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    she faints. Zooey Glass‚ Franny’s brother‚ begins where Franny part is left off. It’s about a week or two later since Franny’s breakdown and the setting is now in the Glass’s family home in New York City. This is when the mother‚ Bessie Glass‚ is introduced. Bessie wants Zooey to talk to Franny. Zooey does what his mom says and has a long and deep discussion with Franny. It starts out as Zooey being hard and yelling and Franny saying she doesn’t know the real reason why she is doing the Jesus Prayer

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    type AAB sequence more often organized around three chords (tonic‚ subdominant‚ dominant). Blue notes are alterations in the 3rd and 7th degrees of the diatonic-hesitation range the range between major and minor mode. The most famous blues singer is Bessie Smith (1898-1937). B.B. King (not to be confused with B.E. King singer from stand By Me) and his guitar Lucille are the precursors of Rock and Roll are a living myth and continue to release albums (and the duets with Carlos Santana‚...) The

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    being an immigrant and trying to become successful through Sara’s life. Life as a Jewish immigrant was very difficult and took a lot of self-motivation to stay positive. The Smolinsky family was on the verge of starvation. The older daughters‚ Bessie‚ Mashah‚ and Fania‚ could not find work. Their father‚ Reb Smolinsky‚ doesn’t work at all‚ he would spend his days reading holy books and take his daughters’ wages. When the youngest daughter Sara sees Mrs. Smolinsky grieving over the situation‚ she

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    Cited: 1. Earhart‚ H. Byron‚ ed.‚ Religious Traditions of the World: A Journey through Africa‚ North America‚ Mesoamerica‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ China‚ and Japan. New York‚ NY: HarperCollins Publishers‚ 1993.‚ xx 306-316 2. Extracts from

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    Carnes‚ and John Bailey. Facing Addiction: Starting Recovery from Alcohol and Drugs. Carefree: Gentle Path‚ 2011. Print. Daley‚ Dennis. Kicking Addictive Habits Once and for All: A Relapse prevention Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass‚ 1998. Print. Earhart‚ Mary. "Effects of Drug Abuse During Pregnancy." Livestrong. Matt Olberding‚ 22 Mar. 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. "Genetics Is an Important Factor in Addiction." Learn.Genetics. The University of Utah‚ 16 Aug. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. Hoffman‚ John‚ and

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    The best golf course in the Inland Empire based on value‚ condition‚ course layout‚ and staff courteousness is Oak Quarry Golf Club (a.k.a. "The Rock"). If you have never played this course‚ try and find someone who has and I bet you’ll find both positive feedback and them sharing memorable shots and experiences. At $65 during the week‚ you’ll be hard pressed to find something with as much as they offer for a better value. Home of the "Best Par 3 in California" according to their sources‚ hole #14

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    novella’s are those that leave the reader in shock and constantly curious as to what might happen next. The novella‚ The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers‚ is a novella that follows the main theme of love that involves the main characters Miss Amelia‚ Marvin Macy‚ and cousin Lymon all connected under one love triangle. Throughout the novel cousin Lymon proves himself time and time again to be very dependent on others‚a dramatic attention seeker‚ as well as a grotesque. Cousin Lymon is a character

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    Mercy Brimpong Ms. McEachern American Literature 29 March 2013 The Roaring Twenties The 1920s were an outburst of Black artistic and literary originality. America began to make progress as a society. The Harlem Renaissance was significant because it was an era in the 1920s when African-Americans made incredible improvements in literary works and art. This was a time for Blacks to show their talents to the world. The Harlem Renaissance was a time for African Americans to portray their culture

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    always worried for the house as a mother. She is such a sweet and strong minded girl. Sara’s family is extremely poor and if Sara’s sisters don’t find a job‚ the whole family will be kicked out of the house for not paying rent. Sara has three sisters; Bessie is the oldest‚ then Mashah and Fania‚ and none of them has a job. Sara’s mother‚ Shena‚ is a traditional housewife who thinks women can only be wife and mom‚ no women get to learn knowledge and their whole life will rely on a man. Her traditional

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    problems that neither of them could face well. IV. Main Characters: Miss Barbara Pinkerton – presiding over an Academy for Young ladies Jemima Pinkerton – sister of Barbara Amelia Sedley – will be the wife of Mr. George Osborne John Sedley – father of Amelia Mrs. Sedley – wife of John Sedley Joseph Sedley – brother of Amelia Mrs. Blenkinsop – housekeeper for the Sedleys Sambo – servant for the Sedleys Rebecca Sharp – will be the wife of Rawdon Crawley Sir Pitt Crawley – a miserly‚ old baronet

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