Legend‚ written by Marie Lu‚ is a dystopian sci-fi novel for young adults. It is the first book in an epic trilogy that is continued in Prodigy and Champion. Based on a retelling of Les Miserables‚ Legend is “impossible to put down and even harder to forget” (Kami Garcia‚ author of Beautiful Creatures). Set in a futuristic Los Angeles‚ Legend is told from the perspective of two main characters from contrasting backgrounds‚ June and Day. In this novel‚ the United States of America no longer exists
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Characterization - In the book “Legend” by Marie Lu‚ I would like to have Day be my best friend out of all of the characters. Day has been nothing but caring throughout the whole book to Tess and other characters such as June and his little brother Eden‚ which is a characteristic that I really admire about Day. An illustration as to where Day was caring to Tess was when he met Tess for the first time. Day was on the streets by himself when he saw her in an alleyway. He called out to her and she
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Brian 1 Nick Brian Nkosi Ife Bandele Writing 101 March 12‚ 2014 Defending TV In her essay “Television addiction‚” Marie Winn considers TV to be very addictive. She compares watching TV to taking drugs. She also never mentions any of its benefits. Television is one of the most important inventions of our time‚ and it certainly had benefited mankind. Watching TV causes no chemical substance addiction. Still‚ Winn thinks that‚ the level of addiction from excessive television viewing is comparable
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One character from my novel‚ Legend by Marie Lu‚ who could be identified as a best friend is Day‚ otherwise known as Daniel. One reason why Day could be considered a best friend is because although he is tough and independent‚ he is also kind and considerate. The author writes‚ “A part of me recalls the way he saved me from the skiz fight‚ that he helped me heal the burning wound in my side‚ that his hands had been so gentle.” (Lu‚ 148). In this quote the author explains how Day saved June when
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On May 3‚ 1748‚ I‚ Abbé Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès‚ was born in southern France. Five years later‚ France was on the verge of revolution; it split into three estates. But in my early life‚ I was educated for to become a Jesuit‚ people who specialize in debate to defend the Church. Though‚ when I grew older‚ I began to embrace the works of writers and philosophes such as John Locke‚ and I accepted the ideas of the enlightenment even though I had joined the Church. While in the church I rose to be an abbé
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Words are undoubtedly the most influential tool used by mankind. They contain immeasurable significance throughout the world we live in. Our societies are all built upon a common basis which is centered around words. Words make up language which we use to communicate and interact with one another. Language impacts the way people think‚ act‚ and perceive things. Consequently‚ if you are able to control and manipulate language you will have the ability to affect the way people think‚ act‚ and perceive
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Chief Joseph Quiz Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. COMPREHENSION Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following items. ____ 1. Why does Chief Joseph conclude that he “will fight no more forever”? a. | The young men of his tribe are no longer willing to fight. | b. | His chiefs will carry out the war without him. | c. | All of his people have died of exposure in the mountains. | d. | His people are no
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The Underground Dungeon It was quite a dull and dark year in 1977‚ until Josef Fritzl came into the equation. Fritzl decided to abuse his daughter Elisabeth for the first time aged eleven. Later that year Friztl was supposed to be building a ’war shelter’‚ when he asked his daughter Elisabeth to help him. He built the ’war shelter’ with eight steel doors-which became heavier as he continued through-they were all sealed with code locks which only he knew. He asked Elisabeth to help him with the last
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1. Nickel 200 1.1.1.1. Metallography Nickel 200 is a solid-solution alloy with a face-centered cubic structure. Nickel 200 is 99.0% pure wrought nickel. It is known for its superior mechanical properties and resistance to corrosive environments. Some other useful properties of the alloy are its magnetic and magnetostrictive properties. Nickel 200 has high thermal and electrical conductivities. Table1.1 shows the chemical composition of Nickel 200. The anti-corrosive nature of Nickel 200 finds its
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Alyssa Grace A. Layug Professor Rosales ENGL 3173 January 23‚ 2013 An Analysis of the Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery The Little Prince or Le Petit Prince was inspired by the author Antoine de Saint Exupery’s real life experience and just added fictionalized images to make it real and understandable. It became the marvelous book written for children. Sold over 140‚000‚000 copies worldwide into more than
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