Prime numbers are like life‚ they are very logical but you can never work out the rules no matter how much time you spend thinking about them. Does that make any sense to any of you? To Christopher John Francis Boone‚ the main character in Mark Haddon’s novel‚ The Curious Incident of the dog in The Night-Time‚ it does‚ in fact‚ he knows every prime number up to 7057. Christopher is a 15 year old with Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ specifically‚ Asperger Syndrome. Christopher is very gifted in math and
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3R Response – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Retelling The novel‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚” is narrated by a 15 year old boy with a form of autism named Christopher Boone. It is about his search for order and stability in his life and how he copes with situations that lack this. At the beginning of the story‚ Christopher discovers that his neighbour’s dog‚ Wellington‚ has been murdered. He decides to solve the mystery of Wellington’s
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McDonald’s popular kids’ books follows elementary schooler Judy Moody as she experiences a summer of fun that’s fine for younger audiences‚ especially those familiar with the stories. The humor does veer toward the potty variety -- expect a couple of scatological words like "crap" and the sight of Judy covered in blue vomit and a toad peeing on her friend -- but otherwise there’s not much that parents are likely to find objectionable. And Judy learns a valuable lesson: that having a meaningful summer
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As a woman in the 1970s‚ it’d be difficult to avoid the peaking second-wave of feminism sweeping the nation. Specifically‚ in 1973 when Judy Brady penned her famous feminist essay‚ ‘I want a wife’‚ women were beginning to acquire more of a voice than ever before. However‚ what Judy Brady conveniently and methodically avoids throughout her essay are the words ‘equality’ and ‘feminism’. She knows that by naming her cause‚ she limits her audience. Brady understands that the only way to make these ideas
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Book Report What I saw and how I lied‚ by Judy Blundell‚ tells the story of a young plain Jane‚ Evie‚ who takes an adventurous trip with her family‚ but what doesn’t know is that she will be thrown into the middle of a suspicious death‚ or worse‚ murder. This elegant‚ detail-driven tale smoothly segues into a whodunit page turner‚ while unwinding a web of lies and fake people. Placed back in 1947 after World War II‚ Evelyn Spooner and parents‚ Beverly and Joe Spooner‚ just began to fall back
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love to work‚ I love to sing‚ I love to actI get restless when I don’t .If I had to do it all over again‚ I would probably make the same choices and the same errors. These are a part of living." These words were once spoken by the timeless vocalist‚ Judy Garland. On June 10‚ 1922‚ Frances Ethel Gumm was born in Grand Rapids‚ Minnesota to Frank Gumm and Ethel Meglin. Frank and Ethel were hoping Frances would be a boy‚ but this wasn’t the case. In fact‚ on the original birth announcement‚ her name
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In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher seems incapable of telling the story but becomes a rather wonderful narrator. From the first few pages it is clear that Christopher struggles in reading others emotions. In addition to this‚ without the help of Siobhan‚ Christopher’s grammar would have made the narration of this novel disjointed and very repetitive. Although this occurs at times‚ it does not take away from the narration but rather adds to the character
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.each one is beautifully unique.” Judy loves her grandchildren so much‚ and she just loves to be around them. Judy Hull‚ my great aunt has a very wonderful and interesting life. Judy loves the outdoors and exploring the wilderness. She has a wonderful job. Judy would go in the woods and get mushrooms and bring them back to her mom and then they would have fries mushrooms that night. Judy said the were delicious. Judy still goes and pick mushrooms this day. Judy made her homemade recipe and they a
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Judy Hopps was a rabbit who has wanted to become a cop since she was a bunny‚ but the problem was that she was too small and most other animals were at least twice her size. Judy didn’t let that stop her‚ she graduated‚ became the first rabbit cop‚ and she felt like she could do anything. That’s exactly what she did when she was assigned to parking enforcement instead of on the field like she wanted. To prove she could do anything Judy took on a case of a missing otter
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Life as a young‚ talented‚ wealthy‚ and beautiful star in the 1900s would be perfect‚ right? This is not always the case. Judy Garland‚ a well-known Hollywood actress‚ certainly proved that the lifestyle of a star is not always simple. She endured endless hardships just to please her fans‚ which is why she is so beloved by many. Judy Garland‚ a singer and actress known for her brilliant role in The Wizard of Oz‚ is one of the most memorable Hollywood actresses of the 1930s. Garland’s love for theater
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