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    In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very

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    Change is to make something become different which affects all aspects of life. People are forced to change because of different circumstances. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Merchetta and Remember the Titans by Boaz Yakin both show change through different circumstances. Through the different situations in both the movie and the novel‚ it shows that change is forced upon you‚ and some changes are good and some are bad‚ its just the way you look at the alteration. Change can alter peoples choices

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    again‚ Alaska is cold‚ I have been out here for a long time and i’ve been learning new things every day. I enjoy the quiet time I have to read my books‚ being into the wild is not so bad after all. One of my key experiences from my journey is learning how to get around with no money‚ for example I have travel on trains‚ hitched hiked‚ and walk all over the U.S. . I have walked thousands of miles around the United States and got to where I wanted to go with no money in my pocket. In Alaska I have

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    A Fear of Looking Foolish

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    A Fear of Looking Foolish Most of us have a fear of looking foolish. We are afraid of the thoughts of doing something that will make us look less than perfect. But always remember to be human is to be foolish. When we release our fear of looking foolish‚ we free ourselves to be real and be who we really are. We have all had times when we felt foolish. Even in times‚ when things don’t go so well‚ we still know how to handle those less than perfect times. The best way‚ in my opinion‚ is just to acknowledge

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    but are using different points of view. How does each person’s point of view shape the reader’s understanding of the miners’ lives? Use details from each source to support your answer. A: In the pieces “The Klondike Gold Rush”‚ “A Woman Who Went to Alaska”‚ and “The City of Gold‚ they all talk about the Gold Rush in some way. All three authors/narrators show that there were hardships during the Gold Rush‚ but they all view it differently in their pieces. There are many examples proving this. The author

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    the Code of Conduct expands upon these objectives and is tailored to each company’s specific business and job classification. When Codes are violated‚ disciplinary action should be taken. In this article from the Alaska Dispatch News‚ a judge has been accused of violating the Alaska Code of Judicial Conduct for insensitive statements. Within this Code is a very detailed listing of a judge’s‚ duties and responsibilities. Under Canon 3 of this

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    The Looking Glass Self

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    The Looking-Glass Self by Charles H. Cooley I will be talking about the looking glass self‚ made famous by famed American sociologist Charles Horton Cooley. This concept stems from our interpersonal perception of what another individual’s impression is on us and how we form ourselves towards that initial perception. Out of all the theories that are at our disposal in sociology‚ this is the theory that interested me the most and here is why. To me the looking glass self is not just a concept or

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    Caged‚ by Alaska Jones‚ brings Jenna‚ a fiery‚ redheaded club singer together with hit man‚ Malcolm Cage‚ as he rescues her from attackers outside Club Velvet‚ her L.A. club. Jenna wakes in a strange room‚ in a strange bed with barely any memory of what has happened to her. Stumbling to the door‚ she jerks it open and what does she find‚ a naked man. What has she gotten herself into? In this story of deceit and danger‚ Jenna and Cage are thrown together under extreme circumstances. Jenna realizes

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    Looking Like the Enemy

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    Mary Matsuda Gruenewald‚ Looking Like the Enemy: My Story of Imprisonment in Japanese American Internment Camps 1. Why are interned Japanese Americans referred to as the “silent generation” (p.x)? They were referred to as the silent generation because many of them did not speak about their experiences to anyone‚ not even their children after their times in imprisonment. They were a silent generation. 2. What were the specific challenges Gruenewald and other interned Japanese Americans

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    Looking for Lovedu: A Woman’s Journey Through Africa is a riveting story about Ann Jones’s journey through Africa. Throughout the novel‚ Ann Jones’s mentions the “Western World’s view on Africa. Not only do most westerners have a negative view on Africa‚ but a completely misunderstood point of view on Africa. Africa is a beautiful continent with fascinating cultures and amazing people‚ yet most of the western world fails to see the beauty that is Africa. Based on Ann Jones’s novel‚ most westerners

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