mom noticed in time and patted my back heavily until the coin came out. Although I was saved‚ my throat was injured because the coin scratched my throat. As a result‚ I could not eat any hard food for a month‚ such as my favorite fries and sausage. Gerald Diamond‚
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The readership that Ellen Hopkins targets in her novel Impulse would be teenagers and up‚ since the story follows three teens (who are nearly eighteen years old). I think within that‚ she targets readers who maybe can relate. Impulse deals with a lot of heavy topics‚ most notably suicide‚ and I think Hopkins targets a readership that can relate to what these teens are going through. The readership could even be those who have similar issues in their lives. Her target readership could also be people
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Journal 2 In this roller coaster of a book‚ I am currently on page 326 out of 537. The author of this book is Ellen Hopkins. When I started this book I thought it was just another story about a teenager that didn’t have any friends but that all changed when she went to Nevada. Throughout this journal I will be visualizing‚ predicting and questioning. To kick off this visualization‚ the first thing that really stood out and made me really think about what I was reading was when the main character
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The most meaningful piece of literature that I have read is Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Crank is the first book in the Crank trilogy. After Crank is the sequel Glass‚ and finally Fallout. Crank is a beautifully written free verse poetry novel that is composed of 544 pages. The novel is about a teenager named Kristina. Kristina is a junior in highschool and has all A’s.She lives with her her mother‚ dad‚ and brother. Kristina lives a normal‚ happy‚ and carefree life until she is introduced to the drug
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Inner Beauty VS Physical Appearance Inner Beauty VS Physical Appearance Demetria Young English Composition Demetria Young Comp 1 Essay “Eww He/She is Ugly!” Everyone has their own way of defining beauty. What exactly is beauty? According to the Article Inner Beauty‚ The author defines Inner beauty as positive aspects of something that are not physically visible. According to another article Physical Appearance and Stereotyping‚ the author defined physical appearance
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Who Played the Game of Life? In life‚ there is a list of rules people must follow; however‚ it’s their choice if they follow them or not. Kristina from the series‚ “Crank‚” by Ellen Hopkins is just one example of a person who is devious by breaking rules more than once. Kristina is a 16-year-old girl who visits Albuquerque for a visit to her dad. While she is visiting‚ she meets a boy named Adam and falls deeply in love. Both of the men she spends time with‚ her dad and Adam‚ are currently addicted
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personal ability‚ social motivation‚ social ability‚ structural motivation‚ and structural ability the ultimate goal arrives from intrinsic motivation. An example listed in the book was the guinea worm and the people Dr. Hopkins was trying to influence with his new procedure. Dr. Hopkins used the six influence strategies to introduce the way the infected people needed to handle themselves and the way the villages needed to obtain water in order to prevent the further spread of the guinea worm. The ultimate
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beautiful Other people think Charles is beautiful The beauty the writer sees in Charles is not hindered by anything he says or does Charles has soft blonde hair and blue eyes Charles is unmarried "The thing I liked least about Charlie was his way of carrying on with several women at a time..." P.56 Charles has a steady girlfriend Charles has a side girlfriend Although Charles is imperfect the writer expresses still seeing the beauty in Charles The writer rates the Subject in a way to present
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Gerald Scarpelli‚ pleaded guilty in July 1965‚ to a charge of armed robbery in Wisconsin. The trial judge sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment‚ but suspended the sentence and placed him on probation for seven years in the custody of the Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare. At that time‚ he signed an agreement specifying the terms of his probation and a "Travel Permit and Agreement to Return" allowing him to reside in Illinois‚ with supervision there under an interstate compact. On August 5
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Queens of Beauty Every person wants to know their worth. They want to be known and want someone else to verify the one thing she should already know. You are gorgeous. You are beautiful. The first impressions are based on appearance and pose. Some people find enjoyment in competing on who looks the best‚ who has the best talent‚ and who is a team player. Beauty pageants or contests are widely accepted all over the world with women‚ men‚ and children who eat‚ breathe‚ and sleep excelling in all
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