Conner Longmire Contemporary Authors‚ Period 8 7 December 2011 The Ignorance to Suffering The story of Ellen Foster is a beautifully written novel that shows the true long-term affect of how abuse affects the child emotionally‚ spiritually and psychologically. The book Ellen Foster written by Kaye Gibbons is about a ten year old girl named Ellen Foster in how she deals with abuse from her intimidate family however‚ Grandmother‚ Aunts and cousin. At the same time‚ she battles with racial discrimination
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ROMEO AND JULIET CHARACTER SKETCH - JULIET CAPULET Juliet Capulet is one of the main characters in Romeo and Juliet‚ a famous play written by Shakespeare. Juliet is a beautiful‚ young 13 year old girl. Despite her age‚ she is pressured from the very beginning of the play to get married‚ preferably to a young nobleman named Paris who is a relative of the Prince of Verona. During the opening scenes of the play‚ Juliet seems to be an obedient and naïve child who always obeys her parents’ wishes. However
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Hannah Ferguson 1B 05/19/14 David Copperfield Character sketch: Mr. Murdstone Mr. Murdstone is one of the most evil characters in the novel. He is firm‚ reprimanding‚ and cruel. He is in his mid twenties. He is older than Ms. Copperfield‚ and it shows by how he pushes her around. He is a handsome man‚ with a closely shaved face and square jaw. David describes him to have‚ “ that kind of shallow black eye-I want a better word to express an eye that has no depth in it to be looked into.” He had dark
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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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Daryl Casao Ms. Clemente English 3U 7 February 2011 Character Sketch: Alice The story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley is about the character Alice trying to find her true self in the midst of an identity crisis. The character’s struggle was caused when she and her dad had an accident where she made it but her dad didn’t. But the thing is‚ her body didn’t quite make it too. So they had to do a brain transplant. Now Alice is considered as a new person by her sister but she is in denial
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her from her foster home. BRIEF SYNOPSIS IZZY (12) is a typical girl who lives with her parents. After begging her parents for ice cream‚ her father thinks he sees his long-lost brother‚ TOM‚ a homeless man. Her parents race after the man‚ but run into robbers who shoot and kill them. Izzy’s life is shattered. The only living relative is her Uncle Tom‚ who is homeless and taking a “time out from reality.” The social worker doesn’t have any choice and Izzy’s placed in the foster home of EDDY and
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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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Brittany Jewell Brittany Jewell Two Fishermen 1. a) Michael Foster – “a tall‚ long-legged‚ eager young fellow” Michael is a newspaper reporter for the town newspaper‚ the Examiner. He becomes fishing buddies with K. Smith (Smitty)‚ but doesn’t associate with him in front of other people. b) Mr. Ted Bagley – Mr. Bagley is a spatulate-fingered man who owns Bagley’s hotel. c) K. Smith (nicknamed Smitty) – “A mild‚ harmless-looking little guy” Smitty is a lightly-built man with greying hair;
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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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In the book Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen Foster grows up in the south dealing with many hardships like her mothers‚ fathers‚ and grand mothers death. Ellen learns to understand race by growing up around many African Americans. Ellen learns many differences about the ways African Americans and whites live by spending time with Starletta and her family. Starletta’s family all stay in one room. They have no toilet so they have to go to the bathroom outside. Starletta’s mom makes quilts and
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