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    Works Cited The Dark Knight Trilogy. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Perf. Christian Bale‚ Michael Caine‚ Gary Oldman‚ Heath Ledger‚ Aaron Eckhart‚ Tom Hardy. Warner Bros Entertainment‚ 2012. DVD. Defoe‚ Daniel. Robinson Kruzoe. Trans. Stanisław Stampf’l. Warsaw: Nasza Księgarnia 1999. 56-80. Gethin‚ Hugh. Introduction. Grammar in Context. By Gethin. London: Collins ELT‚ 1990. 5-8. Logan Decker. “Game of the Year”. PC Gamer 10 Aug. 2012: 12-15. Pope‚ Alexander. “An Essay on Criticism”. Norton Anthology

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    Gary Paulsen: The Runaway Author Gary Paulsen said‚ “Writing is so much a part of the way I live that I would be lost without the routine and discipline”. Paulsen’s novels are based on his adventurous lifestyle. Best known for writing adventure books‚ Gary Paulsen tells things that he remembers. After taking a closer look at the life and work of Gary Paulsen‚ it is apparent that he deserves recognition as a profound American author. Gary Paulsen came into the world on an adventure. He was born on

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    The theory of the “Broken window fallacy” says that destruction and the costs incurred along with it do not reap any kind of benefits to the economy. If any kind of destruction occurs‚ there are many parties that are going to be affected‚ if it’s a natural disaster it would affect the business of the economy and the economy is hit badly. If everything was working on normal pace‚ the business could have flourished and would have new avenues‚ but on the event of the destruction all those extra opportunities

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    While reading “Broken Spears”‚ written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ I’ve had a small view of what Mexican culture was like back in those times. They are sort of different from America’s traditions and societies. Broken Spears is unlike others written about the loss of the empire because it was written from the point of the Aztecs and not the Spanish. As the book goes on‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes how the Spanish were successful in taking over the solid empire. The book really starts out by giving

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    No one will ever have a perfect life‚ there will always be ups and downs. No matter how hard you try to make your life perfect it will not be‚ but you can make the not so great parts better. Gary Soto’s life was nowhere near perfect‚ from his father’s death to moving and not having money. After his father’s death‚ his life was not great‚ it was shown so much in his regular life and in his professional life. Forgetting about his rough past he was such a brilliant poet and wrote so many short stories

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    “Canyons by Gary Paulsen was a well written story that people who like reading will enjoy. “Canyons” takes place in the canyons in El Paso‚ Texas. Brennan Cole is a fifteen-year old boy who likes to run to escape his thoughts. Coyote Runs is an Apache boy who wants to be a man and is told he will be going on his first raid. Coyote Runs goes on the raid and is successful until he gets shot in the leg. He tries to escape to the medicine place until he gets cornered and is shot in the head. Brennan

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    untrustworthy‚ criminal in Clinton. What other options do you have? None‚ until you you look at the Libertarian candidate‚ Gary Johnson. I believe that‚ although unlikely‚ he has a chance to win. He would be a better president than Trump or Clinton because his stances on economics‚ immigration‚ and foreign policy make sense and would improve the U.S security and economy overall. Gary Johnson has strong economic stances on the issues facing the American economy. You can see this in this example‚ when

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    Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. What he was trying to achieve was a source of wealth/gold‚ and establish a settlement. While De Soto’s journey of conquest was a failure‚ it was nevertheless historically significant. Hernando de Soto is famous for helping defeat the Inca empire in the New World and for leading the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto is to be remembered as a “ great explorer” but‚ also seen as a “destroyer of native

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    Gary Ridgway Gary Ridgway was once thought of as “country’s deadliest convicted serial killer.” Ridgway was born February 18‚ 1949 in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. he was married three times to three different women. Him and his second wife had a son named Matthew. Ridgway claims he murdered at least 80 women‚ yet he was only charged with 48 separate counts of murder. Growing up life wasn’t so easy for Ridgway. Ridgway had two brothers‚ Gregory Lean and Thomas Edward. Even though in a normal household

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    Gary Soto’s imagery and religious allusions reminisce an event where sin and guilt leads him to reflect upon his actions when he was a six-year-old child. In the beginning of A Summer Life‚ Gary Soto reveals that he has a religious background by quoting that “he knew enough about hell” and that he “was holy in almost every bone”. In addition to his religiously influenced statements‚ he also states “angels flopping”. The recurrence of allusions from the bible in the introductory passage exhibits

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