Steve Harmon‚ Monster? Steve Harmon is a 16 year old African American boy. He is being accused of being the lookout for a robbery that went wrong and resulted in the murder of Alguinaldo Nesbit‚ the owner of the establishment that was robbed. Bobo Evans and James King‚ the perpetrators of the crime‚ testified that Steve was the lookout and that he wanted in on the robbery. Steve was seen walking away from the store before the robbery took place. He then lied about being in the store and being the
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What would life be like if everyone was supermodel perfect? How would anyone stand out? In Pretties by Scott Westerfeld‚ Tally’s dreams come true and she is finally perfect‚ just like every other New Pretty. Now that she is beautiful‚ the next goal she must reach is to become a Crim. Zane‚ the leader of the Crims‚ and Tally start seeing each other‚ but soon find out that there is a way they wouldn’t have to be like all the others. They have to find a way to leave the city and save all their friends
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I had everything. Loving family‚ supportive friends‚ good grades‚ degree in ballet… etc. Not much‚ but there’s no shortage for anything. But life isn’t always perfect‚ especially when the monster inside you starts to show. I was at the dance studio half an hour earlier before the rehearsal starts. Determined to be the best as I got the first role for the upcoming ballet production “Swan Lake”. I got all the applause and compliments from all the musical directors and choreographers
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald is an enduring American author of the 19th century; he was incredibly influenced by many aspects and significant periods of his life. Fitzgerald’s literary masterpieces included The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Fitzgerald had a few dominant influences that clearly inspired majority of his works‚ his wife‚ Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald‚ his lavish expenses and his Princeton education. Fitzgerald uses simile and imagery in his novels to introduce characters and settings that
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Have you ever wondered what would it be liked if where you live and what you do was based on your looks? Well in the book Uglies‚ by Scott Westerfeld which has 425 pages you can find out how it would be. In the book‚ Uglyville is where all the people who are under 16 live and Pretty Town is the place where everyone older and who has the operation live. Tally Youngblood is your average Ugly who can’t wait to be a pretty where the only thing you have to do is party all night. Her friend‚ Peris is
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Scott Equipment Organization is investigating various combinations of short- and long-term debt in financing assets. Assume the organization has decided to employ $10 million in current assets and $15 million in fixed assets in its operations next year‚ and EBIT for next year is $8 million. The organization’s income tax rate is 40%. Stockholders’ equity will be used to finance $15 million of assets‚ with the remainder financed by short- and long-term debt. The organization is considering implementing
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The Beauty Behind the Beast: Humanizing the Monster in Scarface Through the Use of Mise-en-scene When Howard Hawk’s Scarface was first screened to the public in 1932‚ it was in limited release due to disagreements on censorship with the Hays Office. The production code was implemented to protect the public from violent‚ sexual‚ and morally corrupt films‚ so it could be assumed that such a code had been put in place because people did not want to see such films. However‚ Scarface was a blockbuster
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Look at them! Monsters I tell you! Look at them as they stand in their own filth. Monsters are what became of the individuals who once held close ties to their own morals. However‚ morality nearly becomes extinct by the actions taken by individuals trying to reach their goals. In three different literary works we will analyze how an individual can be turned away from their own beliefs whenever their inner desires interfere. The things they Carried written by Tim O’brien‚ The great gatsby written
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There is no doubt that this book won’t be read 100 years from now. The book‚ “Uglies” By: Scott Westerfled is truly a great novel. This book determines that beauty is not all that proves you as a person. Beauty belongs to everyone‚ everywhere. In a world of extreme beauty‚ anyone normal is ugly. Tally must figure herself out before she undergoes surgery at the age of sixteen to become “pretty”: or what is so called pretty. Tally and Peris are the best of friends‚ but when Peris becomes pretty‚ Tally
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Dear Robert Scott‚ I am a freshman from Seguin High School in Seguin Texas; I feel that the Texas education system is corrupt that we as students are learning to test and not to actually learn. We as students retain information for short periods of time to take a test then forget which is one of the reasons I feel that the United States of America is falling behind in the education system. However Texas does not have to be like the rest we need to take away a lot of the tests and not learn to test
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