||SHARED DOCUMENT|| Character Body Sketch -- Print-Out-- Personality trait: Perseverance Symbol/visual: Lotus Flower Salva is a naturally persevering person. When Salva was walking across the vast desert trying to escape the war‚ he never gave up. The entire time‚ while the sun was beating down‚ he was still walking. The author explains‚ “Each time‚ Salva would think of his family and his village‚ and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving. One painful step at a time.” (Park 54). Even
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In both Flowers for Algernon and The Awakening‚ the main characters go through a process in order to better their quality of life. In Flowers for Algernon‚ Charlie Gordon undergoes a procedure to triple his intelligence level. Charlie is elated to be the subject of this medical experiment. He can’t wait to finally be smart. In The Awakening‚ Leonard Lowe is administered a large dose of medicine (L-DOPA) in hopes of bringing him out of his catatonic state. In both circumstances‚ the results of the
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full speed. I can’t wait to prove those people wrong and see the expression on their faces when I walk across the stage and get my degree. I’m a turn their negative intentions into positive motivation and use it to drive me even harder towards my hopes and dreams. I can’t wait to see my mind and thoughts grow and evolve more and more every day. I know that the person that I am now and who I will become after this experience will probably be two different people. I know I’ll have a new outlook on
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In The Audacity Of Hope Obama speaks about his time in congress‚ his political views‚ and how he believes we can improve America. Barack Obama moved to Chicago after he graduated from Law School specializing in Constitutional Law. After word he became a community organizer in poor African American neighbor hoods. Although he experienced many failures and successes’ in his political career‚ these gave him insight into the workings of the political system. Eventually‚ he began to devote his life to
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A Gift of Goats is a Gift of Hope Story and Photos by Darcy Kiefel‚ Heifer International Photojournalist In a mud home made vibrant by beautiful flowers‚ Leokodia Byabasaija extended her hand to welcome a stranger. Byabasaija‚ a beautiful woman who conceals the hardships of her life with an engaging smile‚ lives in the village of Kisinga‚ Uganda. Not long ago she had a happy life with her husband‚ Lesio‚ and their children. Married in 1968‚ the couple‚ working as peasant farmers‚ raised
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Corie Kellar MWF 11-11:50 The Views of Assisted Suicide When thinking about assisted suicide‚ I think about the conditions that these people are in that make them see that decision as the best one. This leads me to ask‚ would it ever be acceptable to purposefully administer lethal means to another so that they may terminate their life to end pain and suffering? I believe that any individual has the right to say what they want for the betterment of themselves. The differences of beliefs are
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I remember when I got into a fight in third grade. I was a very opinionated‚ strong-willed kid‚ and on the playground one day I became enraged at a boy for disagreeing with me. At the time‚ I decided beating down the opposition was the best way to handle the situation. Now that I am older‚ I realize how ridiculous that was. But in third grade‚ I didn’t know any better. I was punished by my teacher‚ received the consequences from which I learned my lesson‚ and moved on to the other wonders of the
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Prologue - Chapter One: Before the story began‚ Charlie Wilcox started his adventure at the age of fourteen by being shipped off to England‚ by a boy with the name of Clint‚ who tormented Charlie for years before he left for war. In England‚ Charlie fought many battles‚ where he also had made many friends. Now‚ Charlie returned to his homeland‚ where his friends and family awaited. Chapter Two - Chapter Three: Now that Charlie had arrived home safely‚ Charlie remembered the things he had once
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Coloring Your Flowers Introduction This experiment will show us how the flowers change colors when ink food is added to the water. Reading about this process we discover how the roots and stems absorb the colored water. This experiment demonstrates how the water is absorbed into the plant and how the petals of the flower change color as a result. The process demonstrates how the plants draw the water up through the stem. The water reaches and hydrates the leaves first‚ and then the petals. This colored
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The novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes brings our reader’s attention immediately to the main character Charlie Gordon. Charlie is a 32 year old mentally challenged man. Charlie attends night school at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults. His teacher and mentor throughout the novel is named Alice Kinnian. Alice recommends Charlie to a team of scientists to undergo an experimental surgery that will hopefully help Charlie’s intelligence grow drastically. After much thought Dr. Strauss
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