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    Thirteen Reasons Why Chloee Bartels Author: Jay Ashner‚ Amount of pages: 288. This young-adult fiction novel describes a boy‚ Clay Jensen‚ receiving a box of tapes. On these tapes Hannah baker‚ a girl who recently committed suicide‚ explains why she killed herself. Clay hears all the stories and all the people who caused her death‚ he also has a story but not one you may think. Clay Jensen receives a shoe box that has seven tapes inside‚ on the first tape is an explanation of why Hannah made the

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    Jay Gatsby‚ being the main character of the novel “The Great Gatsby”‚ is an important character in terms of how the theme of moral decay of the American Dream is being displayed. Jay Gatsby was not introduced with much information until later on throughout the novel. Gatsby doesn’t even speak until later on in Chapter 3‚ which is quite unusual since the story is based on him hence “The Great Gatsby”. Gatsby was a liar to everyone to try to achieve greatness‚ a thought inspired by the idea of the

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    Most Important Texts During my high school career I have endured many sleepless nights due to my insistence that I read all the books assigned to me. For my freshman and sophomore year this was no big deal. However‚ after junior year with McGee I have come to realize that trying to read all the texts assigned would be my demise. As much as it pained me‚ I had to‚ instead of reading then entire text‚ read a simple summary. This year I have managed to get by with this same method. Throughout my semester

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    The book‚ Ain’t No Makin’ It‚ allows us to enter the world of two distinct peer groups in a low income housing project in America. Jay MacLeod takes us on a journey to explain why the attitudes‚ beliefs‚ expectations‚ and aspirations of these two groups of teenagers differ so greatly despite their similarities. One of the primary focuses is on education and the Hallway Hangers and Brothers experiences within Lincoln High School. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and the UN Convention on

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    especially at a young age‚ it can be hard to fully grasp how this experience shapes a person. In Jay-Z’s essay “One Eye Open‚” hustling was his struggle and hip-hop is his attempt of understanding of that struggle. This transition can be understood using Yiyun Li’s essay “Dear Friend‚ From My Life I Write to You in Your Life‚” the before concept in her essay can be compared to the hustling that Jay-Z went through and his account of that hustle using hip-hop. The after is what he wanted to achieve

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    Jay Gatsby embodies the beauty of the American Dream” To what extent and how do you agree with this interpretation of ‘The Great Gatsby’? The United States Declaration of independence in 1776 stated that all people have the right to “Life‚ liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. This is seen by many to express the vital spirit of the American Dream. Any individual‚ no matter their culture‚ social class or background‚ should be able to reach success and achieve their ambitions through hard work

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    Nothing‚ by Randy Ribay. Jay‚ the main character in this novel‚ is a person who doesn’t have a family connection in his life. He does everything his parents expect him to do‚ but there is an obvious lack of communication. Throughout this novel‚ he embarks on a journey to uncover the truth hidden by his family about Jun. Jun is the one and only person who makes him feel like a family member and even though he still holds back in their relationship‚ the impact Jun has on Jay is clear. Since Jun has

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    Angelica Brantley 10-20-2010 English Composition 1 Assignment 2.3 Jay Johnson Considering the Formal Writing of Others and Applying What We Learn Part One – Black Men and Public Spaces The purpose of this story is to let everyone know about the stereotypes and opinions made about black men. I had no idea that people really were so scared by black people at night so often. I can understand being scared if you’re walking alone at night. I even get scared when I’m walking alone at night‚ but

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    The Panda’s Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History Stephen Jay Gould With a touch of humor‚ geology‚ evolutionary theory‚ biology‚ cartoon characters and even some references to baseball‚ The Panda’s Thumb definitely makes excellent reading for people with all types of interests. The old cliché‚ "Don’t judge a book by its cover‚" or in this case‚ title‚ holds true for The Panda’s Thumb. Theories concerning adaptations of the panda are only a fraction of the many exciting facts held within

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    In his essay‚ “Women’s Brains”‚ Stephen Jay Gould discusses the incorrect and often biased research of women’s intelligence based on data written by craniometrometer Paul Broca. While Gould does not come out and blatantly say it‚ I believe that he is using this essay to appeal to a more open minded individual who will take the data presented to them‚ and formulate their own opinions and ideas based off of what Gould has projected. I believe that Gould is actually a very liberal-minded person‚ and

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