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    when victory is won." Louisa May Alcott wrote many inspirational novels that explain her personality and her hardships in life. Her writing supported her family‚ no matter where she was. When Alcott died‚ her older sister was left and still received the money from her sister’s still selling books. Alcott’s books are still being sold today‚ though they may be hard to find. Her most known novel‚ Little Women‚ taught the world to appreciate what you have in life‚ though you may wish for more‚ what you have

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    Missie May will last‚ as Joe has decided to move on and not dwell in the past. He does not hold a grudge against her‚ as she is not the only one who is at fault in this situation. The two of them have a much more complex relationship now that Missie May and Slemmons have slept together. If it had not been for Joe’s admiration of Slemmons‚ Missie May would have never slept with him. It is Joe who introduces them‚ and he describes how rich he is with “his mouth full of gold teeth.” Missie May truly

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    Louisa May Alcott was an exceptional novelist in a time when few female authors were recognized. She lived in the midst of the turmoil caused by the American Civil War. Bronson Alcott‚ Alcott’s father. Louisa May Alcott‚ the second daughter of Bronson and Abba May Alcott‚ was born on November 29‚ 1832 in Germantown‚ Pennsylvania. Louisa’s father was a transcendentalist‚ so he didn’t work very hard to make money. .At the time of her birth‚ the Alcotts were living in Germantown. Louisa’s

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    Write 2 paragraphs on ONE of the Sharon Olds poems handed out in class (either ’I Go Back to May 1937’ or ’35/10’) - One paragraph on imagery in the poem - One paragraph on a literary element of your choice (metaphors‚ similes‚ etc.) “I Go Back to May 1937” is a wonderfully crafted poem by Sharon Olds. This poem has more meaning than you give it‚ for the imagery and foreshadowing it is filled with. This poem tells you a story of how the narrator’s father and mother met and how their life

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    Louisa May Alcott in My Contraband Louisa May Alcott is an American Novelist best known as the author of the novel “Little Women”. Louisa was born in November 1982‚ grew up in Germantown- Washington D.C and was known to be an abolitionist‚ feminist and also a naturalist. Being a naturalist meant that she believed that nothing existed beyond the natural earth i.e. no such thing as spirituality or the supernatural. Her family suffered from financial difficulties and so Alcott had to work to support

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    May 27th‚ 1942. A day of resistance‚ a day of power‚ a day of sadness. This was the day everything started‚ my life and the rest of the people’s lives in Lidice was over. For centuries Lidice was just a small ordinary agricultural village‚ nothing really happened much. My family and I ran a small shop in the center of town. I am a husband and a father 3 beautiful children‚ Adula (15)‚ Paula (10)‚ and Bazil (7). They helped around the shop filling shelves with more bread and sweeping the floors.

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    Human activities that may affect water ecosystems such as oceans FISHING Reducing the fish communities in rivers and oceans‚ destructive fishing techniques can also cause water pollution and damage to coral and other aquatic life. Destructive fishing techniques involve the use of dynamite or cyanide; trawling in coral-rich ecosystems; bottom trawls that are dragged along the ocean floor‚ also disrupt and damage critical habitats. DUMPING Coastal communities have long used oceans as dumping grounds

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    in the MLB until the MlB started to crack down and do drug test on every player. The writer then goes on by giving a lot of examples of players and the type of drugs they used to give them the edge some examples would be like Sammy Sosa and Willie Mays. Then the author goes on to talk about how today’s superstars have really good lawyers and they know how to use the news media and they have a lot of money so the only way to punish them is to take away their Hall of Fame rights. The Author then talks

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    The third of May 1808 is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The painting portrays an execution of masses of Spanish men by French soldiers. The six Napoleon’s troops are firing at a close range at a group of Spanish civilians. Between the narrow space of the soldiers and the Spanish men‚ there is a square lantern creating a dramatic light effect on the Spanish men. The painting is centered around an adult Spanish man kneeling with his arms outstretched at a gunpoint. He is wearing

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    Little Women by Louisa Alcott would definitely appeal to women of all types and ages. Little Women appeals to a broad audience‚ its full of the values and beliefs‚ and it paints a very real picture of most American’s lives at the time. The reason for this book appealing to such a broad audience lies in all the characters’ personalities. Mrs. March is a strong‚ independent woman who never falters‚ therefore she relates to all independent women; but she is also a mother who plants strong values in

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