My friend Milton sat in the back of our fifth grade class with a pack of Marlboros bulging out the chest pocket of his T-shirt. Carol had an abortion over the summer and is beginning her freshman year all smiles. Rob learned to hide vodka in his thermos at nine and Tammy’s parents kicked her out last night after 13 years of hell. As for me‚ I only had to watch two people I care about destroy 12 years of Brady Bunch love and family values with one signature and a lawyer’s bill for $5‚000. My parents
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Calpurnia Character Analysis In many All American novels it is important to have both dynamic and static characters. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia is a static character. Throughout the whole novel Calpurnia is motherly and she does not change at points in the book where she should change. Calpurnia is the maid‚ nanny‚ and cook in the book. Her main job is to look after the kids while Atticus is gone and when he is home she cooks. Since Calpurnia looks after the children she has
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however the greater messages explore racism and the friendships that develop as blacks and whites work together to reach a common goal‚ football victories. Anti-racism is a consistent theme that runs throughout the movie. The movie is set during the 1950’s in the community of Alexandra‚ a small southern town in the U.S.A. During this time great tension existed between Blacks and Whites.It is within this atmosphere that Blacks and Whites in a college came together to challenge racist attitudes and form
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Was there a character whose story you found particularly moving? How so? A character who story i found particularly moving was Alejandro‚ because he has the potential to grow and be an example not only for his community but also to this country. Are you or is someone you know undocumented? What struggles do you or this person face as a result? Back in high school I had a lot of undocumented friends‚ and is incredible how hard they work to accomplish their dreams‚ but deep inside them i was able
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with assurance from his white girlfriend that her parents are open‚ would result in a plot that would make the audience watching the movie to start feeling
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DOWN SYNDROME Down Syndrome is a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome It comes from a defect involving chromosome 21. The condition leads to impairments in both cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. Through a series of screenings and tests‚ Down syndrome can be detected before and after a baby is born. The only factor known to affect the probability of having a baby with Down syndrome is maternal age. Less than one in 1‚000
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2013 Paper 1 Character Analysis “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in 1902 and lived during what is said to be the most troubled time in American history. Steinbeck was alive during the Dust Bowl paired with the Great Depression‚ which is believed to be the reason for his almost melancholiac tone in some of his works but he seemed a very diverse writer. Along with “The Chrysanthemums”‚ Steinbeck is the author of the well-known and famous novel turned movie The Grapes
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Literary Elements Book/Movie Analysis Activity Have you ever thought why most of us are interested in the stories we read or the movies we watch‚ the characters‚ the action‚ the suspense and the love stories? The writer has to think of how the story must be told‚ what effect it must it have on a reader or movie-goer‚ and what is the best way to present his/her ideas. To get the reader’s attention‚ literary elements‚ the techniques or kinds of writing‚ are used by authors/screenwriters. The
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Black Death‚ directed by Christopher Smith in 2010‚ it a movie‚ which’s main idea is to show how the Black Death was in the Middle Ages. The movie is about a young monk‚ Osmund‚ who says to the woman he loved‚ Averill‚ to go to the forest because he wanted to protect her from the bubonic plague that had arrived at their city. After this‚ a village leader called Ulrich came with his army‚ which’s members were Wolfstan‚ Hob‚ and Dalyway‚ to tell the monks that they’re going to investigate about
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Down Syndrome What is Down Syndrome? Where does it come from? Is there a cure? About one in every 800 American babies is born with Down syndrome‚ and it is estimated that about 350‚000 people in the United States‚ and just under 6 million people worldwide live with this condition today. There is a false impression that pregnancy screening has eliminated or substantially reduced the incidence of Down syndrome in the population. Despite years of screening‚ the Down syndrome population in the
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