Alex wonders what a different life would be like; he never imagined that his life could actually change. Slathbog’s Gold by M.L. Forman is a good book because it is interesting and has a captivating plot. The theme of Slathbog’s Gold is that everything can change when you least expect it. Alex is a good person‚ but his character traits might betray him. M.L. Forman uses many literary devices to make this story better. He builds on his caricatures all through the book. In the book Slathbog’s Gold
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hard for. Alex moved from table to table handling everyone’s requests‚ whims and fancies‚ hoping that someone would be a loose tipper. It was a hard day. Too
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individual. That one should determine the cause and then find an exclusive treatment to resolve that individual’s case‚ then apply it. This is the case with the character Alex‚ a juvenile delinquent introduced into prisonization then conditioned by governmental moral standards. This lack of personal moral choice imposed upon Alex creates conflicting situations in which he has no control over. This is apparent when trying to readjust into society. As conflicts arise within the spectrum of criminal
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Anthony Horowitz is a great writer he has written many book series‚ Alex rider‚ diamond brothers‚ and ravin gate.he really likes action.” The book includes action that Anthony likes…” pg 39. Anthony Horowitz would like the movie based of his book stormbreaker because he would like the action and James Bond. He would like the movie because there’s a lot of action. First‚ one action part is when vole fought jack. Vole went to Alex’s house and fought jack. The passage above proves that Horowitz
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when he meets Alex Forrest‚ an editor for a publishing company he does legal work for‚ at a Japanese business event. While his wife‚ Beth‚ and daughter‚ Ellen‚ are out of town for the weekend visiting family and looking at a potential house‚ Dan has an affair with Alex. Although he believed it was understood to be a simple one-time occurrence‚ she becomes emotionally and physically dependent for him. Once Dan explains that he must go home and their weekend affair should be forgotten‚ Alex cuts her wrists
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Harper Lee‚ the author of To Kill a Mockingbird stated‚ “Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another race inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned everything is war”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the main character‚ faces all kinds of discrimination along with Skeeter‚ the main character‚ from The Help. Scout does not to act like a typical girly girl. She wears overalls and plays around with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their friend‚ Dill. Throughout her story
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Wildlife Inhumanity within Commercial Entertainment Opinions are everywhere. Places like SeaWorld‚ Ringling Brothers Circus‚ and zoos are thought as commercial entertainment. For decades since both companies started there have been many controversies involve companies abusing or neglecting their animals. Two main opposing arguments about using animals for commercial entertainment are that people in favor of animals in commercial entertainment believe the animals educate the public‚ whereas people
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Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Stephanie Hemphill is a very unique book. It is a fictionalized story about the Salem witch trials based on the real historical characters. This book is written in free verse‚ and told from the perspective of three girls who were actually involved in what happened in Salem; Ann Putnam Jr. who is twelve‚ Mercy Lewis who is seventeen‚ and Margaret Walcott who is also seventeen. They face many challenges
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Alex Standall in Thirteen Reasons Why Throughout Jay Asher’s novel Thirteen Reasons Why‚ he has demonstrated to the reader how one’s inability to make rational decisions can lead to another individual’s suicide. Over the course of the novel‚ the reader follows the events in the life of the protagonist‚ Hannah Baker that have led to her tragic suicide. One can argue that secondary character‚ Alex Standall plays a significant role in the story‚ and in Hannah Baker’s suicide‚ as none of the
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Responsibility | Pre-‐Module Mathias Haas 1402010 1. How would you describe Alex’s dominant leadership style (according to “Leadership Run Amok”)? Would like working with Alex? Why or why not? Alex leadership style could be described as both‚ directive and pacesetting. Directive‚ as Alex likes to handle projects only in his own way‚ telling people what to do and when to do it‚ even if he has to “steamroll over someone’s feelings”. He describes his own style at work “pushy and
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