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    increase of morale within the unit. Honesty above all is not only expected‚ but is a standard within the 75th Ranger Regiment‚ It builds character within an individual soldier‚ creates and maintains teamwork within the inner workings of the unit‚ and also improves self discipline. Integrity is also another standard that is held highly within the 75th Ranger Regiment. Integrity shows a soldiers level of maturity‚ self discipline‚ and leadership ability. Among these traits within a soldier‚ trust or

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    Dan Jackson March 10‚ 2010 Research Paper Mrs. Paventi Rap Music and its effects on inner city life Rap Music was created in the early 1970s in the Bronx‚ New York. “DJ Kool Herc originally created this style of music” (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia). It was created as a way for people living in poverty in the inner cities to be heard. People outside of the cities didn’t take it very seriously until rappers such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. used well-written rhymes and nice

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    Survival Related Texts

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    I have studied 4 texts from a survival genre. I have looked at connections within the overall topic of ‘how people act in a survival situation. I found a connection between two of these texts and another connection between the other two texts. The first connection was ‘the will to survive and determination to stay alive can overcome the power of nature and negative thoughts when in a life or death situation’‚ this connection was shown by the characters in the film ‘Touching the void’ directed by

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    Text Response Option 2- “The Outsiders” S.E. Hinton What are the lessons that S.E. Hinton wants to teach us through the story of “The Outsiders’? A number of lessons can be learnt from reading S.E. Hinton’s debut novel “The Outsiders”. By naming the novel “The Outsiders” yet writing it from the greasers perspective‚ we feel more like an insider in this group society seem to be pushing out. We identify with the underdog from the opening page. We find ourselves seeing life through the eyes of the greasers

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    Even though a child from a suburb school and one from a inner city school graduate from grade school‚ the child from the suburb might be up to two years ahead of the other in reading‚ writing‚ and mathematics (1). The problems with associated with inner city schools‚ which are usually full of minority children living in poverty‚ can only be solved with outside help. Poorer residential areas in America are more likely to be located in the inner cities across the nation. Since most of the funding

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    semi-autobiographical novel based on his own childhood experiences of living in Wartime Shanghai. The novel deals with a range of themes‚ from starvation and survival to death and war‚ along with the recurring concept of ‘journey’. Some of the techniques used by Ballard to uniquely express this concept of journey include the writing perspective‚ themes‚ imagery‚ motifs and Jim’ constant growth in knowledge and worldly experience. ‘Empire of the Sun’ is told in third person‚ from the point of view of a young child

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    he’ll come and rescue us” (Golding 13). Despite being stranded on an island‚ Ralph remained hopeful and was certain they were going to be rescued. This positive trait of his is detrimental to what makes him a hero. Interestingly enough‚ Ralph’s journey can be compared to that of Bart Simpson’s‚ in The Simpsons episode‚ “Das Bus‚” in which Bart finds himself stranded on an island with other children as a result of a field trip gone wrong. Bart is the only one who took initiative as a leader when

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    The imaginative journey is one in which we escape reality and are invited to acknowledge a new reality within the realms of the imagination. These journeys offer change and discovery providing valuable insight into ones past‚ present and future. Coleridge’s poems‚ "This Limetree Bower My Prison" and "Frost at Midnight" take the reader on an imaginative journey with the character through various forms of imagery placing a clear image in the readers mind. The book cover for "The Ivory Trail" by Victor

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    “A Heroes Journey” “A hero is a ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” Quoted by Christopher reeves. Christopher reeves was a famous actor but after his near-fatal horse riding accident on a cross-country course he could never go back into that business since 1995. “ To kill a mockingbird ” by harper lee. Atticus finch is a significant character in Harper Lee’s to kill a mockingbird because he is an idol in the eyes of his

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    the question Purple: episodes Blue: techniques “In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain constructs a journey in which Huck Finn learns many lessons about himself and the society in which he lives. Discuss in reference to 4 key episodes.” Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a schematic‚ satirical novel based on the physical‚ emotional and spiritual journey of the “rogue hero” Huck Finn. In the novel‚ Twain reveals what he believed were the inadequacies of the society

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