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    One day‚ there was a scientist‚ named Billy Clayton. He has been experimenting with corn‚ the horrendous stench of corn fills his laboratory. As he’s whirling the spoon in a cauldron of different types of hazardous chemicals‚ the corn behind him starts to stand‚ poised for attack‚ like a gladiator ready to battle a pride of lines. Billy turns to see what the uproar was about‚ and SMACK the corn hit him so hard he crashed to the floor in a heap. The corn crashed through the lab like a bull in a fine

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    "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville: Captain Vere In the novella "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville‚ Captain Vere is the " tragic hero". he is neither good nor evil‚ but rather a man whose concept of order‚ discipline‚ and legality forces him to obey the codes of an authority higher than himself even though he may be in personal disagreement. Captain Vere is sailor that is distinctive even in a time of renowned sailors. He has noble blood in him‚ but his advancement through the naval ranks

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    I am reading a book called the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The main character is Katniss Everdeen. She is caring‚ kind and brave. She lives with her mother and her sister Prim. Katniss hunts with a guy named Gale. They are friends but they both have feelings more than just a friendship for each other. She lives in District twelve. There are districts because North America didn’t like President Snow’s rules. The country would fight him and bicker. So he called North America Panem. He divided

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    English Essay - How does Billy Elliot represent relationships and identity? Manliness consists not in bluff‚ bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether in matters social‚ political or other. It consists in deeds‚ not words.” Mahatma Gandhi‚ 1869 – 1948 In the film “Billy Elliot‚” Lee Hall and Stephen Daldry use Billy’s relationships with friends and family to demonstrate themes of identity and masculinity. There are three main relationships

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    Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins * Characters: a) -Main Characters: Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark -Secondary Characters: Gale‚ Primrose‚ Katniss’ Mother‚ Cato‚ Clove‚ Marvel‚ Glimmer‚ Foxface‚ Thresh‚ Rue‚ Haymitch & Effie b) Character Traits: -Katniss Everdeen: She is sixteen years old‚ and is portrayed as quiet‚ independent and fierce. Her looks are typical for someone from the Seam (the slums of District 12): long dark hair (which she wears in

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    “Tears of Saudade; An Exploration of Melancholy and Nostalgia Viewed Through Foreign Eyes An Essay Since the inception of the spoken word‚ language has been used as an expression of emotion. Countless words and phrases have been dedicated to such ethereal concepts as “Joy”‚ “Sadness”‚ “Anger” and “Love”‚ and the emotional spectrum of language is a vast‚ complex quagmire of connotations and meaning. Further confusing matters is the presence of “Untranslatable” words; words without direct

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    The novels I have read throughout my life have had a significant impact on who I am today and what I believe in. In particular‚ the school setwork novels “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom from Grade 8 and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins from Grade 10 have had an effect on my life. “Do I wither up and disappear‚ or do I make the best of my time left?” – Morrie Schwartz‚ in his thoughts after being told he had ALS‚ a neurodegenerative disease. He knew this meant he had only a limited time

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    The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is the first novel of The Hunger Games series written by Suzanne Collins in 2008. This novel is written in the first person point of view of the main character‚ Katniss Everdeen. Throughout the story‚ Katniss’s opinions are made clear to the audience. This intriguing novel shares Katniss’s struggles and overall victory of the 74th Annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games story takes place in a post-apocalyptic society. The Capitol is a highly advance city that holds

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    Billy Budd‚ by author Herman Melville has many unique characters‚ allusions‚ and symbolism to make reading such a story a challenging adventure. One of those unique characters being Captain ‘Starry’ Vere. In Billy Budd Melville portrays a very sui generis perspective of Vere‚ that of one who is a worthy leader‚ but is unfortunately trapped by the law of his homeland. Melville tells readers that Captain Vere was well liked both as a sailor and as an ordinary land walker. He was well known for showing

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    that enough? If not‚ what should we do? The letters alone are not enough to help Mr. Jamison. Herrera v. Collins says that‚ generally‚ a “free-standing” claim of innocence based solely on newly discovered evidence does not state a ground for federal habeas relief‚ unless it is coupled with an independent constitutional violation that occurred in the criminal proceedings. Herrera v. Collins‚ 506 U.S. 390‚ 400-01 (1993). The Court seemingly left open the question of whether a very powerful showing

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