3-7-2012 Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom By: William Craft and Ellen Craft Beginning in the principal slave state of Georgia‚ “Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom” details the adventure and eventual escape from slavery of William Kraft and his wife Ellen craft. In December of 1848‚ both received written passes from their owners allowing them a few days away together. They would make the most of it and never return to bondage. Ellen craft was the daughter of her first master and as such was almost
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How does Ellen MacArthur succeed in enabling the reader to appreciate the grueling and difficult nature of the incident described? Ellen MacArthur became famous in 2001 when she competed in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world competition. She later wrote a book about her journey and the troubles/dangers that she faced. The moment that we start the extract‚ we are shown the first difficult situation that McArthur is faced with ‘it was the hardest climb to date’. Ellen goes on and tells the reader
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For my independent reading critical analysis‚ I am going to do not one book but seven. These books are all by Ellen Hopkins and they all have the same writing technique. Ellen Hopkins is a beautiful and realistic writer. All of her books are connectable and understandable‚ especially to teens and young adults. Let me explain and give you my take on the books. Ellen has a very interesting way of writing that I’ve only seen in a handful of books‚ such as Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse‚ I Heart You
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inappropriate ) ‚ most significantly the meat outfit when she wore during a MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 2010. Her intention was to urge for attention toward U.S. military ’s "Don ’t Ask‚ Don ’t Tell" policy toward gay soldiers. She then said in Ellen DeGeneres ’s show( Barrett 2010) : "If we don ’t fight for our rights‚ pretty soon we ’re going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones." 24‚ and already a legend‚ in just a few years since her debut‚ why has she left such a huge imprint
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is a fictional character from the medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy‚ which airs on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States. The character was created by series’ producer Shonda Rhimes‚ and is portrayed by actress Ellen Pompeo. Meredith is the series’ protagonist‚ and was introduced as a surgical intern at the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital‚ eventually obtaining the position of resident‚ and later attending. As the daughter of world-renowned surgeon Ellis
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Section 1 – Book Info Name of Book: Crank Author: Ellen Hopkins Publisher: Simon & Schuster Where Published: New York‚ New York 10020 When Published: 2004 Number of Pages: 537 Length to read: 3 weeks Section 2 – Authors Purpose The authors purpose in Crank is to inform about the dangers of drugs‚ and how they can affect everyone around you. The whole book is an example of the things that can happen if you were to do those drugs‚ the way she gets addicted and how it consumes her
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Ellen Degeneres Ellen DeGeneres never thought that announcing she was a lesbian would have been a big deal. She knew then that what she was doing would caused questions and controversy but not in a way where she would be considered the poster child for the Gay Community. The way Ellen came out to the world was a bigger shock to her than it was to her audience. This is when Ellen realized that she changed more than her own life coming out. Her fan base got bigger and her life opened up for the
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revealed.” In Ellen Foster‚ a book about a young foster child by Kaye Gibbons‚ Ellen faces many challenges. These challenges include the suicide of her mother‚ the abuse and unavoidable death of her father‚ and rejection from family members which led her to be moved from home to home. In the end‚ however‚ she learns that she’s never had “the hardest row to hoe” and proves that she is a survivor. I agree with this quote because of the major relevance it has in fictional Ellen’s life. Ellen is characterized
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Case Study: Depression Answer Sheet Ellen: Depression and Suicidality Student Name: Donna Diagnosing Ellen 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist and list all symptoms that Ellen has that match the criteria for major depressive episode. Which of Ellen’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) DSM criteria #1 depressed mood most of the day. Correlating Behaviors v Ellen has reported that she had been distracted for part of the day‚ but quickly
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Ridley Scott’s Alien provides us with one of the most basic and primal super-objectives: the preservation life. Our protagonist‚ Ellen Ripley‚ faces impossible odds as a seemingly invincible alien predator wreaks havoc on the crew of the Nostromo‚ taking them out one by one until she is the last man (or in this case‚ woman) standing. In most every horror‚ or as Blake Snyder would call it‚ “Monster in the House” film‚ the super-objective is to preserve life. Some‚ however‚ are more successful than
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