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    My Sisters Keeper

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    purpose is to save a life. There is a moral difference between selecting for socially desirable traits like blue eyes and blonde hair‚ and selecting for medically desirable ones. Anna was genetically engineered as a perfect donor match for her older sister Kate in order to save Kate’s life threating disease; leukemia. Anna decides to take legal action to be in control of her body. Where is the line with choices? How is a decision determined to be right or wrong? These are some of the questions that

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    Sexual desire is a key theme in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. Sex is played as a destructive force throughout the play through different forms such as death and violence. Sexual desire can be seen through many of the character in the play‚ especially through Stanley and Stella’s relationship and Stanley and Blanche’s rape scene. Throughout the play the character of Blanche is flirtatious and she relies on the perception of herself as an object of male sexual desire as a way of operating in the world

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    Olivia Lockett- Baker Ms.Spisak Honors English 11 Period 10 November 4‚ 2012 My Sisters Keeper My book was split in sections by individual characters. The four characters I chose were Anna Fitzgerald which is the thirteen year old daughter born to be of assistance to her terminally ill sister. Sara Fitzgerald the mother of three children who is overwhelmed by her daughters diagnosis. Brian Fitzgerald the father of this family who is a fire fighter that is constantly at the station but shows

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    purpose. One example is the narrative of two sisters from the advertisement titled “Sister”‚ which was created by the National Cancer Institute of Thailand‚ or NCI. Narrated from the older sister’s perspective‚ the commercial recounted how the sisters’ estranged relationship improved due to the revelation of the older sister’s cancer. It was a story about the importance of familial love and hope‚ which influences the target audience to sympathize with the sisters. The commercial’s purpose was to persuade

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    Insects (brother / sister=Patsy Kensit) -- ENGLAND . Patsy Kensit is nude Antonia’s Line (father/daughter) -- NETHERLANDS . the daughter’s rape by her father is not graphic‚ but there is lots of . nudity‚ sex‚ and pregnancy (including Antonia’s lesbian daughter) in . this film. Blade (mother/son) . Joanna Cassidy (mother?) displays her tits La Bouche (brother / sister=Charlotte Gainsbourg) -- FRANCE . no nudity The Brotherhood of the Wolf (brother / sister) -- FRANCE . the sister isn’t nude‚

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    Human Desire

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    Human desire Human desires are defined as the sexual appetite or a sexual urges of human beings. Since excessive desire always makes people lose themselves‚ it is considered as one of the root of all evils; with that comes a question: can we human beings control our excessive desires? I find my answer in J.M.Coetzee’s novel “Disgrace”-- human beings can never check their excessive desires. Because instincts and human natures are always used as excuses for wrongful sexual desires. Also‚ our willpowers

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    The author of A Thousand Sisters‚ Lisa Shannon‚ is such an inspiring writer. She had a normal‚ perfect life until she watched an episode on Oprah Winfrey’s show about the women of Congo. Congo women often get raped and their husbands and children killed. I find it very difficult to compare the Congolese women to our society or anyone. However‚ I can empathize with the Congolese women because I have also experienced a loss of dignity through sexual violence and other abuse. Lisa Shannon as a human

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    Botany of Desire

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    Botany of Desire Name Institutional Affiliations In the Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan‚ emphases on how mankind has taken his position in trying to influence and control nature through technology such as genetic engineering. The purpose of this is to satisfy his desire for perfection by controlling the seeds of plants such as apples and potatoes. It appears that Pollan has a vivid imagination on plant-human interaction‚ when he writes the book. He thoroughly examines the connection of

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    Sister Muriel Monologue

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    mountain‚ Sister Muriel is more tired than usual on this quiet night. She headed to the Sister’s dorm earlier than usual‚ climbed the stairs and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing on her face. This night she felt reflective on the subject of the good times with her husband‚ she missed him. A perfect evening for sleep. She and the other women in the dorm were fast asleep at 1:55 AM‚ when she woke to the statement‚ "What a beautiful light on the hill!" by Sister Barbara on her bunk above her. To Sister Muriel

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    Little Sister Drama

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    Little Sister-Task 2 Speech for an audition to enter Little Sister Hi‚ I’m Twinkle Star. I’m 21 and from America. I would like to join Little Sister 2013 because i think it would be a good experience for me and i would really entertain the audience. I really like getting in fights with people and annoying them. I think these are ideal qualities in a contestant because it would keep the audience glued to their seats. Also‚ i think I’m good for this show because people love a rebel and someone who

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