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    Character Sketch - Patrick Jane‚ The Mentalist Patrick Jane is the primary character on The Mentalist‚ a dramatic series that uses the homicide team of the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to showcase Jane’s talents. He has a reputation for his observation skills‚ which are highly useful when questioning suspects and witnesses‚ even though he can appear unfeeling when interacting with the recently bereaved. He frequently challenges his superiors‚ and does it in a mocking manner

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    Character Sketch of the Narrator from “The Raven” “The Raven‚” written in 1845 by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is one of the most famous - or infamous - poems in the history of American literature. Its plot involves a man who has recently lost someone dear to him. Presumably‚ this is was his wife or significant other. In the poem‚ the narrator hears noises and eventually is greeted by a raven who can only speak the word “nevermore.” From the contents of this poem‚ one can infer that the narrator possesses

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    English- The Simple Gift Billy Belongs: • Bendarat- ‘Bendarat is the perfect town. A friendly librarian‚ a warm McDonalds‚ luxury train accommodation.’ (p. 39) • Westfield creek- ‘I learnt all I need to know in books on the banks of Westfield creek‚ my favourite classroom.’ (p.6) • In his train carriage 1864- ‘I close the door and make a home in Motel Bendarat.’ (p.28) • When he reads books in the library at Bendarat- ‘That’s me‚ on the deserted island of a soft lounge in Bendarat Library

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    This is ironic because the reader and Della do not know what gift she would receive. The result is a controversy over what the reader would expect. Della sold her long hair already so the reader would not predict Jim to gift her combs. In the following quote: “With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company. Grand as the watch was‚ he sometimes looked

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    (Character Sketch) – My friend Lianna My friend Lianna is the most amazing friend anybody could ask for. We’ve been through so much together‚ we are destined to be sisters. We met on the first day of high school in English class‚ we were paired up to work on a project and then we introduced ourselves to each other and then we found out that we had a lot in common. Both of us were terrified of the massive size of the high school. She had the locker right next to mine. I told her I didn’t know anybody

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    His Story the Gift of the Magi? “The gift of the Magi” is a famous short story by O. Henry. It may be mistaken to be a fairy tale when it is given that name. However‚ O. Henry calls his story “The gift of the Magi” because he wants to emphasize the meaning of the gift and show his love to the characters: Jim and Della. The meaning of the gift is emphasized in the story. It is the gift from the heart that is more valuable than anything. O. Henry illustrates the meaning of the gift through the

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    Character Sketch Essay: Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth‚ the wife of Macbeth‚ has many changes in her personality throughout the play. From being the simple mistress of their home‚ to becoming an evil woman who wants to be so powerful‚ that she will kill any who get or are in her way. Once Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband telling her that he became the Thane of Cawdor and that the Weird Sisters said he is to be king‚ Lady Macbeth starts to change. She speaks to the “Dark Forces That

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    Short Story Performance Task Writing (The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry) I chose this story because through it I learned how nice it is to have someone who would sacrifice their pride possession to make you happy‚ I chose it because it is important to know the true meaning of Christmas and this story tells it perfectly‚ I chose it because through it I learned that love is the one the wisest gift that some one could ever give you. I choose to designed my cover this way because I believe that

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    The ultimate gift in the book‚ The Ultimate Gift‚ was all twelve of the lessons Jason learned throughout the twelves months. These lessons were to help Jason become a better person by learning the meaning of life. Therefore‚ each lesson was a life experience. Life is fragile and short and Red Stevens did not want Jason to keep living life without appreciation. Jason went into this journey as a greedy and selfish man. Before Jason begun all he cared about was inheriting money from his great-uncle

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    English 1D0 5 May 2012 Protagonist George Character Analysis George Milton is a complex character from the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. He travels with his long time companion‚ Lennie Small since Lennie is unable to care for himself. He has no family and spends his days working as a ranch hand. In the novella‚ the protagonist George is an authoritative‚‚ resentful‚ yet very compassionate character. George’s authoritative nature is evident form the start of the novella. His

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