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    Looking For Zora

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    DIANA NYAKUNDI FRESHMAN COMPOSITION 09/29/10 LOOKING FOR ZORA In her essay Looking for Zora‚ Alice walker ventures out to Eatonville Florida to find out more about Zora Hurston. Walker masquerades as Zora’s niece and goes around inquiring on what was the cause of Zora’s death‚ where her grave is currently‚ and what was she like‚ alive. Walker argues that the writer’s undignified and unfamiliar resting place is far less important than the memories and influence she has left behind. The main appeal

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    The Roaring Twenties: a time when women broke out of their shells of modesty and were not afraid to bare a little skin or wear a bit of makeup; when women finally gained some control; when jazz music‚ drinking and partying were what society lived for; when flappers danced the night away. The 1920s was an era of great change in society’s attitude toward many different aspects of life. For instance‚ what was considered acceptable behavior for women and the way men treated their wives drastically

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    Looking for Alaska

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    ”Y’all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.”(Said by Alaska‚ p. 44‚ l. 17). This quote matches the theme because the book is very philosophical written‚ and Alaska gives many thoughts to life and death. The quote is a foreshadowing and tells a lot about the future incident. In this book Miles Halter is the narrator. The book is written from his point of view‚ and it takes statement in his thoughts‚ which only gives Miles’ posture of things. But at the same time it invites the reader to get in touch

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    The candidate I chose for president was Bernie Sanders a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. As mayor of Burlington‚ Bernie’s leadership helped transform Burlington into one of the most exciting and livable small cities in America. Under his administration‚ the city made major strides in affordable housing‚ progressive taxation‚ environmental protection‚ child care‚ women’s rights‚ youth programs and the arts. Below are reasons why I believe him to be a great candidate for presidency

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    Looking for Alibrandi

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    TOPIC: Josie Alibrandi goes "looking" for herself she discovers she needs to create herself. In the novel "looking for Alibrandi‚ written by Melina Marchetta‚" there are many different situations and feelings that Josephine Alibrandi goes through‚ in order to figure out who she really is as a person. Josie also has to deal with the normal up and down roller coaster ride of being a teenage girl. At the end of her journey she has very different views on certain topics to the original thoughts

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    nineties where the enforcement of opposing cultures‚ beliefs and opinions is expected and the pressures of expectations are abundant would not be easy. This is especially obvious if the ‘victim’ is emotionally unhinged (or at least slightly ajar) and looking for stability through constants‚ including their heritage and who they actually are. Josephine Alibrandi has all of these pressures heaped on her adolescent mind but the impact is doubled because she doesn’t know who she is‚ which isn’t helped by

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    A Summary of Russell Baker’s "Gumption" Russell Baker is an 8 years old boy who lack of gumption‚ although‚ his sister‚ Doris‚ who is 2 years younger than Russell has completely different attitude than him. She is smart and bold. Because of Russell’s lack of gumption‚ he doesn’t have any job in the beginning; he also didn’t want to be a great person like other kids wanted instead he wanted to be a garbage man when he grows up. Her mom always upset with him because he is lack of gumption. She

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    Looking Backward

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    Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Julian West‚ the main character of Looking Backward‚ was born into a rich family in the late nineteenth century. The gap between the rich and poor was very huge and seemed impossible to fix. Like the other people of his high class‚ Julian thought that he was greater than the poor people‚ and he saw their constant strikes with anger and contempt. He was engaged to Edith Bartlett‚ who was a beautiful and graceful Boston lady. They planned to get married when the

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    everything that has and will happen becomes a “general law with no exceptions” (Russell‚ 63). In other words‚ the more frequently something occurs‚ the more certain it is to occur again. Russell provides an example citing the relationship between a chicken and a farmer. When the chicken sees the farmer coming everyday‚ he assumes‚ as per usual‚ that he will be fed‚ but ultimately one day the farmer will kill the chicken (Russell‚ 63). This is the trap that we frequently fall into by becoming too accustomed

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    Looking for Alibrandi

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    Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ explores a number of topical themes. The themes that are present are: family‚ multiculturalism and heritage. These themes are relevant to most contemporary readers‚ as they may be able to relate to them on a physical / psychological level. The family theme will include the struggles Josephine goes through with her family‚ such as her father running out on her mother‚ and the impact on Josie as her mother having a constant need to find someone to fill

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