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    characters Greg and “the dying girl” Rachel during her struggle with cancer and the friendship between the two senior students in the same high school Greg and Earl. Both of Greg and Earl craft short films during their senior year in high school‚ yet they refuse to publish them or give a copy to anyone up until the part in the movie in which Greg life changes because he develops a friendship with a girl with leukemia named Rachel and the other part where Earl publicizes the films he did with Greg to Rachel

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    Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2

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    to come up with a resolution to make oneself a better person. What about starting a strict diet‚ or signing up for a gym class? However‚ Gregory “Greg” Heffley has a much better idea. He is going to “try and help OTHER people improve” (Kinney 1). It is probably the best thing one can do‚ when already “pretty much one of the best people” (1). It is Greg´s childish mind that carries him in dreams everywhere‚ sometimes he is struggling with his poor condition and his relationship with his just ordinary

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    named Greg wants to play basketball‚ but his father says no and gives him a lecture about how he needs to improve his grades to play. Greg goes on a walk and meets an old jazz musician named Lemon Brown. Lemon Brown says that his family is his treasure and everyone should know that that’s their treasure too. This short story shows that family is worth more than any experience or item. Greg values basketball more than he values his father. His father doesn’t have the same values as Greg. Greg thinks

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    Kayla Sigman English Mr. Sell B9 8 January 2013 King Charles II When we think of a King we have a Royal figure in mind that is chosen or while others are not‚ to rule their country‚ an extravagant non-ordinary person. What about the King of England‚ Scotland‚ and Ireland. That was King Charles II‚ an extra ordinary person that the people loved‚ especially the women. Charles the Second was a man of high stature who accomplished good deeds and was a very merry monarch behind the scenes

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    the life of Greg Heffley: a socially awkward individual (labeling‚ slanders) aiming for the top of the social hierarchy of middle school. He tends to emulate any trend to make himself noticeable. In the series entitled “The Third Wheel” highlights the life of Greg Heffley in anticipation for the Valentines Day Dance. I chose to talk about this book because it entails the bad and the good of Greg Heffley as his life progresses in this book. The main protagonist of the book Greg Heffley‚ lives

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    pain or self-indulgence‚ is the proof of your moral integrity‚ since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. ” In the short story‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”‚ by Walter Dean Myers explores the values of Greg Ridley‚ a fourteen-year-old boy who wants to play basketball but can’t because of his low grade in math. John Steinbeck’s novel‚ The Pearl‚ is about Kino and his family‚ who are poor‚ but when he finds the pearl he thinks that it will help him and

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    was Greg afraid of doing badly in math? ANSWER: He was afraid of doing badly in math because he knew his father wouldn ’t let him play (in the community) basketball (team). For the answer: Greg was afraid of his father - deduct 20% 19. Why did Greg go into the abandoned building? (i) He needed to get out of the rain. (ii) He was looking for Lemon Brown. (iii) He wanted to play checkers. (iv) He was running away from the thugs. ANSWER: (i) He needed to get out of the rain. 20. How did Greg help

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    The article “Explaining Salem: Calvinist Psychology and the Diagnosis of Possession” talks about the difference between being bewitched with witch craft and being possessed by the Devil‚ himself‚ or some kind of demonic possession. While cases of people being bewitched or possessed was increasing in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts Colony‚ the courts had to determine the difference between the two to make the right decision. There are four available explanations for psychological symptoms. They fall

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    story Brother Dear‚ Bernice Friesen introduces the antagonistic relationship a parent and child share when they do not see eye to eye in terms of success. Greg and his father struggle through difficulty as Greg is caught in the midst of what his father wants him to do as appose to what he wants for himself. The conflict that exists between Greg and his Father proves that parents should allow their children to discover and follow their dreams‚ rather than forcing them upon their own wishes. In addition

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    Looking at Mary Fisher’s speech about discrimination regarding HIV/AIDS‚ and also the Sydney Morning Herald article titled “Abbott cares for mums‚ but why so little support?’ it is clear to see that these speeches are both highly persuasive texts. A persuasive text must convince the audience of a point or argument. To be effective it must include a variety of textual techniques to create an emotional response from the audience‚ and the textual form must be selected to best convey the writer’s idea

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