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    In chapters 7 and 8 in Enrique’s Journey‚ Enrique has finally made it to America. He is now living in the same house as his mother and has found a job in North Carolina. During this chapter I also found a few more key points that made me start to think about different aspect about coming to a new country. The first key point in the chapters with Enrique and his mother dealing with their kind of rocky relationship. Their relations begins well and then it begins to go up and down‚ almost like a rollercoaster

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    At the beginning of the chapter‚ the group were having a rest and Ellie was on a tree house to see if there are soldier scanning the area so she could warn the rest of the group when she sees one. While Ellie was on the watch she started having flashback about those good days that she and Corrie had when they were little such as playing games . After that Corrie joined her and talked about the games they used to play and how everything changed when they grew up “Mmm‚ it just faded away‚ didn’t? We

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    better and more deserving than the Wart. 3. There are a few aspects of medieval life presented in this chapter are. The exposition(setting) of the story is a castle in England. In this chapter‚ medieval activities such as jousting‚ hawking‚ hunting‚ haymaking‚ horsemanship‚ and fencing take place. Chapter Two 4. Elements of fantasy‚ superstition‚ and/or the supernatural introduced in this chapter include; ghosts (the Wart describes King Pellinore as a ghost)‚ stories about beasts(Questing Beast)

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    n Juggling Fire Chapters 17(The Snow Queen)‚ 18(In the End)‚ and the Epilogue is the end to Rachel’s journey through the Yukon Territory. In chapter 17‚ the snow queen‚ Rachel and Brooks are living off “...oats‚ flour‚ and rice until [Rachel’s] mom gets [there].” Rachel and Brooks have to “...walk… down the only trail‚ until the the rivers freeze solid.” When traveling the trail Rachel makes sure that her and Brooks stop every once in awhile to scan the horizon for any movement that maybe bears

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    Chapter 1 1. Jose Delgado is one of the two examples given in the book of lapses in critical thinking. He believed he found a procedure to control aggression. Delgado demonstrated this procedure by placing an electrode in the bull’s brain (in the caudate nucleus) and then as the bull charged he activated the stimulator that sent an electrical current to the electrode. Delgado concluded that the caudate must be a taming center since caudate stimulation stopped the raging bull. There are many reasons

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    stories. This book looks into the personalities and humor of the Jazz world. Being a jazz player himself‚ Crow is obviously familiar with the life of a Jazz musician‚ and he has written down some hilarious tales that Jazz players have passed on to one another. This book shows how the jazz world as it really is. The entire book is filled‚ page by page‚ with hilarious stories of pranks‚ goofs‚ getting hired‚ getting fired‚ stuff that happened while on the road‚ jokes‚ nicknames‚ and unforgettable moments

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    In the book Disposable People the chapter on Brazil was very eye opening. When People hear Brazil they think of its rich cities such as Rio‚ and Sao Paulo‚ and the Amazon. What people don’t realize about how poor the country is. In southern Brazil slavery is still around. In the State of Mato Grosso do Sul there is still slavery. People in that part of the region of the country are very poor‚ they are even more poor then the favelas in Rio. Gato’s are the slaveholders‚ they bribe the people of that

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    was finally able to try- out for the olympics. In order to prepare for the olympics‚ Socrates helps Dan train by setting up endurance courses and meditation techniques. Joy comes back and Dan feels more compassionate towards her than ever. In chapter 6‚ Dan celebrates his hard work and dedication that was used to win his gymnastics championship. Dan becomes more and more wise throughout the story and even starts turning down girls. Dan has learned to find Pleasure Beyond the Mind. Socrates

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    In summation of chapter 12‚ Socrates is discussing the difference between praise and honor to suggest that an object of praise‚ i.e. virtue‚ is inferior to an object of honor‚ i.e. happiness. To start off the section‚ Socrates proposes that: Objects of praise are praised for character in relation to something else as well as their actions and achievements. This praise is different than the praise given to the gods‚ for they cannot be referred to our standard of good. There are things above praise

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    Chapter 11. After Johns vomits from the disgust of viewing hundreds of identical twins in the Factory where the Bockanovsky process is put into practise‚ he goes on to find that the State’s library does not have Shakespeare. After John and Lenina go to a feely movie together‚ the night comes to end and John drops Lenina off at her house without having sex with her. This leaves her bewildered and lacking confidence. She deals with the situation by taking soma‚ and john releases all of his

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