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    ANALYSIS OF THREE PROTAGONIST CHARACTERS IN DIFFERENT TEENAGE SHORT STORIES: ‘’NEXT TERM‚ WE’LL MASH YOU’’ BY PENELOPE LIVELY‚ ‘’SECRETS’’ BY BERNARD MACLAVERTY AND ‘’THE LICENCE’’ BY FRANK TUOHY Penelope Lively ‘’Next Term‚ We’LL Mash You’’ (1987)‚ Frank Tuohy ‘’The Licence’’ (1964) and Bernard MacLaverty ‘’Secrets’’ (1977) all these three authors wrote didactic literature about young adults and the problems they have to face. The short stories focus on three

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    Higher Education‚ More Important than Ever Higher education is perceived as extremely important‚ and for most people a college education has become the necessary admission ticket to good jobs and a middle-class lifestyle. Parents of high school students place especially high importance on a college education‚ and African American and Hispanic parents give college an even higher priority than do white parents. All groups believe that the country should ensure that no qualified and motivated student

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    internet can be a dangerous place for you‚ your computer and your children. It is extremely important to be aware of the fact that not everyone on the internet is as honest about themselves that you are about yourself. Undoubtedly the Internet brings more harm than good. Predators‚ they are everywhere waiting for you and your child. Sexual predators do exist and are a real threat. They target both girls and boys of all ages and use the anonymity of the internet to their advantage since they can meet whoever

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    “I have found it!” he said‚ waving the twig in triumph. “Oh‚ its perfect. Thank you Bernard. It is so nice to have someone around to help me build this nest.” “Well‚ it’s no problem‚” he said‚ handing her the twig‚ “I think I quite enjoy nest building‚ its rather like a scavenger hunt‚ isn’t?” “Oh quite‚ quite indeed‚” she chirped. “Do you think they will like the nest?” “I would imagine so. I like it. But‚ who are they?” “My chicks‚” she said with pride. “Ah” he replied‚ understanding dawning

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    “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore‚ all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw When I first read this‚ I immediately thought that this goes back to a classical debate of being ideal against being practical. To challenge the status quo. But do we really have to be unreasonable in order to achieve progress? Being reasonable implies practicality which denotes steadiness and soundness

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    perjury‚ securities fraud‚ investment advisor fraud‚ and theft from employee benefit plan adding to all these criminal charges he was sentenced for 150 years in prison on June 29‚ 2009. Referring to the biography article website “Wikipedia.org Bernard Madoff”. Bernard Madoff he worked as a stockbroker‚ investment and he was known as one of the best market maker businesses on Wall Street. He was arrested in December 11‚ 2008 for fraud

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    Traveling is more important than reading books to understand people and the world. A book about another country tells you about things such as the country’s history‚ its people and its culture in a very general way. When meeting foreigners‚ I found that books can’t be trusted totally. For example‚ when I was visiting Wisconsin University‚ many people were rigid‚ uneducated‚ had no sense of humor‚ and they all wore blue suits. Even the picture in some people’s minds was that Chinese still wore pigtails

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    danger. The black community as a whole have suffered far more casualties than police have when it comes to protests. They have constant weights on their shoulder; they are always having constant reminders of what their ancestors have been through and what they’re going through now. On the off chance‚ the police are in danger‚ it’s not during a peaceful protest. The police force is not in danger during protests because the black community has more to deal with constant fear‚ always looking over their

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    violence of each other and from the violence of people who are not members of our society. The mechanism to serve . . . this . . . goal is a government.’ Because I agree with Thomas Attig‚ I must affirm the topic that ’an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.’ Before I continue‚ I’d like to define a few key terms in the topic. [All definitions are from American Heritage.] Oppressive is defined as unjust or difficult to bear. Government is the exercise of authority in a political

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    Television does more harm than good When the TV was invented‚ it impressed the whole world‚ so everyone since then seeks to buy a one. In the past TV was only has less than ten channels and it were locked in the latest hours of night. But now there is thousands or millions of satellite channels are broadcasted on TV. As a result the number of TV owners has risen until 98% of American households have a TV set and the same is true of most developed countries. In fact‚ television channels

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