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    was warm because she always had a crackling fire on those cold and rainy days. It seemed like there was always the smell of freshly brewed coffee. As a matter of fact‚ it seemed like my Grandma was always making coffee. Grandpa always had a hot steamy cup of coffee in his hands and it was the first thing Grandma offered company when they came to visit. I can even remember the collection of coffee cups that were so meticulously lined up on the first two shelves of the cabinets. There were cups with

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    custom and it’s coming up on September 22nd (this year)! It’s just 2 more weeks! In order to celebrate and have the spirit of the Moon Festival‚ you’ll need to know the story behind it. There are lots of legends about it‚ but the one that my grandma tells me and my siblings each year has happened in Chinese history. Ok‚ so long‚ long ago when the Chinese was in war with the Mongols for rebellion‚ the Chinese was banned to have to discuss things together. This made it almost impossible to make

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    unpredictable and life should be cherished intensely. I was living with my grandmother at that point in my life. It was an ordinary Sunday morning; I was dressing up to go to church with grandma. My aunt Berta had called earlier that morning to see if I wanted to attend church with her‚ but I wanted to spend the day with grandma. At that moment‚ I had not realized the impact of that choice. As we took the bus to the church‚ I remember thinking what a picturesque and tranquil day it was‚ resembling the calm

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    Grandma Gert had gotten fond of Amy as well. Grandma Gert died while trying to save Amy from the Lion. Even as she died Grandma Gert made sure Amy undertood how important it was to destroy Dorothy and she muttered an incantation to protect Amy. She disintegrated and the magic she once had in her body was returned to where it came from‚ Oz. Amy was devastated. In this land Grandma Gert cared for Amy and acted like a mother to her. “ ‘You have

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    influences that contradict her independence and personal development. These outward influences from society‚ her grandma‚ and even significant others contribute to her curiosity. Tension builds between outward conformity and inward questioning‚ allowing Zora Neal Hurston to illustrate the challenge of choice and accountability that Janie faces throughout the novel. Janie’s Grandma plays an important outward influence from the very beginning. Her perspective on life was based off of her experience

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    death in my family which is something I will never forget. It was the day my grandma died unexpectedly; it was the hardest thing I have gone through. The feeling in the hospital room was morbid and sad. The look my grandpa had was terrifying but he didn’t cry‚ he gave my grandma a kiss and told her that he loved her and she would be ok. I felt mad at the world of all the people you could take why was it my grandma. But I held it together I needed to be strong for my dad and grandpa. Even though

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    on the world are very distinct and cause them to have different morals‚ much like the grandma and The Misfit in A Good Man is Hard to Find. The grandma‚ as shown in the short story‚ has a very religious background‚ unlike The Misfit who is unsure of what he believes in and

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    purposes. JUNIPER: I kissed a boy once. At least I tried. I don’t know if it counts if they don’t kiss back. But I tried to kiss a boy and it almost worked. Most of the time Grandma and I don’t get to see folks much‚ but we go into town. Sometimes. And Grandma says I just have to be careful to mind my manners‚ and Grandma says I’m real good at being careful‚ but sometimes I get so bored in that little town. Only one video store. Only two churches. And the park only has two swings and a pool

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    well as IBM did and they can be trusted as IBM. We found two advertisements and they are both focus on the quality but in a different approaches. The first advertisement is a video‚ which find from YouTube (2008)‚ named ‘grandma proof’. In the advertisement‚ the grandma was making the pizza for her grandson‚ but she misused the Lenovo laptop as a chopping board. Then‚ she cutting the vegetable‚ meat on the laptop; hitting the laptop with a harmer; washing the dirt from the laptop; and she even

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    as if they were his own parents; which is why he felt he had to do something when Grandpa and Grandma Kashpaw were in trouble. Grandpa Kashpaw had recently been diagnosed with a form of diabetic dementia which Lipsha so commonly refers to as “his second childhood”. In this very vulnerable state of mind‚ Grandpa Kashpaw is seduced by Lulu Lamartine with her charm‚ but more importantly her candy. Grandma Kashpaw‚ who still loves her husband very much‚ was devastated and Lipsha thought it was his duty

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