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    The Shy Girl English Composition 101 Kimmey Wright   The Shy Girl Ever since I can remember‚ I was always quiet and shy. I constantly had to repeat myself because people could not hear me the first time. Even then‚ I seldom made eye contact with others. When I entered high school‚ nothing changed. Soon afterward‚ I disliked the way my classmates thought of me. If someone had to make an announcement in class‚ I was not chosen because my classmates believed I was not vocal enough. If someone

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    Student Summarizing Jessica Hemauer " Farm Girl" Eng Professor 1-18-14 The essay read was "Farm Girl" by Jessica Hemauer. What I think Jessica was trying to tell her readers was tasks or situations you may be in that you may consider awful or just plan not fair can turn out to benefit you later in life. Struggling through these tough situations might just be worth it later on in life. I don’t believe that was Jessica’s only main point. Jessica also explained

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    reminders of her sin‚ the scarlet A and her daughter‚ Pearl. Hawthorne characterizes Pearl with contrasting personalities and roles she plays in Hester’s life. Pearl’s conflicting personality components‚ innocence and defiance‚ both derive from her isolation from society‚ which resulted from her mother’s sin. Pearl represents the conflict between good and evil‚ reflecting the roles she plays in Hester’s life‚ as the physical embodiment of the A. While Pearl serves as a savior to Hester‚ representing possible

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    In The Pearl‚ the pearl represents greed. After finding the pearl‚ Kino as well as the other characters become greedy because they want the power they believe the pearl contains. The events that take place evoke the reader’s emotions by changing the way the reader feels about a character due to their choices. This helps the author to convey the point that money and power leads to greed. In chapter one‚ Kino doesn’t have any money to pay for the treatment of his child’s scorpion sting. The doctor

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    Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is a symbol of adultery and sin. Being the product of such‚ she leads Hester and Dimmesdale to the acceptance and confession of their sin. She’s the beautiful daughter of the towns adulterist and has mean traits. Pearl is technically the only living symbol of the scarlet letter. She also makes a connection between Hester and Dimmesdale. Initially Pearl is the symbol of Hester’s public punishment for her sin. As the book goes on Pearl grows up and represents the

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    In "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck there are many characters that show out to be greedy after Kino got the pearl. For example: the priest‚ the doctor and Kino. The priest turns out to be greedy when Kino gets the pearl. When the news came to Him he started to wonder whether he had baptized Coyotito and if he married Kino and Juana‚ he also started to think how much the pearl was worth‚ and what repairs where necessary to the church. The doctor also turns out to be greedy after the news that Kino

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    The Good Girl

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    Jessenia Aguilar 01/23/2012 English 1A Critical Analysis of Sharon Slaton’s "The Good Girl" The essay "The Good Girl" by Sharon Slayton disscuses how you can become obsessed to pleasing the society around you and forget about your desires. Slayton uses her own personal obsession of being "good" to please her parents believing that thats what she wanted. Slayton believes that her obsession of being good and pleasing others have helped her become a person that knows how to accomplish goals

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    Girl Power

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    Girl Power! Girl Power! What does that mean? Women who openly display their power‚ knowledge‚ and skill‚ receiving public recognition and honor. But also females who manage to wield power in societies that try to limit it or decree female submission; where their leadership is stigmatized and their creativity disdained. And women who resist and overthrow oppressive traditions and regimes. Who break the rules in defiance of unjust legal and religious "authorities." Who pursue their vision in spite

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    At the end of “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ Kino felt guilty and decides to throw the pearl back into the sea. The pearl symbolizes greed and suggests wealth could bring contentment while also teaching a lesson.Kino fantasized all the possibilities for his family when Juan Tomas asked him‚ “What will you do now that you have become a rich man?” (pg 24) KIno then stated‚ “We will get married at the church”‚ “Have new clothes”‚ “Have a rifle”‚ and “My son will go to school.” (pg 24-25) When Kino tried

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    Pearl Harbor was one battle that was very big against the United States. It was a battle that no one knew was coming. It happened fast and was also very wicked. Pearl Harbor is located by the islands of Hawaii‚ just west of Honolulu. Pearl Harbor was attacked on the morning of December 7‚ 1941. The one’s who attacked Pearl Harbor was the Japanese‚ and it turned out to be one of their greatest mistakes. The planning on the attack took some time and some thought for the Japanese. They began planning

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