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    The description of Just Lather‚ That’s All by Hernan do Tellez makes the setting more believable. The author is able to use descriptive language too effectively to describe the weather‚ the auditory and the imagery sense. Tellez used auditory imagery to express the thought of the barber. As the barber went back and forth contemplating weather to kill Captain Torres‚ the barber thought‚ “I could cut his throat just so- zip‚ zip” (Tellez 50). The barber relationship with Captain Torres is an unstable

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    Moon Walk

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    Ever wonder what the view was like from space? Buzz Aldrin as seen in the photo walking on the moon’s surface had the best seats in town. In 1969‚ Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon during the infamous Space Race. This accomplishment gave everyone around the world new hope of future space exploration. This image‚ along with many others taken that day‚ touched the lives of everyone. Immediately what draws attention to this photo is the image of the astronaut on the moon’s surface. The

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    Jeffery Zheng 10-10-12 A Walk to Remember The story starts with a prologue from Landon Carter at age 57. The remainder of the story takes place when Landon is a 17-year-old high school senior. Landon lives in the small‚ religious town of Beaufort‚ North Carolina. His father is a congressman. His father is not around very much‚ as he lives in Washington‚ D.C. Landon’s father pressures him into running for class president. His best friend‚ Eric Hunter‚ who is the most popular boy in school

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    lies in everyone? One could argue that all teachers have to do is care. There’s a disconnect in the world today between the moderately literate‚ the most literate‚ and those that are just left behind. America’s educational system is deeply flawed and a perfect example is a very eye opening short story called “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose(1989). Mike Rose explains his short stint in the Vocational track ‚ where kids go who can’t quite make it in America’s public schools.The only reason

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    anymore. The stories we have read in class are great examples of this. In the story “Just Be Yourself” the author shows how hard it can be to fit in‚ how hard it can be to make friends‚ and how you need to be yourself.Fitting in is sometimes very hard. Everyone has certain ways that they want their friends to be‚ but not everyone fits that. Everyone is different in their own way. This can be hard sometimes. The story “Just Be Yourself” is a great example of this. The girl doesn’t feel like she belongs

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    Just lather that’s all by Hernando Tellez is a story about a man who owns a barbershop in Colombia. The barber himself is a rebel and comes face to face with the captain of the army which he kill rebels for living. Just lather that’s all demonstrates several stressful elements in which the barber demonstrates such as conflict‚ plot‚ and characterization. Just lather that’s all is situated in Colombia where army members kill rebels for living. In Bogotá there is a member of the rebels who owns a

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    Tort Walk

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    D. Blevins‚ J. D. While conducting a tort walk at one of the local middle schools we identified several possible torts. One was of a building code violation‚ another in the way money was handled in the lunch room. I am going to pursue the building code violation and what the possible injury could be if not corrected. Upon our tort walk we discovered several windows open to the common areas. These windows were out far enough for a person to walk or run in to. Depending on the persons size this

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    The story that has significance to me is “Just Be Yourself” and its right of passage if to find yourself‚ find what you like to do‚ and don’t care what anybody else thinks of your decisions. These are some of the reasons why this story has most significance to me. In the story‚ the narrator is trying to find herself. This is significant to me because I am at the age where I am trying to find myself‚ who I am‚ what I like‚ and what I will want to pursue in the future.There is a quote‚ “It’s

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    In a cover story in last week’s New York Times Magazine‚ Emily Bazelon asks: “Should Prostitution Be a Crime?” And just a few weeks ago‚ New York magazine ran a cover story called “Is Prostitution Just Another Job?” These articles were written because human rights organisations are pushing for the decriminalization of sex work. They believe it would reduce trafficking and increase safety. In addition‚ these articles are part of a cultural push to make us think that women selling their bodies are

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    When a prank on fellow high-school student Clay Gephardt goes wrong‚ popular but rebellious Landon Carter (Shane West) is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation in various after-school activities‚ such as the drama club‚ where he is forced to interact with quiet‚ kind and bookish Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore)‚ a girl he has known for many years but to whom he has rarely ever spoken. Their differing social statures leave them worlds apart‚ despite their close physical

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