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    bounce‚ but less and less” this gives off a negative connotation. The ball may represent happiness. The happiness will occur but slowly it will fade away. When this ball stops bouncing the world is now a less happy place. The poem says “It takes a sky blue juggler with five red balls to shake our gravity up.” By this the speaker may mean that in order to have happiness again the

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    Half of a Yellow Sun is Ngozi Adichie’s second novel set before and during the Biafran war in Nigeria. Eight years before Adichie was born‚ her two grandfathers died in Biafra as refugees after fleeing hometowns that had fallen to federal troops during the war. Adichie grew up hearing stories of the war. She composed this novel because she wanted to write about love and war. Moreover the author wanted to engage with her history in order to make sense of her present and bring honor to her parents

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    "Let your heart guide you‚ it whispers so listen closely" -Walt Disney. Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi and Tanim Ansary is many things; encouraging‚ determined‚ and loving. in the story‚ a mom and a young girl are trying to get through the gates to Pakistan but are unable to get through. The girl and her mother meet a new family that put other people’s needs before theirs. The family felt pety for them and and took them there way to Pakistan. The girl and her mom were trying to get through

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    Book Review There’s a lot of action and chair tipping excitement in Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince. Harry starts out in the book stuck in his room when Dumbledore comes to take him to meet a friend. Soon Harry is on the train back to Hogwarts with all his friends unaware what will meet him there. Harry starts Potion class to find a strange book that someone know as The Half Blood Prince‚ whom been writing tips in his potion book as well as spells. Then Harry starts to learn‚ while in

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    baskets‚ and painted elaborate cave and rock artwork. They were also known for their knowledge of astronomy and their cosmology. Celestial objects greatly influenced the culture and religion of the Chumash people. As in many early civilizations‚ the sky was a thing of wonder and awe. The early Chumash looked to the heavens for answers‚ thus basing a religion off the celestial bodies. These people practiced rituals and prayed to these objects‚ hoping for good health‚ bountiful harvest‚ and continued

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    Stephen Crane‚ writer of “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”‚ composed a short parody of Western living style. As any reader would assume by the title‚ it is about a woman who was recently married moving to a town with her new husband. Crane only dedicated two pages to the newly wed couple before focusing on the main topic‚ an angry drunk who seeks revenge. Individuals‚ who are educated on informational facts on how Westerns lived‚ comprehend the idea of a hero versus a villain. Villains form their scheme

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    The European Middle Ages lasted from 500-1500 CE. During the Middle Ages‚ the western half of the Roman Empire started to slowly decline. The decline of the Roman Empire all began with the invasions of Western Europe. Germanic invaders invaded the Western half of the Roman Empire. Consequently‚ the western half of the Roman Empire experienced economical problems. There was disruption of trade‚ downfall of cities‚ and population shifts. Therefore‚ businesses started to collapse. As the Germans mixed

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    things mentioned in line one. The speaker says “For skies of couple-color as a brinded cow” (2). The comparison between the skies‚ and a brindle cow‚ which is a breed of cow that has large brown spot that cover most of its body‚ creates an image of a sky spotted with large dark clouds‚ or an almost cloudless sky. Brindle also means to have hair with brownish dots‚ this creates a texture for the dots on the cow‚ and an odd texture for the skies. The speaker continues “For rose-moles all in stipple

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    dream‚ is through film. Great visual effects‚ an entertainable plot‚ relatable topics - these are some of the elements that every ‘good’ movie should include to allow the best possible viewing experience for all.Director Mike Mitchell’s Disney film‚ Sky High‚ encompasses all of these factors to make the viewer feel like they are part of the action on screen. The film was released in 2005 and since has grossed $86.5 million US because of its family friendly‚ action-packed nature. The use of special

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    APPARTS: # 161. Jacob Riis Describes How The Other Half Lives‚ 1890* Author: This document was written by Jacob A. Riis‚ an excerpt from his How the Other Half Lives. The author views that most people do not realize the tremendous amount of poverty surrounding them. They do not realize how the “other half” of the population; meaning the poor‚ manage to make it through a living. Riis wants to describe the living conditions of the lower class to create Americans an image of how the poor has many

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