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    1. What should we do with children who abuse their siblings? What if the perpetrator is 8 years old and has molested his 5 year old sister? What if the perpetrator is 12 years old and molested his 6 years old sister? There may be many reasons why children abuse their siblings. However‚ if a child is physically‚ emotionally‚ or sexually abusing his siblings‚ the child should receive counseling services to determine the underlying reasons for the abuse. Our textbook points out some causes of sibling

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    Marble Champ Being determined to reach your goals is very hard to handle but if you try hard and practice a lot you can overcome anything that comes your way. In the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto Lupe is a young girl who wanted to be like every other kid at her school be good at sports. But lupe was not good at sports. Then one day she finds a sport she can play and she is determined to reach her goals by being smart‚ gaining confidence‚ and working really hard to be the best at that sport. She

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    wondering about my best friends. Are we still best friends? Did we lose touch? Remember how close you were? Are still as close? Remember all your plans for the future? Did you fulfill them or were they lost as the years went by? Do you wish you never grew up? You keep asking your fifteen-year-old self this question now but now that you’re 25‚ did you find an answer yet? I want to live next to them so we can meet up whenever we want. I also want to travel the world and meet new people with them by my side

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    The poem begins with a beautiful display of imagery‚ starting off with an interpretation of his family‚ describing them simply as his “wife”‚ “baby”‚ and “Kathleen”. It is regrettable how at this point we would not know who “Kathleen” exactly refers to‚ as there is more than one possibility. It says that he had a “baby”‚ which could possibly be ‘Kathleen’‚ if the baby is a girl. But another possibility is that ‘Kathleen’ refers to his wife‚ however‚ this possibility is unlikely as it would be a repetition

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    Analysis Essay Soto: 1996

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    AP Language and Composition 29 October 2013 Soto Analysis: 1996 Second Draft As a child‚ much of the minds of people reflect on bright‚ bittersweet moments filled with positivity and innocence. However‚ young children may also have a sense of knowing right from wrong‚ while feelings of guilt emerge from little to big mistakes. In the passage from “1996”‚ Gary Soto’s continuous thoughts of guilt convey themselves through a shameful tone‚ vibrant imagery‚ and conventional biblical allusion showing

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    The exerpts were from the books Seventh Grade by Gary Soto and Charles by Shirley Jackson. The main setting in Seventh Grade was in French class where Victor acts like he knows how to speak French to impress Teresa. The main setting for Charles was at the luch table at home where Laurie told his parents about this really bad kid named Charles which was secretly him. The main setting of Seventh Grade by Gary Soto was in French class where Victor said random words that sounded french to impress

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    Lying about one’s self can make difficult and awkward situations occur. Victor and Dave learn that it is important to always tell the truth even though sometimes lying is appealing. It is tempting to act like one is smarter or richer than one is. Some people tell lies to be more popular. Some people make up lies about themselves or their family members. Lying about one’s self is bad because one is not being truthful about who one is. Lying to people one cares about can bring someone loneliness

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    Loretta Young once said “Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” This popular theme is present in Gary Soto’s work.Victor‚ the protagonist in the short story Seventh Grade and the protagonist in the poem Oranges both have a goal which is to convince the girl they like to fall in love with them. The goal in both stories was that the main characters is trying to impress a the girl they like. Victor‚ the main character in Seventh Grade likes a girl named Teresa. She had

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    Yollie Yollie from “Mother and Daughter”‚ by Gary Soto is remarkable because she has many admirable characteristics while this story takes place at Yollie’s house. Yollie is very intelligent. Her family is very poor. She often is a joker but has to deal with her mom teasing her back. Yollie is very intelligent‚ poor‚ a joker‚ and very lovable but her mom and her struggle to find more money for them to buy new things. Yollie shows many traits throughout the story‚ “Mother and Daughter”. In the beginning

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    In the video entitled‚ “Earth is 6‚000 Years Old”‚ Chemist John Pendleton describes different viewpoints from a creation and evolutionary standpoint when it comes to how old the earth really is and the supportive material behind their conclusions. These points are based off the bible in regards to Genesis and the creation of the earth‚ scientific points of view in regards to carbon dating‚ sedimentary dating‚ and evolution of mammals and mankind in this progression. The techniques also used in determining

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