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    Sense of Community

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    If we were to mix some of the characters in each story‚ the communities would become a lot different. The Mayor in “One of These Days” seems to be rather domineering. So if he were to somehow be placed into the community in “A Rose for Emily‚” where all those characters are rather lenient‚ things would become a lot more intense. Additionally‚ if Mrs. Turpin from “Revelation”‚ was to be brought into to live in the same community with the ladies in “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”‚ opinions

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    By Any Means Necessary

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    By Any Means Necessary Brittany Heil June 23‚ 2013 “We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being‚ to be respected as a human being‚ to be given the rights of a human being in this society‚ on this earth‚ in this day‚ which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.” Theses are the words of Malcolm X‚ a civil rights leader and political activist in the 1960s. Malcolm X was perhaps one of the most controversial elements in the civil rights movement. His life was full

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    In the book‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo is a hobbit that is just trying to live his life in tranquility when a wizard named Gandalf comes around and shakes his whole world. Gandalf’s goal in coming to Bilbo’s house is to convince Bilbo to join the expedition. The expedition that he joins will span across the land. However‚ there is a slight notch in Gandalf’s plan. Hobbits hate expeditions. So naturally at first Bilbo refuses to come.Therefore Gandalf will keep trying and eventually Bilbo

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    The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is said to be one of the greatest children’s novels of all time. The novel‚ due to its use of such characters as goblins‚ elves‚ trolls‚ giants‚ and others is in tradition‚ a fairy tale. The tale centers on a small hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. It follows the journey of a band of dwarves‚ a wizard named Gandalf‚ and their robber‚ Bilbo on their way to retrieving treasure that had long been taken away from them. The hobbit traveled all over Middle-Earth‚ beginning

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    Sense and Sensibility

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    In the movie Sense and Sensibility by Emma Thompson she creates a vivid and dramatic film by conveying the original author’s intent. Sense and Sensibility is a 1995 British drama film directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by Emma Thompson is based on the 1811 novel of the same name by Jane Austen. The actors develop their characters and had an amazing performance. Throughout the movie Michael Coulter took advantage of the use of cinematic techniques. Also in the film included a lot of thematic ideas

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    At Any One Moment

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    “At any one moment” uses context to give meaning to the story and and allow the reader to have a clear image of the events in their mind. The story was written in 2005 so the context it was written in was after the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. Through the readers understanding and experience of this event the author is able to build images in the reader’s mind and allow them to fully understand the gravity of the situation occurring. Had the story been written in a time where a Tsunami had not occurred

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    Sixth Sense

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    The Sixth Sense “ Through close analysis of the house scene (with Dr. Crow and Lynn Sears) and the restaurant scene‚ discuss the techniques used by the director to make the audience believe that Dr. Crow is alive. “The sixth sense” is a psychological thriller directed by M. Night Shymalan about a young boy who can see dead people walking around him unaware that they are dead; he gets help from a psychologist called Dr. Crowe. Through close analysis of the restaurant scene and the scene

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    Special Senses

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    travel through the helicotrema and do not excite hair cells. 4b. Sounds in the hearing range go through the cochlear duct‚ vibrating the basilar membrane and deflecting hairs on inner hair cells. The hearing process is completely mechanical. Your sense of smell‚ taste and vision all involve chemical reactions‚ but your hearing system is based solely on physical movement. (Harris‚ n.d.‚ para. 1) Q.3. Describe the structures normally found on fundascopic exam of the eye. What is the benefit of being

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    Five Senses

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    Name the parts of the body: Name the five senses:     I can see ____ I can hear ____      I can touch ___ I can taste ______   I can smell _____  3) A blank face to draw eyes‚ nose‚ mouth on it: Colour the pictures of the body parts: Alphabet Words Suggested Grades K-2 Objective Students will identify words that begin with certain letters of the alphabet. Materials pieces of paper with each of the letter of the alphabet written

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    1. THEORETICAL PART 1.1 Major Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their factual aspects Similarly‚ as George R. R. Martin also other authors of fantasy sagas drew inspiration from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis‚ whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia. 1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic

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