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    wrong the choice is up to you. In the book NightJohn Gary Paulsen depicts the life of a slave through a twelve year old slave child. The twelve year old slave child’s name is Sarney and her job is to tend to the gardens in front of the “white house” were her owner Waller and his wife live. Gary Paulsen develops the character of Sarney in NightJohn through her actions and her dialect to depict the life and knowledge of a slave. Gary Paulsen uses Sarney’s actions to show how much she dislikes being

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    Ambassador? Who else could it be but Gary Paulsen? Angelina Jolie has stepped down from her post at UNICEF‚ a non-profit organization that fights for children’s rights and well being around the world‚ leaving it in desperate need of a Goodwill Ambassador to spread their message to the public. Despite the fact that many people believe that Eleanor Roosevelt should be the next Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF‚ Gary Paulsen would be infinitely better suited for the position; Paulsen is courageous‚ empathetic‚ and

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    Canyons is a fiction book written by an author by the name of Gary Paulsen. Paulsen wrote the book was written in the year 1991. Paulsen wrote this book and all of his other books because he has a passion to write. Paulsen has written over 45 books for young people since 1966. This book called Canyons is not one of his most popular books. His best selling book is called Hatchet written in 1987. Paulsen has written many books and won many great awards for his books. The book‚ Canyons is about a young

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    about how slaves were treated‚ they were treated horridly. Nobody then or even now a day deserves to be treated the way they were. Because of Sarny something really bad occurs that gets others she cares about involved. The story “Nightjohn” by Gary Paulsen is about a group of slaves who put others before themselves. First off‚ Sarny made a mistake that lead to a loved one getting consequences. As a matter of fact it was Mammy who got punished for what Sarny did. Sarny got caught from writing letters

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    Gary Ridgway was born on February 18th 1949 in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. He was born to his mother Mary Steinman and father Thomas Ridgway. Gary was raised in McMicken Heights‚ Washington and had an abnormal childhood overshadowed by a bad and unpleasant relationship with his mother. Gary was a bed-wetter and was believed to be very unintelligent with a very low IQ. He had trouble in school with poor grades. Gary first attempted homicide in around 1966 at the age of sixteen years old by luring a six

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    Commentary for “Soldier’s Heart” Author‚ Gary Paulsen The book Soldier’s Heart‚ is based on a true story about a fifteen-year-old boy in Minnesota named‚ Charley Goddard‚ who lies about his age to join the First Volunteers of Minnesota to fight in the Civil War. Some of the events and time sequences are not completely factual‚ but the essential elements of the books story are true. Charley Goddard is a fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the farming community of Winona‚ Minnesota‚ in 1861‚

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    In the passage Seventh Grade by Gary Paulsen there are many ways that Terasa and Mr.Bueller help victor become more confident in himself and excited about his seventh grade year.In this passage Teresa is Victor’s crush and Mr.Bueller is his french teacher.Victor receives various information and it gives him confidence and excitement that he will have a great seventh grade year. Teresa gives victor confidence every time she smiles and says hey‚but what really gives him confidence is when every students

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    I am currently reading the book‚ Harris and me by Gary Paulsen‚ I think a possible theme could be is always look at the bright side of things. It says “ I had done this many time - been put in new places -and I had devised a method that worked”. I think that his parent is not very good parents but he hasn’t really talked about them and if his parent was a good parent then he/she would take care of him and keep him at home and care for him. I think that I would be shy if I stayed with at a new person’s

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    Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ was born February 18‚ 1949‚ in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. Gary Ridgway held a steady job for 30 years‚ but was married three times through his life. Gary Ridgway got his nickname “The Green River Killer” before they even knew who was doing the killings. In 1982‚ when Ridgway was 33 years old‚ he began killing women‚ prostitutes and runaways‚ which were his main targets. Gary was one of the suspects when the case was first opened‚ however they had no

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    Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ is a serial killer from Washington who committed an estimated amount of murders ranging between 48-90 female prostitutes or runaways throughout the 1980’s - 1990’s. He lived a fairly normal life with a wife and son‚ as a truck painter with a military background. He came off to many people as a good natured man‚ easy to talk too‚ and religious. He would constantly read the bible at work and evangelized throughout his hometown. Some of his interest

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