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    Fantasy Story:             Once upon a time there was a girl named Belle. She lived in a magical kingdom‚ but was unaware of it‚ until her 13th birthday. She and her friend Sunny are to discover that there were more than flowers in a garden.             “Let’s hurry!” yelled Belle “We don’t have much time!” “Ok‚ ok‚ I’m coming!” murmured Sunny groggily. It was 3 in the morning after all!             The two girls were heading to the Tulip Meadow. It all had started when they were having a sleepover

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    • Walter talks about the missed business opportunity with Charlie Atkins. P.32 • Complains that he has nothing to pass on to Travis. “I have been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the livingroom -- and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…” p. 34 • To Mama: “Do you know what this money means to me? Do you know what this money can do for us? Mama—Mama—I want so many things.” P. 73 • Mama: “Son‚ how come you talk so much ‘bout money?” Walter: “Because

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    Compare and Contrast Essay October 10‚ 2011 Curly Hair is Possible Having extremely curly hair is very hard to manage. Most women turn to straightening or putting a perm in their hair so that it is easier for them to manage: “For a long time I struggled to make my hair straight because I could never find a product that I liked enough to leave it curly…” (“Maryann”). Not only does this quote show how women struggle with their curly hair‚ but it shows how hard it is to find a hair product that

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    Safazada‚ Tamim ENC 1101 Ebbinghouse M/W 11am-12:15pm Compare Essay 02/27/2012 A Journey Towards Discovery Throughout history human beings have had an insatiable desire to venture into uncharted territories and discover the unknown. There are countless examples of historic and modern figures and their quest toward knowledge of the unseen. Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong were two of the greatest figures in history that paved the way toward discovering new territories that had not

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    Literature assignment no.1 The Crush – Oscar Winning short film The short film begins in a class of a primary school. There is a teacher – Miss Patty Purdy‚ who is giving her pupils some assignment to prepare for next class. Among those pupils‚ there is a boy named Ardal – the main character of the film. He’s looking at his teacher with a loving gaze‚ which reflects the fact that he has a crush on Miss Purdy. After the class‚ when all of his classmates have already gone out‚ he comes to his teacher

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    some of the same situations; each has a different way of portraying it. This gives the readers two different aspects of being bilingual. Rodriguez told his story in Aria: a Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood. Tan told hers in Mother Tongue. In spite of the fact that they both wrote about their experiences of being bilingual‚ they told their stories were for very different reasons. Rodriguez argues in his essay‚ whether bilingual education is appropriate for school. Rodriguez states that “It is not possible

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    In the Short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ the author uses symbolism in many ways. Symbolism is used to personify a meaning that is different than its literal in this story. Jackson uses symbols to show us that the lottery and its true traditions are falling apart. The utter disrepair of the black box‚ and stool‚ and the changing of the ballots symbolize the breakdown of the original tradition of the lottery. First‚ the condition of the black box emulates how the lottery is slowly becoming

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    denial. Typically when people hear bad news they go into a state of denial. Thoughts like “this can’t be true” “no‚ it can’t be happening to me‚ not my family” were most likely rushing through her mind. The reason is that you would only hear of these stories happening on tv or maybe you read it in a book‚ but when it comes to your family you just go into denial. When it comes to emergencies people tend to think of the worst so Beth was probably thinking that she would never see her family again. Next

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    out the execution of a condemned felon in “A Hanging”. Both end with a death‚ but are they justified? Or is it murder? In this essay I will discuss the similarities of the two subjects and the deaths they encountered. The narrators of the two stories had similar occupations and similar feelings about the tasks it comes with. Though both seemed to protect their community‚ each was not respected by the people they served. The police officer was European and of a different race than the Burmese he

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    Juan Matos ENC1101 Professor Ingram The Huge Battle Between Theater & Film "Actors‚ never feel your bodies‚ make your bodies feel you." This quote comes from one of the most gifted stage and screen actors alive. Kevin Spacey has truly mastered the art of both theatre and film acting‚ although clearly this is not an easy task. These two extremely different types of acting contrast in numerous ways. A movie portrays any situation on a big screen and a wide variety of audiences. Theatre can be described

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