“The Elevator” Martin‚ a 12 year old boy from “The Elevator” by William Sleator‚ feels like a coward‚ has low self esteem‚ and always worries about things in everyday life. Martin isn’t the strongest‚ he isn’t very good at sports‚ and he gets bullied at school. In the story‚ Martins main problem is an old elevator at his new apartment. He is afraid of it. It only has room for three people‚ and it feels like it could break down at any moment. His problem gets worse when a creepy fat lady starts
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You will be scared of strangers in William Sleator’s story “The Elevator”. The story suggests that you should be cautious but not paranoid in certain situations. This is proved by the fact that Martin’s father called him a “wimp” for being afraid of an old lady when he ran into her in the elevator. As a result‚ Martin was not believed and he was left alone to meet the old lady in the elevator‚ who called Martin by his actual name at the end of the story when they were in the elevator the lady pressed
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London by William Blake A poem which makes a social or political statement is London by William Blake. Blake’s poem is about the social problems‚ inequalities and Injustice that arose due to the industrial revolution. In London‚ William Blake brings to light a city that was overrun by poverty and hardship. Blake discards the glorifying view of London. He believes that London is nothing more than a city suffocated by a harsh economy‚ where Royalty and the church have allowed morality and
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In Al-Sayed’s article‚ repetition is widely used as the writer is a non-native of English. For instance‚ "building materials" is repeated around seven times in paragraphs: 1‚ 3‚ 7‚ 11‚ 16‚ 17‚ as it is the name and the topic of the article. What is more‚ the verb ’open’ is repeated along with ’crossings’ in paragraph 4‚ 7‚ 17‚ 19 revealing the importance of this action in the ’reconstruction’ which is repeated for nine times. Moreover‚ ’peace’ is repeated seven times for its importance to Gaza‚ as
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Kara Schlesinger ENG124 January 28th‚ 2015 Paper #1: Popular and Scholarly Sources The name of the magazine in which the article‚ “Fighting for Elephants” is located is BBC Wildlife . The article was found in the January issue of this magazine. The article is a story about a woman who tries to save elephants in her every day life. An appropriate audience for this magazine would be matured adults who appreciate the science fiction aspect of today’s society‚ animal enthusiasts‚ animal activists
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DBQ: The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation had no power to regulate the economy nor could they demand the payment of taxes. However‚ they provided some sense of unity among the colonies. They also helped to expand American territory and they were a stepping stone that led to the development of the Constitution of the United States of America. Therefore‚ the Articles of Confederation provided the early United States with an effective government. The unity the Articles of Confederation
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5 Things That End Friendships‚ And Why That Just Might Be Okay SEP. 23‚ 2013 By BRIANNA WIEST We don’t know how to phase people in and out of our lives without getting attached. We just don’t. Granted‚ sometimes we have life-long friends who grow and change as we do‚ but that’s often not the case. Circumstances change. We change. And we’re not supposed to spend forever with people who don’t help us to enjoy life or teach us things about the world or ourselves or who generally don’t serve a purpose
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PsycINFO Article: This article is about a study that was conducted to determine if there is any positive correlation between behavioral deficits and facilitated communication (FC). In the study 12 students with Autism where tested before and after FC therapy‚ to examine if there was any benefit from the therapy. The results showed no positive correlation between FC and social interactions. The intended audience of the article would be anyone who wants to know more information about FC. Both of the
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Helpern In all honesty‚ prior to reading Jake Helpern’s articles and meeting him in person‚ I thought he was some older white guy with a slightly boring style of writing as well as being even more boring in person‚ but somehow everyone else finds his work fascinating. But since I needed some extra credit points‚ I took on the challenge of the assignment. Glad to announce my notions of Jake Helpern were totally wrong. Reading Jake Helpern’s articles were like reading a well written novel. His stories
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important thing to everyone and make the person feel more better‚ this article is taking about meditation which is something that help in relaxing also the article shows its advantages and how it effect the people who practice it and for sure what is meditation in details and what is the types of this practice. The title of the article is “ A life on meditation “ it is suitable for the article as it shows what is the article talking about which is meditation‚ so it is a strong title and the author
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