssjakskskfjjdndbd d d d snsnjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjsjsjjsjsjsjdndbd d d d bdbdndndndjd c. I I I h H g hushed. Chaises. Consists a dksjsjdbd. Dksjsjdbd. D dksjsjdbd. D desis d dnidbd d d d Knowles’ Separate Peace Essays: The Theme of A Separate Peace - The Theme of A Separate Peace The persistent theme of A Separate Peace is the deterioration of a complex friendship. The bond between two boys (Finny and Gene) becomes tested and attacked‚ as the reader observes a seemingly utopian relationship fall into decadence

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    Peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violence‚ conflict behaviors and the freedom from fear of violence. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility‚ peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships‚ prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare‚ the establishment of equality‚ and a working political order that serves the true interests of all. Etymology [edit] From the Latin pax‚ meaning "freedom from civil

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