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    Malory2 – Second Form at Malory Towers – Blyton‚ Enid. Back to Malory Towers Again. I’ve simply loved the hols‚" said Darrell‚ as she got into her father’s car‚ ready to set off to school once more. "But I’m glad it’s time for school again. I’ve been eight weeks away from it!” "Well‚ well‚ how simply terrible!" said her father. Is your mother ready‚ or must I hoot? It’s an extraordinary thing that Fm always the first one ready. Ah‚ here comes Mother!” Mrs. Rivers hurried down the steps. "Oh dear

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    Baglady By A. S. Byatt

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    actions‚ and thoughts can reveal many different characteristics. The short story‚ “Baglady” by A.S.Byatt follows Daphne Gulver Robinson while she accompanies her husband‚ his co-workers‚ and their wives on a business trip in Asia. A.S. Byatt reveals the main character Daphne’s insecure‚ simple‚ and introverted personality through her dialogue‚ actions‚ and thoughts. Initially‚ the actions of Daphne uncover that she is self-conscious. She feels that her appearance is not suitable for the social group she

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    Unexpected Events

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    Unexpected events By Shanique Singh Tough Days I opened my eyes and the glare from the window shimmered into my room. I groaned and pulled the covers over my head. ‘Must have left them open last night.’ Inwardly cursing‚ I got out of bed and made my way into my bathroom. I leaned against the vanity and looked at myself in the mirror. I REALLY didn’t want to go to school today. Being the new kid sucked. Mom just HAD to

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    notorious pursuit of Daphne. The story goes as told‚ Cupid was sitting by the river bank‚ looking at his arrows. Some which were gold tipped of gold and the remainder were lead tipped. Cupid flew up to Mnt. Parnassus‚ where he struck Daphne with a lead arrow‚ for fear‚ and Apollo with gold‚ for love. As soon as Apollo sees Daphne he would fall in love. Daphne fearing Apollo runs and calls out for her dad‚ and in order to protect her he turns her into a tree. In memory of Daphne‚ Apollo took branches

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    Alfred Joseph Hitchcock‚ or ‘The Master of Suspense’‚ was born in August 13‚ 1899‚ in Leytonstone‚ London‚ England. He was a British filmmaker and producer who‚ in his 50 year career‚ greatly contributed to filmmaking’s growth as an art. His brilliance was sometimes too bright: He was hated as well as loved‚ oversimplified as well as overanalyzed. Hitchcock was eccentric‚ challenging‚ creative‚ and impassioned. Hitchcock started working as a title card designer for the London branch of what would

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    Beak of the Finch

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    The Beak of the Finch 1. Daphne Major This chapter is dedicated to studying what Darwin could not‚ the actual evolutionary process at work. It uses the work of two evolutionists (the Grants) on Daphne Major to illustrate the process and describes islands as a perfect setting for studying natural selection. 2. What Darwin Saw The Grant study is praised and a picture of the Daphne island begin this chapter. Then it details how Darwin ignores the finches in favor of more adventurous creatures‚ and

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    Switched at Birth

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    Birth What would you do if you found out you were supposed to live a whole different life‚ have a new family‚ and experience things that you weren’t used to? That’s what Bay Kennish ‚ and Daphne Vasquez go through on ABC Family’s TV series ‚ Switched at Birth. With their two totally different lives‚ Bay and Daphne are faced with the extremely difficult challenge of realizing who they truly are. This unique television show is full of drama‚ suspense‚ and yet humor and warmth. Bay Kennish is a wealthy

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    son of Bruce Walter. Bruce was a very wicked person. He had once been a secret agent‚ but was shot by a laser which turned him wicked and pretty evil. Carter decided he was going to be a teenage secret agent. When he turned 13 him and his sister- Daphne- were drafted into the League of Agents for Students (LAS). The school was built in 2011. It is now August 15‚ 2015. The LAS director‚ Willie Berg‚ had installed buttons in Carters and Daphne’s lockers so they can make their way to the base. Carter

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    The characters in Z.Z. Packer’s story "Brownies‚" are all distinct and unique in their very own way. Though some of the characters are round‚ others seem to have more flat characteristics that make them blend into the natural atmosphere in which the story takes place. For example‚ the narrator in the story‚ "Snot‚" tries to blend in while she is at the camp site. She states‚ "I wanted nothing more than to be through with it all: the bus ride‚ the troop‚ school-all of it" (Packer 358). With this

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    I told Daphne on the phone‚ the second I got to her house‚ we would make a plan. We didn’t want to solve the mystery at that time but we were thinking of what we could do to help. The information that we had known was how the dog looking and the name‚ Cat. I thought that was a pretty weird name. Then we realized that Cat was a name for a dog. Me and Daphne thought that was and stormed up a giggle. The next day‚ we

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