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    The Lob's Girl

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    LOLOB’S GIRL By: Joan Aiken (1) Some people choose their dogs‚ and some dogs choose their people. The Pengelly family had no say in the choosing of Lob; he came to them in the second way‚ and very decisively. (2) It began on the beach‚ the summer when Sandy was five‚ Don‚ her older brother‚ twelve‚ and the twins were three. Sandy was really Alexandra‚ because her grandmother had a beautiful picture of a queen in a diamond tiara and high collar of pearls. It hung by Granny Pearce’s kitchen

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    Gossip Girl

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    Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series‚ created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage‚ originally ran on The CW for six seasons from September 19‚ 2007 to December 17‚ 2012. Narrated by the omniscient blogger "Gossip Girl‚" voiced by Kristen Bell‚ the series revolves around the lives of privileged young adults on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in New York City. The series begins with the return of

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    The Final Girl

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    One of the book’s major points concerns the structural positioning of what she calls the Final Girl in relation to spectatorship. While most theorists label the horror film as a male-driven/male-centered genre‚ Clover points out that in most horror films‚ especially the slasher film‚ the audience‚ male and female‚ is structurally ’forced’ to identify with the resourceful young female (the Final Girl) who survives the serial attacker and usually ends the threat (until the sequel anyway). So while

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    The Dying Girl

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    Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a cliche movie‚ and is very predictable. The main character‚ Greg‚ is played by Thomas Mann. Earl is played by RJ Cyler‚ and Rachel is played by Olivia Cooke. The movie takes during high school in Pittsburgh. It is directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. This movie is mainly about the growing friendship between Greg and Rachel. Greg has managed to map out the school’s social hierarchy‚ and become acquaintances with every group. He makes sure not to become too close to

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    Girl, Interrupted

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    Girl‚ Interrupted: Borderline Personality Disorder Girl‚ Interrupted is a thought-provoking film that accounts the struggles of a teenage girl‚ Susanna‚ who is trying to come-to-terms with her illness in the 1960s. She is committed to a mental hospital when she tried to commit suicide. The film portrays her relationships with her distant parents and intense relationships with other patients while she is hospitalized. She encounters many troubled

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    Colored Girls

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    For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange Table of Contents for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Study Guide consists of approx. 53 pages of summaries and analysis on for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange. Browse the literature study guide below:   Introduction [pic]   Author Biography [pic]   Plot Summary [pic]   Chapter Summaries & Analysis

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    Mean Girls

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    Monstrosity and Celebrity Culture in Mean Girls Mean Girls‚ written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters‚ takes its viewers through high school from the perspective of Cady Heron‚ a young girl who never known what “high school” genuinely meant. Upon arrival‚ she makes friends with Janis and Damian‚ who were in the stereotypical “unpopular” crowd. They warn her to stay away from “The Plastics”‚ an exclusive clique that includes three drama-filled girls who are superficial‚ spiteful‚ and have vicious

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    Girl in Translation

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    112 October 17‚ 2012 Girl in Translation Essay Thesis: Will Kimberly Chang an immigrant overcome her struggles living in poverty to live the American Dream. Quotation: “I’m sorry I brought you to this place‚” she whispered. It was the closest Ma would ever come to expressing regret at her choice to come to America. I understood what my task was now and I laid my cheek against her shoulder. “I’m going to get us both out of here‚ Ma‚ I promise (48).” The Girl in Translation is a novel

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    Approaching Girl

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    APPROACHING A GIRL Have you seen the movie the karate kid? In that movie Jackie Chan took the small kid with him to the temple so that he gains some wisdom. While they were in the temple the kid saw a man imitating the moves of a cobra exactly. The kid asked Jackie Chan why the man imitates the cobra and Jackie Chan replied saying that the Cobra is the one imitating the man because he has reached a very advanced level of mental control that allows him to control animals!! So you might be

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    About a Girl

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    Introduction: Title: About a Girl Author: Joanne Horniman Genre: Teenage Romance • Story Outline: This follower the story of a girl called (protagonist) ‘Anna’. She moves to another town and is instantly attracted to this woman called ‘Flynn’ (Rosie). They have quite an intense relationship‚ but when Flynn is hiding a secret from her‚ Anna goes out of her way to find out what it might be. Anna is conflicted if Flynn will ever leave her and whether or not

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