to feel guilty for the situation that his family is in. He worries that the sins he is committing will doom him and the people he loves‚ such as stealing a penny and saying a curse word. He soon learns to escape his fears by daydreaming and reading books. He also finds a joy in the radio and the movies he watches. Frank decides himself to the fact that in order to reach America‚ he will have to take risks‚ pass up safe jobs‚ and begin writing threatening letters for Mrs. Finucane and delivering newspapers
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Ponyboy Curtis He’s the main character of the book who is the youngest of the Greasers. His interests and academical accomplishments are way too good compared to the rest of the gang. Even though he’s 14‚ he understands how social groups function and he tries to adapt as much as he can. He has two brothers‚ Darry and Sodapop‚ who are also in the gang. Their parents have died in a car accident. Darrel(Darry) Curtis He’s Ponyboy’s oldest brother. He has had to quit school to take care of the rest
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Book Notes: Talent is overrated 1. The Mystery – Where great performance really comes from? 2. Talent is overrated – unexpected facts about innate abilities 3. How smart do you have to be? 4. A better idea – explanation of great performance that makes sense a. Jerry Rice i. Six-days-a-week off-season workouts 1. Practicing long after the rest of the team had gone home 2. Very little time on football – focused concentration on specific needs
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8/01/2012 Christianity and Wealth Walt : consider what we need and want and to understand what Christians believe about how wealth should be used. Definitions: * A Need: A necessity – something that is a requirement and without it‚ a person would live in poverty or extreme hardship. * A Want: A wish or longing for something that is craved for but which being without would not actually bring hardship. What do religious people think about wealth? Most religions teach that money is not
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Summary of Lord of the Flies It all starts with Ralph finding himself on what seems like a desolated island. After walking around for some time‚ he meets the boy‚ whose name we don’t hear‚ but Ralph will refer to his nickname‚ Piggy‚ future on. Ralph and Piggy decide it would be best to group up‚ although Ralph seems to be rather annoyed with Piggy’s presence. After they have wandered around on the island‚ they spot something rather interesting lying in a small pool of water. It turns out to be
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I’m with Stupid by Geoff Herbach 375 pages Characters: The three main characters are Felton Reinstine‚ Abby Sauter‚ and Gus. Felton is mainly what the book talks about but Felton is always with Abby and Gus. Background: Felton is a tall strong jock that is kind of weird. He has a lot of problems because his dad killed him self when Felton was just five years old. Abby is one of the best looking girls that go their school but she also has some problems. She went from being a valedictorian to drinker
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An 19th century philosopher and scientist‚ ___‚ that studied how animals and plants seemed change in a chance and progressive form through natural selection. His theory was called evolution. Answer Thomas Robert Malthus Charles Darwin Carolus Linnaeus Gregor Mendel According to Genesis‚ the Garden of Eden was located between two rivers where you find Iraq today. One of the rivers was ___. Answer Tigris Jordan Nile Mediterranean An example of a religion-like
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Rose Mary is supposed to play the role of caring for the kids and watching over them while the father is at work. The father‚ Rex Walls‚ is supposed to provide for the family such as‚ bring home money and food for the kids to survive. Throughout the book the parents‚ Rose Mary and Rex‚ often do not pay attention to their kids and are not responsible in looking after them. This issue causes the Walls’ kids to work for what they needed and how to be more independent in life. The Walls’
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childhood memories when we are desperately lonely. We remember our mother‚ father‚ brothers or sisters‚ and love. Home has meaning for everyone‚ although not all homes are filled with wonderful memories. The book Homegoing clearly shows us this. When taking a look at Homegoing‚ the book focuses on two women Esi and Effia‚ and their descendants. These two women were half-sisters and they never knew this. They didn’t share a home or have a relationship together. Esi and Effia are thrust into
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Another Look at Matthew 24 Sermon notes are a transcript from the sermon with only minor editing‚ retaining the conversational style. It is very serious for anyone who has the duty to speak with Gods people. Sometimes we do not realize how serious the things are that we are doing. In The Great Controversy‚ 640‚ it says‚ "Not until the day of final accounts will it be known how great is the responsibility of men in holy office and how terrible are the results of their unfaithfulness."So anyone
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