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    Summary: Chapter 1 Katniss Everdeen‚ who tells her story in the first person‚ wakes up. It is the day of the reaping. She sees her little sister‚ Prim (short for Primrose)‚ asleep in bed with their mother across the room. Katniss puts on her clothes to go hunting. The area where she and her family live is called the Seam‚ and it’s part of District 12. They are at the edge of the district‚ which is enclosed by a high fence‚ and Katniss often crawls under the fence and enters the woods outside‚ where

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    decisions that determine or contribute to a person’s future in hopes that people will realize that they could turn their life around if they really were determined to do so. In chapter one‚ Mike and Robert Kiyosaki feel like outcasts `because they go to an elementary school full of rich students where they seem to be the only ones who are poor and it hurt them but “that hurt was good‚ because it inspired us to keep thinking of a way to make money” (Kiyosaki 10). Mike and Robert’s first scheme on becoming

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    Chapter Summaries of Saving Francesca Chapter 1: Plot: Mia is Francesca’s mother. Very dominant and a University Lecturer. Mia is well liked. Acts how she wants. Actively involved in Francesca’s life. Gives her lots of advice/pep talks. Fran attends St. Sebastian – previously all boys. Only 30 girls attend‚ Fran misses old friends. Quotes Francesca- mother as “Queen of Limitations Placers” pg.2 (Meaning she wants Francesca to be like her) -Fran ‘saved’ from outrages behaviour “My friends always told

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    I’m Not Scared – CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1: Main characters have a race‚ Maria hurts her leg. Barbara forced to complete a forfeit‚ Michele does it instead. Michele completes forfeit. Most of the main characters are talked about. Papa brings them a present of a model Gondola; Acqua Traverse is revealed. CHAPTER 2: There is a talk with Michele and Maria at the start. Michele finds Fillipo‚ there is a lot of description of Michele finding him. Michele at this point is horrified‚ he tries to

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    1 Summary of the book This book is about the unique mistakes women make at work‚ the coaching suggestions the writer provides to help them take charge of their careers‚ and the ways in which women hold themselves back from achieving their full potential. The mistakes described in each chapter are real‚ as are the accompanying examples. The coaching tips at the end of each section are identical to the ones the writer provides to women around the world (he’s namely a coach‚ trainer‚ human resource

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    Eduardo Salazar 9D Summary North-anger Abby Chapter 11 The father of the Tilney brothers does not want Frederick and Isabella getting married because she does not have money‚ compared to their family. Catherine’s family is a little richer than Isabella’s family‚ but she thinks how General Tilney has been good to her. Catherine and Henry try to discover about how Frederick will take care of his apparent marriage to Isabella. Henry goes home to be ready for they to come. Catherine is amazed

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    Chapter Summaries. Chapter 1. - Gary is telling the story. - Gary calls the coach "arks" because he can’t say ask. - Gary’s team is called the goonyas. - Gary lives on the coast of S.A. in a country town. - Carol Cockatoo is 1st Ruck and Gary is 2nd Ruck. - Gary was becoming very popular in the town as he was now the 1st Ruck for the grand final. - Gary has 4 brothers (one Tim) and 3 sisters. - Nickname: Blacky Chapter 2. - Gary is feared that he would be called a gutless wonder. - Gary

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    The novel is split into three sections and written from three different points of view. The three sections involve the time during the abuse‚ the investigation and a small portion of when justice is finally attained. The story is unraveled through the eyes of Aaron‚ Dawn and Mike. Aaron retells his story of sexual abuse that occurred in his childhood and his struggle to overcome his victimization and receive justice. Dawn is his mother‚ though completely oblivious to the tragedies that went on‚ once

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    Chapter 20 Summary While Victor is working one night on his new creature‚ he begins to wonder about what would happen when he finishes his creation. He imagines that his new being might not want to keep his promises‚ or that the two creatures might have families‚ creating “a race of devils . . . on the earth.” In these thoughts‚ Victor looks up to the windows and sees the monster staring at him through the frame. Stunned by the monster’s ugliness and the option of a second creature like him‚ he

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    idea‚ or organization and its members. People’s actions propagate similar‚ but varied beliefs and grow ideas into movements. Disconnected people don’t desire group interactions and therefore‚ do not contribute to a community. In an interview on Freakonomics‚ Aziz Ansari‚ a comedian and actor‚ discussed the lack of value placed on internet articles. Buying a book on Buzzfeed topics would be inane‚ but the website maintains popularity. Its audience does not require significant investments of time‚ or

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