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    The Toilet Use the plot synopsis to get an overview of the text Use the ‘graphic’ as a visual image to the text Use ‘Who’s Who’ to understand the characters and the author Use ‘Art form’ to analyse the genre and analyse the similarities or differences in other art from the period Use ‘Themes’ to analyse the important plots and themes Plot Synopsis The story focuses on a young girl‚ coming of age as she discovers what life is like in an Apartheid South Africa. The narrator is living with her sister

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    Eragon was looking for a way to defeat Galbatorix and free the land from his reign. “There is no rightness in what you do‚ only selfishness and a never-ending hunger for power”(Paolini 450). Eragon was faced with many difficult choices and some of them weren’t very good for him or the Varden. Galbatorix wanted to destroy the Varden and get Eragon on his side. Being the last free rider in the land‚ Eragon felt that he had to defeat Galbatorix. Eragon was faced with problems that not very much people

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    There was a bench made from the trees of cinderwood that stood out from the others or so that’s what one boy believed. In the boy’s eyes‚ the bench was all alone‚ besides the leaves that had come and go as they fulfilled their duties for the seasons. It astonished him; how the fallen leaves had disappeared and withered into the ground‚ only to realize that those leaves bore a similar resemblance to the ones gathered upon the trees above. The child was only of the age of seven years and knew little

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    After his planet is attacked and his friends and family are murdered‚ Four has to try and survive knowing he is the next Lorien in line to be killed. I Am Number Four is about a young boy from a different planet residing on Earth. He has to assimilate himself into the human culture as he is developing strange powers while on an unforeseeable mission to save his own kind. This story illustrates Four’s efforts to stay alive as he meets many friendly and foe-worthy characters along his journey. In this

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    Anthem Essay Contest ​There are several unique factors that affect life expectancy of every human being alive. The margin between those with high life expectancies and those with low life expectancies is indeed a large one‚ and it is steadily increasing. In Anthem‚ we are introduced to a society that considers the age of 45 to be “ancient”. While they are a futuristic society‚ they chose to live in a society that resembles the past. For instance‚ the light bulb invention is considered an insurmountable

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    There are a variety of reasons why a person might feel trapped and suffocated‚ and why they might be trying trying to change their lives by escaping an oppressive society. During one’s everyday life it is not easy to understand what might be putting someone down‚ but when reading a story‚ an author can leave hints on why a character or characters might be feeling trapped and why they might be trying to escape from an oppressive society. In Charlotte​ ​Perkins​ ​Stetson’s short story The Yellow Wallpaper

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    “To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” How does this quote exemplify a theme of anthem? In the story Anthem there is a man that is named Equality 7-2521 that was in this city full of just guys and he had to call myself we when he would talk about himself because in the city he is in‚ no one is better than anyone else. He got out of the city and found out something. What it means by “to be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” That if you stay with your brother‚ you will be

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    This pack of ACC 306 Week 2 P 15-3 contains: Rand Medical - Direct financing and sales-type lease; lessee and lessor Business - Accounting Week 2 Required Readings a. Chapter 14: Bonds and Long-Term Notes b. Chapter 15: Leases Discussions 1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Debt for Equity Swaps. Complete Ethics Case 14-8 from Chapter 14 and post the answers to the discussion board by Day 3.  2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Leasehold Improvements. Complete Ethics

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    chapter “Why Shouldn’t I Be Selfish”? In that chapter the two selections that were chosen were The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins and The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand. The two discuss and give examples of how selfishness is simply for survival and how being selfish can benefit that individual. The term selfishness stated by Ayn Rand is defined as “concern with one’s own interest” (525). In both selections of the chapter both philosophers compared how ones selfish action is based on the question

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    Essay Writing Competition 2018‚ Eligibility Criteria‚ How to Apply Fountainhead Essay Writing Competition 2018: Ayn Rand Institute organises The Fountainhead Essay Writing Competition. The competition is designed for the students of the 11th and 12th grade. The aim of this competition is to enable the participating students to learn about the philosophy and novels of Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand has inspired thousands of people around the world to discard the convention and live a better and meaningful life

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