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    This story begins in the springtime of Folly Beach‚ a fairly peaceful and beautiful town in South Carolina. Thomas Fowl‚ your average seventeen year old teenager is at the bay watch alone with no one around to be seen. Suddenly‚ a tornado grows before his eyes could blink and becomes large enough to wipe the entire city and turn it into a dust-pile. As the lighthouse was about to fall on him he wakes up and realizes it was nothing but a nightmare‚ or was it. His teacher yells at him then asks “So

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    Place Darwin • Mr. Crabbe first regards Darwin with suspicion as ‘A city of booze‚ blow‚ and blasphemy’ (p.9). • Paul’s initial reaction is much more positive: ‘I loved the town of booze and blow at first sight’ (p.9). • Every thing in Darwin is different. “An unnatural greenness‚ as if the leaves were a kind of plastic. Huge parrots yattered in the dripping fruit trees. Butterflies of brilliant colours – bright rainbow colours‚ chemistry set colours‚ coffee-table book colours-filled the air”(p

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    1. Nick thinks Gatsby’s house looks as though it is on fire. The house was lit by an intense light‚ "…the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light...Turning a corner I saw that it was Gatsby’s house‚ lit from tower to cellar"‚ described Nick. 2. Gatsby offers to have someone cut Nick’s grass. In addition‚ he offers him the chance to make some money by joining him in some business he does on the side – business that does not involve Meyer Wolfshiem. Gatsby explains‚ "It wouldn’t take

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    Catcher in the Rye chapters 1-18 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has intrigued me. I love the way the author writes. It is like Holden is talking right to me‚ telling me all the things that have happened to him. Salinger does leave a little to my imagination. I am always guessing what Holden is really feeling or thinking. Holden’s outlook and perspective on life are displayed on each page and I can hardly ever put the book down. There are many aspects of this book that I truly enjoy. The complex

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    Introduction 1. Title The Great Gatsby 2. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Genre/Type of Book Novel Body 1. When/Where book takes place: a. Time 1920’s b. Place Long Island 2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Gatsby who built a castle next to his ex-girlfriend’s house assuming she’ll like him again. List principle characters 1. Jay Gatsby 2. Nick Carraway 3. Daisy 4. Tom Buchanan 3. Summarize Plot/Climax What happened in the book? Nick which is the main guy in the

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    Chapter One I can relate to Holden Caulfiled because he refuses to talk about his early life. I do not like to talk about my early life because those memories can be very emotional. Holden seems to not like his brother D.B. because he hints that he is bitter because he sold out to Hollywood. Unlike me‚ my brother and I get along very well. Holden also goes to a private school called Pencey Prep‚ and does not seem to like it. He is failing many of his classes. I am a bright kid‚ but I

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    Amy Campbell Mrs. Schmid‚ Mr. Van Lieu‚ Mrs. Cardwell English Honors I 8/15/08 Friendship Essay As portrayed in both stories‚ Of Mice and Men and A Separate Peace‚ friendship was undoubtfully the epitome of both plot lines. There was George and Lennie‚ an odd couple bounded by the ties of “brotherhood and a dream. "’A guy needs somebody-to be near him.’ He whined‚ ’A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody.’" (72) There was also Gene and Phineas‚ the other’s significant self‚ connected

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    Pg. # ‚Quote‚ & Response 25 “Mr. Jones of Manor Farm‚ had locked the hen houses for the night‚ but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop holes.” I think this displays the beginning of the rebellion. Mr. Jones was careless and forgetful. 28 “There‚ comrades‚ is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word – Man.” This shows the feeling towards humans from the point of the animals. 37 “’Comrade’‚ said Snowball‚ ‘those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery

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    The reader knows that “all was not right” because it says in the chapter “The sickness began with chills‚ headache‚ and a painful aching in the back‚ arms‚ and legs. A high fever developed accompanied by constipation. This stage lasted around three days‚ and then the fever suddenly broke and the patient seemed to recover. But only for a few short hours.” This quotation is showing us that this fever wasn’t like the ones they had. Normally their fevers would be able to go down because of the medicine

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    Pg. 4 Ch.1 “Kino squatted by the fire pit and rolled a hot corncake and dipped it in sauce and ate it. And he drank a little pulque and that was breakfast.” Pg. 4 Ch.1 “Kino sighed with satisfaction—and that was conversation.” Pg. 5 Ch.1 “In his mind a new song and come‚ the song of evil‚ the music of the enemy‚ of any foe of the family‚ a savage secret‚ dangerous melody‚ and underneath‚ the song of the Family.” Pg. 7 Ch. 1 “She‚ who was obedient and respectful and cheerful and patient

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