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    1a. Throughout this piece‚ as the author shares his account of extreme weather in Vietnam‚ he persistently mentions “In the rainy season” in order to express how he feels about the rain. Integrated in the beginning of the first paragraph‚ the writer mentions “in the rainy season” when talking about his “strategy for comping with ... the water.” From this‚ it is vividly expressed that the “rainy season” plays a noted role in the yearly life of the author considering that it requires preparation

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    friend is on the verge of suicide. You need to tell someone‚ anyone‚ but can’t because the feeling of losing their trust is too overwhelming. Your friend ended up dying because you remained silent. If it’s your best friend’s life at stake‚ why was keeping their misery private an option? This issue is becoming more and more common. Our youth is dealing with self-conflict about whether to speak up or not. Although some readers of “To Tell or Not to Tell” by Mary Kate Frank may believe that it’s superior

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    middle class‚ and so they grew in power and numbers. “In the 1932 election‚ the Nazis won 33 percent of the votes‚ more than any other party.” Hitler rose to power‚ “In January 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor‚ the head of the German government.In his speeches Hitler spread his beliefs in racial purity and in the superiority of the Germanic race‚ what Hitler called an Aryan master race”. For Hitler‚ the ideal Aryan was blonde haired‚ blue eyed‚ and tall. Bachrach‚ Susan. Tell Them We Remember:

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    Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? In the May of 1607‚ a group of Englishmen set out on three ships up the mouth of the James River‚ which is in the current state of Virginia‚ in search for land‚ and gold; they would soon use this land as a money making town in which they would farm and trade. The people that funded most of these travelers trip were English investors that supported the idea. The land that they found would now be called Jamestown. Upon arrival‚ many of the citizens

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    So Much to Tell You is Marina’s story of how she is able to heal and develop into a confident young woman. Marina‚ a young teenage girl who is troubled by her father’s traumatising actions‚ now has to recover and overcome her tormenting past. Marina has been severely affected by her history and she stops communicating with others. Throughout the novel‚ Marina becomes more mature as she slowly improves in her behaviour‚ emotions and her relationships with family and friends. The author‚ John Marsden

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    What caused Josh’s father to become so unhappy was that he lost his job. Instead of supporting his family his son is‚ which makes him feel powerless (Hunt 17). It states in the book that “Must your mother dress you like you our three years old again‚” that shows that any little thing he does he is going to jump off the hinges at (Hunt 15). Josh’s father sits in line all day waiting to get a job or a job for a day to get a little cash‚ but nothing no one is hiring or anything (Hunt 16). Josh’s father

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    sat down and the teacher got up and he told all the students that they were going to have a test the rules were to be quiet and to not talk. Then when they finish the test they have to turn it in at the box. Then Bob finished he got up and turned his test to the box he went

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    “The reliability of the narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ in the Great Gatsby is limited”. Is this statement true? Further your response by making links to the narrator in The Sun Also Rises. Many would say that The Great Gatsby is a book that is hard to clarify. The reader of the book must comprehend views from all characters‚ the main one being the narrator‚ Nick Carraway. The reader must also take into consideration the time period of which the book is written (the 1920’s‚ similarly to The Sun Also Rises

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    two literary stories I have decided to examine in support of that is “How to Tell a True War Story” (if you have not noticed‚ this is my absolute favorite story we have read but also goes along well with this topic) of the dramatic genre and the genre of poetry in the form of “I Too” by that of the legendary Langston Hughes. These two stories treat the subject of love in different way for the most part but we will get to the similarities when we get there. “How to Tell a True War Story” is a love

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    In these articles many people believe that haunted houses are a part of why halloween is so popular. Over 1‚200 professional haunted houses are being operated and 300 theme parks as well. Many of these haunted houses are very popular because people just like a good scare and it’s fun‚ it has been a tradition for a long time‚ and haunted houses make a lot of money. To begin‚ many people like a good scare. The people pay good money to be scared‚ they like the thrill of the clowns and scary people

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