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    of joie de vivre about being a full-time writer.” She describes the collection as “about losses: of possibilities‚ of parents‚ of children‚ of love‚ of ideas‚ of …hope.” Possession: A Romance Possession: A Romance published in 1990 and came to be Winner of England’s Booker Prize and the literary sensation of the year. Possession stood a best-seller book in England and in America by March 1991‚ by selling more than 100‚000 copies in the United States alone. Warner Brothers credited the film rights

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    Ruminant Digestive System By Susan Schoenian sheep101.info |Why are sheep always chewing? | |Sheep belong to the ruminant classification of animals. Ruminants are characterized by their "four" stomachs and "cud-chewing" behavior. The cud is a food bolus | |that has been regurgitated.

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    sixteen; and I was going to my soccer practice in the morning session. It was summer and we were still in the pre-season era. I’m riding my longboard down the smooth street and I remember coming up to an intersection. I also remember that summer my dad didn’t want me longboarding under any circumstances. Meanwhile‚ being the stubborn young boy‚ I was riding down the street as a familiar car drove past me. As a car passed right next to me‚ I believed it to be my dad however due to my speed there was no stopping

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    Precious objects tend to bring back a feeling of joy and a flashback of sudden memory. Usually‚ many may consider a precious object as one of a kind or irreplaceable and unique. That’s not quite the situation for me. My meaningful objects are simply a cup of Cheerios and coffee that my grandma would put together for me as a breakfast treat after every night I spent with her. My grandmother was the world to me. The only time I ever saw her was during meals as well as right when I woke up and fell

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    universe” a powerful opening statement from the film Precious introduces the audience of a teenager who feels the opposite of this statement. On the contrary‚ the novel based on the film titled Push by Sapphire starts off the novel with a negative notion‚ of Precious being left back at the age of twelve and being raped by her father‚ just from the opening sentence. Both the novel and film present the hardships and struggles in which Precious endures. There are various perspectives in regards of

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    One of the first scenes where the role of gender is evident is when we’re introduced to Precious in her classroom staring at her teacher‚ Mr. Wicher. Precious states that she “loves math” but mainly because of her teacher whom she lusts after. While staring at him‚ she says “I pretend he my husband‚ he like me too‚ I know it‚ he always lookin’ at me‚ smilin’”. We’re seeing how ‚ like in many other films‚ the role of the young girl is to fall in love with her male teacher‚ all attention is on the

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    Even though there are numerous possession that people give advice to‚ this one is my most specialist one. This one is very special‚ because it was with a little relative. She was having trouble with sports‚ so one day as the family was outside‚ we decided to help her. First sport she wanted to try was softball. As everyone sat outside‚ trying to tell her everything that she needed to know. We told her that she had to keep her eye on the ball‚ and put more power in her swing. At first‚ we let her

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    Clarieece “Precious” Jones‚ is a 16yrs old African American female living in Harlem‚ New York. From the moment she was born‚ she was sexually and physically abused by her father as her mother watched. Currently‚ she is pregnant with her second child‚ both children are a product of incest by her father. Precious’s first child has down syndrome and lives with Precious’ grandmother. Precious resides with her mother‚ Mary and is abused emotionally and physically by her on a daily basis and at night

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    One of the Most Important Moment in My Life. The terrible robbery incident that happened to me and the rest members of my immediate family 14yrs ago occurred In the big house my father has labored to build to his comfort‚ and also ‚ threatened my life‚ and the entire household. Only a few flashback memories of normalcy‚ panic‚ and luck are what are left in my head. It was a normal raining season back in Nigeria‚ West Africa‚ known as summer here in the United States. The month was July and

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    Roles were a primary commitment in Precious family. The family state of equilibrium (homeostasis) consisted of Precious being the subject of abuse and not speaking up about it. She was supposed to take the violence and not react against the ones who condoned it. This was seen when Mary asked Precious to cook her some food because she was “starving.” Precious quietly said something and her mother responded with “did you say something” and precious stayed quiet. Mary continuously showed that she was

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