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    reading his personal diary to the rest of the lunch hall… Apparently‚ this was not a good choice‚ and now I was here. After he had hit me a few times‚ he made an unintelligible noise that apparently meant throw me on the ground‚ as this is exactly what happened. Before I knew it I was lying face up on the floor‚ being repeatedly kicked by the three boys. The first couple of seconds‚ I wasn’t worried. This was normal for me. But after that‚ I began to worry. I was scared. They had never beat me this

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    The Lovely Bones is about a 14 year old girl called Susie Salmon who is the narrator in the film. On her way home from school one day‚ she is stopped by her neighbour George Harvey. He asks her to see the den he made in the cornfield. She thinks she can trust him‚ but regrettably he murders her. She tells her story from the place between heaven and earth‚ where she meets and learns about the stories of his other victims. But she can only watch as her devastated family begin their own investigation

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    In The Lovely Bones‚ Alice Sebold demonstrates how Susie is able to grow through her heavenly/earthly experiences while she watches the grief of her family and the guilt of her loved ones. Fourteen years old is a young age; Susie has yet to experience some of the best moments of her life. The Lovely Bones portrays Susie’s experiences in the In-Between and how she can still live her life through her mortal loved ones. At the beginning of the novel‚ Susie shows the happiness and appreciation of

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    INTERLINK BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY PRACTICE AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Occupational health and safety is a multi disciplinary function concerned with protecting safety‚ health and welfare of people engaged in employment. Its goal is to foster safe and healthy work environment and may also protect co-workers‚ family members‚ employers‚ customers and others who may be affected by work environment or otherwise similarly exposed groups. Security management is a broad field of

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    Throughout The Lovely Bones‚ the Salmon family experiences the five stages of grief. Grief is known to stir trouble in lives; it disrupts work‚ school‚ and relationships for a significant period of time. People experience grief and pain in different ways and also cope

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    Inconsiderate‚ duplicitous‚ and mysterious are only a few words to describe the antagonists in Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones and William Shakespeare’s Othello. Both Mr. Harvey and Iago demonstrate key characteristics of a sociopath. The main attribute of a sociopath is that he or she can commit a heinous crime‚ such as murder‚ and not feel the slightest bit of remorse. This is precisely what these two villains did. Mr. Harvey‚ using his persuasion and charm‚ lured Susie into his subversive shelter

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    Homework 3 1. Find a passage in The War of the Worlds that was not discussed at all in class‚ or not discussed enough‚ and show how it conveys a major theme of the novel. Relate it to other passages relevant to the theme. [5] A major theme through out The War of the Worlds is the need to change the status quo of society. Wells used the Martian invasion as a catalyst to change how England’s society operated. When the Martians easily rendered England’s defenses useless‚ the country gave up. In the

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    Royal Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was released in 1964 and was one of the biggest records of that year. The song has received great recognition since including‚ Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Orbison’s hit record was also named one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it was ranked #222 in Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time. “Oh Pretty Woman” is considered to be Roy Orbison’s last hit song and the peak of his career. Even though

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    The title of this book/movie is The Lovely Bones. It is about a girl named Susie Salmon who is raped and murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey. Throughout the book and the movie susie’s family falls apart as they try to solve her murder. But as susie watches from heaven she tries to help her family cope with her loss while she is coping with the thought of never being able to grow up herself. There are many differences between the book and the movie. For example in the book hen susie’s soul leaves

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    variations of handling grief exist‚ no wrong or right method prevails. Unfortunately problems arise when a person’s approach to coping with the loss of a loved one greatly affects other members of their family. Such is the case in Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones. Susie Salmon’s parents‚ Jack and Abigail‚ find it nearly impossible to deal with the loss of their teenage daughter. As evidence proving that Susie has been murdered continues to mount‚ Abigail holds on to a small shred of hope through the

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