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    Caroline Castro‚ AP Language and Composition Gary Soto Essay- A Summer Life February 3‚ 2012 In the well-written autobiographical narrative A Summer Life (1990)‚ Gary Soto delivers an original assembly of aspects from himself as a six-year-old child. Soto asserts the scary realization of wants triumphing over what is ethical and he uses many examples of imagery‚ repetition and a chosen vocabulary to sketch out the ignorance that is evident in a child’s mind. Soto’s purpose is to selectively

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    Killer Angels

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    1. What role does honor play in the novel?  Honor played a major role in novel‚ Killer Angels. Throughout the book‚ Honor was a concept that remained important to members of the armies‚ regardless of whether they were supporting the Union or the Confederacy. Every action and decision was made with the intention of being heroic and as honorable as possible. 2. From your reading of Killer Angels‚ what do you think was the main reason the Civil War was fought? While the North lightly interpreted

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    Guardian Ad Litem Paper

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    Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are also know as Guardian Ad Litem (GAL). Which is a guardian appointed by the court to represent the interests of infants‚ the unborn‚ or incompetent persons in legal actions. There are two different types‚ one being a volunteer and the other being a child advocate lawyer. The basic responsibilities of a GAL are valuable to a child’s future‚ historically‚ GAL’s have been able to change children’s lives by putting them in better care‚ and although certification

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    Mothers Are Angels

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    Mothers Are Angels I grew up in a middle class‚ single parent family in Ukraine. My mother had to work a lot to make some money for living. Even though we lived in a Democratic country‚ our government didn’t give any chance for people to improve their lives. Back then‚ I would have never imagined that someday I’ll live in America and be blessed with the opportunity to make my life the way I want it to be. Moving to the United States gave me a whole new world to look at. However‚ nothing of this

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    Fallen Angels

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    In the book Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ we read about the hardships and troubles of the main character‚ Richard Perry‚ during the Vietnam war. We learn a lot about Perry throughout the book‚ and by the end of the book we feel like we know exactly how Perry feels‚ and we have a understanding of some of the hardships that the soldiers faced in Vietnam. In this book‚ Perry kills a Vietnamese man in a hut he was supposed to check out‚ and from this point on he does a lot of thinking about

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    The Killer Angels

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    August 12‚ 2012 Title: The Killer Angels Author: Michael Shaara Historical Event Depicted: This novel illustrates the Battle of Gettysburg‚ often known as the turning point of the great American Civil War. Southern slave-holding states‚ known as the Confederate States of America‚ fight the war with loyal Union states for secession. The Battle of Gettysburg is where Union Major General George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeats Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia

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    The Killer Angel

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    The Killer Angels Letters: First Letter. Foreward: A. The Confederate officer who I like the most is Robert Edward Lee. I believe that a strong leadership is needed to captain the Confederate Army. General Lee is the commander of the the army‚ so he is certainly a brilliant leader. Also‚ Lee is “a gentleman” (xvi). “He does not drink or smoke or gamble or chase women”; he does not believe in slavery. Most importantly‚ I like Lee’s disposition. He can control himself very well and never loose his

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    because I have never befriended someone so set in stone in knowing who she is. In fact‚ she had a hard time determining her favorite movie‚ show‚ and book because she has so many. For instance‚ out of all her favorites‚ her most favorite movie is Guardians of the Galaxy‚ her favorite show is Doctor Who‚ and her favorite series is the Carrie Diaries‚ and she makes sure to emphasize that she does not favor the book based on its title. Although she is busy playing tennis for the school team‚ she still

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    De Soto Ad Analysis

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    The De Soto advertisement is using three of the fifteen emotional tool that are the need to satisfy their curiosity and the need for attention to help the advertisement to became effective to attract consumers. De Soto displays a man who is driving a De Soto car attracts a lot of people around the neighborhood to see it. Kids and adults seem very excited when this brand new car stop near them in this print ad. The slogan under this print ad said 8 out of 10 owners who use De Soto cars are considered

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    White Angel Analysis

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    The story White Angel is one of a defining moment. Bobby Morrow‚ the focal character‚ remembers in great detail his life as a nine year old in the late 1960’s‚ and how his brother’s death changed his life completely. Bobby and his sixteen-year-old brother Carlton do everything together‚ and Bobby looks to Carlton as something of a guardian angel or god. In reality though‚ Carlton leads Bobby to a life of drugs and risk. Eventually‚ Carlton’s risky behavior catches up with him‚ and leads him

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