Have you heard about the book Time Enough For Drums? The author Ann Rinaldi writes a romantic novel about a 16 year old girl’s older and younger brother’s going into war and how it affected her life. The girl from this novel‚ Jemima Emerson‚ is the main character and goes through some difficult times throughout the novel. These difficulties improved her intelligence‚ her fearlessness‚ and being strong through hard times. Jemima Emerson had many qualities about her‚ but one quality that popped out
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Smoking Is Dangerous Smoking is imbedded in many cultures histories. It has even severed for medical purposes. When looking back at America’s culture‚ you might notice that smoking was a norm. You might even find questionnaires towards doctors of “what was their recommended choice” their answers proclaimed “Camels”‚ in the 1950s. It wasn’t long before the hazards of smoking became known to the public. In 1975‚ Minnesota proposed the Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) which banned smoking;
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Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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1. The novel Life of Pie written by‚ Yann Martel’s tells the story of a young man named Pi‚ to be specific sixteen years old‚ which grows up in the south indian city of Pondiocherry. Pi was raised by a wealthy family‚ father being Santos Patel‚ and mother being Gita Patel‚ which owned a zoo‚ and that is where the Tiger(Richard Parker) comes in play. The next aspect of the story goes as follows: since all facet of government power was taken by Indira Ghandi in India‚ and Pi father did not want to
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Dangerous Traditions “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ is an interesting story about how people can be affected by traditions. It also shows somewhat of a dark symbolism behind these traditions and how some people will let such things control their lives and the lives of others. After reading the story‚ my first reaction was “wow!” I did not expect that the winner would be rewarded with death. The ending of the story was very surprising‚ because when you think of the word “lottery"‚ you
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Final Requirement In English 15 “ANGER IS DANGEROUS” I. A. Anger is Dangerous 1.1 Events that we cannot control The ending of a relationship‚ the death of someone we love… this type of event can make anyone feel angry. We feel angry at the world and think "why did this have to happen to me?" This type of anger is understandable since there are always going to be aspects of our lives that we cannot fully control. However that doesn ’t mean you shouldn ’t seek help and advice to manage your
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A Dangerous Method A Dangerous Method was nothing short of intriguing and moving. It was a film based on psychoanalysis and the careers of some of its most well-known practitioners‚ Carl Jung‚ Sigmund Freud‚ Sabina Spielrein‚ and Otto Gross. I feel that each one of these characters was well played. Each one helped to put the viewer there with them and understand each circumstance clearly. This movie truly displays the reality of what can happen even in such a professional field. While
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THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME QUESTIONS: Connell has set Ship-Trap island in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. Zaroff is able to finance his life style because he has invested heavily in the American securities when many noble Russians lost everything after the debacle in Russia. Also‚ because he was born in a rich family. Zaroff promises Rainsford that he will let him go free‚ if Rainsford wins the hunt. Lazarus ‚which had followed a fellow to the “Death Swamp” zone
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Essay I am for knowledge Is knowledge dangerous? Can knowledge get you killed? Some of you may look at these questions and think "why would knowledge be dangerous?" While I think knowledge may be safe‚ it can (infact) be very dangerous. There was a study to observe how toddlers reacted to bad vs. good acts. Puppets were used as props and were used to display good and bad acts. A significant percentage of the babies chose the puppet that has done the bad act. Could this knowledge of the babies
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is the most important and careful skill‚ which can be performed on the roads. While driving‚ the rules and regulations are very important to follow‚ and it is safe. In the past 10 years many accidents have occurred due to dangerous driving skills. Dangerous drivers can be in three different categories‚ particularly impaired drivers‚ new drivers‚ and joy side drivers. While driving‚ it is every drivers responsibility to focus on roads conditions‚ signals‚ and signs. According to
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