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    Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De Soto joined the

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    Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

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    In the novel Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the theme is survival of the fittest. In Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen the book binds you to continue reading it until the very end. It like you are there with Brian and had a very descriptive image what it would look like standing next to him. “ A book is a magical thing that lets you travel to far-away places without leaving your chair” - Katrina Mayer. The plot of Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen is very interesting because of how you could imagine yourself right

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    Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen

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    over vanilla then vanilla is lost. For every choice there is a consequence and a beneficial factor‚ the decision is presented and the question is are the consequences of our actions minimal enough that they may be overlooked? The story NightJohn by Gary Paulsen tells the story of a young girl and her so called family in the midst of slavery‚ the girl’s name is Sarny and she desires knowledge but in such a time as slavery the cost for knowledge is extremely high‚ as high as death sometimes. The choice

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    Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

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    In the modern day book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ the author takes us on a descriptive journey through the Canadian wilderness. Brian the main character is still getting over his parents divorce and his dad not living with him anymore. After Brian’s mom drops him off at an airport Brian encounters many obstacles. As we follow Brian through this dramatic book‚ we learn that when it comes to survival‚ there is no limit on what a person can do. When Brian aboards the rusty bush plane after Brian’s mother

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    Gary Stanley Becker

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    Gary Stanley Becker was an American economist born in Pottsville‚ Pennsylvania in 1930. Becker is described by the New York Times as “the most important social scientist in the past 50 years and possibly longer” (Wolfers 2014). Over his career‚ he made astonishing accomplishments that no other economics have made. He won the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science in 1992‚ was the Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the University Professor of Economics and

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    Gary Soto speaks to the romantic side of all of us with his poem “Oranges.” In the poem‚ Soto uses the innocence and simplicity of first love‚ combined with symbolism and imagery of colors and light to evoke the feelings we all had on our first date. While the poem reads simply as words about a walk with a girl‚ the use of light and color build into a reflection on the feelings and emotions associated with young love. “Oranges” is written in the past tense‚ as the speaker examines in the first-person

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    Canyons By Gary Paulsen

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    “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a great book that can be enjoyed by all middle school readers. The story canyons is mostly based in canyons‚ caves‚ and a camping ground. Itis also based in highschool sometimes throughout the story. Brennan and he is fifteen years old and he’s a sophomore. Brennan also likes to run a lot to escape his thoughts. Brennan is a fifteen year old boy. He is now a sophomore. In the story Brennan goes on a camping trip and he decides to go into a nearby canyon. In the canyon

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    Mark Twain by Gary

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    Mark Twain’s Relevance Today Gary Scharnhorst (University of New Mexico) From the earliest stage of his writing career‚ Mark Twain was more than a literary comedian. From the first‚ his humor had a satirical and sometimes even a bitter edge‚ and throughout his life he repeatedly ridiculed the foolishness and foibles of the “damned human race.” His humor was in fact the basis of his appeal across classes‚ races‚ and nationalities. His social satire is the basis of his relevance today. The secret

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    Behind the Obvious

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    Behind the Obvious Trademarks‚ slogans and branding are a big part of advertising today and have been a big part in the past. Companies spend millions to get the consumers attention. Advertising looked at with closed reading in mind may change the thoughts of consumers. Closed reading is defined as disciplined reading of a text or other object. Everyone at some point is a closed reader. We begin learning to read as closed readers because we are looking at each word individually

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    Behind "The Tub"

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    Chrissi Walker 7/18/2010 Story/Poem Paper Behind “The Tub” Amy Hempel‚ is an incredible writer. She writes with a certain poetry feel behind every word‚ every line and every page. She’s an author that makes you fall in love‚ which is why I chose one of her stories from her book The Collected Stories that’s called “The Tub”. The story leaves you a bit confused when you read it for the first time. I reacted differently to it the third time around then I did the first time. The first time I

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