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    Louis George Ran A Bakery

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    Louis George ran a bakery downtown. Everyday Raven went down their and collected a loaf of brown bread‚ a loaf of white bread and two iced buns (the master’s favourite) all as part of her daily errands. Sometimes she would get herself some muffins too (her favourite as long as they had blueberries in!) Next she would go to the local greengrocers. There she had to get carrots and potatoes. She wasn’t sure why but she got them anyway. Her friend Ruth and her mum ran there and sometimes she would get

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    Little Red Riding Hood

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    Breezy Brookbank AP Lit and Comp November 23‚ 2012 Angela Carter’s rendition of the Little Red Riding Hood is called The Company of Wolves. This version begins by creating the image of a dangerous‚ cunning‚ and ferocious creature – the wolf. Carter tells tales of wolves and their evil and deceiving ways. She later transitions into her version of Little Red Riding Hood and creates the sense of a vulnerable and innocent girl. However‚ by the end of the story‚ this girl shows a not-so-innocent side

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    split!” Her skin was soft as sable‚ Her eyes were wide as day‚ Her head was blacker than the bog That licked her life away. Her cheeks were made of honey‚ Her throat was made of flame Where all around the razor Had written its red name. Her shawl of diamond red cloth‚ She wore a yellow gown‚
 She carried a green gauze handkerchief She bought in Bodmin town. As Matthew turned at Plymouth About the tilting Hoe‚
 The cold and cunning Constable Up to him did go: About her throat her

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    and selective distribution. All the shops are run on a franchising basis. Promotion The company is against promotion‚ so they don’t do business by promoting‚ but they have their own internet site‚ where you can see their selection of products. Anita Roddick doesn’t advertise but she has been good at giving herself a free plug‚ by showing that their products are organically grown and that they are against animal testing. So the company supports animal and human rights‚ and the economically

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    The Sniper

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    War can destroy a man both in body and mind for the rest of his life. In "The Sniper‚" Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers‚ but also by showing its psychological effects. We are left to wonder which has the longer lasting effect—the visible physical scars or the ones on the inside? In this story the author shows how location plays a big part in how physically dangerous a war is. Gunshots heard throughout the city are a sign of how close the

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    Mahatma Gandhi

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    occasions‚ in both South Africa and India. Gandhi attempted to practice non-violence and truth in all situations‚ and advocated that others do the same. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl‚ woven with yarn hand spun on a charkha. He ate simple vegetarian food‚ and also undertook long fasts as means of both self-purification and social protest. By the early 1940s‚ a new Muslim nationalism was demanding a separate Muslim homeland

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    Rain Dance History

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    ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Indian Rain Dance A rain dance is a dancing ceremony performed by some Native American Indian tribes‚ asking their spirits or gods to send rain. It is more common among Southwest Native Americans‚ who live in drier regions. Time Frame * The rain dance normally takes place during the spring planting season and the summer months before crops are harvested. The dance asks the gods or spirits to send the appropriate amount of rain

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    The Necklace

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    I just read “The Necklace” by Guy de Maussant and i’m going to be addressing “Taking into account the entire story of ‘The Necklace‚’ especially the last encounter with Madame Forrestier‚ should Mathilde be admired or condemned?” In “The Necklace‚” Guy de Maussant tells a short story where the main character Mathilde’s actions‚ help convey the theme that a small thing can lead to the destruction of happiness. From the very beginning of the story‚ it is obvious that the main character Mathilde‚ is

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    artisans. Russian is also known for its traditional and colorful folk costumes and many unique Orthodox religious symbols. One famous aspect of Russian culture is Russian nesting dolls. Russian dolls are usually painted to portray smiling women in lace shawls and they are painted with the themes of Russian

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    The Way to Rainy Mountain

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    out and it is brittle. Also the description he gave of his grandmother when she was praying was very descriptive. Momaday stated that‚ “Her long‚ black hair‚ always drawn and braided in the day‚ lay upon her shoulders and against her breast like a shawl.” I do not know why she prays like that but when I read this I kind of just put two and two together and said that what they do in there tribe. This story had me thinking about a lot because in the story it felt like Momaday talked a lot about how

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