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    Robert Walton‚ I am imparting you with a full report on the creature whom you pursue. Much of this knowledge is already known to you as you have had a close encounter with this individual. We do have new developments and materials recovered from crime scenes and articles left behind by the monster. One particular article is the photo incriminating Justine under circumstantial evidence‚ the photo of Caroline‚ Victor’s mother. The purpose of this official document is to summarize what we all ought

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    Bird By Bird Summary

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    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott was a very enlightening reading experience. You can see within the first page of reading that the author has been influenced by writing at an early age. It made her seem very credible and gave more influence on her words about writing. I like that at some points she goes past the surface of just talking about why she liked writing‚ but also what her family was like and how her childhood affected her. Her humor helped to make this

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    Bird By Bird Analysis

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    As illustrated by Anne Lamott‚ author of Bird by Bird‚ first drafts are not meant to be perfect‚ but merely to begin the writing process and generate ideas that can later be perfected. Lamott attempts to eliminate the common perceptions of the writing process‚ emphasizing the need for accepting flaws of an initial draft. Written by almost all good writers‚ sloppy first drafts are a way to begin the long writing process‚ while still allowing mistakes along the way. In order to make a piece of writing

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    The 20 Most Brilliantly Colored Birds in the World Birds are the only animals with feathers. All have feathers and most birds can fly. It is the possession f feathers‚ not the ability to fly‚ that distinguishes birds from other animals. There are about 10‚000 species of birds from all over the world. Here are 20 of the world’s most colorful birds. 1.  Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) The golden pheasant of Asia is a brilliantly colored game bird. It is native to forests in mountainous

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    Sam Walton was an American businessman best known for founding the retail chain Wal-Mart‚ which grew to be the world’s largest corporation. Sam Walton was born in Kingfisher Oklahoma in 1918. From his humble beginnings‚ he rose and founded the largest retail empire in the world. He attended the University of Missouri at Columbia‚ graduating in 1940 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He served as a Captain in the Army Intelligence Corps from 1942 to 1945. He married his wife Helen in 1943

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    Diary Of Nancy Brooks

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    the book is named Nancy and she is important enough to have her diary published because her life went from being a normal teenage girl with normal problems‚ to an abnormal girl with AIDS and abnormal problems. She agreed to have her diary published so that other people who think that AIDS and rape can’t ever happen to them can have a different perspective. The times in which this diary takes place is from April 14‚ 1991 to April 12‚1993. the book starts out when Nancy is getting ready to

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    businessmen in America; Sam Walton (1918-1992)‚ who is known for his two big business successes Wal-mart and Sam’s club. In the early years of Sam Walton’s life‚ he lived with his parents on a farm‚ but Walton’s father decided to move to Missouri to pursue his former career as a banker. Even though the family moved around‚ Walton kept his focus on his studies and sports which‚ already back then‚ had a lot to say about his mentality and center of attention. Sam Walton did not grow up having it easy

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    Analysis of “Disability” Nancy Mairs’ “Disability” is a short story from Carnal Acts that describes how Nancy Mairs‚ the speaker of the short story‚ studies the media’s view on disabilities. She is a victim of multiple sclerosis and feels inferior to everyone because she has a disability. The audience knows how she feels about this; she feels that handicapped people should be treated equally. She knows that she is not alone‚ but she feels like she isn’t accepted by everyone. This short story depicts

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    from Robert Walton who discusses his expedition. In the letter one‚ he talks about his preparations for his voyage and the purpose of his trip which is to discover new territory or make a scientific discovery about the Earth’s magnetic fields. Walton’s next two letters describe his quest for a companion and him finding a nobleman to work with. These letters show Walton’s issue with being alone because he is superior to everyone he meets. Additionally in his short third letter‚ Walton tells his sister

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    Birds

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    James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ both writers experienced seeing a flock of birds in flight‚ but Audubon takes a more scientific approach and Dillard conveys a more casual and awestruck message. Audubon and Dillard both share the amazement and awe felt by watching these creatures of the skies‚ but what separates the two pieces is Audubon’s sophisticated diction defines the piece as a scientific documentation of birds in flight by using words like‚ “eminence” and “inconceivable”. Audubon published

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