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Gambling Away: The Well-Being of the Elderly over Sixty Dominic J. Williams‚ Billy McCoy‚ Georgina Williams‚ Jessica 5-1-13 Dr. Janet Chang SW 301A Cal State San Bernardino Certificate of Authorship: As students of Cal State San Bernardino‚ we fully acknowledge that all work written is original set by the standards of the University. We also give due credit to all references used to their original authors‚ and cited correctly according the APA writing style. Student’s signature:
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Narrator was asking about “Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair” then proceeded to reel off the monotonous narrative about the always betting Jim Smiley(Twain 145). Twain was able to accurately illustrate the gambling man Smiley due to the great deal of money that he invested from his writings and lectures and then later lost. Twain was born in the tiny village of Florida‚ Missouri on November 30‚ 1835. He was the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens. In 1839
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How Lucky You Are Maybe you think your life sucks‚ but if you look at the bigger picture maybe you should be grateful? The story takes place in London and we are in modern day. We meet our main character Max who is bulking from school taking all for granted. At first we are on the bus with Max where he meets Ishraqi who is an Iranian trying to immigrate to England. Together they decide that Max can give Ishraqi a little guided tour in London‚ but this is interrupted when Ishraqi must go to
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