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    The year was 1953. It was a cool‚ crisp twenty-ninth of October. Usually‚ after their chores and homework were done‚ Kathy‚ 8‚ and her brother Jonathan‚ 15‚ along with their friend May‚ 11‚ and her cousin Adam‚ 13‚ all went to Joe’s Arcade‚ the local hangout of Leaport‚ North Carolina. Instead‚ they all decided to meet at the end of their dead end street‚ Farrow Avenue‚ and go for a walk through the woods. They were all bored since the arcade was too crowded and supper wasn’t ready yet. Their town

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    the setting is affected by the atmosphere by going into detail of how Jonathan Harker feels when approaching Dracula’s house for the first time. On the trip to Dracula’s house Jonathan noticed the townsmen reacting strangely once they found out that he was heading to Dracula’s castle alone. One of the citizens ended up giving Jonathan a crucifix and told him that it was a charm or guard against the evil eye. Also‚ as Jonathan travels through the mountains getting closer and closer to Dracula’s house

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    Jonathan Kozol has been very involved in education throughout his lifetime. Kozol had no initial intentions on getting involved in the education of our youth he simply stumbled upon it. He went into a lower income area of his town and asked an African American church member what he could do to help; the man replied with become a teacher (Jonathan Kozol at BOOST Conference). This was the beginning of a long and passionate journey into education. The “Savage Inequalities” Kozol has written a book

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    Civil Peace

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    just five moths after Independence. The war resulted in a horrific famine as well as violence. Civil Peace on the other hand‚ starts off in eastern Nigeria after the civil war ended. Jonathan Iwegbu is lucky the he‚ his wife‚ Maria‚ and three of their four children are still alive Jonathon has been through a lot. Jonathan travels to Enugu‚ the capital city‚ and finds that his house is still standing. Jonathon is seen as faithful young man to his family and God‚ who does not change throughout the story

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    Outline 1. Introduction a. Hook - “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering.” ( A quote from Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”) b. Thesis – Jonathan Edwards’s sermon portrayed Puritans as sinners of their religion through the use of rhetorical strategies such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. 2. Body Points c. Body 1 i. Topic Sentence - Ethos is referred to as the trustworthiness or credibility of the speaker and their

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    the neck‚ forcing her face down on his bosom. Her white nightdress was smeared with blood‚ and a thin stream trickled down the man’s bare breast which was shown by the torn open breast” (Stoker 247). This passage has Mina breaking her loyalty to Jonathan by committing this act with Dracula. It is very sexual‚ and later in the book Mina talks about the event and refers to what she drank from Dracula’s chest‚ but never finished what she was saying. We are never told what it is‚ but the way Mina says

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    diary entries‚ telegrams‚ and newspaper clippings. Jonathan Harker‚ Mina Murray (later Mina Harker)‚ and Dr. Seward write the largest contributions to the novel‹although the writings of Lucy Westenra and Abraham Van Helsing constitute some key parts of the book. The novel is meant to have a slightly journalistic feel‚ as it is a harrowing account supposedly written by the people who witnessed the book’s events. A young Englishman named Jonathan Harker travels through Transylvania on a business

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    My Life as a Teenager

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    Chablis Morant One of the most severe experiences in life is being a teenager. Your hormones run chaotically. There are genuine and mediocre days. Putting yourself first and others second is the typical mentality that we‚ as teenagers‚ posses. After shortly living the high life of adolescence‚ I wasn’t thinking about myself anymore‚ my attention went to my mother. Since my mother had been diagnosed with breast cancer‚ I’ve learned the value of a strong support system. With this new knowledge

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    undoubtedly demonstrated their remarkable nature and willingness to follow the Lord. This was true for Jonathan‚ Esther‚ and John the Baptist. If a new hero was created‚ the person would possess the same characteristics that made them exceptional people: courage‚ selflessness‚ and humility. A new hero should learn from Jonathan and how he ultimately obtained his confidence and strength from God. Jonathan knew that his own capability could not bring him through everything but understood that the omnipotent

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    Liking is for cowards

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    What Hurts” is an essay by Jonathan Franzen. It is based on his speech at Kenyon College‚ Ohio‚ USA. And the essay was published in The New York Times‚ May‚ 2011. “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” deals with the differences between peoples care and love for consumer technology and real life‚ such as love and nature. Jonathan Franzen starts by talking about his relationship to his smartphone. He is impressed how far the technology had advanced over years. Jonathan Franzen mentions that the

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