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    Matt Cruse Skybreaker

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    Brady Larsen October 26‚ 2010 8th period Skybreaker Kenneth Oppel Jan 2007 Harper Collins 560 pages Fiction 1. Matt Cruse- is a former cabin boy who is adventurous and daring. 2. John Rath- a pirate who wants to steal Grunel’s treasure. He also wants to kill Matt Cruse. 3. Matt Cruse triumphs. He is the one who finds all the money at the end. 4. They are all in a skybreaker in high altitudes trying to find a ship. It enhances the plot because that’s what the book is about. 5. The mood

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    Killing / Fiesta, 1980

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    considerate like the one who transmits the traditions of their ancestors in order to carry them on. “Fiesta‚ 1980” is a short story written by Junot Dìaz taken from his short story collection‚ Drown‚ (1996). “Killings” is also a short story taken from‚ Finding a Girl in America (1980)‚ written by Andre Dubus. Both of these stories are dealing with the family’s subject and provide us different perspectives of it. In Dìaz’s story we can see the relationship among a foreigner family‚ while in Andre Dubus’s story

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    Killing Mr.Griffin by the author of Lois Duncan is about a very strict and demanding english teacher whose name is Mr.Griffin. Some of his students are fed up with them working hard and getting bad grades and having to retake his class so a group plans to kidnap the teacher and teach him a lesson but after they get into the plan and put it into action they realize their plan had gone down the drain. Irma Ruggles is portrayed as sneaky and wanting attention but loving and kind. Irma Ruggles is

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    Matt Eversmann Quotes

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    In these chapters we learn about the main characters‚ and their mission to take down Habr Gidr clan leaders in Mogadishu. The main character of this book is Matt Eversmann‚ leader of his chalk four‚ this was the first time he was leading the chalk therefore he was nervous. It was his job to protect everyone on his chalk‚ one of the people in his chalk was a kid named Blackburn‚ he was the baby of the group‚ and it is Matt’s job to protect him. Their job is to just cover a corner of the block around

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    Matt Allan

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    A book written to relate the Christian attitude on cultural matters with societies perspective‚ “A Sneaking Suspicion”. Written by John Dickson‚ a theological historian from Sydney’s suburbs attempts to contrast cultural experiences - including relationships‚ sex‚ meaning - with the Christian view inspired by Jesus death as our substitute. These areas are the major focal points throughout the book and are addressed in three main sections. The first called “Some Sneaking Suspicions” expresses how

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    Matt Groening Thesis

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    Matt Groening Creator and Executive Producer Matt Groening changed television forever when he brought animation back to primetime with this immortal nuclear family. He is also creator and executive producer of the FOX animated series Futurama. Originally brought to life in 1987 for FOX’s Emmy Award-winning series The Tracey Ullman Show‚ The Simpsons was Groening’s introduction into the animation world. Previously‚ he was best known for his "Life in Hell" cartoon strip‚ an irreverent portrayal

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    “The Curse” by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes‚ a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bikers rape a young woman while holding Mitchell at bay. After the rape‚ Mitchell is distraught over his decision of not making a stronger attempt to help the girl. Police‚ family and friends try to comfort Mitchell by telling him he made the right decision. However‚ he continues to feel guilt and self-doubt over whether or not

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    Matt Moreau's Dilemma

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    BUS 303 Case One: Matt Moreau’s Dilemma Introduction Chuck Mackness‚ the president of Bantings department stores recently appointed Matt Moreau as head of customer services due to customer complaints at the other department stores. To help Matt in the staffing of his newly created department‚ Steven Judson‚ corporate personnel manager‚ refers Sally Armitage‚ an ideal candidate who holds many years of management experience at other department stores. After calling Tony Abbott‚ regional manager

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    Matt Taibbi's The Divide

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    In his novel‚ The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap‚ Matt Taibbi juxtaposes the wealthy and the poor in order to illustrate the disparity between the treatment of high-class criminals and lower-class citizens. The novel also notes the growth of the inequality and the schism between the classes. He uses illuminating narratives from both of the classes to demonstrate the huge difference between the rich and the poor in terms of how they are treated by the American justice system

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    In Andre Dubus’ “Killings‚” Matt Fowler‚ a father‚ makes a drastic decision to get revenge on his son’s assassin after he is murdered. In Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” we see similar themes of violence‚ vengeance‚ and injustice told with the choices of different characters. The conflict changes with the different actions and motivations of the protagonists‚ showing different intensities and motives through the stories. Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction takes revenge on rapist Zeth for purely

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