you. For example‚ if you treat someone with respect and you are positive‚ then the world will return the respect and positivity to you. The first time it is evident that kindness plays a role in determining destiny is when Amir finds Hassan in the alley being raped by Assef and his friends. Amir is faced with two choices‚ the first one being to intervene and save Hassan‚ or to run away and protect himself. He chooses the second option. Once he chose to respond to the situation in this way‚ his relationship
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When his family moved to Thirteenth Avenue‚ they lived in a dilapidated shack. Bugs and rats plagued them‚ biting them constantly‚ and the alleys brimmed with human waste (95-96). Pain and misery filled Johannes’s daily life‚ preventing him from enjoying his childhood. He lived a far from “normal” life because of the endless filth around him. Obstacles that prevented Johannes from having a
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In the corner of the alley‚ when Amir sees the older boys surrounding Hassan‚ he is very nervous. He “doesn’t breath out”‚ “exhales slowly”‚ “feels paralyzed”‚ “just watched”‚ ”bites the fist”‚ and “runs” (Hosseini 77). This shows his cowardice as a young child‚ but it also
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Socs hate the greasers‚ the reason why they pick on Ponyboy a lot. Ponyboy’s brother has also been hurt by the Socs pretty bad‚ worst. One day Ponyboy walked back home as the rich kids were following him and yelled things to him. They entered into a alley just to pulverize him and place a knife by his throat‚ he later then was found by his brother knock around. Although the Greasers and the Socs have a battle of blood‚ Ponyboy considers stepping up for himself since the rich kids are everywhere and
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ---------Scene 1: In a cage. ---------LOCATION: Little Whinging‚ Surrey – night ---------LOCATION: No. Four Privet Drive – Harry’s room - night HARRY: I can’t let you out‚ Hedwig. I’m not allowed to use magic outside of school. Besides‚ if Uncle VernonUNCLE VERNON: Harry Potter! HARRY: Now you’ve done it. AUNT PETUNIA: He’s in there. Vernon... UNCLE VERNON: I’m warning you‚ if you can’t control that bloody bird it’ll have to go. HARRY: But she’s bored
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Unit 5 |1. |Rising air expands and cools; sinking air is compressed and warms. Typically‚ the size of the temperature change is: | | |A. | | |5oF/1000 ft change in elevation going up‚ and 3oF/1000 ft coming down | | |
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Connie is a young fifteen year old who cares about her sexual drive that men have toward her. “The 1960s unleashed the so called sexual revolution. It seemed more a source of comic relief and tragic nostalgic recirculation than political inspiration…” This revolution consisted of women demanding their own rights so they could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through
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1. The novel begins with Amir ’s memory of peering down an alley‚ looking for Hassan who is kite running for him. As Amir peers into the alley‚ he witnesses a tragedy. The novel ends with Amir kite running for Hassan ’s son‚ Sohrab‚ as he begins a new life with Amir in America. Why do you think the author chooses to frame the novel with these scenes? Refer to the following passage: "Afghans like to say: Life goes on‚ unmindful of beginning‚ end...crisis or catharsis‚ moving forward like a slow‚ dusty
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One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into the alley‚ stand up for Hassan – the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end‚ I ran” (82). In an earlier situation‚ when Assef was harassing Amir‚ Hassan did not hesitate to protect
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different race is more difficult than those of one’s own race (Alley & Schultheis‚ 2001). It also suggests that bias occurs in low-similarity suspect-filler lineups (Fitzgerald‚ Price‚ Oriet‚ & Charman‚ 2013) and if the suspect has distinctive facial features (Carlson‚ 2011). These issues affect lineup construction and a biased lineup may result
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