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    oh-so-wonderful day of September 1‚ 2008‚ at 12:49 PM‚ I tried my first ever bite of tortilla chips with queso. I recall the screaming and tantrums that occurred every time we went out to eat. Kicking‚ punching‚ abusing my parents in general. I guess I was just a spoiled kid‚ but I simply refused to eat anything other than

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    February 10th‚ 2014 Character Analysis "Go ahead‚ Dr. Scott. Alternatively‚ should I say‚ Dr. ‘Von’ Scott‚” was said by the notorious Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Dr. Frank-N-Furter was a self-proclaimed “Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania” and the main antagonist of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is somewhat different from most villains as he dons female attire‚ stockings‚ a corset and high heels. His main goal was to create a perfect man as his own sexual plaything‚ which he does in

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    Iron Curtain Speech Journal Assignment 1. What type of document is this? In other words‚ in what genre is the text written? This type of document is a speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Trace the genealogy of this speech. From where did this document come‚ when was the original written‚ and do any other versions survive? On March 5th‚ 1946‚ former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri known as the “Iron

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    neighboring ranches. He went to Stanford University in 1919 and left without earning his degree. He later finished his first novel‚ Cup of Gold which was an adventurous story that was published in 1926. Success came to Steinbeck when he wrote his novel Tortilla Flat which was published in 1935. Most of Steinbeck’s work deals with the journey of the desperately poor California wanders. He wrote three more novels that dealt with the California wanders‚ Dubious Battle in 1936‚

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    prevent the construction of the gate‚ Alan can be seen having destroyed anything which ties him back to his grandfather destroying the tombstone and burying the hinges found that started the debate around the acknowledgement of the massacre. As characters begin to align with Alan his power and sanity are restored‚ persuading others to join him and bury the hinges which symbolise the entering of a new ideology‚ in order for Alan to maintain the history that he is ‘proud of’. Through symbolism of

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    use of the persuasive appeals is important when trying to effectively get your point across. However‚ Mitford only uses pathos‚ the appeal to emotion‚ and some logos‚ the appeal to reason. She doesn’t use any ethos‚ the persuasive appeal of one’s character. She never explains what background she has in this subject; in fact‚ if it weren’t for the couple of paragraphs before the essay‚ we would have no clue why she is writing about this topic at all. This essay is good writing but with some ethos it

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    Emily Dang Mr. Moran English 1 H 8 April 2013 AP Book Report For Tortilla Flats 1. Title of Work: Tortilla Flats 2. Author and date written: John Steinbeck‚ 1935 3. Country of author: USA 4. Characters: Major: Danny: Came from a rich family but does not like to act rich as a kid. When he came back from war he was a wreck since he had no idea what to do. However‚ he is able to make some decisions for his friends. Leader: Even though everyone in the group is pretty much the same

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    Today’s Goals: Review character analysis 2. Begin our next summative assessment —a character analysis essay. 1. Yay‚ essay s! Review: Character Analysis Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Make a fact-based opinion statement about your character. 3. Support with textual evidence. Review: Little Red Riding Hood Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character.  2. Little Red Riding Hood Make a statement about your character.  Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental

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    Character Analysis In Runaway Girl by Carissa Phelps the reader knows from the beginning that the main character‚ Carissa‚ can’t stand discipline and runs away when authority steps in her way. Nevertheless‚ she creates friendships with people she thinks she can trust‚ but only ends up getting hurt by their dishonesty and greediness. Carissa is a rebellious‚ stubborn‚ independent child who grows into something amazing after all the dramatic tragedies that took part in her life. Carissa is

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    What Was The Iron Curtain

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    The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because

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