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    Dolores is annoyed by the book so she plans to take her revenge. She is ready to steal the book. She’s standing on the beach by the school contemplating what would happen if she did or didn’t take the book. (Page 81) That bloody book. It only brought me hurt and betrayal. My darling Matilda believes in that book more than she believes in god! Can you believe that? It’s that bloody white man‚ Popeye. He doesn’t deserve to be called ‘Mr Watts’ by me‚ he has brought me nothing but worry. He has the

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    Right from the first page of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" for those reading in the UK) Rowling proves that she knows a thing or two about the kind of magic that brings stories to life. The book starts with Harry as an infant‚ the child of a wizard and witch. He is suddenly left orphaned after an attack by the evil and powerful wizard Lord Voldemort‚ a villain so evil that most wizards and witches refer to him as "You-Know-Who". Mysteriously

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    Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology College of Arts and Social Sciences DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Andres Bonifacio Avenue‚ Tibanga‚ Iligan City A Requirement in History 122 ANNOTATED BOOK REVEW related to the descriptive course Modern East Asia entitled A Short History of China And Southeast Asia: Tribute‚ Trade and Influence By: Martin Stuart-Fox Submitted by: Michelle Titular Cortes

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    Title: A damsel in Distress. By P.G Wode House. 5 lines about author: 1. Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( 15 Oct 1881-14 Feb 1975) was an English humorist‚ whose body of work includes novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ poems‚ song lyrics and numerous pieces of journalism. 2. He wrote more than 90 novels and some 300 short stories over 73 yrs. 3. He is widely recognized as the greatest 20th century writer of humor in the English novels. 4. One of the awards he received is the Mark

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    acquiring that success requires hard work‚ perseverance‚ and dedication. Yet it is often difficult to maintain the continual motivation needed to overcome the frequent obstacles and setbacks that litter the road to success. C.P Neck’s and C. Manz’s book‚ Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence‚ explores strategies and tools to strengthen the key attribute that provides sustenance for an individual’s motivation‚ self-leadership. The tools encompass ideas such as world-altering

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    Emily Loving A2 Archetypes in Matilda The movie‚ Matilda‚ is the story of a dark family comedy. Matilda takes on the role of an exaggerated version of a realistic childhood; in which adults are grumpy and mean for no reason‚ parents and teachers don’t understand them‚ and children actually have more to offer than what adults see in them. The plot centers on Matilda‚ a neglected adolescent possessing supernatural powers. The story‚ thus‚ turns into a classical drama where good and evil fight each

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    The book‚ Honor and the American Dream: Culture and Identity in a Chicano Community‚ and the film‚ Salt of the Earth‚ both relay to their audience‚ the pursuit of happiness within the Chicano community in which they live. These works aim to show how Mexican-American immigrants fight to keep both their honor and value systems alive in the United States of America‚ a country which is foreign to their traditions. The Mexican-Americans encountered in these works fight for their culture of honor in

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    What’s gone wrong with democracy: Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century. Why has it run into trouble and what can be done to revive it? Editorial 2014 The Economist‚ March 01‚ 12pp Democracy became the world’s most popular political system in 20th century and it is widespread around the world. But now‚ it is struggling to survive. The editorial journal 2014 article argues that “democracy is going through a difficult time”. So‚ it shows that even in major democratic

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    Poetry 1 UNEXPECTED HAPPINESS I’ve Got a Golden Ticket by : Roald dahl I never thought my life could be Anything but catastrophe But suddenly I begin to see A bit of good luck for me ’Cause I’ve got a golden ticket I’ve got a golden twinkle in my eye I never had a chance to shine Never a happy song to sing But suddenly half the world is mine What an amazing thing ’Cause I’ve got a golden ticket It’s ours‚ Charlie I’ve got a golden sun up in the sky

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    In Roald Dahl’s chilling tale‚ “The Landlady‚” he uses the landlady’s character to teach the reader that when something seems to too good to be true‚ it probably is. For example when Billy tells himself “ The old girl is slightly dotty”.This evidence proves that while the room was indeed cheap there was certainly some baggage connected to it. This women is always acting odd which suddenly makes the apparent cheapness have good reason. In addition no one else stayed at this bed and breakfast further

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