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    About the short story‚ How (by Lorrie Moore) 1. What kind of the person is the main character (You) in Lorrie Moore’s short story‚ How? According to the description inside the contents‚ the woman‚ you‚ is a white-collar class office lady at the age of mid-thirty or older by speculation. We can implicitly know that she may have a well-pay job‚ and that she can live independently. From her unique tone of speaking throughout the story‚ readers will little by little form a charming‚ sophisticated

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    Benjamin T. Genous DeVry University Film and Literature Week 7 Assignment “10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU” in review and comparison to Shakespeare’s “TAMING OF THE SHREW”. The adaption of the Shakespearian play the Taming of the Shrew‚ Known as” 10 Things I hate about you”‚ was an adequate representation. It lacked a true representation due to the fact that the original play began with the prank played on poor tinker Christopher Sly by The Local Lord. Watch this adaption I noticed

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    In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky

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    Dear Government of China Hello. I am Ailing who is living in Shanghai. I’m 11 years old now‚ and I love drawing. I know that you will be wondered ‘why this young girl is sending me the letter?’. The purpose of this letter for you‚ is to tell you my life story. Please read carefully. I was born in Shanghai 11 years ago. I was the first baby for my parents‚ so they loved me very much. One day‚ my mom became pregnant again. It was 3 years ago. I remember how much they felt happiness by that

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    10 Things I Hate About You 1. Some elements of the stills that tell us that ’10 Things I Hate About You’ is a teen movie are: • Kat and Pat staring at each other – angry confrontations between two (moody) teens • Ms Perky - disapproving or disappointed adults‚ most likely teachers and parents • Cameron and Bianca together – ‘young love’ • Teenagers are predominant in all stills • Grungy rock bands and emphasis on music – rebellion and hobbies • The prom – stereotypical of films involving

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    Victims: A True Story of the Civil War Brian A. Geil MILS 5020 Social Factors of The Civil War This book follows differing social structures within The Confederate States of America and how those clashing cultures led to multiple changes of strategy in the mountain regions of the Confederacy. All of these combined factors led to multiple tragic events within the Confederacy. The main social groups that are discussed in the book are Rural and Urban Confederates‚ Confederate Mountaineers‚ and

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    How Do You Feel About Atheism? Lauren Martino Inquiry Skills Pre- IB Ms. DiVarco 29‚ April 2012 Word Count: 1277 0699118 Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Are there signs that Atheism is spreading globally within the past 20 years II. Body B. Population which believes in Atheism a. Start off with a block quote to catch the reader’s attention about which part of the world believes in Atheism b. Have statistics to show change over time of different

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    All About Nothing: The Story of My Life Perhaps the most important thing that has happened in my life is the fact that nothing really big or important has ever happened in my life. For example‚ my parents are still happily married‚ and nobody really close to me has evr died. All of this is very unfortunate‚ I am sure‚ because if one of these things had happened I would have been able to find a topic for this very essay which I am writing very easily‚ and would not have had such a hard time

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    "The Sniper‚" a story about the Irish civil war‚ was Liam O’Flaherty’s first published piece of fiction. It appeared in 1923 in the London publication The New Leader. Over the years‚ it has been reprinted several times‚ and as of 2004 it could be found in O’Flaherty’s Collected Stories. "The Sniper" helped set O’Flaherty firmly on the writer’s path. Upon reading it‚ Edward Garnett‚ an influential London editor‚ recommended a publisher bring forth the novel that O’Flaherty had just completed. Thus

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    Q: It seems like you‚ the author‚ want to make the world more aware of what has been going on in North Korea. What were the challenges you faced writing Shin’s story? A: One of the biggest challenges trying to write this story was getting him to cooperate with me. He didn’t want to recollect his time in the camps in North Korea. These camps were detrimental to the civilians of North Korea. I’m very grateful for his cooperation in writing this novel so I can make the general public more aware of how

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