In the story ‘’Marble Champ’’ by Gary Soto‚ lupe is someone that wants to be good at something other than school.But as I read I learned that lupe is someone that people would admire. This is because she’s smart‚hardworking‚and a good sport. The first reason lupe is someone to admire is because she’s smart. Shes smart by being a straight A student and by getting A’s means she studied hard and did all of her homework and stayed on top of her work. Another reason why lupe is smart is because she
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Sotos Syndrome‚ Pediatric Sotos syndrome is a disorder that results in increased growth during childhood‚ clumsiness‚ and delay in mental development. Over time‚ many children with Sotos syndrome catch up in mental development. Physical growth eventually slows down. By puberty‚ most children with Sotos syndrome are similar in size to other children their age. Most children with this disorder grow up and lead normal lives. CAUSES The cause of Sotos syndrome is a mutation in a gene. The gene
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conquistador soldier General De Soto wanted to go to the new world and he picked me and a lot of other guys go with him. He wanted to find gold in the new world. We started loading up ships later that day we loaded up 10 ships‚ 700 or more men‚ priest‚ a few women‚ some horses‚ mules‚ some war dogs‚ and pigs. Later that night General De Soto said we would only get like 4 hours of sleep he wanted us up early so we could head out and get there early. I was asleep untill General De Soto came rushing into our
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English Composition 102 April 27‚ 2012 Morality: Manner‚ Character and Proper Behavior INTRODUCTION In his film A Clockwork Orange‚ Stanley Kubrick‚ an American film director and producer‚ creates a futuristic London where youth gang violence and other social subjects are portrayed. The main character‚ Alex DeLarge‚ is a sociopath who likes listening to Beethoven and is fascinated with raping women‚ amongst other things he is also the leader of the gang‚ which consists of Dim‚ Georgie and
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• The characters in this story are two happily married mice. Doctor De Soto is a friendly and helpful smart risk taker. The fox is a big animal and a dangerous one to the mice. The fox changes throughout the story as he wants to eat the mice‚ but later does not want to because Doctor De Soto fixed his tooth. Other characters in this story are Doctor De Soto’s patients‚ a pig‚ donkey and a cow! • The illustrations of this story were ink and watercolor. The pictures were full illustrations on the page
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My Mother’s Strength Unlike Gary Soto in “Looking for work.” I didn’t look to the television to imitate what my idea of a family was. My family included my mother‚ my brother and my sister and that was enough for me. I never really focused on not having a dad around; it wasn’t as important as having our mom‚ who was always there for us. Many people believe that to be a productive family there needs to be two parents in the household. However‚ I know different. My mother was both parents and
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A Clockwork Orange The freedom of choice and the rehabilitating form of corrections encase the realm of A Clockwork Orange‚ by Anthony Burgess. It produces the question about man’s free will and the ability to choose one’s destiny‚ good or evil. "If he can only perform good or only perform evil‚ then he is a clockwork orange-meaning that he has the appearance of an organism lovely with colour and juice but is in fact only a clockwork toy to be wound up by God or the Devil or State"(Burgess ix)
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Kayleen Soto‚ despite having a rather melancholy life‚ has conquered any problem that stood in her way and has evolved into a strong‚ brave‚ and respectable young woman. Kayleen’s legacy begins on August 3‚ 2002 at Denville Hospital in New Jersey in which her mother‚ Mirella Soto‚ gave birth to a baby girl with chocolate colored hair and eyes‚ and tan skin. Kayleen is the middle child of the Soto family‚ the oldest being her 16 year old sister‚ Destiny‚ and the youngest is her 9 year old brother
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Gluck uses strong diction to create vivid images in order to convey the hatred and helplessness that is the core of the character. Although the diction is relatively colloquial‚ there are some prominent words‚ which are utilized to exhibit the woman’s emotions. The first two lines of the poem are bursting with powerful lexis‚ "It is not the moon‚ I tell you. / It is these flowers..." (1-2). The woman hates men‚ and uses influential words to aid in her belief. The word moon suggests power. The subject
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For this paper I will be discussing three poems. They are Wood Butcher by Norman Hindley‚ Behind Grandma ’s House by Gary Soto‚ and Manners by Elizabeth Bishop. I will be examining the common theme I found throughout the three poems. I found that to be how the relatives teach lessons to their relation of a younger generation and the different approaches to their teaching. To start off I will discuss the Wood Butcher by Norman Hindley. I believe the way the father taught the son was some what
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